Returning…With A New List

Well, it has been a while since I last wrote here, I know.  Since my move to Philadelphia, I have honestly been out of the game so to speak.  While I have continued to write music and even finished a new tune for my old band Bumpin’ the Mango, I honestly found myself in unique position to make a comeback late last year.  However, that was when I lost my job, and since I started a new job this year, I have pretty much had the muse thrown out of me.  As much as I have tried to get musically …..more →

The Next Factor Chapter

I’m leaving Atlanta. No this isn’t a temporary departure because of Hurricane Irma, it’s something more…permanent.  For family, close friends, and recent bandmates, this news will come as no shock to you. Today I am officially announcing that after calling Metro Atlanta home for more than a decade, my family and I have made the very tough decision to relocate to Philadelphia, PA.  This departure will happen within the next couple of weeks.  My last scheduled show in Atlanta will be with Bumpin’ The Mango on Saturday, September 16 at the LocalMotion Arts Festival in Hapeville, near Atlanta’s International Airport. …..more →

FactorVision Studios

I don’t know why it took me this long to get something up, but I finally have my studio’s website up and running! FactorVision Studios is officially up for business, if you haven’t already heard. You can see what the place is like, hear what has already been created there, and contact the studio to set up an appointment to visit or to do a session with FVS!

Prince

Still trying to come up with the words…….It’s hard.  Real hard. But I guess the one sure way I can begin is by saying this: beyond a shadow of a doubt, Prince was the reason why I wanted to become a musician. I’m going to tell you a story my mom always loves to talk about and, well, I guess it’s time that this part of my history comes out of my closet.  As a five year old I did not take into account in my small mind what exactly Prince was singing about, but his music connected to me. …..more →

The Friday Factor – Lingo – 3/5/2011

Every musician that I’ve met has gone through the same situation in some fashion. We’ve all had those gigs where either the crowd was absent, literally, or was there but didn’t care to watch or take part in the show. We also know that sometimes those nights are some of the best shows or “rehearsals” that the band does, when all preconceptions and predeterminations are tossed aside, and the band just plays and tests the limits of their craft. This show was one of those nights for Lingo. Thanks to “Taper” Steve Kwarten who decided to come out and see …..more →

Keith Emerson 1944-2016

I was deep into my Genesis phase as a kid when my mom came in one day and gave me a copy of Keyboard Magazine. I can’t remember the year of the edition, maybe 1990, but the cover story was about a keyboardist named Keith Emerson. Keith Emerson? The name did not ring a bell in my 14 year-old head, but I went ahead and read the article. I remember it being a very in depth article about this man and how he approached writing music, in particular a song called Eruption, the first of seven parts in his 20-minute …..more →