Your Name

“Your Name” is a piece I wrote with my Poolside partner in crime Melinda Hershey nearly a year ago.  It transformed over the year more than a handful of times before becoming what you hear now.  The piece has a LOT of sentimental value to me on many different layers, and I’m extremely proud of it.

Please, if you enjoy the music, consider purchasing it as all the proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.  If you’re not comfortable making the purchase, clicking that “share” value does a lot more good than most people realize, too.

Thanks!

CDs, Concerts, Cancer, and Rehearsals?!

I just put in an order for 500 CDs (technically 1,000).  The tentative plan is that we’re gonna throw them at people with cancer until their cancer goes away.  We’re aiming specifically for malignant tumors…

I jest.  We’re actually giving the money we make from the CDs to the American Cancer Society to beat Cancer on the head.  You should be a part of this.  Make a donation today at http://www.cancerdrive.org/#donate

For said CD I was directly involved with the production of four tracks with a few artists.  First, I worked with Martha Mingle (piano) and Tara Morrow (soprano) to create a wonderful live rendition of “Your Name,” which we recorded and are making a music video out of.  Hopefully we’ll see that soon.  Whilst this live version is not included on the CD, there is a studio version of it performed in two renditions.  Once, by Tara, and again by Melinda Hershey (Poolside).  They are very different expressions of a deep feeling.  The third piece is called “Sing Gloria” and features Rich Brilli, Melinda Hershey, and Tara Morrow - this is sort of a crazy fare in my usual cinematic/videogame style that I’m very pleased with.  The fourth piece is an electronic piece featuring entirely acoustic segments performed by Martha Mingle on piano.

My other big project this quarter has been orchestrating “Your Name” and creating an art piece out of it which properly reflects my feelings and the complicated emotions that are associated with recent tragic events in my life.  We’re rehearsing, rehearsing, rehearsing next week for a performance on MARCH 10, 2010.  That’ll be at Cohen Family Studio Theatre at the COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC at 8PM.  Free admission and all that jazz.  (Also something about Qdoba? hmmmmm) Be there.

Cancer Drive 2010 Begins!

So it officially begins - the 2010 Cancer Drive is now open to donations.

If you donate THIS early you are not only jump-starting our drive, but you’ll be guaranteed to get ALL of the gift material we offer if you donate over $25 (if you give less now, you can always increase your donation later).

We have a lot of structural changes to make, but donating straight through the ACS is always the best way to get involved. To recap, we raised over $5,000 last year for the ACS and this year we’re planning to blow that number out of the water.

Donate here!