Journal

Audition Videos at Lagond

Just completed my audition videos for college music programs at Lagond Music School, produced by the amazing Charlie Lagond and Rosanne Lana, with Jeremy Vogel, audio and video engineer extraordinaire, making the magic happen.

We shot four live performance videos: 

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"Ever Since"

My cousin Emily married her high school sweetheart, Matt this past weekend. We watched their beautiful "virtual" wedding ceremony from home. 

My gift to Emily and Matt is this video of "Ever Since," which they watched at their intimate reception…

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Lagond Music School year‑end MusicFest!

Today was the Lagond Music School year-end-MusicFest! Lagond's video producers did an amazing job with my video, "Not Our Time."

You can see the entire MusicFest event here. "Not Our Time" starts right around 48:00. Also brief…

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"Overflow"

Here's "Overflow" played au naturel in my backyard. 

Live at the Bitter End!

This year's Lagond Student Showcase was at The Bitter End. So cool to play at this legendary West Village nightclub! This is the same stage that featured everyone from Barbra Streisand to Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen... and I'm…

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Live at Coffee Labs in Tarrytown

I just had a live show at Coffee Labs in Tarrytown, New York, produced by Lagond Music School. I love playing in these intimate spaces, where the music, the espresso grinders, and the Hudson Valley nightlife all seem to blend…

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Lagond's Got Talent!

Lagond Music School is doing a "Lagond's Got Talent" series at The Haven, where I just played a short set. I love this arrangement of "Lives to be Lost" with the incredible Rusty Cloud on piano, Adam Webber…

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"Lives to be Lost" at Coffee Labs in Tarrytown

I had the pleasure of performing a solo set at Coffee Labs Roasters in Tarrytown, New York. This was the first public performance of my new song, "Lives to Be Lost."

"Dance It Away" in Centennial Park

Lagond Music School is big on live music performance, which is one of the things I love about them. In the summer music program, we do weekly outdoor shows at Centennial Park in Elmsford, just a few blocks from the…

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Live at Rockwood Music Hall!

Just finished a set at the Rockwood Music Hall in New York's Lower East Side. This was really my first public show, and it was a thrill! 

Produced (of course) by Lagond Music School, this was billed as the "Emerging…

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"In Our Arms" at Peekskill Coffee House

In the NYU Summer Songwriters Workshop, we were given an assignment to write a pure love song -- a love song with no conflict. So here at the Peekskill Coffee House open mic, in between the clattering dishes, you'll hear…

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