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I just noticed that I arranged strings on two Grammy Nominated albums this year. Salaam Remi- One in the Chamber and Mack Wilds- New York: A Love Story Take a listen. Salaam Remi and Mack Wilds
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I just posted a new article about Jazz Voicings. This one looks at the thickened line technique, most commonly used when writing for big band saxophone sections. Make sure you look at Part 1 first if you are not familiar with jazz chord progressions and piano voicings. A few albums have recently come out that I did string arrangements for. I have done many projects for producer Salaam Remi over the years. One in the Chamber, featuring Akon has possibly the greatest lyric I have…
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I recently sat down for a chat with Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston from Scorecast online. You can listen to it here.
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Australia Trip I will be leading the West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra for several concerts in August. Dates here. On Monday August 26 I will be sitting in with the Daryl Mckenzie Jazz Orchestra at the Apartment in Melbourne. Recent Projects Hangover III (Cond), The Internship (Cond), White House Down (Cond), R.I.P.D. (orch, cond), Smurfs 2 (lead orch), Kick Ass 2 (orch) and The Last of Us (SSD). Plus a lot of string charts for various artists with producer Salaam Remi. Latest blog posts It's Staggering  …
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Have been in the studio a lot recently. The Internship and R.I.P.D. for Chris Beck and a session for Harold Kloser and Thomas Wander for White House Down. The Paperman, for which I conducted Beck's score, won the Oscar for Best Animated Short.
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