Piano String Theory

After that stunning Knicks victory, and calling this city my home for over 15 years, did I really have a choice but to do an arrangement of this song?

If you’d like to get started on your own reharmonizations, make sure to grab my free Reharmonization Quick Guide at the link in bio.

Calling upon all musicians with spreadsheet-brain. Can you relate?

I have a few gigs coming up with (great music, awesome people!) and I had to learn a lot of music in a short amount of time. I used this spreadsheet to get myself ready for the gig. Full video and a link to the spreadsheet at the link in bio.

If you’d like to catch me with St. Lucia, I’ll be playing in Seattle on 5/19 and Portland 5/20

Two years ago, I was given a challenge. The task: write a film score that starts as a 70s neo-noir (think Taxi Driver) and gradually becomes a 1940s classic film noir in black and white (think Double Indemnity). Could I compose and produce a score that travels backwards in time, just like the film?

This challenge was for a short film called The End () directed by . It just premiered online on , and I decided to share the process of writing this challenging, but very fun, score.

This is my first blog post in a long while, I hope you’ll give it a read (and watch the short) at the link in bio.

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