January 2025: Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone who listened to my music in 2024. Over the past year, I finished basic tracking for four more songs for my next solo album, The Sea Is Silent. Ten songs are now ready for post-production. My goal for 2025 is to finalize the track list and complete post-production.
November 2024: I'm now on Blue Sky Social! Follow me there.
January 2024: Happy New Year everyone! I am still working on basic tracking for my next solo album, The Sea Is Silent. Six songs have been recorded and are ready for post-production. As I'm working on the songs, I'm finding areas for improvement, so everything is taking longer than expected. I have also written some new material, which I'm debating whether to include on the album. I'll periodically post my progress here, so check back for further updates.
March 2023: I will be playing keyboards for Eric Harrison's Crash Chorus at Crossroads (78 North Ave, Garwood, NJ 07027, 908-232-5666) on Friday, March 10, 2023 at 8 pm. This will be a record release show for Eric's new album No Defenses; in addition, we will be opening up for Richard Lloyd of Television. You can get more information and tickets here!
November 2022:
My remixed versions of both God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen and Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming are now available as singles on Spotify. Why not add them to your Christmas or holiday playlists? Not on Spotify? No problem! Download them for free from here.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and holiday season!
July 2022: I'll be playing keyboards with Eric Harrison's Crash Chorus at the Alan M. Augustine Village Green (430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ) on July 14, 2022 at 7:30pm.
June 2022: Come see me play keyboards with Eric Harrison's Crash Chorus at the Americana Kitchen and Bar (359 US-130, East Windsor, NJ 08520) on June 10, 2022 at 7:00pm. Hope to see you there!
January - February 2022:
CANCELLED: The Eric Harrison's Crash Chorus show on January 7, 2022, 7pm at Two Ton Brewery (730 Federal Ave, Kenilworth, NJ 07033, 908-241-1614) has been cancelled.
The next show will be:
December 27, 2021: I recently uploaded some additional songs to my Audio page:
December 24, 2021:
Happy Holidays, everyone! To celebrate the Christmas season, I just remixed my version of "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" using sounds from the Miroslav Philharmonik library. You can hear it here or download it here.
Best wishes for a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season!
December 2021: CANCELLED: The Eric Harrison's Crash Chorus show at Americana Kitchen and Bar (East Windsor, NJ) on December 11, 2021 at 8:00pm has been cancelled. Have a wonderful holiday and hope to see you all in January!
July 2021: More shows with Eric Harrison's Crash Chorus are coming up! You can see us play at Crossroads in Garwood, NJ on July 10, 2021 at 8:00pm, and at Alan M. Augustine Village Green (430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ) on July 15, 2021 at 7:00pm.
June 2021: I will be playing keyboards with Eric Harrison's Crash Chorus at the Americana Kitchen and Bar (359 US-130, East Windsor, NJ 08520) on June 11, 2021 at 8:00pm. This is a free show - don't miss it!
16-Jul-2020: Come see me play keyboards with Eric Harrison's Crash Chorus at Alan M. Augustine Village Green (430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ) on July 16, 2020 at 7:30pm.
14-Mar-2020: The Eric Harrison's Crash Chorus shows at Crossroads on Saturday, March 21, 2020 and The Delancey on Saturday, March 28, 2020 have been cancelled. Take care and stay safe, everyone!
27-Feb-2020: From now through March 31, 2020, you can get my album Edification at the CD Baby Retail Store for the low price of $5.99!
14-Jul-2019: Come see Eric Harrison's Crash Chorus at Scotch Plains Green (430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ) on July 25, 2019 at 7pm.
04-May-2019: Check out my Spotify playlists Modern Classical and New Jersey Indie Artists, as well as Malachi Michler's Easy Listening which features my song "Etude No. 1 in C# minor." While you're there, please follow me on Spotify!
24-Nov-2018: I will be playing keyboards for Eric Harrison's Crash Chorus at Crossroads (78 North Ave, Garwood, NJ 07027, (908) 232-5666) at 7pm on November 24, 2018.
12-Jul-2018: I will be playing keyboards for Eric Harrison's Crash Chorus at Scotch Plains Green (430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ) at 7pm on July 12, 2018.
23-Jun-2018: I will be playing keyboards for Eric Harrison's Crash Chorus at Crossroads (78 North Ave, Garwood, NJ 07027, (908) 232-5666) at 8pm on June 23, 2018.
13-Jan-2018: I will be playing keyboards with Eric Harrison's Crash Chorus at the Concert for Eric at Pino's Gift Basket Shoppe and Wine Cellar, on January 13, 2018. This will be a tribute concert for my great friend Eric Kvortek, a brilliant musician and audio engineer, who passed away in September after a valiant battle with brain cancer. Many great artists will be performing, all friends and collaborators of Eric's. Please come and celebrate Eric's life in music.
02-Dec-2017: I recently finished composing "Guardian Angels," a short work for piano, cello and flute. I hope to begin basic tracking for my second solo album soon.
10-Jun-2017: I have expanded "Interlude: Reunion" into a longer composition for piano, cello and bass, simply titled "Reunion." I have one more piece to finish, then it's on to basic tracking for the second album!
