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Tangled in Hollywood

Wed, 8 Nov 2006 20:12:26 -0800

Attended the 4 day Taxi music road rally for singer/songwriters in Hollywood, California. Performed one of my original songs Tangled in the Barbwire on the main ballroom stage Friday night to positive reviews. Met a lot of really cool people and also had fun at the late night impromptu jam sessions. Robbie Robertson, singer songwriter from The Band, gave an insightful talk discussing his career

Cosmic Circuit Studio partners with Disc Makers

Sun, 5 Nov 2006 19:56:20 -0800

Cosmic Circuit Studio has partnered with Disc Makers for musicians needing large runs of CD’s and/or DVD’s. Record in our studio and we can assist in getting your projects handed over properly for the mastering and pressing process. Cosmic Circuit provides recording, consulting, and short runs of CD’s (up to 500).

Ritespot Cafe Performance

Sat, 4 Nov 2006 19:25:24 -0800

Andrea & I performed acoustically at the Ritespot Cafe in San Francisco. Calvin Keaoola happened to stop by and joined us at the last minute on the fiddle for quite a few numbers.

AES Convention

Fri, 6 Oct 2006 15:09:49 -0700

Attended the 121st Audio Engineering Society (AES) convention at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The convention showcases pro audio and recording studio products. The legendary Rubert Neve, creator of the highly revered Neve mixing consoles, was in attendance and displaying his new line of channel strips. Digidesign, Universal Audio, Mackie, Sony, Bias, Sound on Sound (a truly great magazi

Apple Final Cut Pro Certified

Tue, 5 Sep 2006 17:00:47 -0700

Passed the Apple examination at the Bay Area Video Coalition and officially became Final Cut Pro Level 1 Certified. Final Cut Pro is Apple’s high end video production software used by most independent film artists as well as many larger production companies including the BBC (British Broadcasting Company). Joe Rizzo Final Cut Pro Certified 510-868-9323

Attended 3 Day Music Conference in L.A.

Wed, 1 Dec 2004 09:34:56 -0800

Attended the annual 3 day Taxi Music Conference in Los Angeles for singer/songwriters and musicians.

Apple Logic Pro Level 1 Certification

Sun, 26 Feb 2006 09:29:28 -0800

Passed the Apple Logic Pro Level 1 certification exam. Logic is Apple’s high-end audio recording application.

Thailand Photos Posted

Tue, 23 Sep 2003 09:21:40 -0700

Sept 29th, 2003 - Thailand travel photos posted. Images from Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Ko Sumi, Ko Phangan & more.

Presented Demo of GarageBand at SFSU

Thu, 2 Dec 2004 09:09:19 -0800

Presented a live 2 hour demonstration on Apple's Garageband program at the SFSU Bookstore.

Guatemala Photos Posted

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 08:59:09 -0800

Guatemala travel photos posted. View scenes of Antigua, a mayan festival in Chichicastenango and the laid back area of Panajachel.

48 Hour Film Project

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 16:03:18 -0700

Composed opening & closing music as well as sound effects for the film ‘What Do Your Really Think’ for the 48 hr. Film Project. The debut screening of the film was at the Roxie Cinema in San Francisco on June 29th, 2006. The film was produced by Leena Prasad and edited by Will O’Brien.

Cosmic Circuit Studio now in session

Thu, 8 Jun 2006 15:44:01 -0700

Recording this month at Cosmic Circuit Studio included San Francisco bay area bluesman Little Junior Crudup, nephew of the famous Arthur Crudup (who wrote such hits at ‘That’s All Right Mama’ recorded by Elvis Presley).

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico photos

Sun, 7 May 2006 16:02:08 -0700

Photos of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico posted.

Mystic Tribe rocks Carnaval San Francisco

Sat, 27 May 2006 15:43:51 -0700

Mystic Tribe backed vocalist Donny Rasta at the annual Carnaval San Francisco festival performing original roots rock reggae.

Apple Logic Pro Level 2 Certification

Mon, 22 May 2006 15:15:03 -0700

Passed the Apple Logic Pro Level 2 examination. Now officially Level 1 & Level 2 certified in Apple’s premier audio recording application.