Category: Music

  • Rise and Shine: Dispel the Darkness By Being the Light

    On November 15, 2016, a week after the election of DJT, two friends and I facilitated a mindfulness meditation on dismantling racism that we called, “Peeking Through the Blinds”. Kara Dansky, of One Thousand Arms led us through the meditations and Brian Rocheleau (aka Rosh), of The Blind Cafe, provided the music. I set up…

  • Singing Down the Road to Redemption

    As the cast stood in the line preparing to enter the sanctuary, I could almost feel myself getting younger and the space getting narrower. Was it getting darker or was it just me?  Where did that spotlight come from?  Why am I so warm? I guess that’s what happens when you time travel and that…

  • Sometimes A Song Is Just For You

    If I wrote down every song or rap that has ever come to me then I would probably be able to make about 60 albums.  Pretty much everyday I catch myself making music that will never be heard by ears other than mine or perhaps my wife, child, or dog.  The words come from nowhere…

  • The Light Is Everywhere

    Have you ever noticed how the deepest love songs always sound like they could be sung to God whether it was clearly the artist’s intent or not.  My uncle pointed that out to me when I was a little kid and I have never forgotten it.  A lot of times when I am trying to…