Recent News

• New song, album and method

  In album’s past I’ve cut music and kept it locked up until all other songs were ready to go. This year I’m releasing songs individually as I work towards building another album. I will be allowing fans to download the music for free until January of 2013. That is when I’ll be mastering my favorite [...]

• Storing your Acoustic Guitar

  Do you like to lay down in a freezing garage? Stand in the hot sun for hours without water? Neither does your guitar. A guitar’s neck and body are fairly resilient but can easily warp and crack if not stored in the correct environment. The basic rule of storing  your acoustic guitar is to keep [...]

• The Shining ELF

  My wife and I are entering a photo contest of our Elf on the Shelf to win a prize. The task of the contest is to put your Elf in a PG-13 creepy pose. This one to resemble the scary movie The Shining. Red-Rum, REd-RuM Yeah! Ha ha! In order to qualify we need to [...]

• Just About and Almost Christmas

  If you’re in Bend, Oregon on Tuesday, December 20th and you’re in the Bad-Santa sort of mood, come on out to M & J Tavern. There I’ll be performing along with other guests (TBA). Also I am throwing in a few Christmas songs for your to enjoy with your Tuesday Tequilla. If you decided to [...]

• Cool Online Creative Outlets

  I’m really enjoying the new outlets on the web that empower artists. Last year I’ve enjoyed the Kickstarter web site as it helped fund Natasha’s Fight. I’ve recently discovered another cool site that provides an outlet for some creativity and gives some big, uncommon rewards. It’s called Talenthouse, a place where you build a profile, upload [...]

• Plans Charted for Next Album

  Okay… Okay… I know I’ve been all over the place trying to figure out what my next release is going to be. Off-the-grid, gig is still alive but I decided to expand it to include traditional gigs. I plan on recording every show I perform in 2012. I’m then going to release the shows as [...]

• Setting Plans for Next Album

  // Things are really coming together for my next album’s concept. I’ve decided to record a live album at  unique locations around Central Oregon. The working title of the album is “Off the Grid Gig.” The reason I’m naming it that is I plan on powering this production off-the-grid with generators, solar power, wind power [...]

• Nov. 25th Record Store Day

  // This is an amazing opportunity to support your local record store and get something very special. It’s the music lover Black Friday. Record Store day is one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional [...]