by Eric | Apr 16, 2014 | Local Art and Artists, The Beast
It’s finally here! I’ve observed, performed for, and occasionally advised the amazing jazz advocacy team over at The Art of Cool Project ever since its inception. I couldn’t be more excited for and proud of this crew as we are two weeks away from...
by Eric | Feb 1, 2014 | The Beast
Though I did not blog about it when it happened, one of my favorite artistic achievements of 2013 was the release of The Beast + Big Band’s debut EP, Gardens. We titled the album Gardens for two reasons: 1) we initially assembled this thirteen-member hip hop...
by Eric | Aug 18, 2011 | Artistry, Local Art and Artists, The Beast
This summer I was commissioned with Shana Tucker to co-arrange two pop songs for high school chorus and band. The end result after two weeks of rehearsal at a summer camp would be a fully produced recording session and music video. The first video, a cover of...
by Eric | Nov 19, 2010 | The Beast
I am thrilled to (belatedly) announce my biggest project of the 2010 calendar year: The Beast’s second album, which is a collaboration with Nnenna Freelon, entitled Freedom Suite. The album is being offered as an exclusive free download from The Revivalist, the...
by Eric | Jul 20, 2010 | Artistry, Orquesta GarDel, The Beast
After a spring hiatus to focus on songwriting with my bands and research with Zenph, I am happy to return to the blogosphere. The rest of the year will feature countowns to some projects I am very excited to share with you, including: 1. a mixtape from The Beast...
by Eric | Sep 14, 2009 | Orquesta GarDel, The Beast
I am thrilled to announce the release of The Beast’s self-produced debut album, Silence Fiction, on October 16th, 2009 with a killer release party at Duke Coffeehouse in Durham that same day. Here is a link to the press release about the album. I feel like...
