Update

And now in a less pensive and introspective mood, might I say that I am truly excited!  It seems to be one of the most prolific and fruitful periods I've had as a musician and as a producer.  My long-awaited (by me at least) original album…

Why do I even bother?

It's obvious, no-one reads this blog.  Well, in general, I should suppose, people don't read many blogs anymore.. In this day and age of twitter, linkedin, and Facebook, It's a marvel someone still bothers writing them.  In fact, I haven't…

Take the leap Johno!!

It's been years, years of talking about my poetry project and how much I just had to get to it and start recording the material properly. Well, mates, it has started!! I just came back from the first sessions of recording the "road not taken"…

The Long and Winding Road - in memory of Sir George Martin

Since I was a kid, much before I knew I wanted to be a producer, and probably much before I knew what a producer is, I wanted to be George Martin. I didn't know exactly what he did, or how he did it, but I understood it was him that made my…

Isn't Albanian music fun?

After returning from the Balkans, I started fooling around with some of Andy Shkoza's material- check out this first sketch.. hope I'll get around to recording it properly soon enough. Andy Shkoza Sketch

Balkans, second time around

And so the summer came, and so the summer almost left and I got thinking- "well, I still haven't done anything special this summer.." So with the speed of light… or rather sound, or whatever… I made some calls, packed my bags, my racks,…

Our YouTube Channel

It took us a few years, but modernity has got her way with us.. and so, reluctantly but nevertheless with our eyes to the future, we opened a youtube channel, and also started making friends in the sacred book of faces. Our first video (well,…

Merry Chrismas All!

It seems for some reason this holiday season is somehow extra cerebral.. I don't know what it is, but two weeks before Christmas, and every radio station in Europe is airing none but sweet, kitsch, good old holiday music. So we thought we should…

Has the world gone mad?

Even as musicians, enveloped and tangled in our own little artistic bubble of aspirations, inspirations and exasperations, it is impossible to ignore the feeling that our beloved little world is quite nearing its point of 'absolutely loosing…

And so the summer begins...

With a great project in Morocco- recording the wonderfully talented Yassine Kodssi- son of legendary Gnawa master Abdel Jalil Kodssi. At his young age, already a mature and very distinct voice. Another great hotel room recording session- Check…