
My top 11 takeaways from #NAMM 2018
Here are my top 11 takeaways from #NAMM 2018: #1 There’s a lot of money in the music business. But finding it, like hunting Pokemon, can be hazardous. Just know that it’s there, and don’t be desperate. #2 The Bay Area is a hotbed of talent, but LA has skillz. #3 Synth and electronic music...

Impressions of NAMM 2017 – Day two – piano car – lucite piano – Jake Shimabukuro
Here’s the vlog from my second day at (rainy) NAMM 2017 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Most inspiring was the Steve Gadd show at Catalina (no video of that, of course), as well as Jake Shimabukuro playing While My Guitar Gently Weeps on the show floor. He showed me what Hal Galper meant when he...

We are the CHAMPIONS! Pacific Mambo Orchestra wins the GRAMMY!!!!
I’m finally getting around to writing this: Pacific Mambo Orchestra has won the Grammy for Tropical Latin Album, beating out Marc Anthony, Carlos Vives, Los Angeles Azules and Sergio George. Steffen Kuehn and Christian Tumalan, our bandleaders, were at the Grammy pre-telecast to accept the award, while most of the band was back in the...