- Reflections on Learning
- My play excerpt at the Playwright's Festival
- Robert Wallace and Total Rhythm
- Reaffirming a committment
- State of Grace
- The Holy Trinity of Music's Appeal
- Cold weather and drumming don't mix
- Cheb-i-Sabbah and the spirituality of the musical moment
- Refound: The English Beat's "I Just Can't Stop It"
- Lessons from a yogi
The Why of Orkest Asfalto
People often ask me why I decided to start a bucket (and trash-bin) drumming group. The simple answer is this:
* it's cheaper to equip 10 drummers with buckets and trash bins than it is to get actual drums.
* if we are playing on buckets and incorporating club rhythms, it's very explicit that we're not trying to be a traditional percussion group, but that we are creating something new.
* I wanted to run a percussion-heavy performing group... to feed my own need to play drums.
The longer story is here.
* it's cheaper to equip 10 drummers with buckets and trash bins than it is to get actual drums.
* if we are playing on buckets and incorporating club rhythms, it's very explicit that we're not trying to be a traditional percussion group, but that we are creating something new.
* I wanted to run a percussion-heavy performing group... to feed my own need to play drums.
The longer story is here.
