It's interesting to figure out how to announce gigs and get people to come out to my shows. Lately, I've been using ArtistData as an enter-once/broadcast-to-many way of getting my gigs onto various event calendars, and to publish those shows…

From my "Music and a Movie" gig at the Empress Theatre (yes, "re") in Vallejo with Tom Patitucci and Jon Randall. It was a great gig - just playing for an hour before the showing of the original Cape…

I'm working on a Website for my private teaching through Music Teacher's Helper. You can register for lessons or request information. When it's done, my students will be have a login and can go online to get info on…

I had a lovely Christmas day - morning time with my Dad and brother, then a small road trip to go be with my sweetie. I had a great dinner and evening with her and her family. I hope that…

I just saw this article regarding the practice of private music teachers providing make-ups to students who miss their normally scheduled weekly lessons: ottawasuzukistrings.ca/makeuplessons. It's an interesting perspective. It seems to me that as a private teacher, as well…

Well, I'm never as quite as busy as I'd like to be, but I do have a few gigs lined up over the next few months - do check out my "Upcoming Dates" page to see what's happening…

Well, Thanksgiving was yesterday - I was a bit under-the-weather and didn't quite make it to my computer to update this blog, so I'm doing it now. I did take a little time to reflect on the things I have…

Ok, so after a couple of years of having my music "footprint" out on the Web on MySpace and ReverbNation, I've decided to get my own domain name and put up a site. I'll announce performances and so forth, and…