Several years ago, I was a pit musician for a couple college theatre department productions. It was one of those situations where you meet new people and, with one or two of them, you just know you will be working together in the future. You know how it is, you really hit it off musically, [...]
The Meaning behind the Music
Last weekend, the wife and I took a trip to our old stomping grounds, Atlanta, Ga. It’s a little over three hours from our home so, she thought it would be fun if we each made a playlist inspired by our lives as a couple. The way we separately interpreted this task was inspiring to [...]
Jazz Without Leaving The House
One thing that makes things difficult as a jazz musician in a small town is the limited (if any) chances to see/hear live jazz and it can be hard to “feel” your way through band leadership and…
Dear 1999
Ok, so, the cats at musicianwages.com has asked music bloggers to participate in a group blogging event today (12/30/09). The topic is a question- If you could go back to 1999 and give yourself one piece of advice, what would it be? My response is short and sweet but it definitely addresses the single biggest [...]
A New Year (JE#3)
I’m sitting here (alone) in my new office dreaming of the year to come. New music to play, write, and discover with new experiences poised to shape me and my family into whatever it thinks we should be. Although the speakers to my left circulate the somber sounds of Other Lives, I can’t help but [...]
Band Pamphlet
So a few months ago, I saw a Sonicbids video featuring a pamphlet a band had made and distributed at one of there shows…
Mind over Music (pt.1)
…So, I was in a bit of a conundrum. How in the world am I going to make a living as a musician in such a culturally void city? The answer?…
Where’s my Bentley?
Since I can remember, I have wanted to be a professional musician. When I was just a yout (how out of the blue is a My Cousin Vinny reference?), I dreamed of being a Country singer. Then I moved (very briefly) to wanting to be a Rapper. From about thirteen on, I was into Rock. I [...]
In a Mellow Tone (JE#2)
Recently, I went back to some old blogs (one of which, I Don’t Get It, I reposted to this site) I posted on my Myspace page back in 2007. While reading them, I noticed that I used a good bit more profanity than I have in my recent work. That doesn’t really bother me, the [...]
I Don’t Get It!
On a recent binge on curiosity, I found myself pondering an unanswerable question…
