Category: Writing

I’ve been heads-down in the studio this winter, and it feels like the right time to come up for air and talk about what’s coming. I have a new album…

This post is an introduction and personal narrative about what I will be presenting at the NACCS 2025 PNW Foco, November 8th at PCC Rock Creek Campus. My presentation shares…

The connections between Latin American and Caribbean music aren’t always obvious at first listen, but they’re undeniably there. The Caribbean has always been a region of movement and exchange –…

A personal recollection of my musical journey, illustrated with a variety of music.

I first encountered Karmelo y Compañía through a YouTube recommendation. Their rendition of “El Testamento” appeared in my feed – that delightfully humorous dance song filled with “picardía” (playful double…

The original pream/amp module that came with my soundsystem worked, but it was extremely basic, and the mutes for bass & tops didn’t work. Of course, being an obsessive nerd,…

Surprisingly, Momotombo Soundsystem is a real soundsystem – of sorts. I wanted to build a small-scale system that would be comparable to a couple of powered commercial monitors, but with…