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Dec 11, 2024: I’m feeling good about what I’ve got cooking here. youtu.be/-T2a4w13B…
Dec 10, 2024: Scheduled myself to compose for two hours; composed for five hours. I was feelin' it today!
Dec 9, 2024: Sketching. Blueprints for something Christmasy?
Dec 8, 2024: Spot me at the Seattle Indies holiday party tonight =)
Dec 7, 2024: There was a big celebration when that bounty hunter got eaten by the Sarlaac. It was a Boba Fête
Dec 6, 2024: Are you being “““nice"““TM? or should you maybe take care of your own needs in this moment
Dec 5, 2024: DS9 but it’s an introspective reharmonization youtube.com/shorts/CM…
Dec 4, 2024: Viola was curious about the piano tonight =)
Dec 4, 2024: Hot-shot singers: try my Defying Gravity challenge =P youtube.com/shorts/58…
Dec 2, 2024: I wish I could have been in the room with the storyboard artists for Arcane. So many of these shots are so well-considered and dripping with subtext …
Dec 2, 2024: “Like munchkins, so small-minded.” I’ve been listening since 2009? and that line has NEVER sat right. Or course it’s a clever …
Nov 30, 2024: What a cute boy
Nov 29, 2024: Seeing Wicked in roughly 1hr. I expect to be either disappointed or dazzled with no inbetween
Nov 28, 2024: I made a turkey crust topper for our homemade pumpkin pie, out of the dough scraps. =)
Nov 27, 2024: My studio hours today have left me exhausted on the couch, but that’s just fine with Chopin.
Nov 27, 2024: Listen: inside the studio 11.27.2024 You may recall I was working on a practice piece based structurally on Beethoven 7 mvmt 2. This morning I completed section A2. It took some effort to …
Nov 26, 2024: Good problems: I want to watch Arcane season 2, but I’ve been spending a lot of time in the composing studio and haven’t made space for it …
Nov 26, 2024: OH MY GOD FINALLY
Nov 25, 2024: youtu.be/rcaKJNgWN…
Nov 25, 2024: Just learned a Yiddish insult: “May all your teeth fall out except one to give you a toothache.” Break it out this Thanksgiving! =)
Nov 25, 2024: When I was in school I intentionally developed more ornate handwriting to keep my neighbors from copying me. I feel like that has translated over to …
Nov 25, 2024: I whipped up a 30s demo track last night and actually cold emailed a potential client! Making career moves instead of just staying in the studio is …
Nov 20, 2024: Something I started writing today. More on this in my latest longform post =) Transcript
Nov 19, 2024: I’m nervous but proud to share my first composer demo reel! I’ve included the SoundCloud link below, or you can listen on my website, …
Nov 19, 2024: Getting over the fear–by end of day I’m finalizing my composer resume and reel. Aaaaa!
Nov 18, 2024: Every time I read ‘martial arts’ my brain also goes ‘marital arts’ and I chuckle to myself
Nov 18, 2024: ‘Kill them with kindness’ is a strange idea. What kindness harbors intent to kill?
Nov 17, 2024: Wisdom from the industry Discord server
Nov 17, 2024: Lots of pretty leaves blown into the train tunnel this morning =)
Nov 16, 2024: Seeing a local student orchestra perform Beethoven 7 tonight
Nov 16, 2024: “Art rehearses one for enduring uncertainty.” -Morse Peckham
Nov 13, 2024: Ivory towers have great marketing It feels like a contradiction: hermiting yourself away, working in solitude and mystery, and yet also being a public figure? Is such a thing possible? …
Nov 12, 2024: It played a whole cinematic when I drew this. First card in the pack
Nov 12, 2024: Clarifying and separating my musical standards and my musical ideals. I am codifying a standard, achievable definition of success for my work, so when …
Nov 12, 2024: There’s absolutely nothing wrong with rehearsing for an interaction. It doesn’t mean you’re a bad communicator—in most cases it will …
Nov 12, 2024: Also I had a great time at GeekGirlCon this weekend! Shoutouts to everybody cosplaying, paneling, and making some happy memories before what’s …
Nov 12, 2024: I caved and started trying out Pokemon TCG Pocket. It’s cute! And much more about collecting cards than battling, which I’m into. I like …
Nov 6, 2024: I’m going to have a composing session today anyway, because if I can find it in me today I can find it in me any day and knowing that is too …
Nov 5, 2024: Rhythmic Practice Practice composing with rhythm only before creating a melody from that rhythm. Transcript
Nov 4, 2024: Prokofiev imitating classical style #nowplaying #emlistens youtu.be/CGGNXmIPT…
Oct 29, 2024: Made a list of what gets me hyped up to write music, and reframed it as kind of a ‘pre-flight checklist’ of questions to ask myself to …
Oct 27, 2024: The only way to keep your glasses perfectly clean is not to wear them, which would obviously defeat the purpose. Avoiding use to keep something …
Oct 24, 2024: I’m hosting a seasonal poker night series for my friends, starting this Saturday. I’ve been spending a long time writing a helper guide …
Oct 22, 2024: Three composing sessions today on three different efforts. Gotta make the most of my days off 😅
Oct 21, 2024: From ‘Your Music and People,’ by Derek Sivers
Oct 21, 2024: Your mind is the fastest tool you have—it works at the speed of thought. No matter how fast you can look something up, it will always be more …
Oct 21, 2024: Brought myself nearly to tears at work today explaining what The Phantom Tollbooth is about. What a beautiful book.
