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Well, here it is: 1998. Huh? It’s 2008? Oh my gosh, time flies. Isn’t “90’s Rock” modern music? How is it that we are almost at the second decade of the 21st century? Time flies when you have spent the last five years creating and raising two kids (3 and 5), designing and building a…

I’m on a previously unscheduled “vacation” this week to look after girls with bronchitis! (In other words, I will no longer be having a real vacation week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, because I’ll be making up lost work hours…) The blog will return next week!

(Part 3 of a 3 Part Series on the Creative Process…) Kids are great. They are adventurous, open-minded, creative, fantastic. They honor creativity and adventure. They are everything we should be as adults. And I am truly honored to have them, and the parents they bring along, as my target market. I have noticed with…

(Part 2 of a 3 Part Series on the Creative Process…) So anyway, the creation process — ahem, just to clarify, we’re back to the creation of music here — is awesome. And after the creation process is completed, it then becomes a huge, rewarding bonus if other people ultimately like what you create. But,…

(Part 1 of a 3 Part Series on the Creative Process…) Hello, Noizemakers everywhere. I have just written a long and loose blog fantasia on the creative process and what it means to me. I will split these musings up into three separate blog entries, starting… now! You never know when the creative fires will…

It has become fairly obvious that it is time to expand this business from a one man operation (with a PR Agent) to a team of some sort. I simply cannot stay on top of all the leads and correspondence and business I need to keep on top of, while simultaneously putting on the shows…

Wow, what a month October was. I played nine shows in ten days in Northern California, including a big theater show in my hometown of Los Altos. All in all, I played for thousands of people. The audiences were incredible — totally willing to create interactive music, totally game to sing and count and dance…

Noizemakers! I seek your help! This is the most important Blah Blah Blog I’ve posted thus far — okay, fine, this is the only important Blah Blah Blog I’ve posted so far — so I’ll post it here for several weeks before writing a new one. I hope it will inspire you to take action.…

Here are the metros and cities I already plan to tour in the coming year, in alphabetical order. Read ’em in chronological order on the Showz page. Denver, CO (most of the year) Lake Tahoe, NV (05/21-22/08) Las Vegas, NV (04/28-29/08) Los Angeles, CA (05/03-07/08) Monterey Peninsula, CA (10/15-17/07 & 05/09-11/08) Grand Junction, CO (04/26-27/08)…

Hi Everybuddy, Well, my babes are back in town after being gone for five days, and I am very happy to have them back around. When my two girls and their beautiful mother are gone, I am reminded how much my life is built around them. Home is home when they’re here; otherwise it’s just…

Hello Noizemakers, It is uncommonly quiet in the Noize house this week. All three of my girls (my daughters and their mother) are in the San Francisco Bay Area, while I remain here in Colorado. I am not used to a quiet house, and I much prefer a Noizy one. So I am looking forward…

Hello Again, It is Monday morning after a very painful and sleep-deprived weekend. Doctor Noize got an ear infection on Friday evening. I love my ears — all the better to hear you with, my dear. They are fairly important to my career. Anyway, of course my ears started experiencing excruciating pain just hours after…

Greetings Earthlings, Now that the glow and adrenaline of the launch weekend is truly in the past, it has been back to reality for Doctor Noize this week. There are many good things happening — more gigs are starting to get booked at libraries, museums, rec centers, schools, etc. — and a whole lot of…

Hi Everybuddy! I haven’t written in several weeks — things have been really busy for the launch weekend. So this entry will be be a little longer than most. The first Doctor Noize show was a total blast. The audience and the venue were so fantastic and so supportive, it was just a pleasure in…

Welcome to the first edition of Doctor Noize’s Blah Blah Blog, where each week I will tell you straight up what is and is not going as planned in the world of Doctor Noize. For a good portion of the last few years, I have been pouring my heart, mind and money into the creation…