News - 6/9/2010
Boy, time is flying by this year already! The April/May tour with Janiva Magness went very well. I met a bunch of new friends and some folks I've only known through various music-related forum sites. It was really enjoyable to meet so many of them in person, all across the country. The majority are fellow keyboardists that frequent the Keyboard Magazine Forum but some are also members of the organissimo jazz forum, which I operate / moderate.
And I've picked up a few new toys along the way. One is the Hammond Suzuki XM2 module, which will be part of my "fly rig". Now I'll always have a great organ sound at my fingertips, no matter what.
The second is the new MoPho Keyboard from Dave Smith Instruments. I'm really loving this little mono synth. It's extremely punchy and aggressive; the perfect foil for my Moog Voyager. I'm looking forward to expanding it with the Tetra module, for a nice five-voice polyphonic analog synth. I'm sure I'll be using that combination in the future on another solo electronic / ambient CD.
You can check out some tracks I made with the MoPho & the XM2 at the Vintage Synth Forum (1, 2).
Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! Look for me out on the road with Janiva!
News - 3/24/2010
I'm really proud and excited to announce that I've joined Janiva Magness' touring band to support her new Alligator Records release, "The Devil Is An Angel, Too". I'll be going all over the US and a couple stops in Europe as well. Check out Janiva's schedule on her website and if she's coming near you, come see me and say hi! More dates are being added every day.
Due to that big announcement, I may have some good news about further endorsements soon.
Speaking of gear, I recently got a Neo Instruments Ventilator rotary speaker emulator. In one word, "Wow!" Look for a review shortly.
Even with all that, organissimo's new live CD Alive & Kickin' is ready to be released on April 6th! Get yours today at the Big O Store!
I'll be blogging from the road this spring and summer on Facebook so stop by!
News - 2/20/2010
The new year has brought a flurry of fun activity. organissimo's new live CD, Alive & Kickin'!, is available for pre-order at the Big O Store. I'm excited about the release of this disc; the group is on fire through-out.
I just finished up a short four-day stint with L.A. based blues singer Janiva Magness, filling the keyboard chair for shows in Detroit, Chicago, Waterloo IA, and St. Louis. Great band, great folks, and a really fun time. Hope to do it again.
Greg Nagy's solo disc, Walk That Fine Thin Line, is doing really well and is nominated for a Blues Music Award for Best New Debut Artist. He picked up a new young rhythm section that is killin'. You can vote for his CD if you're a member of the Blues Foundation.
The year promises to be busy. I'm blessed!
News - 12/14/2009
In Memorandom is now shipping. A sincere 'thank you' to everyone who pre-ordered the CD. You made the duplication possible. This project is very personal and I could not have done it without your support.
There are still some copies left of the initial 100 unit run. Signed and numbered!
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This is just my small corner of the web. If you're here you probably already know me, but just in case - brief bio: I am a musician best known for my Hammond organ playing but I also love synthesizers, engineering, producing, writing, singing, and generally all things music. I also tune and repair pianos in the Lansing, MI area.
I am currently the organist for the soul jazz trio organissimo, the touring keyboardist for blues singer Janiva Magness, and was the organist and musical director for the band Root Doctor for 10 years starting in 1999.
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