Oct 20, 2024: Composers with doubt: what does ‘bad at music’ mean to you? What is ‘good’ music?
Oct 20, 2024: A rough patch in my meditation practice this week. Missed a few days here and there. That’s all right. These are opportunities to practice …
Oct 19, 2024: Still thinking about Tár
Oct 19, 2024: Resisting the addictions of social media is really difficult. I’m not posting on the platforms - if you’re reading this on Bluesky for …
Oct 18, 2024: I usually carve portraits, so I decided to go for a monster instead this year. Balrog vs. Gandalf—Happy Halloween! 🎃
Oct 18, 2024: It is natural to sometimes yearn for a past self. Grief is growth’s mirror image. Try to embrace transformation.
Oct 16, 2024: Work in progress
Oct 15, 2024: Spooky skull 😨
Oct 15, 2024: It’s strange when people older than me talk about their mom or that relationship, as it’s a life experience I simply will not get to have. …
Oct 14, 2024: If a farmer is missing some cows, what’s in their garage? They have a cattle-lack =)
Oct 12, 2024: Did you hear about the British dyslexic composer who scored the romance film? They were nominated for Best Original Snog
Oct 11, 2024: Today is a rest day from composing. You need breaks to fuel what you love.
Oct 10, 2024: It’s spooky season again! Last year I produced an album of eerie ambient soundscapes, designed to loop seamlessly as background to an RPG …
Oct 9, 2024: I’m testing a cool free MIDI visualizer for sharing orchestral sketches, as a way for you to follow along without reading the full score =) Have …
Oct 8, 2024: Testing what happens when I crosspost a bsky link through micro.blog. Will Bluesky interpret it as a quote post? bsky.app/profile/p…
Oct 8, 2024: Composed for three hours today—mostly toying with motives until some interesting new material appeared. Writing music isn’t always glamorous. …
Oct 7, 2024: “With ‘Onaida,’ Natascha Rogers shares a liberating folk spell that draws inspirations from Yoruba spirits, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and …
Oct 6, 2024: Some wonderfully spooky chamber music! Happy HalloweeEEEeeEn! #nowplaying #emlistens theparlourtrick.bandcamp.com/album/a-b…
Oct 5, 2024: Splitting theme motives into variants
Oct 4, 2024: I’m really struggling to merge the more academic, artsy composition process I know with (what I perceive to be) the idiom and time demands of …
Oct 1, 2024: Chopin, vigil of the window
Sep 30, 2024: Felt really down on myself and my work yesterday, and I had a call scheduled with a friend to talk about the piece I’m working on. I was tempted …
Sep 28, 2024: What you love is only a part of what makes you happy. The majority comes from simple things: enough food, a chat with a friend, some movement. When …
Sep 28, 2024: A compelling and detailed interpretation of WTC Book I from Kimiko Ishizaka! Wishlisted! #nowplaying #emlistens #bach …
Sep 27, 2024: Successful session yesterday decluttering the orchestral arrangement of this little sketch I’ve been doing. Still unsure how I’m going to …
Sep 26, 2024: I’m resolved to only post things of value here on micro.blog. This has led me to tamp down on many frivolous thoughts I used to post to social …
Sep 25, 2024: [Music] more orchestration in progress 2024.09.25 Another treatment of the sketch I’ve been playing with. Trumpet-led, heroic. (Playback by NotePerformer) Transcript
Sep 25, 2024: People don’t bother to unfollow everyone when they jump ship. If you’re still on Twitter, you’re probably posting to a ghost town. …
Sep 25, 2024: Happy birthday today to Dmitri Shostakovich!!! 💜💜💜
Sep 25, 2024: What may be artistically obvious to you, may be quite fresh to the audience. Don’t fret too much over innovating—commit to being effective.
