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And the Winners Are …. OUTMusicAwards Winners

It was probably a good thing I didn’t scrape up the bucks to make another run at the Big Apple last Monday, because I would have been so disappointed to learn I did not win the OUTMusic Biello-Martin  Best Love Song of the Year award for my song, “Troubadour of Woes (Oh Peggy, My Love)”, read more »

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OutMusic Awards 2010 – One More Time in NYC, May 23, 2011

Remember the OUTMusic Awards GALA ceremony that got canceled one week before the event on November 23rd?  Well, it’s going forward again, yes, in New York City, again, on Monday, May 23rd, my birthday.    I mention this only because it is really telling, that the one ceremony I had my heart invested in is trying read more »

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Fueling the Dream … Back in the Trenches

The hardest thing about being a songwriter is finding time to write:)  Many have the luxury after decades of hard work, of loving what they see now as self-sustaining careers with concert and club gigs, tours and CD sales to keep that creative juice flowing … For emerging indie artists like yours truly, the money read more »

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House Concert with James Hurley, Houston, TX, April 9th

One of my good musician buddies, James Hurley,  an eclectic acoustic artist from southern CA, is in Houston this week, so I wanted to try and put together a house concert for him.   We’ve set it for tomorrow, Saturday, April 9th, in Houston, TX, 77095, from7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, suggested donation of $15. If read more »

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Sequoia Songwriters Retreat – Concert Tonight in Ben Lomond, CA

New songs to be presented tonight at Equoia Retreat Center, Ben Lomand, CA. Performance begins at about 7:30.

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Songwriting Collaboration Part 2: “We Reap What We Have Sown”

New song created with Tom Steffen at songwriting retreat.

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Sequoia Songwriting Day 2: When Songwriters Collaborate

My pairing with Tom Steffan, a songwriter from Denmark, is proving productive. Here are some insights on how we are working together and what we're producing.

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Songwriting Retreat – New Digs

Photos of my new digs at the Sequoia Songwriting retreat.

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Packing, Sorting, Preparing for New Friends and Tunes – Sequoias Songwriters Retreat

Packing for California International Songwriters Retreat is more than tossing some clothes into a bag.

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Testing Remote WordPress App

Ok, this is the first challenge: can I blog from my DROID Pro and upload photos at same time?  Let’s see. Well, I can do videos and photos, and also looks like I can upload videos and photos, but I don’t know how to insert files. The really cool thing though cos I’ve got a read more »

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