The concert and CD Release Party for “All Hands On Deck” on Saturday was a great success. We had a packed house with lots of new faces and everybody had a great time. We raised some money for Stagelights Musical Arts Community and I sold a bunch of CDs. Thanks to everyone who came out.
The concert was great, with Kim Banfield and James Anderson providing backup vocals for most of the first set. The audience was enthusiastic and their energy helped me deliver a great performance. It was one of those gigs that make it all worthwhile!

Our fundraiser for the non-profit Stagelights Musical Arts Community was a great success. It was an official Playing For Change, Peace Through Music Party, where we screened the Playing For Change DVD on the big screen at the Redwood Theater. The Stagelights house band, which I am a member of, played before the screening. It was a wonderful evening of fun, music and a very moving documentary. A good time was had by all and we raised a lot of  money for our fledgling community music organization.

Exciting news! My new EP, All Hands On Deck, has arrived from DiscMakers. It will be available for purchase online, directly from this website, soon. The official CD release party will be on Jan 30 at 7pm at Centre Stage in Brookings. The title song is a metaphorical call to action for all of us to come together to help solve the many problems that confront us these days. You can listen to it on my MySpace page. Keith Greeninger, Dayan Kai, Jim Norris and Steve Uccello backed me up in the studio and the result is fantastic.

My most recent ASCAP royality statement includes payments for radio airplay in Ireland for my song Just Devine. How exciting! I guess some Irish Devine’s have adopted it as their family anthem.