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If My Daughter Makes it Big as a Bass Player…

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IMG_2268, originally uploaded by heyjosh.

…this photo will have a whole new meaning. This is a photo of my daughter playing bass for only the second time ever. Sure, her left thumb is in the wrong [...]

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Sarah on Ukulele

Sarah likes to embrace anything having to do with Hawaii, since she was born there. Once I showed her how to play the ukulele (very basic things, a few chords and vamps and this waltz), she can’t seem to get enough of it. Here she is playing a waltz that I learned when I was [...]

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News Years Resolution – Play Drums Better

Here’s the before shot of the before and after comparison I would like to make at the end of 2008.
Yes, I know I stink, but I know I used to be good, so I am using this to help me see if I can improve later on this year.
I am trying to return to my [...]

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KOLOB – 10 years ago this week

It was 10 years ago this week that my first fanfare for orchestra, Kolob, was performed for the first and only time. I have recently digitized the performance and it is now available on youtube for all. Below are the notes as written on youtube.
This is the world premiere (I know, sounds so official) of [...]

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I Must Be Crazy

This has got to be one of the COOLEST robot meets music videos. It also makes me want to go get a theramin of my own! I love how they just threw a black cloth in the background and went for it. The percussion part seemed pretty complicated too. GEEK ALERT!!! I hope you enjoy [...]

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Best Home Video Ever!

This video makes me want to go out right now and buy a guitar just to give to my kids to see what they come up with! This is brilliant! If you want to see it happen, just send me money and I’ll do it. Thanks!
Enjoy,
Joshâ„¢
P.S. – I feel like eating popcorn for some [...]

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The Blue Room

This documents the studio a little bit. No descriptions for now, just some music created in the very studio being shown. The monkey Ai-Ai is the inspiration for it all.
Joshâ„¢

blue room, home studio, inspiration, music, studio

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