Shots from the road and Big Ears @bigearsfestival last weekend!
1. Great Smokey Mountains NP
2. Tyondai Braxton
3. Fred Frith: Drawing Sound
4. Dinner
5. Carl Maraghi with Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
6. Carl Craig's DJ set
7 + 8. Colin Stetson
9. Ash Fure
10. Cyro Baptista's CHAMA
Excited to announce that I was selected to attend @bigearsfestival this March as an emerging artist! Let me know if you'll also be there, or if you know of fun, cool things to do in and around Knoxville.
Here are some highlights from the past year, and a bit of life update. I'm leaving NYC! The past 6 years have been incredible here, but I'm ready for a change of pace. So come mid-March, I'll be moving into an RV with my cat, Peanutbutter. I have the first few months planned out, but I'm pretty flexible, so if you live somewhere in the continental US and want me to come visit, let me know and I'll swing by.
While out on the road I'll be playing as much music as I can (I'll finally be able to practice late at night!), and making records. Speaking of making records, my next album is almost complete and will be releasing on March 1st. It's a collaborative project with a dear friend, and I'm excited to share more about it as we get closer to release day. For now, I'll tell you it was recorded almost entirely outside during a trip to Utah in August (see reference photo of my setup lol), and it's full length baby, about an hour front to back!
Looking forward to hitting the road and seeing old friends, so seriously, if you have a parking spot I can use, let me know....please.
Had the privilege to perform on the edge of a canyon in Utah last night. Incredible evening and opportunity. Take a listen!
#livemusic #improvisation #improvisedmusic #saxophone #greatoutdoors #woah #edgeofacanyon #dontfall
Today is the day! My second full length album, "Ambient Music for Indie Games That Don't Exist" is out now on my Bandcamp page! (link in bio)
It's also Bandcamp Friday which means that Bandcamp is waiving their share of revenue and giving it straight to the artists, which means I'll get ~98% of sales today! On any other day Bandcamp still pays out about 82% of sales which is much higher than other music platforms. A single $7 purchased today is equivalent to 2,333 streams on Spotify, as they pay artists just $0.0033 per stream. Yes, you read that right, one third of one cent.
People often ask why my stuff isn't on Spotify, and that's why. They're an unethical company that pretty much shares a monopoly on the music industry with Apple Music (who pays $0.0059 per stream). Major artists don't make their money from people listening to their music, they make money from selling merch, doing brand deals, and going on huge international tours (although that's nothing very lucrative anymore either)
If you really want to support artists, buy their music on Bandcamp, or directly from them.
Thank you for listening :)
Love to you all
Album art by @kaorutoyo_14
Drums by @brennan.jung
Mastered by @newmakerplane_
