Calmstock

[Originally posted at 'Round the Square]
I operate in two worlds. By day (and often into early evening) I craft brand-focused communication programs for a variety of mission-driven organizations. By night (and often into early morning) I write, perform and record with a band as part of Boston’s vibrant independent music scene.
There’s always been a synergy [...]

A new demo, and perhaps a Longwalls song to be.
It’s about leaders, survivors, lovers, martyrs, and traitors… in that order.
Enjoy!

[Orginally posted at Dysonsound]
For the past few years new media guru Chris Brogan has practiced the “My 3 Words” exercise to guide how he conducts his many efforts in the coming year. The idea is to chose 3 resonant words around which you set goals and develop projects. Given our increasingly over-complicated world, I found [...]

[Originally posted at Dysonsound]
I’ve been MIA for a while. Getting a new EP recorded, CDs and vinyl pressed (one-sided white vinyl!), gigs and radio appearances booked, promo packages together– it’s a ton of work as you all know. But I think I’m coming out of the woods a bit and want to get some thoughts [...]

[Originally posted at Dysonsound]
It’s been a hectic fall. I attended my first Musicians for Music 2.0 meet-up, found my way to Music Hack Day Boston, tapped into some super smart brains on Twitter, started writing about what I was seeing and hearing, and read seemingly a dozen articles a day on the business of music [...]

UFO…
It can’t be real to me…
As flames burst over sea…
Falling down…

[Originally posted at Dysonsound]
“It’s hard to get someone to understand something if their paycheck depends on them not understanding it.”
I’ve been thinking about that quote all week. I forget exactly where I heard it, but it’s been stuck in my head ever since last weekend’s Music Hack Day in Boston. The event brought hackers together [...]

[Originally posted at Dysonsound]
They sure do Mr. Gent. In fact, most of my favorite music is in some way “local.” From post-punk to punk-punk, new folk to new country, I by and large listen to music made by people that I in some way know– or that at least I might have the to chance [...]

An opening salvo? A shot across the bow? 2:10 of picture perfect pop? Yes thank you.

[Originally posted at 'Round the Square]
Recently I was able to unplug from the daily grind in an incredible new way. I had the unique pleasure of playing rock star for a weekend when my band, The Longwalls, was invited down to Plymouth Rock Studios to shoot a video for our song, Zombies!.

I’ve been writing and [...]