an, almost, life, long, musician, for, 54, years, now, i, ve, pieced, together, my, own, personal, recording, studio, and, have, a, few, projects, in, the, works, after, 20, years, of, drumming, in, live, settings, largely, cover, bands, although, i, was, a, member, of, a, band, that, recorded, an, album, in, 1987, i, ve, developed, a, need, to, try, my, hand, at, producing, something, of, my, own, on, my, terms, and, from, my, head, if, you, ve, listened, to, some, of, my, stuff, you, ve, probably, figured, out, that, it, could, get, weird, i, have, a, diverse, interest, in, vastly, different, aural, presentations, and, music, i, ve, taken, on, the, enormous, task, of, teaching, myself, piano, synths, i, m, no, stranger, to, either, but, i, m, not, in, any, way, proficient, at, neither, i, began, playing, bass, guitar, at, age, 14, we, don, t, need, to, talk, about, 4th, 6th, grade, clarinet, do, we, after, a, while, i, figured, out, that, i, was, not, going, to, be, a, great, guitarist, i, was, okay, with, very, basic, root, note, stuff, but, that, s, where, my, progression, stalled, i, found, i, was, better, with, a, stick, in, each, hand, hitting, things, thanks, for, checking, out, my, sounds, here, and, please, let, me, know, what, you, think, of, my, work, or, anything, else, that, s, on, your, mind, always, create, mgs