Music Video for "Well Maybe" by TaughtMe

Well hi.

I've built a music video for "Well Maybe", a tune from the new TaughtMe album.  Material for the project was mined from the Prelinger Archives, a massive collection of rare film clips which are free for public use.  I combined footage from the 40's of schizophrenic patients with clips of stunt-men performing dangerous feats.  I'm drawn to the contrast between the stuck-ness of the sufferers and the liberated zeal of the dare-devils.

A mentor of mine (a veteran bay area psychotherapist) once insisted that schizophrenics are the loneliest people alive.  No less than once a month I recall that statement.

Fair Trade Animation featuring SHAKE YOUR PEACE! sounds

Howdy.

Just finished sound design for this terrific animation about Fair Trade. Its a worthy cause and I'm glad to have been involved. Mike and Adam @ I Shot Him wield powerful skills. oh yeah!.... and you'll hear some scraps of unreleased SHAKE YOUR PEACE! music.

Farallons "Outer Sun Sets" EP

Oh boy oh boy... I am giddy about this one. Here's the story: Lotsa months ago my dear friend Andrew Brennan approached me to explain that he had quit his day job, intent to chase musical passions. He invited me along. Together we labored in my Oakland home studio where we brought forth: "Outer Sun Sets", the first release by Farallons.  I'm f'real's real proud. I won't describe the noises that came... Instead, please hear below.

o project and celebrate the release, the band is having a July 3rd party @ The Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco followed by a short Northwest tour. Checkout their online home for more deets

Jay William Henderson - "The Sun Will Burn Our Eyes"

I'm giddy to introduce the most important thing that I did these past few months. I was approached by Jay William Henderson (of the Band of Annuals) with an invitation. He asked me to link hands and minds with his to build his first solo album. I traveled to his beautiful Utah studio where together we devoted ourselves to the cultivation of 9 gorgeous tunes. The process was a true joy and I become sappy now to realize that I not only helped to make a wonderful album, but I also made a friend too. The album is stark and deep / melancholic and tender. Someone please explain to me where Jay's voice came from. It has no age. I hear the weariness of a very old man and the innocence of a young boy. Checkout one of the tunes on Jay's Bandcamp page. You can pre-order the album there now, something i suggest you do. This collection of songs involves a huge amount of talent. I brought in my dear friend Sonya Cotton, whose voice heals effortlessly. And the album would be altogether different without the staggering talent of Mike Sempert (of Birds and Batteries), whose arrangements break my heart and stir my mind. Additionally there were far too many great musicians to list here swiftly.

Deep Gratitude, Jay. Everyone else: HEAR!

I helped Sonya Cotton make a jazz E.P. called "More Of You"

It's been very satisfying change of pace to track, mix and release a group of songs swiftly without thinking overmuch. My dear friend Sonya Cotton is one of the giftedest songers I know. Her own music is heartwrenching, deep and earthen. On "More Of You" she delivers 4 jazz standards alongside a few of our talented pals (Mike Sempert, Ezra Lipp, and Daniel Fabricant). Check them out ifya wanna here.