Feeling pretty lucky these days, with lots of career action to report. 

I'm honored to report that my mega-talented writer/filmmaker friend Ricardo Acuna asked me to write a musical theme piece for his website.  The new music, simply titled, "web/sight," just went up this week, at http://www.writeracuna.com.

I recorded Ricardo's piece at the same time as I was doing demos for my next CD.  Once again my trusty producer Michael Gayle is at the helm.  Even though "web/sight" is another solo piece,  I'll be collaborating with various other musicians, in settings from duos on up, for my follow up to "desert."  I have about eight or nine new compositions--it's all very preliminary at this juncture.

Today I heard a close-to-final mix of Tito "Stretch" Calloway's upcoming CD "Thugelligence," on which I am featured on two tracks, "Much Love," and "Hell No."  I'm thrilled to be part of this brilliant recording, which absolutely jumps out of the speakers.  I wasn't sure about how my normally quiet, reflective electric violin musings would fit in with such hard hitting tracks, but Tito and uber-producer Chris Rosa found plenty for me to do!  I'll post excerpts here on Myspace when I get 'em.  The album is full of both deep meanings and deep grooves.  Look for it in early '09, will obviously keep everyone posted.

Played recently with Davie Gayle, her brother (aforementioned producer/guitarist Michael), and plenty of other talented folks over at Flour Fusion in Lake Elsinore.  Both the music and food were worth the hefty drive, and a photography team known as Glass and Plastic also took some way cool photos which you can see on my profile.

Finally, I updated my music on here with an "oldie" from a very experimental group, CPD, with whom I played in the early '90s.  I also have a photo that's supposed to go up with it, but as I think as everyone knows, the new Myspace music player is extremely buggy and hasn't been able to upload my photo yet. While the CPD tune is titled simply, "Number Six," its working title was "Indian Sunset" and the photo, when it finally appears, will reflect that...

Oh yeah--please remember to vote.  This is possibly the most important election of our era.  Please show up and do what people do in a democracy, and let's make sure the you-know-whos don't steal anything that ain't theirs.