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I’ve enjoying streaming live on SonicBox.com. The profile video they created for your truly is pretty neat methinks.
I’m thrilled to have contributed a song to a little piece of Hollywood history. There’s a smaller Hollywood Sign, not the world famous sign in the Hollywood Hills, but a vertical, thirty foot tall sign on a triangular park at the intersection of Cahuenga Blvd, Franklin Ave & Wilcox welcoming visitors into the area. On April 22, 2015 there was a lighting ceremony for the sign. I performed my song “Hollywood Rising”, which honors the sign with Kerry Crutchfield on drums. Together we make up two thirds of our long time trio, Hollywood Rhythm Kings.
Rehearsing “Hollywood Rising” with Kerry Crutchfield on drums:
Spending a bit of time today working on the script for sexwithghosts. It’s a micro-budget poltergeist horror movie starring my better half, Natasha Blasick, and written, directed and scored by yours truly. This is going to be a lean, mean little horror tale. Still, there must be words on the page in the form of a script. It’s all in my head. Major parts are in the computer. Seven songs are already recorded. But, until there’s a full script there won’t be a full movie.
There’s a goal of having at least part of it ready to screen at the Blood And Babes Comic Con in Long Island, NY Sept 12-14. Natasha and I will be there for three days of meeting new friends and Natasha signing autographs as us sharing the word about our movie.
In honor of Earth Day, is Mother Mine written w the talented Dave Van Norden. His prescient lyrics are even more timely now than when we were jamming back in the big hair days. I loved this song so much I made it the title track on my 1rst solo album.
Charm And Pizazz is a frothy Rat Pack-ish mid tempo swinger I wrote with my jazz trio, Hollywood Rhythm Kings, in mind. Give it a read through.
Lead sheets are the tried and true way to “record” one’s song. I used to be more lazy about making lead sheets. Over time I’ve seen the error of my ways and revel at how great a tool it is for communicating. Rock and rollers usually do things more by ear. But it’s easy to forget lyrics or chords if a song gets moth-balled for a while. The age old method of notation is hard to beat.
Jazz, Music, Song, Songwriting
It was wonderful to spend a day on the set of The Network as Wayne the pianist. The show is really some sharp television. Jeff Daniels had a serious chunk of dialogue to work with. It was an all business set. Lots of tasty craft service too.
I had worked with Jeff Daniels indirectly on Dumb And Dumber providing the pre record and guitar and choir vocals for Mockingbird, the song he and Jim Carey sang in the doggie mobile. Their characters stopped and picked up migrant workers who mimed the background vocals. But I digress. That was a completely different kind of show 🙂
My appearance on The Network is season 3 ep 3
I had the great pleasure of co-writing a song, “Ladies Of Tampa”, with actor Matthew McConaughey. Matthew performs the song on camera in the movie. It also appear in the end title credits and on the soundtrack album. It was a lot of fun and a big thrill to be part of this movie.
Magic Mike opens in theaters on June 29, 2012.
The Mayan calender predicts a big disturbance in the year 2012. This might be it!
Billboard reveals track list for the soundtrack album:
Plug In America held the world’s quietest parade in Oct 2011. My song Electric Car is featured in this neat video about it. The movie is produced and directed by Jeffrey U’ren.