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Feb 24 2015

Blue River & Nashville

Hello superfriends,

I’ve had a busy start to the year. I always try to chill out during the winter and take some time off to write and be a weird artist. I find that with such a busy schedule…

Jan 17 2015

The Best Christmas Present Ever

Only a mother who has an artistic son can understand the shear volume of work that is produced in bedrooms. Only a very small percentage of this ever makes it to the surface, to the printing press or the manufacturing…

Dec 6 2014

The Scarf

The Scarf

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Nov 20 2014

A Beginner's Guide To Becoming A Touring Musician

A Beginner’s Guide To Becoming A Touring Musician If my count is correct, then I’ve played just shy of 125 shows in 2014. I’ve been on the road across the country more than a couple times… Read more

Aug 30 2014

Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures: Tips for living like a hobo while touring, travelling or drifting

I’ve spent a sizeable amount of time backpacking internationally, budget travelling the US by car, and have done more than a few tours; both with an indie rock band and solo. The one thing all my travelling has had in…Read more

Aug 14 2014

The History of All Girls Want

This post is in response to the recent video debut of my song, All Girls Want. If you have ever sang this song, related to it, been a part of it’s history or have recently discovered and enjoyed it...then I…Read more

Jun 26 2014

My Mother Read To Me

Today my mother is retiring from her job as a schoolteacher. She has been a teacher for nearly 30 years, and she is looking forward to retirement.
(Below is a video for a song I wrote for her. It's a…Read more

Jun 6 2014

I'm Checking Myself Into a No-Star Motel

Tales From The Road

Last time we chatted, I was taking a day off from tour life and maxing and relaxing in Toronto. We may as well continue right where we left off on this tour adventure.

We…

May 26 2014

Team Building Tour

I’m looking outside the 5th floor window of my friend’s apartment in downtown Toronto. Today is Monday and it is a day off from the recent tour I’ve been on for the past week. My partner in crime, Sean Hamilton,…Read more

May 2 2014

Making Hit Records

This is a photo of my friend Sean Hamilton and I.

We did a tour together last fall and decided we should make a record together. We each wrote a couple songs and played them together.

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Apr 8 2014

Spring is in the Air

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, spring has finally arrived. I just finished cleaning out the old, red van I inherited from my old band. We finished a tour to Montreal and promptly broke up.

The 86’…

Feb 8 2014

Back in Nashville

I spent 29 hours alone in a car on my way to Nashville. It wasn’t exactly the zen experience I was looking for either; it was cold and there was snow on the road the entire trip, until I was… Read more