Script For A Chill – New EP Released!

Music label DistroKid has just released my 2nd electronic music album, a 5-song EP entitled “Script For A Chill”.  It’s available on Bandcamp for download.  It’s also available for free internet streaming on my SoundCloud account. The album was produced in Ableton Live, and mastered in Cakewalk Sonar and Sony Sound Forge.  Two of the… Continue reading Script For A Chill – New EP Released!

Dream Together – New dance/chill release

song art for Dream Together, by Collins & Frick

Songwriting and production partner Paul Frick and I have recently released another new song, “Dream Together”, which will be appearing on our upcoming debut album, which we’re hoping will be out some time in early 2016. Dreamy prog rock? Funky dance groove? You decide… “Dream Together” takes it to the next level. The song features… Continue reading Dream Together – New dance/chill release

Blue Paradise and Causality

This past week I released a couple of (chill/dance) songs that have been kicking around on the back burner over the last few months.  The first one (chronologically) is entitled Blue Paradise: Blue Paradise is a fun collaboration with my long term Wednesday Night Music cohort Paul Frick, and influenced by one of our favorite… Continue reading Blue Paradise and Causality

Mixdown Effects and the Mastering Chain

EDIT: October 2016 Note that since I posted this, I’ve become convinced that multiband compressors (like the C4 effect I had been using) can change the music in undesirable ways, so I’ve stopped using them in my mastering process. In this blog post, I hope to provide some insight into my music production process for my… Continue reading Mixdown Effects and the Mastering Chain

Wednesday Night Sessions With Paul Frick

I have some exciting music happenings to talk about.  One of the biggest is my ongoing long-term collaborative project with my friend Paul Frick. First a short bit about Paul.  We met several years ago, as Paul is my daughter’s boyfriend’s father (yep, they’re still dating).  Our families have always gotten along well, and it… Continue reading Wednesday Night Sessions With Paul Frick

Soft Summer Rain

I’ve been working on tracks for my 2nd album.  Here’s a sneak peek at one of the songs, entitled Soft Summer Rain.  Let me know what you think!

Cerulean Sojourn label distribution

My recent album “Cerulean Sojourn” was released on the DistroKid label.  This probably doesn’t mean a lot to most people, but the short version is that, in addition to our primary download site, Bandcamp, the album is available for digital download via several common online marketplaces, including: iTunes Amazon.com Google Play Music Furthermore, the “Cerulean… Continue reading Cerulean Sojourn label distribution

Cerulean Sojourn album released

On January 24, 2015, I released my first electronic music album, “Cerulean Sojourn”.  It was the culmination of 3+ years of learning and experimentation with the new instruments that we now have access to as electronic musicians in this incredible modern world. “Cerulean Sojourn” is an eclectic tour of (mostly) downtempo groove/chill electronica, incorporating elements… Continue reading Cerulean Sojourn album released