Hammers & Felt

French 20th century theatre curmudgeon Antonin Artaud said "no one ever wrote anything except to claw their way out of HELL." I try for a slightly more optimistic view of creativity, but I think Artaud was onto something. Art is a great solace to the soul, giving us hope and healing in hard times through an expanded (or simplified) vision. But it's also a way to move from one place to another; spiritually, at least. And each song on this debut EP helped me to do just that; whether it brought me to a place of exultation, a new scenic perspective, or a feeling of understanding, or plain old delight. That human beings have created an instrument from a few simple materials which can do what a piano does is a miracle! And that a person can sit down at this vibrating box of wires and make it sing sounds no one had ever heard until a few centuries ago, is also a miracle. I hope these songs take you somewhere, make you feel something, trip the imagination. It's been fun playing them, and I'm excited to publish my first humble album of pieces I love to play. This is a beginning, and I hope you enjoy!