Things have been busy, to say the least.

Rather than try to recap every last little detail of the past nine months or so, i'm gonna hit some highlights, and talk about some of the awesome stuff coming up as well.

My last blog that actually pertained to what i was working on (rather than shameless self-promotion from a bunch of press) was talking about Billy Libby's solo stuff, which puts us at about september 2006. Billy's stuff finished up great, he moved out to seattle, but word is, he will once again be gracing the east coast with his luminesence.

I mixed the debut album for Dominic and the Lucid, which was tracked by my friends Jack Murray and Jim Begley. Its a really great record, and now they're up for a few Best Music Poll Awards courtesy of the Portland Phoenix. Dominic claims i was nominated for sexiest bastid, but i haven't been able to find that category... once again, i am a write in.

Jake Roche did his post-Jeremiah Freed solo debut in September. For those familiar with Freed, it might be a bit of a departure from what you're used to from Jake, but its a beautiful record. And, with a team featuring Hutch Heelan and Tony McNaboe, its hard to go wrong.

Singer Songwriter Zach Romanoff did five songs (was it five? six? four? it was october after all...) for a solo ep showcasing is pop-rock songwriting. My ace Danny Crean came up to play drums, and Jasper Rice of Hiss & Chambers (more on that later) held down the bass.

If there was ever a moment in my life that was the professional equivalent of a closing scene of a John Hughes (pre-Home Alone before he went bonkers) movie, it was working with The Everyday Visuals. I'm so fortunate that i was able to work with a band that i was already a fan of before we even set foot in the studio. We tracked a brand new song and i mixed six songs for their just-released LP "Things Will Look Up." Being Bostonians and not wanting to make them commute, they crashed at my (tiny) house over the course of the session. True road warriors, they made the best out what meager acommodations i could offer. Morning rolled around, Roxy (my pooch) was thrilled to have five extra people to pal around with, and Joe quickly jumped onto the antique pump organ in my living room. The smell of coffee, wheezy organ, and groggy morning-voice harmony filled my little house. That's how i know i have a cool gig.

Shortly after, i mixed a quick one-off song for Headstart that didn't really fit in with their recent masterpiece, "Our House." It's called "Love You To Death," and i think it might be on their myspace page right now.

Kingpin Wrecking Crew came in and did four more new songs, which i believe are going on a revised version of their "Abolition Strategy" album. Its amazing: it took nearly two years to finish the first album, and then we cranked out four songs in five days.

My old friend Trent Gay came in with a new band, which i don't believe even has a name yet, but has some amazingly beautiful songs. Trent has been the frontman for Trailor and Stars Look Down, and plays in Rulers of the Raging Main. He writes really amazing songs and is one of the most compelling, honest vocalists i have ever worked with.

I went to a wedding in new york, and i'm told i sat next to Mary Louise Parker. I say "i'm told" because a) i don't really know who she is and b) it was a jewish wedding, and i was desperately trying to balance a tiny yarmulke on my huge head, so i did not look up much.

In December, I started a record with Josh Madore. A little backstory: Josh approached me in October about doing some stuff, and sent me some CD's he had made at home. My first impression before i even listened was that this guy, who i had never ever heard of, had two full-length CD's of songs. I listened to them, and i was sold. The kicker of it all was, those two CD's were really only half of what he had to draw from. All told, he handed me 42 songs to work from, all of which he demo'd at home in Garage Band, which has proven to be a pretty awesome songwriting tool for a lot of guys. We assembled a band featuring the unstoppable Danny Crean once again, Hache Horchatta on bass, Karl Anderson from Kingpin on keys, and i covered most of the additional odds and ends. The result is a stellar album called "The Same Mistakes." I strongly urge you to check this guy out (he's in my top friends).

And that closed out 2006. My coffee's getting cold, so i'm gonna go find some more. Next up, first quarter of 2007, then all the crazy stuff yet to come! stay tuned...