Inside the Music

The CD has a variety of musical styles, which I have grouped into three sections. The hyperlinks will play MP3 versions (more to come).

Meditative Moods

• The Land of No Ire Part One
• Perception
• You Might Believe
• Astral Waves

Groove Music

• Pacific Coast Drive
• Particle
• Funkamotive
• Fentro Mc' Blues

Music for Pictures

• Pointing North
• Off to the Races
• Gargoyles
• The Getaway
• The Land of No Ire Part Two

About the record

I made this record in my home and at Bruce's digs on the upper west side, nyc. My home studio consists of a Kawai acoustic piano, an Alesis Quadrasynth, a Mini-Moog Model D (currently in mothball), and a Yamaha S-80. I record using a Mac G4 and ProTools and Finale.

About Mac

Bruce MacPherson is one of the best keyboardists on the planet.

Bruce MacPherson is the New York area rep for Digidesign (he is the Yoda of ProTools). We are both huge ELP fans. He lives on the upper west side.

We've been friends for many years, and Bruce has been a big influence on my playing. He is a natural talent, with some of the best soloing chops I know. Many of the Hammond and Guitar riffs on the CD are Bruce (although I wail on a few myself - sometimes it's hard to tell where Bruce begins and I end, or vice-versa).

Mac's Studio

Mac in action with a ProTools session

The 'big picture'

Mac tinkling on the ivories

Musical Scores

I have Finale versions of most of the music on the CD. Click here to see an example of the Finale output