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I’ve just received my MacBookPro computer and I’m really excited!!! Yesterday I installed Logic software and I also bought a mic stand and mic cable. I still need a little more gear, but I’m on my way to getting set up to record some music! Me and the other guys in On Ensemble have been talking for a couple of years about how we all could record our musical ideas, share them with each other on line and make progress with our creativity even though I’m many miles away. I’m looking forward to many long, late nights of wrapping my head around the Logic program and exploring a new realm of music making. I’ll keep you posted on my progress.

Beautiful Evidence, by Edward Tufte
Healing with Whole Foods, by Paul Pitchford
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, by Haruki Murakami

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On Saturday I attended Southern Oregon University’s Day of Percussion where the amazing drummer Steve Smith (Journey and Vital Information) gave a drum clinic and concert. I’m really impressed on how his drumming has evolved over the years and how he’s incorporated southern Indian rhythms into his repetoire. I met him afterwards and learned that he and his wife would come to see “Ruined”. His wife had seen the play once before and was so impressed that she came again with Steve. I had a nice conversation with them after the play and learned that Steve lives here in Ashland! Cool, huh? For more information on Steve Smith check out his website vitalinformation.com

This Monday I met with Resident Composer Todd Barton of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to record taiko sounds for the play “Throne of Blood”.  For those who may not know Throne of Blood was originally an Akira Kurosawa film.  The play opens in July.  It was a relatively quick and easy process that only lasted an hour.  We did the recording in the Bowmer theater on the  OSF campus.