19 Aug, 2008
If you’ve been to the Dallas Wind Symphony site lately you’ve seen the viral-style YouTube ad on the main page featuring “Frank and Ludwig” in a decidedly low-tech campaign. I decided to try one myself but my devious sense of humor and irrepressible cynicism got in the way immediately. The result is definitely NOT ready for prime time:
Update (09/02/08): Well, the guys in the DWS office loved the video much to my surprise, so I reshot the video and it is posted on the DWS main page now.
27 Jun, 2008
I get to do all my favorite musical things over the next week. First, my rock band (The Fins) will be playing the next two Saturday evenings – June 28th on the patio at Mario’s, and July 5th at a new place – Little Pete’s on Lake Grapevine in Flower Mound. Then we have our annual Dallas Wind Symphony July 4th concert at the Meyerson (An original fanfare I composed will be played in the foyer before the concert), followed by a special concert at Fair Park just before fireworks. Finally, on Sunday July 6th, I’ll be jamming with the best local Irish musicians in the area at Trinity Hall. Cool stuff!
17 Mar, 2008
Since the breakup of Gallus left a hole in my life last year, I’ve been hoping to hook up with a new band. Finally took the bull by the horns and got a new group going. We’re calling ourselves Five Second Rule. Rehearsals are going well, and it looks like we’ll have quite an eclectic mix of Irish, bluegrass, quasi-jazz and other genres.
Our first performance was with the Lone Star Wind Orchestra, performing Dan Welcher’s Minstrels of the Kells, a cool (classical) piece for wind ensemble that calls for an Irish pub band toward the end. Be sure to visit the Five Second Rule MySpace page, and listen to the excerpt from that concert.
