I just added three more clips to the video page: 1. 2001 – Myself and Kate introducing the first B(if)tek WINK (Wired Innovative Naughty Kids) awards night, May 2001 in Melbourne. The WINKs were developed, funded and promoted by us each year from 2001-2003. These were awards for innovation and[…]
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Composing cool tunes for warm people
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A match, surely, made in heaven Here are 10 reasons why Chris Isaak should marry me: 1. He writes songs about love and heartache (mostly heartache); I write songs about love and heartache (mostly heartache) 2. Hes a major international celebrity; I am (according to the US Department of Immigration)[…]
Read More »A New Country My USA permanent residency card arrived totally unannounced in the mail today. I stared at it in happy shock and amazement. I am now an American (albeit one with a funny accent). Exactly one year after Tanya and I wandered into Pittsburgh, for the first time, almost[…]
Read More »G20 in Pittsburgh My adopted home of Pittsburgh, USA and my recently vacated home town of Melbourne, Australia now have three things in common: They have both been voted ‘most livable city’ by various publications and lifestyle monitors. For the last decade, Melbourne has consistently scored up the very top[…]
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I have just loaded up onto my video page a beautiful new video clip cut by Tanya Andrea Stadelmann. The song is ‘The Message’, composed, recorded and produced by my old psychedelic country/progressive rock band Dust. You can hear more songs from our only album ‘Songs’ (2007) on my jukebox[…]
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The second episode of What I Reckon features an interview with Laurie Spiegel, a former folk musician turned computer music pioneer. Laurie was one of the first composers to use the computer as an instrument, and some of her astounding recordings were put on the first Voyager space probes in[…]
Read More »Mites Tanya and I had for several weeks been enjoying the company of the robin’s nest that had been established on the portal outside our kitchen door on the back verandah. How delightful to see Mommy robin sit in intense meditation on her eggs! How fun to see Mommy robin[…]
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The pilot episode of What I Reckon features an interview with Suzanne Ciani, a creatrix who helped popularize the synthesizer in the early ’70s. She has left her mark on American music culture through her famous sound designs for commercials and arcade games, and her production of path-breaking electronic New[…]
Read More »Glee Club Productions is a new video and multimedia production company I have founded with my colleagues Tanya Andrea Stadelmann (video and photography) and Scott Reagan (graphic design and animation). We provide a ‘go to whoa’ service for all video and multimedia needs. We like to think of Glee Club[…]
Read More »Allegheny Cemetery Here are some lyrics I wrote on the evening (in August 2006) I found out about my mother’s death: Gentle soul May you lie in the arms of your father who loves you These few ragged minutes we are apart I’ll wait for you the way you did[…]
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