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No Longer Strangers, But Still Friends

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It’s not your typical rock & roll story. The Imperfect Strangers have decided to break up. Unfortunately for entertainment value, there are no drugs, no love affairs, no destroyed hotel rooms, and no 18-inch stone monuments. Fortunately for everything else, we are parting as friends and we are all looking[…]

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Newsletter – October 21, 2015

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Happy autumn, everyone! After a long, hot, and dry summer, things are finally starting to get back to normal here. The nights are cool, the days are just warm enough, and the colors are glorious. Fall is my favorite time of year–I always wish it would last just a little[…]

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MMPDX Week 1: Off & Running!

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One!  One week of Make Music PDX! Ah-ah-ah! Our musical adventure began with several good omens last night.  First, there were 8 people signed up for the class, which is a big improvement over the last few terms.  Second, all of them showed up!  That’s unusual for any activity involving[…]

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Newsletter – September 11, 2015

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Hi everyone, remember what I said last time about getting newsletters out more regularly? Well…I’ll keep working at it. But thinking about how to mention this oversight led me to one of my favorite songs, and that seemed interesting. As I was hunting for some background on the quotation involving[…]

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Makin’ Music in PDX

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Where does the time go? I was just spreading the word about the Make Music PDX (MMPDX) program and I realized that it’s been 5 years since my first trip down that particular road. A lot has happened in my musical career since then, and much of it was made[…]

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New Music Is Here!

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As promised, there is new music! Ocean Amblin’ This is a song that has been in development for many years. It all started at a jam session when someone suggested we groove on a 2-chord progression that was quite pretty. The person who suggested it said that he was working[…]

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Walking With Nature

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Yesterday was really productive.  I spent the day at Pyrate Llama Studios to catch up with some new tracks and explore some recording techniques, and thanks to input from those present, a new project is starting to take shape! The New Project While we were setting up, I was talking[…]

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