Over the past several months (since the John Foxx tour, in fact), we’ve been in such a state of lovely flux that I left this blog snoozing a bit….but I now, with this a big move to LA imminent, am excited to blog daily again.

I’m thinking that I’ll use this blog as more of a production diary, sharing little clips (such as a new idea I may implement known as “The Daily Stem”), videos and “sonic recipes” with you as I work on these projects, a sort of reinvention if you like…As a certain strategy suggests:

I feel that this approach is authentic & it excites me. As you may have figured out, this blog isnt exactly deeply technical, it is here to express a love of machines and music, and also chat in my odd, hyper-excited fashion about other artists that I am infatuated with.
For example, you must hear Mary:
Mary Epworth – Black Doe (Radio Edit) by mary epworth

Anyway, the notion of being back in LA stirs my heart to joy, and I’m excited to dive into several film/ live score orientated projects that are underway right now (watch this space for updates). However, less excitedly, the past few days have consisted of car shopping and gear packing, and slaying what seems to be a never ending to-do list. Anyway…

As a small catch-up, I thought I would post a few bits from the past few months…all great, spending time, creative & otherwise with friends old & new & magical & bizarre. Seriously….


From Christmas to New Year, we were rooted firmly at my parent’s house, far out in the country in the not-so-dazzling metropolis of Statesville, North Carolina. Island Records asked me to quickly cook up a remix at that time, so I reunited with my beloved Farfisa Compact Deluxe & Pro One, and set up camp in the neighbor’s house next to my parents – a creepy, cobweb infested house that the neighbors left for my Dad to look after.

It’s full of bone-chilling country kitsch items; think antique barbershop chairs covered with stained brown leather, several wooden heart-shaped plaques stating “Bless this Mess” and “Kiss the cook”, a huge collection of wax dachsund figurines, and of course, the metal music boxes:

…but oddly a great place to write…and the music boxes actually sound very cool!
Copper Music Box.. by TaraBusch
There’s a tiny catch up, and I will soon start posting my noisy adventures for you in the form of “Daily Stems” and other goods. Back to packing, or else I’ll ramble all day……..