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The great MOMA hoax on Ello

November 3, 2014November 4, 2014 jonStories

  In October 2014, Klaus Biesenbach Director & Chief Curator of NYC’s MoMA PS1 posted this on his @klausbiesenbach profile page on Ello: “I neglected my ello profile for a while, but now I have a big announcement to make. This surely is a […]

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The Cadbury Gorilla In My Recording Studio

August 13, 2014August 13, 2014 jonStories

  Sometimes you never know who’ll meet and work with in the recording studio. The list of people that I’ve worked with over the years is quite large including musicians, music producers, composers, sound designers, arrangers, actors, voice over artists, comedians, and […]

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The Found Piano On My Street Corner

August 6, 2014August 6, 2014 jonStories

  “There’s an upright piano of the corner of your street” Was the text I received from a neighbor who knows that a) I’m a musician and b) I absolutely love sampling and recording strange and unusual sounds. So I […]

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Performing Microtonal Music With Jon Catler

July 5, 2014July 5, 2014 jonStories

  I once played 3 shows with microtonal artist Jon Catler from New York City. I’ve always been an enthusiast of new music (a convenient euphemism for words like “experimental”, “avant-garde”, or simply “weird”), so this was a great opportunity to perform […]

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Drummer Motivation and Miles Teller

July 3, 2014July 3, 2014 jonStories

  The dark humorous clip above is from the movie Whiplash featuring Miles Teller. He’s a drummer getting hammered by a band leader about tempo, that elusive skill that musicians (especially drummers) strive to perfect and control. Time is everything for a drummer […]

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Ambient Music Playlist

July 2, 2014July 3, 2014 jonStories

  On a quiet August afternoon, I was once an ambient music DJ. A group of massage therapists (and I as the aural relaxer) took part in a “massage-a-thon” to help raise funds for our friend Lyena Strelkoff. She had […]

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A Look Back At The Recording Studio In 2005

June 26, 2014March 16, 2017 jonStories

9 years ago in June of 2005, I was in the thick of building our recording studio, a career and life changing experience. Towards the end of construction, I got a call from the Green Natives who said “We hear […]

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R.I.P. Chuck Silverman – Teacher and Author

May 2, 2014May 2, 2014 jonStories

  Saddened to hear the shocking news that Chuck Silverman passed away. He was a passionate and spirited teacher who inspired drummers all over the world. I have fond memories of taking private lessons with him in my formative years, […]

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Pink Floyd “The Wall” and MAD Magazine

March 27, 2014August 13, 2014 jonStories

  “The Wall” by Pink Floyd became (and still is) my favorite album in 7th grade. I went through 2 vinyl copies and a Japanese vinyl pressing (for special listening occasions). I’ve often wondered why I didn’t grow up to […]

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Strumming an acoustic guitar: Pick with 1 or 2 fingers?

February 21, 2014March 9, 2014 jonStories

I was working in the studio the other day with an artist who had only ever played an acoustic guitar with fingers. We were working out a guitar part for one of his songs, and realized it needed to be strummed with […]

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