21Aug 25, 2020
For various reasons I am creating this post to assemble some documentation of the interface I am now designing and creating. There will be a lot of stuff here, going in chronological order, with the oldest materials at the top and more recent materials as you scroll down. I am not even posting everything, because […]
22Jul 8, 2020
If you know me personally, you know how much I’ve been struggling with the idea of selling instruments. I really started making instruments so that I could play interactive computer/electronic music with an interface that I loved. However, many people ask me “Can I buy that instrument?” and the answer has always been no. I […]
23Jan 29, 2020
I created the first working Smomid in January of 2010. I just realized that this project is now 10 years old! Wow. You can see the first working one in the image on this post. I can’t believe how much my life and interests have changed after creating this instrument. I have been sort of […]
24Dec 3, 2019
I have been searching for various ways to incorporate visuals into my performances for many years. My best results have come from collaborations, sometimes by complete random chance, with visualists, or VJs. Some of my favorites are Dr. Mojo (his work is unreal), and Permian Stratta, both of whom I met by performing at the […]
25Oct 10, 2019
Check the events page on this site for info about Smomid tour dates. The first date is Oct 12 at the LA Public Library in Koreatown, LA. Then October 20 in Tucson, AZ. There are a few new venues and cities that I haven’t visited before and a work shop at Fuse Factory in Columbus, […]
26Sep 30, 2019
I have recently started using Pure Data or Max in conjunction with Processing. I have been getting some cool results. I still have a lot to learn in Processing, but it’s a fun process (maybe that’s why it’s called Processing?).
27Sep 5, 2019
Pyramidi Scheme, is a concept album. It began with a concept of trying to see if I could play a composition on just one of my Pyramidi instruments, an instrument I created that is made of buttons, lights, joysticks and some other sensors. It was a little challenging, but I was able to do it […]
28Jun 13, 2019
If you are in the Northern California on Summer Solstice 2019 this is the place to be. TICKET LINK IS HERE.
29Apr 18, 2019
On April 18, at Liberate Hollywood in Los Angeles, there will be a Cannabis and Sound Healing event. I will be playing Smomid. Many of you might not know that I have been experimenting with binaural beats for several years. I first learned about binaural beats when I was recording an album with Chico Hamilton […]
30Mar 22, 2019
In February 2019 Smomid recently did a performance/interview with DJ Naysayer on KFJC 89.7 FM in the SF Bay Area. The video footage is really quite beautifully produced. Here’s some of it. If you visit the radio’s web site at: https://www.kfjc.org/ you might be able to find the audio achived there, plus some other great […]