Another Log on the Fire. PART 1.
Deciding to make my Christmas album was a big decision for me. There were so many factors that I took time to consider before I committed to it fully. The risks were both artistic and strategic, but also left room…
Safety in Numbers. (PT 1)
Happy 2016 Everyone! This is my first reflection post from the inaugural tour of my newest Christmas album, Just for You. Over the next three posts, in this little series called "Safety in Numbers", I’m going to highlight three main…
SAVE the DATE: Just for You Album Release Concert.
This concert is the Album Release Concert and Graduate Final Recital for Curtis Hunt hosted at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, MN. Featuring professional musicians from across the Twin Cities backing Curtis, you won't want to miss…
Another Fish in the Sea
Recently I took the plunge, and committed to a monthly membership with Apple Music. Now, if your career (or personal level of music geekness) isn’t exploring the variances of how to access (or distribute) digital music these days, you may…
i have a story
Why am I writing today? I’m writing because I have something to share. 2015. It’s basically two-thirds over… weird. I wrote a post in June about my professional work with Visible Music College and my graduate work with McNally Smith…
THE ALBUM & TOUR: Confessions of a Band Coach.
This is my final entry in my five-part series of Confessions of a Band Coach where I have been capturing the work I’ve been doing with bands from Visible Music College Chicago over the Spring 2015 semester. I spent most…
Rehearse, React, Record: Confessions of a Band Coach.
This is my fourth entry within my series of Confessions of a Band Coach. I spent most of my last entry talking about the band I’m worked with from Visible Music College Chicago over the Spring 2015, and their first…
This Christmas: in June?
Well, it’s June 2015, and I’m already thinking about Christmas... What? Don’t look at me weird, and pretend I’m not normal… There are two huge projects that I’m navigating for Christmas 2015. With the amount of expectation on me honestly,…
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Confession of a Band Coach
This is my third entry within my series of Confessions of a Band Coach. I spent most of my last entry talking about the songwriting process for a new album my students are releasing in May. In this entry, I…
The Drawing Board: Confessions of a Band Coach
This is my second entry within my series of Confessions of a Band Coach. I spent most of my last entry in the series focusing on introducing how my grad school work through McNally Smith College of Music and work…