I’m really excited to be playing New York City again. Pianos Upstairs Lounge is a great little spot to grab a drink after work and enjoy some live music. Laid back. No cover charge, no pressure. Perfect for warming your insides.
Wednesday, February 25th
Solo Acoustic
Pianos Upstairs Lounge
158 Ludlow St., New York, NY
8pm
FREE
I’m excited to be joining fellow acoustic musicians Joe Beninati and Tim Aanensen for a Guitar Pull. Sponsored by blowupradio.com, the evening will feel more like sitting around a campfire and listening to old friends sharing songs. Usually the songs are accompanied by stories, or conversations about the creative process. It’s a collaborative show format that I know you’ll enjoy watching.
Really excited for this one. Mark your calendars.
Saturday, January 24th
Solo Acoustic
Espresso Joe’s
Part of blowupradio.com’s Guitar Pull with Joe Beninati and Tim Aanensen
50 West Front Street
Keyport, NJ
FREE
7pm – Opening Act: Jersey Drive
8pm – Guitar Pull
Please join me next Tuesday for a solo acoustic performance at Pianos in the Upstairs Lounge. This is a great little spot to grab a drink after work and enjoy some live music. Laid back. No cover charge, no pressure. Perfect for easing into the new year.
Tuesday, January 13th
Solo Acoustic
Pianos Upstairs Lounge
158 Ludlow St.
New York, NY
8pm sharp
Hope to see you there!
Here’s a YouTube playlist of five songs from my performance at Espresso Joe’s last month. Thanks to my parents for capturing these on their iPhones!
The playlist includes:
If you can’t see the video playlist embedded below, click here.
What an amazing night at Espresso Joe’s!
I was absolutely blown away by the undivided attention of the audience. As a singer/songwriter, it’s rare to play a room where everyone is there to listen. Kudos to Ed Kok for creating such an environment at Espresso Joe’s. Ed, you’ve created something really special in Keyport, NJ.
Many thanks are also due to Brian from The Wag. Without his support, the show would’ve never happened. He was also responsible for making me the Feature Artist of the Month, inspiring me to print and frame my photography. His band writes super catchy songs that immediately put you in a good mood. Check them out here.
As the finale of their set, The Wag asked me to join them and sing “Here Comes the Sun,” by the Beatles. Here’s a photo.
Here’s a photo of my setlist. I played two songs to open up the show and then came back later for a full set.
The place was packed!
Here are two photos showing my photography on the walls.
My favorite part – performing with my sister and with Ardith from double-breasted. We played a cover of “Say Something,” by A Great Big World.
Just before closing the set with a cover of Modern English’s “Melt with You,” I performed a cover of The Beatles’ “Across the Universe” on ukulele.
As mentioned at the show:
Thank you all so, so much for attending on Friday. It was such a fun night!
Today, I’m releasing a new record into the world! It’s a recording of my recent performance on Banding Together: A Webathon to Benefit the Spondylitis Association of America.
Things you won’t find on the record:
Things you will find on the record:
The recording features a half hour of original music, recorded in a way that captures the live performance with high fidelity. I worked with Missile Silo Studios to mix and master it professionally, so it sounds good coming out of your sound docks, speakers, and earbuds. (Read more about the recording process here.)
The record is available as a digital download.
Pay what you want for it. You can even grab it for free. I’m proud of the way it came out and I just want you to have it!
After you download it to your computer, you can easily add it to iTunes, Spotify, or any other music player. Just drag the files into your player.
I hope you enjoy it!
Today, I’m releasing a new video for my instrumental piece, “You Smiled Because You Knew.”
You may remember my recent blog post about the importance of its title. And how it’s the most listened-to piece of music I’ve made so far (but only because of it’s title).
I filmed this video from a plane, while departing from New York’s LaGuardia airport back in June. It was a beautifully clear Saturday morning as I took off en route to Atlanta, GA. I think the music pairs really nicely with the feeling of becoming airborne and the beautiful view of Manhattan looking south. You see all of Central Park, the bridges that connect Queens and the Bronx, and finishes as the plane crosses over the Hudson River into New Jersey.
Check out the video below.
If you don’t see the video below, use this link: http://youtu.be/HgQgDr0CL-A
Another interesting fact about this piece of music – It’s licensed under Creative Commons, which gives you permission to share, remix, and build upon this piece of music so long as you include a credit and use the music non-commercially.
If you’d like to use this piece for something you’re currently working on, please do so! I’d be honored. Just download the audio using the link below, add a credit to your work, and let me know about it.
The audio track is available for immediate download for $0.69 right here.
Hope you enjoy it!
Join me for an after work show this Wednesday at Pianos Upstairs Lounge on the Lower East Side. NYC. 7pm. Free.
It’s a solo acoustic gig. I plan on playing some new songs. I really hope you can make it!
RSVP to the Facebook event here.
This past Saturday, I had a great time at Northern Soul in Hoboken, NJ playing a solo acoustic show. I was able to work two new songs into the setlist and they turned out pretty well.
Here’s a photo of me playing on stage.
And here’s the setlist.
My next solo acoustic show is next Wednesday night at Pianos Upstairs Lounge. Lower East Side, NYC. See the performances page for more details.
Sure, it’s last minute. But sometimes last-minute gigs can be the most fun and spontaneous. If you’re around on Saturday, I hope you stop by. I’m going to try out at least one new original song and also a new cover.
Saturday, August 16th
solo acoustic
Northern Soul
557 First Street
Hoboken, NJ
8pm
FREE
See you Saturday? Hope so!