Musings on surfing, songwriting, making art, home recording, performing, musical instruments, and life in general. Each show is about my friends and I playing original music on the cliffs overlooking the ocean. The rest of my Substack is based on on surfing, songwriting, making art, home recording, performing, musical instruments, and life in general. I know. Thanks again for tuning in. Myself included. In the water, on the mountain, on the street, just have fun.
Bringing out the best in each other is a conscious choice. Watching the full moon rise out my bedroom window in Mammoth Lakes, CA. Playing live to an audience is also the best way to showcase new music to your local crew. This winter I need to catch up big time. I have so much material in the backlog that needs to be taken care of.
This winter, I hope to finish at least 2 of the albums that remain on my back burner. Complete the old so that I can write new material. Committing to finish something is usually the toughest part, taking the first step. The work is the easy part, especially if you commit to having fun. Another tradition forged a few years ago was writing songs in the old family living room while home over Christmas.
One winter I wrote a song every time I sat on those red couches by the front porch window. There were times I was firing on all cylinders, other times spent daydreaming on the other side of the planet. I opened up my ears to peer feedback, to see where I could improve my art.
There were 10 revisions of the Everything music video. Archiving live performances and releases has proved to be a valuable exercise. The platform is both easy to use, and is well organized. I even think Substack looks good compared to most video archiving systems.
