I hope everyone has had a great summer, spent time with family and friends, and enjoyed great BBQ and music. I had the pleasure of having my daughter Katie come into this world and had my relatives all get the chance to meet her. I also finally launched the new FactorVision Studios and began tracking clients. I’m going to be working on the website soon. In the meantime, I am on the hunt for any bands or artists who would like to track at my place, and/or have me add my own track or work on their new session. visit …..more →

Mr. Daniel Whitfield was one of my all-time favorite teachers. He had an encouragement and desire to see me succeed. He seemed to be able to get along with almost any student who wasn’t a horse’s ass, and the students felt the same likewise. At times, he would refer to me as his protege. Mr. Whitfield taught chorus, a music teacher, the same kind of teacher that exists, excuse me existed in Atlanta, GA – today APS music teachers just found out they are out of a job. Unlike the vast majority of students who came through his chorus room …..more →

I just found out my bud and one of my favorite music loving fans, “Wyld” Bill Dillard, suffered a heart attack a couple weeks back. If you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Bill at either the smallest of clubs or the biggest of joints, you’ve been missing out. When the words “support live music” are uttered, there are very few of any I’ve met besides Bill who can truly live up to that mantra. His passion and love for the art we do is undeniable. He consistently wants to give back time and again to the folks who work …..more →

I’m very happy to announce that I’m back to do a few more shows with Yacht Rock Schooner in May: May 1 – Strand Theatre: Marietta, GA – An Evening of Steely Dan May 2 – Private: Atlanta, GA May 7 – Park Tavern: Atlanta, GA – Butterfly Wishes For Ellie Benefit May 15 – Cox Capitol Theatre: Macon, GA – An Evening of Steely Dan Even more so, two of the four shows are listed as Evenings of Steely Dan.  Schooner has gotten a lot of praise the last few times they did these special shows given the complexity …..more →

So I heard Tom Petty had a great night Sunday. My first Grammys telecast was back in 1987, which began with Paul Simon’s Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes and ended with Janet Jackson’s amazing Grammy debut and Paul winning (correctly) Album Of The Year for Graceland. I used to crave a Grammy growing up. Back then awards meant something to me.  But a couple of things happened. One, when everybody and their mama starts getting trophies for just about everything, it lowers the significance when someone wins one.  And two, maturity.  Especially as an artist.  As I grow …..more →