I’m literally over the moons to announce OTM album just received 4 nominations from the 37th Golden Melody Award in Taiwan including “BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM”, “BEST COMPOSER AWARD”(for Pieces Peace), “BEST ALBUM PRODUCER” and “BEST RECORDING ALBUM”. Thank you home & Thank you all! It means a world to me and I’ll see you all on the red carpet! @gmamusic.official
感謝37金曲評審們的肯定和支持，非常榮幸OVER THE MOONS專輯入圍了「演奏類最佳專輯」. 「最佳作曲人」（碎碎平安）. 「最佳製作人」和 「最佳錄音專輯」四個獎項！！我由衷地感謝一切讓我能夠仍然如此茂盛活著. 演奏著. 創作著的理由，我機票要訂下去了，大家紅毯見了！！
THE AMAZING BAND & TEAM:
@alexmlore Alto Saxophone / Flute
@akwebber Tenor Saxophone / Flute
Matt Mitchell / Piano
陳穎達 / Guitar
@marty_kenney_ / Bass
@jamespaulnadien / Drums
@shinya_side_effect / Electronics
Myself / Vibraphone. Compositions. Producer
Recording Engineer: @aaron_nevezie Alex Conroy. Alex DeTurk at @bunkerstudio
Cover Art: John O’Brien
Album Design: Iat Huân Tiunn
Photography: 黃國恆 @kuo.image@endectomorph@sunthekevin@possibilities_ltd@lazysylvie@lydialiebmanpromotions
Special thanks to @thejazzgallery
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#taiwan #award #gma
Album Pre-release gig! ‘Emissary’ is out May 29 on Endectomorph Music, but have a release show on the 14th at Nublu classic! CDs will be available and excited to have the album out in the world and be joined by some of my favorites for a big night of guitar! Listen to the singles from links in my bio for a taste test.
“lofi at lowlands 四” is out today.
while this was initially conceived as a relatively straightforward live recording—a palette cleanser compared to the editing-heavy previous volumes—the album evolved after some discussion with my good friend jacob shulman. the album’s closer, “forest corridors iv,” is the set’s climax, splicing three different live performances with overdubs to create a feeling of vastness and blurriness—sort of an echo effect. jacob put it best when he recommended that that i “lean into the sound being very big and wide and wagnerian like a whole row of cats coming at you at once ” (phalanx).
big thanks to all who made this release possible!
@wawasonstin - bass
@kayvon.gordon - drums
@andresabenante@jaybirdrecording live recording at @lowlandsbar in april 2024 and mixing
@jlouca additional recording
@brent_a_lambert@thekitchenmastering
“forest corridors iii (rhythm interlude)” features double-tracked bass by walter with kayvon gordon, a purely rhythm section meditation between the third and fourth movements.
the full record is out tomorrow.
i composed the music on “lofi at lowlands 四” in early 2024 while immersing myself in haydn and beethoven piano sonatas. the four “forest corridors” pieces on the record were originally conceived for piano, but realized through the saxophone trio format.
“forest corridors iii” offers a slow, brooding meditation inspired by robert schumann’s early piano masterpiece “des abends.”
the new album is out this friday, april 17, 2026.
“forest corridors ii” introduces a swinging 5/4 meter with pronounced bass counterpoint. the solo section is very brief and is really just a trio improvisation or embellishment over written material, just as most of the record is mostly notated.
“lofi at lowlands 四” releases friday, april 17, 2026.
the fourth volume of my series “lofi at lowlands” releases this friday, april 17, 2026.
I wanted this fourth installment to be more lyrical and narratively-driven in terms of melody, harmony, and development. while the other records bordered on noise at times, this one uses studio techniques mostly to amplify the musical content, which is relatively classical, meaning tonal in a western classical sense.
the opening track, “forest corridors I,” contains no saxophone improvisation whatsoever, presenting purely composed material loosely following a sonata form.
