I was in Anapamu (Chumash Indian for "Rising Place") from late 2007 to late 2009. The band encouraged me to play a long second half guitar solo on this one and I ended up really proud of it because it felt like one of those moments where I was able to capture exactly what I was seeking to express - which is kind of a rare moment for any artist.

Free

I was in Four Elements from 2004-2005. Jade wrote the lyrics about her guy at the time. I love how this song builds, and just when you think it's done, boom, in comes the triple guitar solo. I enjoyed mixing this song just because of Damian's kick drum, the finesse on it is really amazing. The band was broke when we recorded this - we only had the most basic recording gear - thankfully I was able to fix it up a lot later when I remixed it.

Sex Dream

A second track from my Four Elements time period (04-05). My favorite part of this song is the second half due to the way the band rides the song out: the outro guitar riff, the way Damian is hitting the cymbals, Jade singing high in her chest voice, and my buddy Arturo who dropped in to play bass on this track.

Soul Mate

My very first Santa Barbara band, "Elevation" (originally "Undertow"). This was my favorite song from this band. The song is about being out on the waves and looking back at the shore at sunset - if you've done it, you know the feeling. I remastered this about 2 years ago to help out the top and bottom end.


Jaguar Dreams