Here is a (final?) photo dump of the last night of the @vitaminstringquartet winter 2026 tour at @barbicancentre in London. The pictures are amazing and were taken by @romytakesphotos who kindly shared them with me. What an incredible night and incredible tour @sarahzun1@cellohang Adda Kridler and huge thanks to @aronsilverstein@lukethomasmate and Angus, our Scottish coo mascot for herding us cats around for two weeks in the UK
Me: I'll just do the same shit over and over again and you just, like, go fucking insane over my shit. Kenny: Gotcha #blackheartsutra #violín #metal #metalviolin #drums
Happy 13 years of OOUITK! To celebrate, I got nostalgic and remixed &remastered the title track off of the string version I got to work on with @sevensunsmusic featuring an absolutely gorgeous arrangement by @hwei.music . During the pandemic @benweinman approached @dethviolin and SEVEN)SUNS about taking the album into the multiverse then I was honored to produce, mix and master this friggin U N I T. Going over the material created by @dillingerescapeplan and diving deep into the minute details and translate the guitars, bass, drums, and vocals into strings and production tricks to bring this thing into existence while being faithful to an album I love so much was one of the most fun challenges I think we've all had to date. Maybe someday we will feel cute and release the full version of this remixed and remastered jam.THANK YOU @dillingerescapeplan
Keeping it vague for now, throwaway phone shot,but documenting the hard work of friends and the good times that pop up is crucial these days. 🩷 All around. What even is this? #musicstudio #gratitudejournal #metalmusic
Remember how I started this idea of writing a straight up sludgy @down_nola tune just for fun and that it was actually all in 4/4 which I haven't done in years? Well, I couldn't help but throw in 3/8 + 7/8 which ends up 4/4 anyway so I'm still good. Also I'm doing my best Dime impression, which I'm kinda failing at but there it is anyway
Took my kid to some show called @hoyofair at @beacontheatre where everyone was basically dressed just like her and I understood none of it but had a great time anyway
I may or may not be working on a viola concerto. My face may or may not betray how hard it is to displace things by an eighth note every time the riff comes back around. I'll know I'm a master once I can play this and make the Jens face. If you know, you know
So great to catch my old bandleader/ head honcho/ composer in residence @danielroumain absolutely killing it with a new project TOMORROW, LOVE at the @apollotheater - a work for voices, violin and piano that considers the role of masculine love as a transformational good- highly recommend
I haven't played my electric violin for more than a month, but I've been spending all the time on the tour bus listening to a bunch of @down_nola@crowbarmusic and @neurosisoakland maybe you don't hear the Neurosis so much, but I hope Kirk Windstein doesn't sue me. Yes that's a programmed cowbell 😆
