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Generate Album now on Audiobulb
album
My latest album
Generate
is now on Audiobulb.
Feb 14, 2023
Undeveloped Film
survival-guide
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…
Dec 17, 2020
Quiescent EP for Oregon Food Bank
album
It’s…
Mar 29, 2020
My episode of Form the Head
I had the pleasure of talking with Jason Walker on his
Form the Head
podcast about…
Mar 5, 2020
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.
Mar 4, 2020
Ted Laderas
Remembering Brian Young
remembering
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 music community, documenting our shows…
Aug 3, 2018
Tiny Fugues out today on Audiobulb
album
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…
Jul 3, 2018
Food Reviews from the Apocalypse: MRE Video Reviews
mre food-review apocalypse
I…
Jan 14, 2018
New Website
website
fyi
Welcome to the new website. I apologize for not…
Jan 7, 2018
NY Times vs. Cassette Culture
Note: Hey, my letter got published in the NY Times!
Dec 23, 2015
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 “Listeners on…
Nov 10, 2015
On Musical Collaboration
The following essay is part of a series about survival skills for artists. Here is the link to the entire series.
Sep 23, 2015
On Theory
The following essay is part of a series I am writing on survival skills for artists. Here is the whole series.
Jul 20, 2015
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 if I let people share them freely. You are free to do what you like with them as long as you attribute me. Please refer…
Jul 1, 2015
On Influences
The following essay is part of a series I am writing on survival skills for artists. Here is the whole series.
Jul 1, 2015
On Success
Or, How to suck it up and be happy for your successful friends.
Jun 22, 2015
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 is a link to the entire series…
Jun 9, 2015
On Recharging
The following essay is part of an ongoing series on survival skills for artists. For others in the series, click here.
Jun 5, 2015
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!
May 27, 2015
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.
May 9, 2015
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