Here we are, still debating whether or not the plague is a politically-motivated hoax and whether or not people of color are… yaknow, people. This was not the 2020 Gene Roddenberry promised us. I suppose as long as we don’t get the future Galactica 1980 promised us, we’ll call it even. Since I refuse to […]
So… a funny thing happened this weekend at Furry Fiesta… There we are on stage B, setting up for Bandthro, a big multi-artist supergroup thing, when my turn comes up to run through a couple tunes. Most of the convention’s 5,000+ attendees are at stage A watching the dance competition, so it’s quiet in our […]
Hello again, old friend. It’s been too long. Let’s catch up. Usually people say that as a means of politely begging forgiveness for their inability to maintain a relationship with no intention of actually following through. Right now, I need to follow through and catch you up on what’s been going on for nearly thirteen […]
It seems like YouTube changes their copyright policies more frequently than some of us change our underwear. And if you feel called out by that intro, you should probably go shower. I haven’t been too active as myself lately, seeing as how my alter ego is signing record deals and actually getting some industry attention […]
I’ve played fandom convention shows exclusively for the past decade. They’re fun, laid-back, and some of the best parties I’ve ever been a party to. I’ve learned, however, that the planning and execution has to be handled as thoroughly as any other concert. From the booking process to signing autographs after the show, preparation and […]
I know, I’ve been quiet for a while. Actually, that’s not true at all. I’ve been very loud, just in the confines of my new studio. Writing, plotting, scheming even. Mostly trying to figure out where to go after my last rock album, Cognitive Dissonance. How to approach the music scene in my new home, […]
In my travels I recently learned of a people who trade in moments. Where most of us trade in finite things like food, money, or sweat, these people apparently go for something far more precious. Gold sits in piles everywhere, but moments are as difficult to contain as a fart. It amazes me that something […]
Music is like math: It’s hard. For the past several months— since even before I released Cognitive Dissonance —I have toiled to break through a wall between me and the world of EDM production. What started as inspiration tugging at the back of my brain has blossomed into an obsession; I don’t want to just […]
Once again, the big show in Pittsburgh came and went. And man, was it a hell of a party. I’d been working (secretly) on an all-new, all-dance show for months. Yes, while I was working on Cognitive Dissonance, I was also cooking up a whole new batch of house/trance EDM stuff in my lab. For […]
Over the past few months I’ve talked about cognitive dissonance in esoteric ways, sometimes involving esoteric words like “esoteric.” There’s been cognitive dissonance and critical thinking, cognitive dissonance and internal struggles, and of course cognitive dissonance in modern politics. Even if you’re not much of a philosopher, though, let me shine the CogDis spotlight on […]
I recently mentioned “reamping” when talking about the new album and got a couple questions about… whatever the heck that word means. The definition is simple: It’s how modern recording artists save a shit-ton of money. Normally you’d think of guitar/bass recording as a guitarist in a recording studio with some huge amplifier stuffed into […]
I’m sure you’ve seen posts like that one. Maybe you’ve typed one yourself. Music and politics— hell, any art and politics —should never mix, right? We should just sing about love and falling in love and making love and bad breakups and makeup sex and birthday sex and, apparently, robots and ninjas. Right? Disgusting. To […]
