Streetlight Sound

A year ago, I started work on what David Wax and I both thought would be a demo.  But the project gathered steam, several sessions ensued, and low and behold, a record was born!  I engineered basics as well as mandolin, dobro, fiddle, and vocal overdubs at Streetlight Sound.  Then the project was sent down to Springfield, MO for a few more overdubs and mixing.

“Carpenter Bird” will be released Sept. 18th with a show at Club Passim, then David and the band take off for 3-weeks of non-stop touring up and down the East Coast.

Click below to a song from the new record, go to clubpassim.org to buy tickets for Sept.18th, or pre-order your copy at davidwaxmuseum.com!

Listen to it here!

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In August, I went up to a summer camp I worked at through high school and college.  One week we did a kids choir, and the other I taught my first ever ukulele class!  This is an idea I’ve wanted to try for a long time, and I finally took the plunge, bought seven ukes, and recruited a few kids to take part.  Over the course of a week we learned a handful of chords, played lots of familiar songs, and then learned “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne.

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My band, The Pretty Pennies, has it’s debut full length album E Pluribus Unum available on iTunes!  The album was recorded and mixed by myself at Streetlight Sound.  It features half covers of classic folk, soul, and country tunes, and half originals written by the band.  In addition to our normal instrumentation, we added dobro, Wurlitzer, pedal steel, banjo, Hammond organ and special appearances by guests Adam Ollendorf, Ellery Kimball, and Maddie Welch to flesh out the tunes.  Join us on Wednesday, August 19th at Johnny D’s to celebrate with us and hear songs from the album live!  We’re also busking a bunch this summer, usually on Thursday nights somewhere around Davis Square.  Come say hi!