Defining oneself in short bursts of literary energy is a strange endeavor for a guy who likes to play the piano in the dark while trying to access the secrets of the Multiverse, but I suspect it’s either Blog or perish. Thus, like so many zygotes before me, I choose life.
Here’s the current drill: I’ve been thinking about this whole notion of “Personal Branding” and it’s about as appealing to me as literally putting the iron to my left butt cheek (always the more sensitive of the two).  Who am I? What’s my brand? I always thought it was as simple as letting my music speak for itself, but that does not seem to be enough these days.  So, as a wise man once said “Who am I?” The futurebus is here; I withdraw my media metrocard and board.
To what end I ask? The answer resounds from all corners of the twitterverse and the Linkedination: “You need to separate yourself and stand out within the giant throbbing ooze of mediamites that are taking over the planet…proclaiming loud and clear for all to hear that “I possess the alchemy necessary for you to turn your musically leaden thoughts into sonic gold, that hearing my curiously impenetrable yet at once familiar piano voicings and orchestrations will move you to such degree that you are compelled to buy my recordings or that you will be sufficiently impressed with my mighty curriculum vitae to reach out for some quality underscore.  Or finally, failing all, that I am willing to spec a quality project “(generally the final answer, Meredith).
Well…ok-if this be what it takes- I promise to be relatively honest about things (do you really need to know that I like “Days of Our Lives”?) and do my best to amuse in the brief time allotted us all.
Currently, I am pitching on several potentially major network pieces. I’ve also been working at Dreamland Studios in Woodstock with the amazing Jerry Marotta doing some acoustic piano/Taos drum duets- The stuff is awesome and I am very excited about the potential.  I continue to keep my fingers in the music library world as well… more on that later. We’re also very busy trying to sell our apartment in Manhattan (talk about inertia)-let me know if you need a 2Bed/2Bath in Chelsea.
I sense the iron is getting hotter, back to the ooze .

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