The OO-Ray: Cellist, Composer, Developer – The OO-Ray

New Album: Marginals

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I know it has been ages since I updated the website. The last post I have is just after COVID. Many things have happened since then, I have been fighting depression and the…

Generate Album now on Audiobulb

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My latest album Generate is now on Audiobulb.

Undeveloped Film

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creativity

Among other things, I am an avid photographer. I used to do a lot of black and white photography. I loved processing and printing my photos in the darkroom. One of the worst…

Quiescent EP for Oregon Food Bank

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It’s been a while since I’ve done a proper release. I’ve also been feeling pretty powerless since the coronavirus is devastating so many people, not only physically but…

My episode of Form the Head

I had the pleasure of talking with Jason Walker on his Form the Head podcast about music, collaboration, science, and art. Have a listen! Trigger warning: we talk about…

It’s been a while

depression

I wish I had a good reason for not posting on this blog and staying away from the music scene. The truth is, I think I had a variety of reasons.

Remembering Brian Young

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Last Friday I found out that Brian Young (also known as losingtoday) committed suicide. I’m pretty devastated by this. Brian was a wonderful member of the Portland ambient…

Tiny Fugues out today on Audiobulb

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Hello everyone - I’d just like to announce that Tiny Fugues, my follow-up to Empty Orchestra, is out now on Audiobulb. It’s a little more acoustic, and a little more…

Food Reviews from the Apocalypse: MRE Video Reviews

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I often go through strange cycles when watching YouTube channels. I like cooking videos, I like travel videos, I like videos about Japan. My latest obsession is MRE Review…

New Website

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Welcome to the new website. I apologize for not updating the blog with any posts, but I have been having a really terrible relationship with the Tumblr version of this site.…

NY Times vs. Cassette Culture

Note: Hey, my letter got published in the NY Times!

On Listening

Note: I was asked by Steve Ashby, who teaches a music appreciation class at Virginia Commonwealth, to contribute my thoughts on listening to music as part of his series “List…

On Musical Collaboration

The following essay is part of a series about survival skills for artists. Here is the link to the entire series.

On Theory

The following essay is part of a series I am writing on survival skills for artists. Here is the whole series.

Artists Survival Guide Essays now Creative Commons

I’ve decided to release my Artist’s Survival Guide Essays under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. I feel like they’re more valuable to the community…

On Influences

The following essay is part of a series I am writing on survival skills for artists. Here is the whole series.

On Success

Or, How to suck it up and be happy for your successful friends.

On Depression

The following essay is part of a an ongoing series I am writing about survival skills for artists and protecting yourself from the world. If you like this, please share. Here…

On Recharging

The following essay is part of an ongoing series on survival skills for artists. For others in the series, click here.

On Craft

The following is part of a sporadic essay series I am writing on survival skills for artists. If you enjoy reading these, please share!

On Sensitivity

The following essay is the start of a sporadic column about surviving the world as an artist. If you are enjoying reading these, please leave a comment or share.