November Spawned a Monster

Hi. Its been almost a month since I wrote on here, so I wanted to explain what nonsense I have been up to that has put more important things, like blog posting, on the back-burner all November.

First of all, I have been cranking away sound design and mixing on one short film after another, as the festival season is here. Some of these films include a short starring Elijah Wood for Last Pictures, a hilarious and talented film company. Its called Boobie. I also worked on a film starring James Franco and Holmes Osborn called Solitary/Release, directed by the brilliant Holden Osborne. Finally, of note is a film called Signal From Shore, a film by kind bud Peter Flaherty written and directed in South Korea.

On the musical tip, A new Hiss Golden Messenger record is brewing. It will be a vinyl and download only release. Inspired by such live masterpieces as Europe '72, the record captures a creamy live performance from a stellar personnel line-up at the top of their game at the WNYC studios on Varick St. in NYC.

Family Band is playing a few shows also this December, with the first one on the 5th at the Petri Space in Brooklyn, details here.

Also- I am in the process of uploading a bunch of my own jams to soundcloud. Do yourself a favor and take a mellow listen.

Finally, some images to inspire:

I love T-Day

my zone

dream bug

union st. procession

Island Steez

Come aboard the Jolly Pirate, where the rope swinging and snorkeling are merely an accompaniment to the free booze.

If you drink too much of this Cuban rum and Amstel Bright, you end up like this island bum we saw on the side of the road.

The Arubski salute.

Snorkeling around an old German freighter ship that was sunk in WWII.

The Cloisters

Some Lord of the Rings business

These small stained glass panels are sketchy. Click on the images to see better detail

steady with that knife, son