Welcome
Welcome to my humble website. Originally from Canada, I am now a New York based musical director, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, composer and pianist. With over 30 years of experience in the music business, much of that spent in the theatre, I have also spent a fair bit of time in recording studios, producing CDs, as well as TV soundtracks, jingles, etc. I am comfortable conducting large orchestras but really love small...
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#4. Clifford’s
Many years ago, when I first came to NYC, one of the first places I played at was a joint called Clifford’s on W. 72nd, just a few doors down from where I was living. Long gone now, it was one of those long, dark, skinny NY bars, with the “stage” (I use the term very loosely) at the back. Apart from Bernie, the grumpy Irish owner (I have no idea who Clifford was), I was often the only white guy in the...
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#3. The Chat Room
A few years ago my brother Michael, who lives in Stratford, got himself a little column in the local paper. He called it The Chat Room. It was quite a nice thing for him to have. It gave him an outlet for writing and it also gave him a forum for getting his opinions on a variety of matters out into the public. He really enjoyed it. Well, with this little blog function I now have my own version of his column. A place to ramble...
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#2. A Digression
I had intended to continue writing about the incredible adventure that was Jesus Christ Superstar. Instead, I have decided to put that on hold to talk about something else. We just got in from hearing a band. Nothing remarkable in that. But it was the fourth band we heard in the past thirty hours. And all four of them were incredible in their own ways. We didn’t plan in advance to hear any of these bands. It was one...
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