So I’m sitting here at my dad’s desk wondering if I should even share what I’m about to write because it has the potential of landing the wrong way with some people. I know I shouldn’t be as concerned about…

Sometimes, people have the assumptions that I don’t have to practice. After all I’ve been playing didgeridoo for almost 21 years and I’ve got technique down. 

So do I REALLY practice?

Yes…. Absolutely….Here’s why.

I may have technique down and…

In early October, I was teaching a Songcrafting Our Stories class at the Vashon Flute Gathering and the book Steal Like and Artist by Austin Kleon came up as we talked about giving ourselves permission to make our own art…

This morning during breakfast, I was listening to Youtuber and musician, Mike Enjo talk about music and mental health in his recently released video on his Youtube channel Creative Sauce. Mike covers some very important issues regarding music making…

So I’ve been wanting to write “love letters”  for a long time now and I figure since we are on the cusp of a new year, now is a good time to start this. And since it's Winter, I can't…

I’ve been learning that I’m one of those people that can see the larger picture of things. I can see the vision of what is possible and become enamored with it, while I let it fill me with all the…

Before we dive in I just want to say thank you for reading this and for letting me show you the messy bits of being an artist. So often we only see the curated photos, videos and posts that make…

These are the beginnings of some thoughts I've been having around my musical practice and how it's had an impact on my own life. My hope in writing this is that you can take home some nuggets you can use…

I don’t even know where to start with this subject except to say I’m tired of the hustle. The ideas that you have to be doing something all the time. Especially when you are running your own “business.” I think…

One of the things I run across a lot are people who want to do things perfectly. They want to make sure they do things right or correctly. There’s a certain amount of good in this but it can also…

For the past three years now, I've been struggling with maintaining a balance between being attentive to practical details of getting music out there - promoting and marketing and all the other business-y details - and making art, if I…