It wasn’t that long ago that music tracks were recorded to analog tape. Although that method has been superseded by recording to hard disks for most recordings, many engineers still use analog equipment when tracking and mixing. Why continue to use analog equipment...

Every composer knows that adding a real musician or seventy to a track really brings it to life. Samples just don’t have the nuance and expression of real instruments. But if you aren’t trained as an engineer or haven’t done a lot of recording in your studio it may be...

There are a lot of great virtual instruments (VIs) available for composers these days. Most of these include an impressive array of presets that sound great and provide good sounding results with very little work. Many of us don’t have the time or desire to design...

I've created a station with music in a similar vein. You can check it out on Pandora.

A track from my album, Fictional Radio, is going to be featured on KXLU's excellent show, Alien Air Music, August 16 between 8-10 pm PST. The live stream can be found here.

Click on the follow button to follow me on Spotify. It's easy, painless and would help me a great deal.

Fictional Radio is now available for streaming on Apple Music.

Here's a link to hear Fictional Radio on Spotify.

I am curious to check out Apple Music. The demo at the World Wide Developer's conference wasn't mind blowing but Apple usually gets their products right once they work out the kinks and I am pleased to see that they will not be offering a free version. The music world...

I just got the CDs back from the plant. My cat likes them too.