Veni, Vidi, Video

I came, I saw, I finally got something up on YouTube.

Here's the link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_eXxagUjVM

Production value isn't great, but this is what I sound and look like. Sorry about the microphone in the face.

Several more original songs will be on YouTube soon, as well as a few classical pieces.

Oh, and I'll be performing in St. Louis again in May, this time with my friends Joseph Akins and Philip Wesley. Thad Fiscella, whom I have not met, will also be on the bill.

You can see the dates and details of concerts on Eventful.

I have most of the piano recorded for Timeless II, and I am working on the orchestration now. I recently bought a new library of orchestral samples, and it is incredible! Can't wait for you to hear it.

Mike playing the violins for Timeless II

So far, the lineup for Timeless II is:

Rachmaninoff: Vocalise and D Major Prelude

Bach: Siciliano (and maybe the B-flat Partita)

Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata

Chopin: E minor Prelude, 2 nocturnes, and the E major Etude

Also the beautiful 2nd mvt. of E minor concerto

Saint-Saens: The Swan

I haven't selected a lullaby yet. Any suggestions?

If I only had my own orchestra I could finish this album in no time. Problem is, I have to play every note of every instrument myself, and every note has to be just right before I can let it go.

I endlessly repeat things that nobody but me will ever notice, so it takes a while. But the upside to it is that this is all music that I love, so it is still a lot of fun.

We're expecting snow for Valentine's Day. That's global warming for you...