‎”It is the artists of the world, the feelers and thinkers who will ultimately save us; who can articulate, educate, insist, sing, and shout the big dreams.” Leonard Bernstein

Nicholas has been working on some beats and sent me a snippet of jungle beats today. I opened the file but forgot to turn off my iTunes, which was playing Chinese guqin music I have been really into lately. The result was a surprising mashup that is pretty awesome. Take a listen to a snippet, [...]

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Getting all folky on the Fourth of July. Here is my acoustic cover of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land.” The banjo-like instrument is a Taiwanese instrument called a “yueqin” in Mandarin or “gueh-khim” in Taiwanese. It’s sometimes called a “moon guitar” in English.

This blog hasn’t been getting much love from me lately, and neither have my musical projects. The blog started out as an experiment back when I lived in Japan from 2003-2006. It was a way for me to document my experiences and to keep in touch with those around me and friends and family far [...]