Posts Tagged ‘music’

The fact that A BUNCH OF PEOPLE have sent this to me makes me feel like I’m doing life right.

Marc shared his perspective on my Beyond Tellerrand performance, and Marc recounts the original discussion in the early hours in Antwerp 2024. (Marc always seems to be the last man standing at a conference after party, and I’ve always been […]

This performance has been years in the making. In a sense, you could say it’s been a lifetime in the making. On November 6th, 2025, my brother Ian and I gave a “talk” at the amazing Beyond Tellerrand conference in […]

I got to talk with Seth Casana on the Wake Up Excited! podcast. I’d love it if you check it out and consider subscribing to the show! At first glance, Seth Casana is a very unassuming, normal guy. But that […]

This is absolutely incredible.

Holy smokes, I am SO EXCITED to head to Berlin for Beyond Tellerrand taking place on November 5-7. Beyond Tellerrand is such a special event for me (it’s where I first introduced Atomic Design!), and Marc and I have spent […]

Seeing David Byrne last night for the first-ever performance of Who Is The Sky was one of the best and most impactful concerts/experiences of my life.

Exactly one year ago I was playing music with an amorphous super group consisting of all of my musical friends and family. The event was called Frostapalooza and was one of the best experiences of my life. It took a […]

I’m obsessed with this song by EMEFE; the build, the motif, and how it ultimately locks in is absolutely incredible. I’m diving into more of their music, but this is amazing.

Dave’s right: always buy the $200 Yamaha. A $200 Epiphone will also suffice. This lesson I’ve learned — and apparently Chris has also learned — is that for some things spending a crap-ton more money doesn’t translate to a crap-ton more […]

Introducing Frosty Nightz, a semi-regular jam session in the 1974 time machine that is my basement. The idea: Get musical people together, eat, drink, play music, and have fun. That’s it. That’s the whole thing. No bigger project. No ulterior […]

I’m so freaking excited to announce my new music project: Cold Album Drumming! Be sure to smash that subscribe button on YouTube 😂 and vote on the albums you’d like to hear me play. What the heck is “Cold Album […]

2024 was a giant Kamehameha blast of self actualization. Through triumphant highs and addressing challenging situations head-on, I feel like I’ve grown so much, I’ve gotten so much closer to my true self, and I’m so incredibly excited to embark […]

I just got a Squire Bass VI, an instrument I didn’t know existed until developer/musician Tim Hilton mentioned it to me in a LinkedIn message (of all places!). I had a few holiday/birthday gift cards to my favorite local music […]

Frostapalooza was a one-of-a-kind concert and an unabashed celebration of love, joy, fun, music, creativity, and positivity. It was an excuse to celebrate our talents and collective human potential. It was a reminder to myself, my friends, my family, and […]

FRIENDS! FAMILY! COUNTRYMEN! On Saturday, December 14th I’ll be performing as part of Pittsburgh Plays The Cure at the beautiful Roxian Theatre. Several super groups comprised of Pittsburgh-based musicians will be playing a whole night of music by The Cure. […]

I’m happy to announce that I’ll be playing bass as part of the Pittsburgh Plays concert series on December 14th at The Roxian Theatre. From Pittsburgh Play’s website: Pittsburgh Plays is a semi-annual event that offers music lovers of all […]

I’m extremely excited to be a part of Smashing Conf NYC coming up on October 7-10. I’ll be: If you’re in NYC or able to make it there, I hope you’re able to make it!

Here’s a great recap of Frostapalooza over on CSS Tricks by Ryan Trimble. CSS Tricks for me always was the Rolling Stone magazine of web design, so it’s great to get a concert review in Rolling Stone :).

One of the best things about roping a bunch of prolific web bloggers into my show is that I get to read their take afterwards. Here’s Chris’s recap of Frostapalooza, written as only Chris could. The way Brad envisioned it, […]

After over a year of planning, Frostapalooza finally took place on Saturday night at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Pittsburgh. It’s going to take me a really long time to process what transpired and to find the words to properly describe […]

HOLY SHIT! Frostapalooza is happening in exactly one month! I’d really, really, really, truly love for you to come to this one-of-a-kind, one-night-only concert fandango happening on August 17th in Pittsburgh. Here’s 40 reasons why you should come: Sounds pretty […]

🎸 I had a fantastic conversation with Guy Segal on the Design Downtime podcast about my love of playing music. We talked about: My musical background The beauty and role of the bass guitar The importance of having hobbies for […]

One of my all-time favorite albums. Fantastic to listen to all of the source material. This video catalogs every borrowed sample from Paul’s Boutique by the Beastie Boys, from the soundtrack to Car Wash to the Sugarhill Gang to the […]

The age of average (encore) by Alex Murrell is a wild analysis of how the technology landscape has changed the shape of music.  “Media has always shaped music,” the author states, (David Byrne’s How Music Works is a wonderful book […]

One video phenomenon that has me enthralled hook, line, and sinker is people hearing music for the first time. Watching vicariously as others experience amazing music for the first time brings me so much joy. Sure, it’s entertaining, but it […]

I love me some Vulfpeck. Especially the music. But also the aesthetic and really the whole package. This piece of commentary is great for a number of reasons, including his sensible proposed change in business model around music. But the […]

Woohoo! I am so incredibly excited to announce that Frostapalooza is now live! The show is on August 17th at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA, and you can see the event on Mr. Smalls’ website and get tickets at […]

This is so cool; I found this image on Facebook that shows the Moog Rogue Tina Weymouth used on Talking Heads’ incredible Stop Making Sense concert film. It’s fascinating to see the song presets laid out using tape and shapes […]

I’ve discovered — or rather rediscovered — that playing music is one of the biggest sources of joy and fulfillment in my life. I play music — usually by myself — every day, but it’s the connection with other musicians […]