anatomy of a music video
my new song dancing in a dream with rêve is officially out. i wanted to talk a bit about the music video, how we made it, how i took a bigger directorial roll, and why it was so…
dancing in a dream
my new song with Rêve is out this friday. we wrote it together in LA, and filmed a video in Whistler. this song has been extremely creatively fulfilling as i’ve taken a…
dear felix
the key to any of this shit is becoming a fucking finisher. no one cares about the thing you’re “working on.” we all have a “great song” inside us, if ONLY we sat down and sketched it out, it would all come together so easily, right? everyone has…
very high in colorado
a bit of progress this past weekend as i finally take the plunge and play some unreleased songs i’ve been terrified to play. i was unsure if i was emotionally ready to deal with how much work may still need to be done on them. against all odds, they…
a magazine cover and a sold out show
the nature of this industry is a rollercoaster, predictability is not really a thing. sometimes there’s months of nothing happening and then a day or two where everything happens. this was one of those weekends where…
the frustrating nature of overproducing
been working on this fucking song now for maybe… 4 years? maybe more? it seems crazy. am i crazy? deep down i know something is in there that needs to come out. the themes are important to me. they feel…
slowly chipping away
this morning i went for a run in the rain, which i quite enjoy. it’s a bit harder to get started, but more rewarding as you finish. i’ve been running with no real agenda lately, but keeping my weekly mileage around 25-30km. it’s a nice pocket where i…
why do i like this?
when was the last time you listened to something, and truly thought “why do i like this?” not just… hey I like this… but really why. active listening, active thought. i think it’s a muscle we have to keep strong. i try to do this when i…
life in the fast plane
i played dallas, atlanta, and miami this weekend. 3 nights in a row. i managed to get a couple runs in as well, one in dallas, and one in miami. i like running new routes in cities, it helps you get..
i don’t want to write
sometimes we don’t want to write. but if we set up a schedule to write, even writing about not wanting to write can become…
first week of tour = complete
4 shows and 1400km’s of driving later, week 1 is complete. thank you to everyone who came out. it’s been a long time since i drove show to show, but i really enjoyed it. no airports, no security, just…
i finally did it
the final tour date is now sold out. my first headline show at the commodore in vancouver. it’s the biggest stop on my tour (1000 capacity). i want to play it cool but…
