Looking for a creative songwriting collaborator that can play keys and sing. If you are a drummer as well... even better. Lots of gear available to play with. Let's flip switches, turn knobs, make beats, build remixes and create some magic. Send me a message :-) 

Learn to separate joy from expectation.

What an opportunity to sit with a master. The level of understanding and accomplishment that allows this guy to sit next to such a mentor is mind blowing. The proverbial fork in the road. It's the same accomplishment that either remains rigid with ego or becomes malleable with humility.

I miss true mentorship.

Worst case? You're challenged by an unchallenged challenger.

I am just the curator of my heart's desire. 

Sometimes the only thing I can feel is the void of my purpose.

I do believe I just invented the four page meme. lol

Oh hell yes. Dave Koz and Elise Trouw OMG. That outro...  

Future me edit: this song has been on loop for days now. I can't stop. I hope I don't break Spotify. lol

Wow. Talk about patience. The work and skill that went into creating this one pair of shoes is inspiring. Handmade takes on a whole new meaning.

They better be three thousand dollars. 🤘 #SiroenoYosui

If there's no way to help yourself, find a way to help someone else.

What do doggies dream about on a rainy day?

Here's a stalled song idea that has hit the trash a couple times now. Maybe it just needs a cute doggie dreaming about a ballerina in a tutu and a cool cityscape... let's try that :-)

Future me edit: I think my doggie is a pervert.

This moment can contain worry or gratitude or neither but never both. 

OMG. Just look at that wall of Les Pauls. Beautiful. :-)

Don't hate the character... celebrate the author.

Great stories are always colored with conflict. And if someone is a self-righteous twat to you, celebrate how much work had to go into making a character that is so great at being an asshole. 

Stop depleting your energy with emotional reactions and celebrate your story. I mean how ridiculous would it be to get all pissed off at the villain from your favorite movie? 

Tear Along the Dotted Line is another fine example of some purely absurd genius. It's jaw dropping at times. Netflix has gold with this short animated series.

You have to watch on Netflix as it's an English remix that was originally in Italian. I love how they leave a lot of the original references and creatively use subtitles to drive points... even as the narrator is speaking English.

The storytelling is brilliant. They give you just enough to keep you two steps behind the entire way and then bam... it's right in front of you.

I looked deeply into my Author's eyes and in that moment I realized, I had nothing to ask.

Wow... I am loving this crazy new setup. I threw the snare, opened the hats way up, put the ride on the left, one rack tom and the floor. I'm getting some great 808ish sounds from the kick and the wash from the ride to the open hats makes for some interesting grooves. 

This Mapex has a very musical tone and the tunings pitch bend easily across the three drums. I got to discover some really cool note bending last night! Super fun. Coming from the Roland TD50, these are acoustic perks I miss.

Absurd genius.

OMG. It took Distrokid one day to get "Boxes" on every major streaming service in the world. (including Spotify and Amazon Music) - That is mindblowing. So grateful 🥰

"Boxes" should start showing up on Spotify, Amazon Music and most others this week!

Keep an eye on my Distrokid page to know when it becomes available on your favorite streaming service. So excited! 🎉🥰

My newest song "Boxes" was released tonight! Yay!! 🎉😘

We go where the story takes us. 

I feel so insignificant sometimes.

Dream big. Embrace every thought that excites you. Experience the joy you feel as you replay it over and over again. 

Branch Engineering is a Youtube channel that is creating some amazing content in regards to how modern technology and devices work. The animation is almost lifelike and even if you have no understanding of engineering, the sheer brilliance of the presentation is worth the price of admission. (uh free... lol) 🤓🥚

These are the moments when I love reading back through the posts here. Seeing how far we've come. Revisiting hidden answers that were found in plain view.  

Tim Pierce breaks down some of Mateus Asato's magic. Even if you aren't a musician, you can easily fall in love with Tim's approach to this stuff. Being a master session player, his humility and energy is addicting.  #happyPlace

This girl is finding her voice. Literally. She does this in one take, live at Sweetwater. OMG. #eliseTrouw

Happiest place... check. 🥰

How do you know you can't do it?