Sep 23, 2024: More jaunty Balkan music for afternoon listening #nowplaying #emlistens babraband.bandcamp.com/album/bab…
Sep 23, 2024: Morning soundtrack #nowplaying #emlistens oparosa.bandcamp.com/album/hav…
Sep 22, 2024: [Music] sketch in progress 2024.09.22 Listen to this little snippet of music I’ve been toying with this week =) (I’m still figuring out how to format this correctly in …
Sep 21, 2024: Tried to share some music in progress today but micro.blog had trouble uploading the audio. Tomorrow maybe ;)
Sep 21, 2024: Take your meds and drink water today!
Sep 19, 2024: The quest for great latte art means that when I fail, I forget sometimes that I still made myself a tasty cup of coffee. I get worked up, down on …
Sep 18, 2024: Old harmful patterns are usually still there, under the surface. They don’t have antidotes. To live differently requires choosing differently, …
Sep 17, 2024: Hidden guitar
Sep 17, 2024: Being an artist means your taste will always exceed your ability. Being a professional means keeping sane despite being an artist.
Sep 17, 2024: Morning pour (after an hour and a half cleaning the kitchen) #coffee
Sep 16, 2024: Woke up on time, meditated, remembered breakfast, got to work early, opened up shop super fast, and poured a perfect first cup of coffee. …
Sep 16, 2024: Podcasts should have intermissions every half hour. I don’t want to pause in the middle of a narrative beat but the dishes are done and …
Sep 15, 2024: Drawing practice. Emphasis on organizing light with five values #drawing #artpractice
Sep 15, 2024: In other news: Viola
Sep 15, 2024: Me in the planning stage of the new piece: I can’t wait to get the actual writing! Me in the writing stage: oh no
Sep 14, 2024: Crossposting from micro.blog is very satisfying, in that I can write without being sucked into the social media platform. But I haven’t figured …
Sep 14, 2024: As the weather turns darker, it’s the perfect time to listen to a favorite album of queer anticapitalist klezmer. Ferocious and beautifully …
Sep 14, 2024: Breathe in, breathe out. Just once. Take a sip of the space you are in.
Sep 13, 2024: Some very helpful, grounded business advice in here. How to start an email list, for artists: …
Sep 13, 2024: When I’m feeling down the way I do today, I come back to Richter playing BWV 582. youtu.be/_W4PJUOeV…
Sep 12, 2024: It’s always an option to restart from wherever you are now.
Sep 12, 2024: Plan for after work: kitchen tasks composing session: continuing to plan the tempo map for this project drawing session: more practice with Reilly …
Sep 11, 2024: Some photos from the fair: This bunny named ‘With Intent’ A prize-winning flower A beautiful large bonsai (some type of Japanese juniper, …
Sep 11, 2024: Every year at the state fair I relearn that draft horses are absolutely HUGE animals
Sep 11, 2024: Off to the state fair for the day!
Sep 11, 2024: Planning the proportions of a new track is hard. For filmed media, some fenceposts are already in place—total length and the major emotional beats. …
Sep 11, 2024: The thing I love about three cats, that I couldn’t anticipate when we adopted the third, is the ‘energy field’ you get to sit in. As …
Sep 11, 2024: The smell of a fresh bag of coffee beans #littlethings
Sep 10, 2024: Buying dinner for a friend then heading to Street Fighter locals. A nice evening off =)
Sep 10, 2024: I’m working on my pencil drawing skills this month. Love Life Drawing is an excellent YouTube channel for both knowledge and encouragement, if …
Sep 10, 2024: Really easy to get sucked into a rabbit hole of building infrastructure for a thing, instead of doing the thing
Oct 27, 2023: Tanking on SF6 ranked this afternoon… but for the right reasons I’ve sealed up one of my biggest issues, which was inconsistent …
Oct 26, 2023: I’m definitely not sure how to connect this up to my main website. Or what my post ‘strategy’ ought to be. Or how to make it …
Oct 26, 2023: Hello, world! This morning I was reading about POSSE, the IndieWeb, and general self-empowering alternatives to our fractured social media architecture. This led me …