I often get questions from people about the tools and software that I use to write and play music, so I thought it would be helpful to put together a simple Q&A page that provides answers and links to many of the common questions that I get. What type of piano do you use at your home and … [Read more...] about Question and Answers about Pianos and Software I Use
Amazing Grace ~ YouTube Tribute Video
My father worked for the US Forest Service for 36 years. He spent his career training hundreds of men and women to work together to safely fight forest fires. More importantly, he helped these government agencies learn to cooperate, work together and support each other during emergencies. He … [Read more...] about Amazing Grace ~ YouTube Tribute Video
Filming My New Music Video From a Helicopter
So we've been trying to put together a music video as a tribute to my dad. I wrote an arrangement to Amazing Grace a few days after my dad passed away this summer and then recorded it a few weeks after the funeral. It was a really emotional experience and the song turned out great. In order to … [Read more...] about Filming My New Music Video From a Helicopter
Canada Vacation – The Closest I’ve Come to Being Killed…
My family and I spent the past week in Waterton, Canada. Waterton sits on the USA, Canada border and is part of Glacier National Park. We had a wonderful time, but had our fair share of adventures. The one I'll share on this blog post was the closest I have come to losing my life, and I've had … [Read more...] about Canada Vacation – The Closest I’ve Come to Being Killed…
How I Wrote the Song “Mountain Air”
One of my favorite things to do is be in a boat floating down a river. Over the years, I've progressed from floating in a large rubber raft, to a smaller 2 man raft (often called a duckie) to a hard shell kayak. For many years I always thought that the people in hardshell kayaks were crazy, … [Read more...] about How I Wrote the Song “Mountain Air”