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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Genetic Engines has a pair of shows coming up in Denver. Join us as we debut the new lineup including new drummer Tim Williams as well as the fine young trumpet player Matt Rafferty. Here’s the info: Saturday, October 1 – Larimer Lounge – More info Sunday, October 2 – The Walnut Room – More [...]
We’ve posted a couple of craigslist ads hoping to find some quality musicians to fill some gaps in our lineup. Check them out and forward on to people you know who might be capable and interested: Keyboard player wanted: http://denver.craigslist.org/muc/2278092141.html Violin player wanted: http://denver.craigslist.org/muc/2278102641.html
Sam Booker, Chicago artist and BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, created this lovely digital piece inspired by the first song on Genetic Engines, ‘Rotation Is A Man On The Run’ (Listen here). Sam told me in an email: “something about the song felt very american gothic fairytale…sort of washington-irving-short-story-like.” I had the [...]
Another great piece by Brian Yuhnke for my album, Genetic Engines.
Another great piece by Brian Yuhnke for my album.