The Will To Do What We Want

I've noticed over the years that many people begrudge you, judge you and attempt to discourage you from doing what you want in life. I'm so happy that there are fewer and fewer of those people in my life.

"My Garden" (warm-up w/ Serena Engel)

A warm up and practice session with Serena Engel. Eventually she'll sing this as it's one of the songs The Witch sings. "My Garden" is the song that officially introduces the all important garden and it's 'produce.' The sound you hear in the background is Samantha and William playing Yahtzee... haha!
-Thanks to Shawn David Sonnenberg for shooting the video, and having such a great gathering venue at Titty Tea!

Look ma, I'm on the TV!

Halloween was a great night! My costume was a television...

Demo tracks from the musical -The Wilderness

 

The Wilderness - Demo Tracks

These are tracks from my new, original musical -working title The Wilderness. I just started writing the script after realizing that what I thought was a typical song-cycle, was working its way into a much larger story. 

Typically, I'll go through periods where I'm writing songs with a similar theme or emotional standpoint, but after looking back at my songwriting over the past several months, I realized that a large portion were dealing with fairy tales, witches, and that type of thing. Then I realized that some of the songs I've been writing over the past several years are also written from the same fictional character's point of view. So, here I go headfirst into another large project...


Imagine falling asleep under a tree and waking up in a Grimm fairy tale. 

Initially, I believe this story should be told with a shadow puppet theater, live music, narration, and ambient sound.      

♬♫...Our lives are puzzles with missing pieces -we fill with our hearts...♫♬

Blues Bash 9!

I got to do a solo set and a set with Chen Mo 沉默之音. I'm honored to be a part of such a great music community here in Taiwan!

Foreigners Sing a Taiwan Song Contest

Hey Foreigners in Taiwan! Like to sing? Can you entertain a crowd? Want to win a grand prize of $60,000ntd? Join up! 2012 “Sing a Taiwanese song, win a big prize!” 2012 老外說唱台灣謠
And this year you won't have me to compete with!

The Blues Cruise Maiden Voyage!

It was an honor to be a part of the very first voyage of The Blues Cruise! On a real stern-wheel riverboat!

"La Cada de Mi Amor" -original song

An original song in the Mexican Norteño style -though I wrote it while living in Costa Rica. No they are NOT the same thing, haha! But Ticos (Costa Ricans) do love Mexican music!

@ Tin Pan Alley

Photo: Terra Psychadelic

Spent a couple of weeks in Tainan, enjoyed the weather and the beautiful people at Tin Pan Alley!

Look Ma I'm in the newspaper!

Photo: Alita Rickards

I garnered a mention and a relatively large photo in the local newspaper -The Taipei Times! Thanks to Alita Rickards!

Promo for Madison Daniel's 1st novel

An old friend asked if he could use my song "In The Dark" for a promotional video for his first novel! Of course I said yes! If you like young adult, supernatural type fiction, check out madisondaniel.com

Travels and Travails -Taiwan and Hong Kong

I'm off to Hong Kong to explore the scene for a few days. JAVA JAVA, The Wanch, and buskering, oh my! Thanks The Bollands for inviting me over and offering a place to sleep! This spring and summer I'm doing a lot of touring. It's not easy being on the road, hence the name: "Travel and Travails"

Past the End of the Power Lines

That was an excellent few days in nature with my two favorite people! Past the end of the power lines, a river full of skipping stones, clear blue water, good weather, laughs and love... Hope you enjoyed your birthday Beelzebubba!

New Video Premier! "I Don't Have to Dream"

Written for my lovely wife for our anniversary!

Chinese New Years Celebration! It'll be a school's out blowout! January 21st.