Articles
ARTICLES

Thoughts on music, creativity, rhythm, and the craft.

Essays and reflections on composition, production, musicianship, and the creative process.

ARTICLES
Grateful Dead, Lawrence Welk, Marijuana, and Jesus: The Strangest Moment in Television Music
Free Bird, Taken Seriously
The Keyboard Solves Voice Leading
Me and Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Third Eye Blind and the Burned Bridge
The Swing Generator
The Barre-Chord Myth
My Tuning History
Auto-Destruction: Keith Moon’s Final Performance
The Third Tone
The Myth of the Finger Snap: Jazz Cool or Hollywood Fantasy?
The First Groove
When Wasting Time Wasn’t Wasted
The Death of the Double Sharp
Kaplan Chord Spacetime
More articles on Substack

More Articles on Substack

Explore nearly 100 essays on music, creativity, process, and the journey of an independent composer.

READ THE FULL ARCHIVE ON SUBSTACK →