Category: Music


  • This week I’ve been deliberating over buying a new guitar after selling my old Roland SH-101. The guitar I’m interested in is an archtop hand-made from 400yr old Red Cedar from Stanley Park by Thomas Groppi.But that inner voice is asking, but you have lots of guitars why would you need another? For me, guitars…

  • Well, yes and no… Yes, when you improvise you are certainly generating musical ideas.yes and these ideas contain what is referred to as “compositional elements”.yes and as a skilled improviser, you are often constructing a solo in a sophisticated “compositional” manner. But describing improvisation as “spontaneous composition” is an incomplete (and usually inaccurate) description of…

  • One of the most interesting musical minds of the past century, Brian Eno, visited Vancouver on January 10th to share An Illustrated Talk. A good friend picked up a ticket for me and I was glad to go. I left the Vogue theatre that night completely inspired. I was particularly impressed with how effective Eno…

  • MIRROR

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    Between 2004-2009 I had the privilege of working on a project called MIRROR with my good friend Thomas Anselmi. Our collaboration began with a breakfast meeting about a website and quickly evolved into us writing music and creating the MIRROR brand together. MIRROR released an album that was filled with great performances and a guest…