I cannot even begin to describe the multitude of emotions and changes that went on this past year. Truly amazing to think about it all. Let’s see, where do I start?  Well, first, I finally bit the bullet and bought a house.  In the course of the first nine months of living there, my wife and I have actually made the basement into a very nice recording studio.  FactorVision Studios was created just to see if my wife and I could pull it off.  In the end we created a great spot for me to write, produce, mix and master music; much …..more →

From the moment we exit our mother’s womb, we are not safe. My wife and I gave the second season of HBO’s The Leftovers another chance after a disappointing first season, and we’ve been surprisingly impressed. But it was the season’s first 10 minutes that still hit me the hardest, particularly the scene of a rattlesnake slithering over a defenseless baby while the mother looked for food. It is actually a phenomenal metaphor to describe the world we live in today. Dangers are everywhere, no matter how natural or artificial. One week ago today, Paris was attacked. The attacks were horrific …..more →

….until the next chapter is written!  Such a great night and atmosphere, more to come!

In December 2009, four young guys asked me to join them on stage at a bar in Atlanta. I ended up playing most of the first set with them and we jammed real well together. A couple days later, they asked me to join them for a run of three shows the following month. After the second show, while driving us to the hotel, the lead singer asked me point blank, “So when are you joining the band?” That band was Lingo. Over the course of the next five years, this band would capture a great deal of my music …..more →

First it was Thunderbox Rehearsal Studios, recently bulldozed to the ground to make way for new apartments. Next came The Masquerade, sold for TBD purposes while the surrounding area becomes new luxury apartments.. Now, the realtors have come for Smith’s Olde Bar. They’re talking about possibly, you guessed it!, residential living. I’ve been in Atlanta for nearly a decade, and I can honestly say the local and live music scene here has changed dramatically over my stay. There have been some tremendous positives, from Aisle 5 successfully replacing the long standing Five Spot in Little Five Points, to Terminal West …..more →