"Windman" Live in a Living Room

Nick Borges, director, teamed up with The Wild Maps, general rabble rousers to bring you this video. It was a lot of fun to make, and I hope you enjoy it!

Anna Su - Untitled:Dance

In addition to working with Nate Miller, I have been working with Anna Su on a short dance EP over the last few weeks.  We are new to indie dance pop music, but have the fortune of working with Jack Zoephel, who engineered yOya's album.  I believe we are in good hands.

Anna and I spent an evening at Eargasm Studios in Santa Monica with some amazing musicians a few weeks ago.  We cut bass, drums, keys, and guitars for her new songs.  The space at Eargasm is really special; it combines a great acoustic space with a variety of vintage gear.

We had a our pick of classic microphones, preamps, and compressors, and a great group of musicians on the other side of the glass.  Honestly, it was the easiest session I have ever run; there were very few problems to address, and I just got to sit back and watch it all happen.

Anyway, more to come on this project, and more photos after the break.

How Far Does This Highway Go?

Here's a video I recorded last year with Anna Su and Rachel Vaughan.  Enjoy!


How Far Does this Highway Go? from Secret Moustache on Vimeo.

December Shows!

Two exciting shows to announce for December:

December 12th with Anna Su

Featuring Kevin Milner on pedal steel and Zach Howes on fiddle!

Sloopy's Beach Cafe
3416 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

7-10 PM

Free!

December 30th with Rachel Vaughan

Viento y Agua Coffeehouse
4007 East 4th Street
Long Beach, CA 90814

7:30-8:10

Free!

Come join us!

The Making of Howling Tree

Some shots from the making of Anna Su's "Howling Tree"!

Anna Su: Howling Tree

As some of you may know, I have been working for a number of months producing a friend's first album.  Anna Su is a gifted songwriter and singer with a truly unique ability to bring people together around her music.  Her music has been described as "gypsy folk", but it's really just music that brings together all the things she loves—travel, love, and community.

I had the pleasure of working with Anna to bring her music to life through recordings.  We worked in a number of different locations and on different formats, from overdubbing piano parts at my house to recording live to tape at a friend's house.  The result is something we are proud of, and we sincerely hope you enjoy it.

 The album will be released 10/10/10 in physical form, but you can preview it online (and purchase it digitally) here.  One of the tracks, "Return to Me" is available as a free download for a limited time.  Please let us know what you think!

Also, there are some pictures of the recording sessions here and here.  

Thank you all for your support over the past 8 months.  We so appreciate all who encouraged us to pursue this project.  Feel free to comment here with your thoughts, or send us an e-mail.

Secret Moustache Videos

Back in April of this year, Anna Su, Rachel Vaughan and I got together to record videos of some of the songs we had written in recent months.  Will Gramling even dropped by to play some pump organ.  You can check out the complete set by following this link.  In the mean time, here is a video for your viewing pleasure:



Old Fashioned Remedy from Secret Moustache on Vimeo.

Recent Photos / Making Records

Over the past few months, I have been helping Anna Su produce an EP.  While working on the recordings, we have had many of our friends stop by to help us out.  Among them, Kris Karlsson, George Krikes, and Rachel Vaughan.  Here are a few photos from recent weeks...