Down To The Bone

As promised: Salamander Studios' 4th release, (Gettin') Down To The Bone. Go now!

Not responsible for causing an uncontrollable desire to eat BBQ.

This one's been waiting in the wings for a long time. We recorded it on June 10th, but I promptly left the country for a couple of months, delaying the actual mixing and such...until now: dinner's served! Make sure you have plenty of moist towelettes.


The gear, featuring my brand new BlueBall USB Mic.


While recording. I'm apparently giving JM a cue, or just doing the really lame white-boy "pointing" dance move.


Essential handclaps.


Pearl, displaying characteristic enthusiasm. And jowls.


A bone.

Labels: Down To The Bone, Salamander Studios

Coming soon

from Salamander Studios: Gettin' Down To Tha Bone.

Memphis BBQ Aftermath #3 by Steven Bryant.

Labels: BBQ, Down To The Bone, Memphis, Salamander Studios

First Light...

...is finished. This is the new work for the New York All-State Gigantic Symphonic Band. The horns have plenty of good lines...all 16 of'em.

The piece is a sort of companion work to Dusk, in that it depicts the flip-side, dawn. In particular, the dawn I witnessed in Malcesine, Italy, over the summer. See below for more on that.

A partial perusal score is posted on the First Light page, if you're curious. Premiere will be on December 2nd, at Eastman in Rochester, NY, Ray Cramer conducting. I will be composer-in-residence for the conference, so if you're going to attend the conference, please say 'hi' at some point! As a bonus, some players from Eastman will perform my brass quintet, Loose Id, as well. Awesome (unless they hate me for making them bleed...)

Non sequitur: our balcony squirrel:

Labels: Balcony Squirrel, First Light, Loose Id, Malcesine, NYSSMA