Virtual Jazz

Over the last weekend, I joined a creative experiment by way of invite from SL’s Eden Toll in what is called the Virtual Jazz (VJAZZ) experiment. Two graphic artists – Josina Burgess and Velazquez Bonetto and two musicians junivers Stockholm and myself,...

Turn of the Year – Singles Compilation

After the last several months of putting together albums, I feel it’s time to rest and consolidate. The singles from December and January – Impart, Elves’ Reckoning, Autumn Fires of Nitida, and Forest Pools are the final thoughts of the latest round...

What Is Meditation and Why Is It Useful?

Though a common saying suggests the main resources with which we conduct our lives are time and money, there is another resource that is more primary than either of these – namely, Attention. Focus is the only real tool a person has. The perception of the world...

New Music: Autumn Fires of Nitida

By special request, I have added a new track from this morning’s performance to the site. The name, Autumn Fires of Nitida, is a combination of suggestions from several of today’s audience members. Part I is an entirely piano section as may be heard in the...

Practicing Music: Golden Silence

If I can give one musical lesson over the Internet, it would be to play with silence. Whether you write electronica, folk, pop, or metal, I strongly believe this to be a worthwhile practice. At first, it seems a silly idea – how and why would one ever do such a...