Summit Whispers
As with many of my songs, this started with me playing around with something new. In this case, a new instrument sound. It became a …
Confessions of an Obsessive Zentangle Artist: Yumeni Pattern
Confessions of an Obsessive Zentangle Artist: Yumeni Pattern Every year, I look forward to the various challenges that Certified Zentangle Teachers (CZTs) put together. I’m …
Draw With Me: Cherry Blossoms Zentangle Design
Draw With Me: Cherry Blossoms Zentangle Design Welcome to my inaugural “Draw With Me” video! In honor of the Cherry Blossom Festival, I picked a …
50cc of Joy (Ask Your Doctor)
I recently entered a song-writing contest. No I didn’t win, but that’s not why I entered it. I mean. It would have been nice to …
Robot’s Night Out
I set out to build a song made (almost) entirely of samples and loops. My goal was to learn about the many ways you can …
Rain Dance
I’m really excited about this one! I picked up new instrumentation a few weeks ago and used this song to test it all out. The …
Ancestors
I loved creating this song. It started with me chopping up and resampling a funky bass line and it just grew from there. I didn’t …
Shadow Strider
Finally! I have my ducks in a row and am now able to start releasing my music. “Shadow Strider” represents several months of work. I’m …
Recharge Your Batteries With Creativity
I am a musician first and an artist second. Unlike many of my artistic friends who seem to be able to draw/paint/sculpt anything, I have …
Connect With Your Song: Sing It Like a Monologue
Sing It Like a Monologue Why are some performances over-the-top ah-maze-ing and some fall a little flat? Or. Better question. What about the less-than-perfect singer …