Some conventions are for the über-social. Some for the geeks that rarely see daylight. Some are invite-only ski trips for those of us that are simply better than you.

If anyone asks me why I moved from Nashville, the Music City, up to the frigid northeast, this is my answer. This is what I live for when it drops below camping temperature. I’m just so glad that I have friends like these that enjoy highway speeds on thin planks of wood and fiberglass.

Photography by myself and RoninOtter, edited by RoninOtter.

My room mate (and the voice of the evil Mr. Bruce) shot and edited this brief glimpse of life in the studio while I was recording The High Orbit Holiday Special. If you ever wondered what kind of process goes into making an album/episode like this, well… take a look.

Of course, the album is available right now via and

Just a quick little update with some shiny things to look at. First of all, congratulations to Ian Boswell for winning my “I Blame The Spy” Video Contest. You’ve just picked up a free All-Access Pass for one year with this video:

And then there’s a little something I put together from Megaplex 2009. The venue had a camera on me the whole time, so I threw this up on YouTube to share with the world. Feel free to spread it around!

It’s that time of year… time to pick the first-ever Matthew Ebel dot net VIP Song winner! Congratulations to VIP Subscriber Tony Carcieri, he’ll be getting a custom-written song from Matthew sometime soon!

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I never really have a problem with being filmed during a concert… I think it’s great that people want to keep the moment going long after the show is over. Fortunately, most of my fans post their vids online when they’re done.

I debuted She Will Set You Free at FWA last weekend, and Marcus Noble was there to catch it. Check it out!