freelance projects
Sometimes people hire me to work on their stuff. That's one of my favorite things to do, musically-- to contribute to someone else's project and help them realize their vision. I play a bunch of instruments, I produce and engineer, I compose and arrange music, I can build, repair, and restore musical things, and I will do pretty much anything else music-related. In other words, I feel like I'm a pretty handy guy to have around.
My main thing is electric and acoustic guitars, of course. But I've also been called upon to play drum set, electric bass, five-string and tenor banjos, light keyboard duty, and the occasional vocal. I like to read music, I like to use my ears, I like to learn it and I like to make it up as I go along. I love all kinds of music and have experience playing most of them--but I have a jazz background, which means I am pretty good at listening, improvising, knowing about harmony, and all of the other stuff jazz musicians do.
Via Mail/E-mail/FTP
For larger tracking, mixing and production projects I primarily work from the new, spectacular The Bunker Studio, but for those on a budget I have a solid home studio from which to work with nice-sounding rooms and a great selection of gear. Quality mic preamps of the most popular designs, a nice selection of vintage and modern microphones, great monitoring, and of course great performances ensure great-sounding tracks. For one-off tracks recorded here, I capture via a Lynx Aurora 8 ADC into Pro Tools 8. Several great microphone-preamp chains are available--visit the gear section of the site for a summary of instruments and equipment available.
Composition and Arranging
I'm always available to write original compositions arrangements for many different ensemble types. Attractive, accurate copy is done using Coda's Finale™ software. E-mail with project details for a time and price quote.
Gear
I enjoy using a rather extensive collection of vintage and boutique instruments and gear of all types. In most cases, this gear is available for studio recordings. Some of it may also be available for hire in the right situation. Be sure to check out the gear page to see what's on hand (list is constantly changing and may not be 100% up-to-date). If you require something not listed, just ask! It might be obtainable depending on the project. None of my gear is for sale, so please don't inquire