Greetings From March (not “A March,” but “March 1st!”)…

Well, it’s Monday, it’s March 1st, and there’s a lot of water under the bridge (and everywhere in general, actually)! It’s been a while since my last post…very busy, yet lots of time to work on extraneous details and PLAY. YES, some of that meant playing (as in MUSIC!), as well as playing around. I hope life has... [Read more]

LEAPING’ LIZARDS – IT’S THE ONE O’CLOCK LAB BAND IN L.A.!!!

Well, it’s time for the University of North Texas’s GRAMMY NOMINEES (Steve and the One O’clock Lab Band, BOTH!) to show up…with the hopes of walking away with the coveted prize, but as Lab Band director Steve Wiest put it…he felt like he won already! Neil Slater & Philippe Willems Even if neither he nor the... [Read more]

CHEERS FROM NAMM – Lots of cheers! Lots of Stars, and lots of cool new GEAR!

I hope some of you reading this had the opportunity to see the show…or at least attend some of the concert events and parties in the area! The energy was infectious, and it was a good sign that some exciting things are coming to our industry this year. If you are optimistic about your music/work…then being at NAMM was quite an... [Read more]

NEWS FLASH about the GRAMMYs and The U. of North Texas!!! 12.18.09

Hey everybody…go to this site: http://music.unt.edu/ – and you’ll learn that UNT has been nominated for 2 GRAMMYs in 2009!!! Time to update my “about” page – that’s 6 grammy nominations for North Texas, all other schools: 0. Yikes! Congratulations to all the players and the school itself…KUDOS!!!  Read More →

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