Striving to be a stable bow

On Children
by Kahlil Gibran

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.

Show at Display on July 24th

Enter View

Thanks to my friend, Andrew, I was introduced to an amazing artist by the name of Jen Clay. She creates an educational show for adults called Allon Allou. Recently, she performed live at one of Andrew's Action Research shows at Display in Gainesville. See that performance below. Also, be sure to follow the Vimeo link to watch Allon Allou episodes.

I will be creating a theme song for Allon Allou in the near future! I am super excited about that!






http://vimeo.com/channels/allonallou/46232765

Free Music

Some of my favorite music lately has come to me in the form of free bandcamp releases. I want to share them with you, whoever you are.

De Nada was from Tallahassee, FL. I far as I can tell they are no longer a band, but they recorded an amazing, artful ep with David Settle. Members of De Nada are also in Grounded and SALES. Both of these post De Nada groups seem pretty decent with a lot of potential, but it's the unique style and approach of the vocalist coupled with the dynamic, creative playing that makes them truly something special. It's not often you come across a rhythm section this tight and focused with a singer that has something tangible and sincere to add to the soup. Good on them for capturing it. David Settle's recording of the whole matter with a very minimal set up only adds to the mystique, for me.

http://denada.bandcamp.com/


Jane Jane Pollock was from Florida, I think. I remember them playing tons of shows around that I never had the chance(or interest, for that matter) to go to. Sucks for me because it turns out they are fucking amazing. So this next one is somehow related to them. I believe Danny is one of the members in the band Jane Jane, which is the latest incarnation in the JJP schema. Being that I love organs, the beach, and Arthur Lyman, this one was bound to find it's way to me.


http://dannydanny.bandcamp.com/releases



Enjoy,
B

My hero

Lester Polsfuss invented everything relevant to the music I make, to the music that has influenced me: the electric guitar, multi-track recording, reverb/delay units, and the looper. Thanks, Les.

Digital Graffiti 2014

A piece that Aaron O'Laughlin and I collaborated on
some time ago was submitted to Digital Graffiti in Alys Beach, FL. Digital Graffiti is an annual festival combining video art and architecture wherein the videos are projected onto the buildings of this town. The piece we submitted has been selected as a finalist in this year's line up.

You can see to a small degree what one could expect to encounter at Digital Graffiti by viewing the video above and watch our entry on the Hifi Envelope Facebook page here. I will accompany our piece on solo guitar and electronics during the evening of June 7th, 2014.

http://www.digitalgraffiti.com/

Words I can understand