Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Merry Christmas again

Well, it certainly has been a while since the last update.

I'm not going to go through all the details of whats been going on in the past eight months or so, but it's been a roller coaster.

I've had the privilege to play a number of festivals the past summer, including Shambala, Entheos, and Powell street festival. I always said, I won't go to a festival unless i play it.... This past summer did that in spades ....

Entheos was my first festival, and it turned out to be a very personal affair, after a mixup with stages, but in the end, we played a great se in the right place, with an audience I truly connected with having done some guerilla PR. We were blessed to have Adham Shaihk attend and share his wisdom afterwards ... Te set rocked despite the xoxbox deciding to go out of tune at will ...

Powell street was an amazing show, as this is the first time vie played with a live taiko drummer (Eian Hunter-Ishikawa) and Alcvin ... W had a big audience (500+) and a wonderful reception ...

Shambalah was anexperience of its own. being the biggest electronic music festival in this povince, it was quite an experience. I played with grooved whale, Alcvin, and Kirk Watson, and we created magical spaces and grooves.... I was also a learning experience, as i took a lot out of playing under the control of someone elses's midi clock....

So that was my summer ... Busy With music and busy with a new job ...

I learned a heck of a lot about gear and outdoor interactions, but also about the