We are on the hunt again for a drummer. UPDATE 2/3/2012: I’m excited to say that we’ve connected with a fine young drummer named Sam. He blew us away with how quickly he has picked up our songs and the poise and technique of his attack on skinned wood and metal. We should be prolific [...]
A year ago I unveiled the first collection of songs that I was extremely proud of in the form of Genetic Engines. I find this a fitting time to reflect on the progress in the last year.
I just got back from a weekend in San Diego for my brother’s wedding. Woohoo to Justin and Juliette, who are on their way to Hawaii today!
Ilan gave me a Joy Division mix cd to alleviate a gaping hole in my musical education. There’s nothing new that needs to be written about Joy Division (I’m reminded of Jim Gaffigan’s bit about finally seeing Heat), but I wanted to note them as one of those classic and obvious groups that I have [...]
If you are an aspiring musician, you owe it to yourself to subscribe to Bob Lefsetz’s newsletter. He sends out rants and reflections probably 4-5 times a week. You won’t agree with him all the time, but it’ll always get you thinking. He’s been doing this for years and has lots of interesting insights into this [...]
After going to MineCon with David, I’ve been more determined to find a place making indie game music. I’ve reached out to some projects to see if they need help with music. I think my specialty will be more in the RPG side of things, but I have an ever-growing interest in electronic and computer-based [...]
I got invited by the wonderful Karin Hauger, an instructor of Music History at the University of Colorado Denver, to speak to her class about being a musician. It was a great honor and I had the prescience to record it with my phone! So here is the audio of my lecture, along with the [...]
Come and hang out with us at Larimer Lounge on December 1st! Print out this ticket and bring it with you for a 50% discount on the door price: (Click to view full size for printing)
At this point in the life of Genetic Engines, it’s become clear that we are going to have to do some promotion work to find an audience. I suppose that should be exciting to be at that point because it ideally means (a) we have some good music and (b) the band is talented and [...]