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 I wanted to write a playful little tune that hypnotizes as it winks, riding the barrier between perception and reality. “If I feel the way I feel/does it matter if it’s real?” seemed to me at once timeless and almost too topically true. I had help from bassist Cody Farwell, bringing the sweetest bit of rubber to the groove, Torbjorn Andersson, buffing in the edgy, wavery humor on guitar, Mark Fitzsimmons, whispering suggestions in my ear in more ways than one, and Sven Martin, clearing it all up to a delightfully crisp mix. Much gratitude also to Eric Tolladay for achieving the perfect image to push the meaning even further. Here is my new release — “Sugar Pill”. 

In Situ (in place) contains songs I completed while observing the “Stay at Home” order during the pandemic. To manage this, I either created or played all the instruments myself, used previously recorded tracks, or used other musicians who performed “remotely.” To accomplish remote performances, I sent the musicians semi-completed music files. The musicians performed and recorded their part or parts and sent the files back to me. I edited them, then sent the completed tracks to the incomparable Sven Martin for mixing and mastering (thanks, Sven!). Half of the musicians I used for remote recordings were utter strangers! One sent me his tracks all the way from Croatia!

Even though I was alone while doing this (except for the great company and support from Mark Fitzsimmons, who also took the photo and did the graphics), I couldn’t have accomplished it without the help of the following musicians:

Torbjorn Andersson, Manny Aguirre, Randy Cooke, Cody Farwell, Pelle Hillstrom,
Yogi Lonich, Fernando Perdomo, and Blair Sinta.
Thanks, guys!

Music was one of the graces that gave me hope during the shut down. I hope you find some grace and hope while you listen.