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On 1/11/11 my wife Rosie successfully gave birth to Ruby Ellen Underwood. She was born at our home. The plan was to have her in a birthing tub, but before the tub was full she decided to come out in our living room. She weighed 6lbs. 8oz. and is totally healthy. I’m so glad that everything went well, especially since I was away on the road with On Ensemble at the time she was born. I was able to see her, Rosie and Blaise on Skype shortly after she was born. I’m really looking forward to getting back home.

Hiya Dan and Maryll! Here is a recording of that tricky rhythm from Engine Room. I hope it’s helpful. Good luck with your arrangement!

LeDevoir.com interviewed Patrick for a preview of our upcoming collaboration! The original is in French and an automatic English translation is here.

Looking forward to the collaboration, Patrick!

All good things must come to an end. What a wonderful experience, and not a dull moment. I’m really going to miss working with the outstanding cast of “Ruined”. I hope we told the stories of the people in the Congo well and that we’ve helped raise awareness of the devastating events that plague central Africa. Also, I’d like to thank Kris, Maz and Shoji for their patience and flexibility during the last eight months.

The cast of Ruined

I was one of the best of five drummers who turned out for the 2010 Guitar Center Drum-Off in Medford, OR tonight. I’ll be competing at the next level, store finals on October 14th. Wow! I barely found time to practice either. Following the next level are district competitions, regional competitions, and finally the BIG one. Man, I feel great!

Meidoko is performing at the Culture Festival here in Ashland, OR at noon on October 3rd, 2010. I will be performing with my taiko student Suzee Grilley and collaborating with local saxophonist Steve Davidson. This show will showcase my original material merging Capoeira/dance movement, Jazz and taiko. If you’re in the area come see the show.

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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