Just a few weeks before wrapping up tracking for the album, I realized one of the tunes would really benefit from having a proper horn section on it. As I was going through…
A cappella music is something that has been with me for as long as I can remember. Growing up, my dad (a now-retired countertenor) always played records by The King's Singers, The Real Group…
Ok, now this one's pretty special to me! See, as a kid I went through a hugeYngwie Malmsteen phase (thanks in large part to Yngwie's sister, who is good friends with my mom…
The idea to have Jonne play flugelhorn on some song was originally conceived during the writing stages of my second album Painter's Portrait. However, the song I had intended for him to play on…
Most of the songs I wrote early on for this album had an obvious jazz quartet vibe to them, so right out the gate I knew I would need a pianist who's got that type…
When writing material for this album I listened a lot to the likes of Michael Brecker, Bob Berg & Mike Stern. Not that that's anything new - that stuff is always in heavy…
For the last couple of years Carl and I have talked on and off about joining forces on some project (since around the release of Luna Nueva, if memory serves me right), and…
Andreas has been my go-to guy for percussion since we first worked together on Luna Nueva. He is actually the only one on Equanimity who's appeared on all three of my albums, and no…
When it became clear that Aron Mellergårdh wouldn't be able to make the recording this time around due to his growing commitments with Dirty Loops, I set out searching for someone to step in…
So, after a "slight" 2-year delay (why, thank you.. a new personal best!) the album is finally DONE!! I signed off on the final mixes yesterday, and expect a release around the end of April/early May. More info, snippets, etc…