Hi Everyone - Well - what a sweet week and a half it's been. Can't begin to tell you what it was like to mix and master shoulder-to-shoulder with Miles Foxx Hill, and to have him tell me how much he liked my tunes and the quality of my recordings. YAY! AND I've been playing in the VISUAL sandbox (on the CD's graphics) with Tom … [Read more...]
Final prep (5/11/06)
Hi Everyone - Amongst other things (my retreat, and gigs of all kinds), I've busied myself in the past month with the final preparations for mixing my CD: re-recording some things, deleting some things (painful process!), tightening up performances, converting MIDI files to audio files, and making my ProTools tracks … [Read more...]
Photo Shoot (20/10/06)
Hi Everyone - Tom Carter and I shot photos today for the CD, and had a GREAT deal of fun doing it. Can't wait to sort through all of the images! With love and gratitude, - Nathen … [Read more...]
Retreat (13/10/06)
Hi Everyone - Just got back from my 3rd week-long meditation retreat. (My first was in October of 2005, and my second was in February of this year.) WOW. My heart got blown open with the realization that Buddhism is NOT about THINKING a different way - it's all about living from the HEART. Not a new idea, AND I've never felt the … [Read more...]
Phase Two completed (4/10/06)
Hi Everyone - Phase two - recording some very special guests for my CD - is completed. Here's the list: Shawn Soucy - drums on one tune Daryl Jahnke - guitar on one tune Phil Robertson - drums on five tunes Linda Kidder - vocals on one tune Finn Manniche - cello on one tune Andreas Schuld - guitars on two tunes Lauri Lyster - … [Read more...]