Recording sessions continue on my upcoming debut CD. As this is my first CD, it’s all a learning experience. And I have to say that I’m learning quite a bit. Right now I’m focusing on instrumentation for each song. Of course my producer has plenty of thoughts in that regard. Even so, I find myself humming my…
I recently finished narrating the novel The House of the Stag by Kage Baker. This novel fits into the fantasy fiction genre but is not by any means just a typical fantasy fiction book. Yes, it takes place in another place and another time. Yes, there is magic and demons abound. Yes, there is plenty…
Another lesson from the theatre world. Term: Priar Definition: A person who makes a promise knowing full well it is a lie.
Phew! Well, I got the first recording session for my debut CD under my belt. We laid down the bass and drums for almost half the songs for the CD (Well, four). We were at Recording Arts in Fairfax. Of course, Marco Delmar was there at the helm with the producer’s hat on. And doing an…
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…
I’m very excited! I recently purchased a new guitar — my first acoustic-electric. Since this is my first acoustic-electric, I decided to set a reasonable price limit of $500 for myself. That helped me narrow my research to find the best guitars up to that price. I did a lot of reading online – plenty…
Now that I’ve been doing this full-time for a decade, you’d think that I would have it down to a science. Of course, it isn’t science, it’s the arts. And – whether science or art – I guess I sometimes need reminders to keep doing the basic things I know I ought to be doing. Recently I was called in for an…
I have several new songs in my quiver that I finished over the last few months. Because work had kept me away from performing my own tunes, I am just now getting the chance to give them public airings. This past week I made it out to some open mics where I debuted “Arielle’s Song” and “In The…
Joe had been originally slated to narrate a young reader’s novel by Chris Bradford entitled, Young Samurai: The Way Of The Warrior. This book is the first in the Young Samurai series which would have afforded Joe the opportunity to voice all the books in that series for the studio. While Joe read the book…
The outstanding production of Candide at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC finished it’s run on January 9. Joe was working as an understudy on the project, covering several of the men’ts roles for this show which originated at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre. Joe did make his Shakespeare Theatre debut during the run, going on twice the day…