14-Jan-2017: I will be playing a reunion show with Amethyst as part of ERIC-AID 2, a benefit concert for Eric Kvortek, a local musician and good friend of mine who is battling brain cancer. ERIC AID 2 happens on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Crossroads (78 North Ave, Garwood, NJ 07027, (908) 232-5666). In addition to Amethyst, the following artists will perform: Love Gas, Animal Shapes, Broken Darling, Eric Harrison's Crash Chorus, Live Animals, and Seth Tieger. Come see a great show and support a great cause! If you cannot attend but would like to help Eric, please donate on Crowdrise.
05-Jun-2016: Edification is now available through the Microsoft Store. If you don't already have your copy, you can get it for free with a free 30 day trial of Groove Music Pass.
17-Apr-2016: You can now find my music on iHeartRadio!
13-Mar-2016: You can now hear my music in the ReverbNation Discover app!
30-Jan-2016: Check out my YouTube playlist. Thanks to CDBaby for doing the heavy lifting!
16-Jan-2016: I will be performing with my old 1980s cover band Amethyst at Crossroads (78 North Ave, Garwood, New Jersey 07027) as part of ERIC-AID on January 16, 2016 at 7pm. Eric Harrison's Crash Chorus and Seth Tieger will also perform. The show is a benefit for Eric Kvortek, an extremely talented musican and audio engineer who is battling brain cancer. Eric is a good friend of mine and of all the artists performing at the show. Please come and support a great cause!
If you can't make it but would like to help Eric, please contribute at Crowdrise.
09-May-2015: You can listen to my first album, Edification, for free on Spotify! While you're there, why not check out the Nepenthe albums I played on in the 1990s, which were just re-released.
14-Feb-2015: Custom Music Magazine has selected me as their featured Classical artist for February 2015!
07-Feb-2015: I have finished composing the tenth track for my second album, a trio sonata in G Major titled "The Sea Is Silent" (which will also be the name of the album). The next piece I'm working on is a composition for flute, cello and piano titled "Guardian Angels."
23-Dec-2014: Merry Christmas! Why not listen to or download my Baroque-style arrangements of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (2006) and "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" (2007)?
10-Nov-2014: My first album, Edification, is now available at ArkivMusic.
27-Jul-2014: I have finished composing the ninth track (a short piece for piano, cello and bass called "Interlude: Reunion") for my second album. I am now working on the tenth piece, a trio sonata tentatively titled "The Sea Is Silent" (which will also be the name of the album). The main trio parts have been composed and I'm now working on the continuo part.
04-Jan-2014: Happy New Year! 2013 was a relatively slow year for me musically. I did recently complete my third trio sonata, which will be the eighth composition for my second solo album, The Sea Is Silent. I am now working on another trio sonata and two other compositions, and hope to complete writing the album this year.
11-Dec-2013: I played piano at the book release party for The New White Cat (by Michael Joseph with illustrations by Henry Charles; Cats in the Basement Press) on December 11, 2013, at Rutgers' Alexander Library. Proceeds from book sales went to Scarlet Paws Animal Welfare Network, an animal rescue group I co-founded and volunteer for.
23-Jun-2013 I recently counted down my 100 favorite songs of the rock era.
12-Apr-2013 I am making slow but steady progress towards composing the music for my second album (working title: The Sea is Silent). Seven compositions have been completed and four more are in various stages of completion. There will be at least four solo piano pieces and four compositions for mixed ensembles.
02-Jan-2012:
Happy New Year! You can now access my CDBaby store
through my Facebook page.
Also, read about my ASCAPPlus award in the Fall 2011 issue of Rutgers Magazine!
29-Dec-2011: I have composed 6 new songs for my second album and I'm close to finishing a seventh. Also, I just learned that people can now buy mp3s from my SoundClick site without registering as SoundClick member! Go to my SoundClick store here.
17-Sep-2010: I'm excited to announce I won my second straight ASCAPPLUS Award (for 2010-2011). ASCAPPLUS Awards are designed to recognize active writers and composers of music in the early and mid stages of their careers, and established writers whose main activity is outside of broadcast media.
15-Jun-2010: Visit my ReverbNation profile! I just posted two songs there, "Leaning on the Wind" and an adaptation of John Dowland's "Flow My Teares" for piano. Join the mailing list and download the songs for free!
22-Mar-2010: To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth, I have recorded and uploaded new versions of Chopin's Preludes no. 4 and 7 (Opus 28) to my Soundclick.com site. You can also download "PRELUDE No. 4" from this site.
22-Nov-2009: Piano Sonata No. 1 (Through a Glass, Darkly)" was played on the Audiosyncracy radio show. See the Audiosyncracy playlist.
21-Nov-2009: "Etude No. 1 in c# minor" and "Piano Sonata No. 1 (Through a Glass, Darkly)" were played on the Gagliarchives radio program (88.9FM, Burlington County College). See the Gagliarchives playlist.
20-Nov-2009: "Time and Tide" was played on the Audiosyncracy radio show and podcast earlier this week. Visit Audiosyncracy and click on Episode 48 to hear the Podcast, or subscribe to Audiosyncracy in iTunes.
10-Oct-2009: You can read about me in the Oct. 08, 2009 edition of The Sentinel: "Rocker finds 'Edification' in making classical music " by Vincent Todaro.
19-Sep-2009: I'm happy to announce I won an ASCAPPLUS Award for 2009-2010! ASCAPPLUS Awards are designed to recognize active writers and composers of music in the early and mid stages of their careers, and established writers whose main activity is outside of broadcast media.
