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Thom Moore of Telarc

Michael — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:56:40 +0000

Thom Moore, four time Grammy award winner and producer and senior recording editor with Telarc, listens during a recent session with Massimo La Rosa, principal trombone of the Cleveland Orchestra.

Great guys, the both of them.

Massimo has created a new website to help provide information about his forthcoming CD and other activities. I highly recommend you check it out if world-class trombone playing is your thing.

Headshots for Stas

Michael — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:53:27 +0000

I recently made some headshots for my good friend Stas, an excellent clarinet player from Uzbekistan. These are a few of my favorites. You can see the full set over on Flickr.

Dvorak, Op. 96

Michael — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:59:59 +0000

For some reason whenever I ride a train I want to hear Dvorak. Today the train is the LIRR and the Dvorak would be his String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96, “American”.

What a week…

Michael — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:13:44 +0000

Well, my friends, it’s been one hell of a week. I’ve just now processed and uploaded the portraits that tell the story. Whenever I get more than a few days behind, I like to just put all the portraits into a single blog post for convenience.

Day One hundred and ninety-one: Back in Black

Day One hundred and ninety: I ain’t superstitious

I ain’t superstitious,
but a black cat crossed my trail.
Bad luck ain’t got me so far,
and I won’t let it stop me now.

Jeff Beck

Day One hundred and eighty-nine: I like your style

Day One hundred and eighty-eight

Day One hundred and eighty-seven

Day One hundred and eighty-six: Three-sixty

Try to be patient and optimistic in the face of trouble. Trust in yourself, and be true to yourself. Sometimes things turn around.

Day One hundred and eighty-five: One-eighty

Day One hundred and eighty-four: Define Success

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” – Bill Cosby

Day One hundred and eighty-two: Forget regret.

Michael — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:45:42 +0000

Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.
No other road.
No other way.
No day but today.

RENT

Day One hundred and eighty: The Wall

Michael — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:43:33 +0000

I’m woven in a fantasy, I can’t believe the things I see
The path that I have chosen now has led me to a wall
And with each passing day I feel a little
more like something dear was lost
It rises now before me, a dark and silent barrier between,
All I am, and all that I would ever want to be
It’s just a travesty, towering, marking
off the boundaries my spirit would erase

The Wall, Kansas

Day One hundred and seventy-five: Look around

Michael — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:21:32 +0000

Day One hundred and seventy-one: Arm yourself because no one else here will save you.

Michael — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:25:53 +0000

Day One hundred and fifty-four: You make me live

Michael — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:46:31 +0000

The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I have no wealth to bestow on him. If he knows that I am happy in loving him, he will want no other reward. Is not friendship divine in this? - Henry David Thoreau

Stomping Grounds

Michael — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:42:29 +0000

This past weekend I attended the wedding of dear friends. I shot the rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, and various candids as they happened during the weekend (there was a real photographer for the ceremony/reception). Anyway, this slideshow is the result. Eventually I’ll publish pictures individually, but I wanted to get this out there for all the wonderful people who took part in this awesome celebration.

The soundtrack for the video is a live performance of ‘Stomping Grounds’ by the incomparable Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.

You can find a larger version on my MobileMe Gallery. The Quicktime video embedded below may take a moment to load depending on your connection speed.