Hello again twitterverse, it's been awhile. Imma start tweeting music stuff, composing stuff, etc, so @ me with any questions or comments regarding such. I just got back from playing an ASO show with jazz singer Gregory Porter and i got to play up front in the rhythm section..

with Bill Hatcher on guitar, Robert Strickland on piano, and Bill Wilder on drums. Great combo. I had a solo on a tune called "When Love Was King" and I'd rather be clever than get stuck improvising, so i based my solo on MLK's favorite hymn: Precious Lord, Take My Hand.

Had a great meeting yesterday with Amy Wilson, who conducts the Atl Phil orch, about privilege and responsibility, and about sharing our platform with those whose voices need to be heard.

Time to start a new piece. Where does it come from? If the need comes before the inspiration, i dig through a file full of various sketches to see if maybe i've already had an idea worth developing. Jury still out.

The early stages of composing music from scratch are unsettling, with no hook pestering my brain yet, no form to pour notes into. All tunnel, no light. I just have to keep exploring every germ and tangent, visibility limited, not oriented to any horizon, until something clicks.

Had my first exp teaching composition to a classroom filled with middle and high school students yesterday. As far as I can recall, my presentation was mostly incoherent rambling mixed with audio samples of Pachelbel, Everly Bros, and Tool.

First new Bright Eyes we've heard in awhile. Hear "Happy Accident" now http://bit.ly/aOonNr

Band of Horses to tour with Pearl Jam http://bit.ly/djsYo8

Playing a whole program of Mozart is so good for your soul. It's something big orchestras rarely get to do anymore. The ASO concert tomorrow night is being simulcast and streamed and stuff, if you can't make it to the hall but you need something for your soul, tune in.

I love the feeling of being excited to go home and work on a new project. #shortattentionspan

This is a painting I put in my home and if you ever try to steal it, I will murder you: http://tiny.cc/wrlkj

wine and original Repo Man with a hottie...

New video from Conor Oberst/Jim James/M.Ward project Monsters of Folk: "Dear God" http://bit.ly/b6XGDL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oavMtUWDBTM&feature=related

@WhiskeyGentry how bout some joy division? or the who?

Online petition: retweet this if you demand that Passion Pit cover Leo Sayer's "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing."

I'm really not out to bash hipsters, but Hipster Puppies is too funny not to share: http://hipsterpuppies.tumblr.com/

Bright Eyes return with new songs http://bit.ly/9D4tIQ

The Guardian goes bat-shit crazy on writing rules. Do any of them hold a pencil to Elmore’s? http://bit.ly/bUBF9l

Band of Horses announce new album http://bit.ly/crmcGY