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Sketchbook

Short videos of practicing, works-in-process, and other musical sketches.

Tracking Heatwarmer
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Tracking Heatwarmer

(Originally posted July 19, 2016 to my Instagram.)
urgency
00:51

urgency

(Originally posted July 27, 2016 to my Instagram.)
chorale
00:44

chorale

(Originally posted August 17, 2016 to my Instagram.)
Tracking Piano for Dolphine by Mega Bog
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Tracking Piano for Dolphine by Mega Bog

(Originally posted October 14, 2016 to my Instagram.)
Piano Cover of Overture from "Blue Velvet"
00:41

Piano Cover of Overture from "Blue Velvet"

(Originally posted October 21, 2016 to my Instagram.)
spectrums
00:54

spectrums

(Originally posted November 11, 2016 to my Instagram.)
Practicing "Night and Day"
00:34

Practicing "Night and Day"

(Originally posted January 4, 2017 to my Instagram.)
Bridge from "WOW" by Lennie Tristano
00:13

Bridge from "WOW" by Lennie Tristano

(Originally posted February 28, 2017 to my Instagram.)
flora
00:42

flora

(Originally posted January 25, 2017 to my Instagram.)
flamingos
00:27

flamingos

mini nocturne
01:36

mini nocturne

how the spaghetti is made
00:33

how the spaghetti is made

(noodling) 🍝
warm day, many thoughts
01:00

warm day, many thoughts

sunlight sketch with hidden hands
01:01

sunlight sketch with hidden hands

circular motion
00:42

circular motion

keep it going
00:22

keep it going

Sidewalk Piano in Richland, WA
00:49

Sidewalk Piano in Richland, WA

Found next door to our great venue The Emerald of Siam during Heatwarmer's 2017 American Dog Tour.
Dio & Aaron @ Vermillion
00:25

Dio & Aaron @ Vermillion

Patrice Rushen's Solo on "Superstar"
00:27

Patrice Rushen's Solo on "Superstar"

From her 1984 album Now 🔥
Solo from "Let It Go" by Pages
00:37

Solo from "Let It Go" by Pages

Disclaimer: For educational purposes only. I learned this solo only to get better at yacht rock, not to make millions off of YouTube.
The hypnotic accompaniment to “Var det en dröm?” (“Was it a dream?”) by Jean Sibelius
00:29

The hypnotic accompaniment to “Var det en dröm?” (“Was it a dream?”) by Jean Sibelius

Excerpt from "Dreams of a Summer Night" (original musical theatre)
00:29

Excerpt from "Dreams of a Summer Night" (original musical theatre)

Demoing a song from "Dreams of a Summer Night," an original musical theatre work by Janet Stimson. I arranged, orchestrated, and co-wrote the songs.
Hamming on Hammond
00:22

Hamming on Hammond

Having fun with Kenneth Piekarski of Slashed Tires fame at Weird Signals, a recording studio in Ballard, Seattle, WA.
Arrangement Sample for Heatwarmer Extended Universe
00:20

Arrangement Sample for Heatwarmer Extended Universe

Sometimes Heatwarmer has an extra brass and woodwind section we call "The Extended Universe." This arrangement is for the song "Changing My Mind."
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