This is me shredding on my new electric guitar! Brian and Todd went with me and showed me around the local Guitar Center.
Todd Shay (shown left) is a ridiculously good looking man as well as guitar extraordinaire. I especially like the riffy stuff he came up with on my song “Love Divine.” Brian Unger (shown right) taught me how to play acoustic guitar and helped develop my artistry over the years. He played on “Jesus Take My Heart” which turned out to be one of everyone’s favorite tunes off the new album.
Yesterday I drove north to Nashville to a local coffee shop called “Frothy Monkey.” I had a meeting with a really talented writer/artist named Reed Pittman (shown below). After coffee, we jammed back to his place and got to know each other’s music even better. I look forward to writing with him in the future.
Then there’s the infamous production house Zod Lounge. I got a chance to catch up with them over lunch at their studio. That night I got to see them play live with the Collier Girls at 12th & Porter.
12th & Porter is a local club where many talented performers come through. The Collier Girls are a group that the Zod guys have directly helped produce. Collier has this motown, retro feel with a fresh pop/rock deal. All kinds of “big dog” industry folks keep coming out to see ‘em. Everyone’s really really excited about their sound. It was fun to catch their show here while they’re still being discovered. It was equally fun to see the Zod guys play live as I’ve only worked with them within the studio. This is a new piece of gear they bought!
While I’ve been out, I also got to catch up with Scott Phillips. I met him a few years back through Dave and JJ Heller. Scott took me by the A Loft where we checked out his paintings.
Today, I drove back up to the Frothy Monkey and met with Spencer Nohe from Word (Warner Brothers). Spencer bought my breakfast (thanks Spencer) and we talked about my live act and my recorded disc. I gave him several requested copies of the new disc. I look forward to meeting with Spencer again next time I’m out.
