I took this photo back in May on a short sunset hike. I wanted to shoot the oak trees in a field next to Folsom, CA. When I pulled this photo up in Aperature, I really felt like it captured the feeling of fatherhood.

My brother in law, Jason, was holding his 3 year old daughter while we were hiking in the field. (more...)

I recently found a blogger talking about doing a "Tuneback", which is basically a song conceived, written, and knocked out in 1 hour. SO, we decided "what the hell!" and give it a shot. It was really enlightening, because it forced us to make decisions that we usually end up spending a few hours on (instead of several minutes!)

The song is called "Delicious" and has a very sexy Electronic/Dance vibe. All done in one hour, in Logic Pro, take a listen ...
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I had to share this photo. It's my cat Merlin giving "I'm going to whoop your ass" eyes. I love how black & white can show so much personality. In the raw format, it's a boring photo that lacks contrast. In B&W, BAM! It pops, and makes a statement. (more...)

Hey! I got an idea ... do an Internet startup based around a really cool search technology and then name it something that only 5% of the population will be able to remember after hearing/seeing it! Brilliant!! Fund this puppy NOW!!! (more...)

Whoa! First post. Feels good. I finally joined the blogging band wagon! So I decided to first talk about the process of writing a second album.

I'm part of a duo known as "Mimi & Teft" ... we do electronic/pop/dance ... Our first EP got a lot of praise. Soooo, naturally a second release is in order! But, when your writing material as "artists" you always want to feel like your pushing the envelope creatively. Hitting that creative mark is always a strange process. We set a deadline of May 31st 07 to have the second release complete ... but, lo and behold we weren't read at all!! Frustrating, but very good. Because in the end we want it to rock
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