“Making Of” vs. “Actual Thing”

Eddie Izzard did this British political ad, a party political for the Labour Party. It's good. But the 'making of' video is totally amazing, and they just made it as a side thing to what they were 'officially' doing. It's more convincing, it's funnier, and it's even got the key political slogans. Take a quick …

Rhymes with Opera is rehearsing in my house

I've known all the musicians of Rhymes With Opera for years. They're great. They've mounted some really creative productions in really interesting places. Right now they're getting ready for their next show, Book of Gazes, which I'm going to see on May 17 at The Tank in New York. They're also performing in Baltimore on …

The Stain of Love, streaming online!

I've just built streaming audio into the site! Now you can actually hear recordings of my music on here - revolutionary, I know. First up is Jason Buckwalter's recording of The Stain of Love, the Williams song cycle he commissioned. It's streaming now here. Pop over, have a listen, and let me know how you …

Busy Week

This has been a busy, busy week. Last Thursday, the film version of The Seafarer screened at a Thesia Arts event.  The film, not quite finished, was very well received. It was screened in the company of about a half dozen other films, including experimental mixed media animation, a pop music video, a rather elaborate …

Zach Herchen playing at the Stone

Just a reminder for everyone - next Wednesday (March 3rd, 2010, 10 PM) Zach Herchen is going to play a bunch of awesome new pieces for saxophone at The Stone. Among them is the piece I wrote for Zach, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, which sets the poem of the same name. He's going …

The Seafarer – screening at White Rabbit 2-25

Surprise! Thesia Arts will be screening a nearly-finished version of The Seafarer tomorrow night! The event is a fundraiser with screenings of several new short films by up-and-coming filmmakers, a happy hour, etc. This will be the first public viewing for the piece, so if you want to see how we've translated this bit of …