Kevin's Blog

May 29, 2011

Endings are New Beginnings

Dont be satisfied with how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. -Rumi

In earlier posts I talked about beginning a creative project, and maintaining focus to keep it going. If we can do these two things we…Read more

Feb 1, 2011

Trust the Creative Impulse

"Anything within a performance is significant, whether intentional or not." - Robert Fripp

Sometimes a performance takes an unexpected turn. Particularly in live situations, with an improvising band, this can happen frequently. Even in the recording studio it is important…Read more

Dec 14, 2010

Following Through on Beginnings

"Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it; boldness has genius, power and magic in it." - Goethe

The hardest part of any creative endeavor is beginning it. Beginnings have their own energy, and if we're lucky…Read more

Sep 21, 2010

Music is About Life, Life is About Rhythm

"Life is about rhythm. We vibrate, our hearts are pumping blood, we are a rhythm machine, that's what we are." - Mickey Hart (Grateful Dead)

Al Improta, Joe Chirco, Joe Napoli & I at Cloud9 Recording The components of music…Read more

Sep 3, 2010

The Work of a Musician - Playing or Listening?

"The world is full of people that have stopped listening to themselves or have listened only to their neighbors to learn what they ought to do, how they ought to behave, and what the values are that they should be…Read more

Aug 1, 2010

The songs are written, recording begins

"A Musician must make music, an Artist must paint, a Poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself." - Abraham Maslow

Al Improta, Joe Chirco and I at Cloud9 Recording

I recently began work on…Read more

Feb 6, 2007

Nine Days - Boulton Center Bayshore 01/20/07

It takes more than shortsighted music biz executives to keep a great band down. Nine Days took the stage at the Boulton Center for the Performing Arts in Bayshore to huge applause. They deserve it. Having recorded a very successful…

Aug 9, 2006

Noor - A Song Cycle from Geoffrey Armes

Noor Inayat Khan, ‘Sufi Princess’, daughter of Hazrat Inayat Khan, children’s book author, musician, Allied Spy, died in Dachau at the age of 29. Geoffrey Armes has written and recorded a song cycle inspired by Noor. I recently had the…Read more

Jun 13, 2006

Ladies Center Stage at the Vintage lounge

I was very pleased with all the great music I heard at the Vintage Lounge in Levittown on Ladies Center Stage night. Vinnie Dimarco continues to cement his reputation for putting together solid shows with well- matched bands and solo…Read more

Apr 20, 2006

Cloud9 Recording - A Great Place to Make a Record

Cloud9 Recording is owned and operated by brothers Joe and Jack Napoli. When I recently asked Joe Napoli why a band should choose to record at Cloud9 instead of using home gear or going to a budget priced project studio…