On May 31, I was extremely pleased to play a return gig at the popular Alexandria watering hole, St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub. With me were Jim Gormley on percussion and Matthew Leonard on bass. We had a great time playing our mix of pop, country, R&B, and blues – featuring cool original tunes as well as fun covers. The set included songs recorded by Keith Urban, Tina Turner, The Eagles, LaBelle, Garth Brooks, and Demi Lovato.
Yes, it’s opening night this evening for Candide at The Shakespeare Theatre in DC. While I’m understudying several roles and won’t be onstage, I am excited about this show nonetheless. It’s a great show, a really great cast, and great music to boot. If you aren’t one of the lucky folks who will be joining…
As I have heard many times from folks in the theatre, you are never as good nor never as bad as the critics give you credit for. I think that really is a healthy way to look at critics – ALL critics, even those who aren’t pros and don’t have the slightest clue what they’re…
Whew! Just finished laying down the vocals for several of the songs on the album. It really is a lot of work. Fun, too. But putting something in a recording that can be listened to again and again by folks, you want to get it just right. Good to have a producer there helping me…
Last Monday I made my way to Baltimore and two open mics held weekly on Mondays there. Teavolve: This was a very nice little restaurant with a spacious dining area and plenty of room for a well-placed performance area. The host — Acacia Sears — was very accommodating and even loaned me her guitar when one of…
When you’re doing a CD of all original works, it gets tricky deciding which among your own compositions should be included in the project. After all, which of us can easily take an objective view of his or her own creations? That’s why I’m glad to have found a seasoned producer like Marco Delmar who can…
Oh my goodness! I did it! I am now the proud submitter of original songs to the Copyright Office. Although I won’t say it was easy as pie, it was fairly straightforward. At least the basics are. And making pie would not be easy for me, anyway. How’d I do it? I simply went to…