Hallo!
Jan 18, 2009 MovingShare/Save
Hi everyone. Just a quick note to check in. I had a great solo show in December. In terms of my own performance, it was my best show yet. I was focused, I had fun, and lots of friends showed up to listen and support. A great way to close out 2008.
To begin 2009, I’ve done a quick and dirty redesign of the website. The theme is a slightly altered version of Dailypress, and the photo above is courtesy of the lovely and talented Ms. Anya Garrett. I’m finally starting to learn a thing or two about Photoshop and CSS, which I cannot recommend enough. To other aurally oriented folks like myself, the more you understand about design, the better off you’ll be.
I have another solo gig coming up on February 24th at Rockwood Music Hall, a great little venue on the Lower East Side. The sound there is great, and they have a real nice piano. I’ve also got gigs with Freestyle Love Supreme the first Monday of every month, and a very special maybe gig possibly coming up in February as well (fingers crossed!).
I’m cooking up some plans on how to make more music more often, but I’ve still got some “perfectionism” and “procrastination” issues to deal with. (Note: these words are red herrings – they’re too vague, and they mean essentially nothing. Keep an eye out for this guy’s new book if you’re interested in having your mind blown and your life changed.) Soon, my friends. Soon.
One last thing before I go: if you don’t have it yet, you should buy my EP, If We Were, on iTunes. I think it’s pretty great, and, if reviews are to be believed, a grand total of 4 other people do, too. Or if you do have it (bless your heart), but you want to make sure to get more well-nourished and unhurried music from me, there’s a little Paypal box in the corner over there. In the sidebar. Yeah, that’s it. Right over there. Just a little closer. That’s right. OK, click the button….
January 18th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Nice setup for the website. It looks very modern and sophisticated. Glad you’re on the Photoshop train…its going to be a long and fun ride. ; )
January 18th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Thanks Chelzee! I used to ride that train back in high school, and I remember it being an enjoyable, although very bumpy, ride. Glad to be back.
January 20th, 2009 at 6:04 am
I like your new design .. and I am in agreement that the more we understand design and doing it ourselves the better!
February 1st, 2009 at 6:16 pm
In reference to your Twitter feed: You’re down to 85 what?
February 1st, 2009 at 6:26 pm
RSS feeds in NetNewsWire. I was consistently reading way too many sites that I could have done without (down from 175 a few weeks ago), and I’m whittling it down closer and closer to all-awesome-all-the-time.
February 1st, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Ah, ok. When I first read it, It seemed that you were talking about your weight…hence the word “purge”…..
February 5th, 2009 at 2:31 am
The solo show was phenomenal! All of us out here in ArthurLand are waiting eagerly for the next one.