a few months ago i was honored to collaborate with fellow nyc artist, ari lankin, on his "process video" for a new painting he had just finished. ari created the painting, i created the music. typical of today's digital world, we were never in the same room, or city, at any time during the process. ari created the painting and put together the video with the music i created in my studio in nj. but somehow, it worked!

i was inspired by the video he sent me of the painting process. for some reason, i felt a 70's retro thing when i saw it. so, out came the wurlitzer, the gretsch with some slap echo, some strings and a mono drum kit. i had a a blast, laying down the tracks, and mixing it with this mindset and the painting to visualize.

ari has a new exhibit in nyc on february 16th in nyc at the stumbleupon hq. read about it here, and try to make it if you're in town.

this is the latest trailer for "santorini blue"...i composed, performed and produced the opening theme "d's bolero" which accompanies this trailer too.

not really otm drummer jonathan

 Life As A Modern Day Professional (Really Professional) Producer   
The roll of "The Producer" has changed greatly.  More records are being made with less budgets.  Grammy winning producers are staying busy but in different ways.  This top-tier panel will discuss the current state of affairs concerning modern music production.

· This hour and fifteen minute discussion will take place in Room 905 / 907 at NYU’s Kimmel Center (located at 60 Washington Square S.) on Thursday, October 22nd at 12:30pm.

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it all starts that way. whether it's a painting, a recording or a journal/blog entry. at first it can be intimidating. where to begin? what instrument, tempo, key, motif? what topic? personal, industry related, world events? it all begins with a stare at the blank canvas, blank paper, new recording session in protools,etc... nothing but blank tracks, blank paper, the blank canvas....

so you start...and it's always the new beginning, the new quest, the next song, the next painting, which draws the artist or creative to this place. probably the same reason why creatives are so unpredictable. they're always drawn to the new...the new and exciting...

and then comes the time when the creative must let go, or finish...oh, that's the tough part, seeing things through to the end...the commitment...

an artist i know once said, "you never really finish a song, you just abandon it"...i've never heard a better way to describe it yet.

Follow this link to read what this is all about warhol artist challenge

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