Don’t take that tone with me

Tonight I had the pleasure of playing with one of my favorite songwriters Daniel Markham. I produced Daniel’s first album for his former band Waiting to Derail. If you don’t have the CD, you should buy it. And I don’t say that just because I was involved. I think Daniel is a truly gifted writer and there are just some great songs on it. And I am proud of that record. It’s not hard to make a good CD when you have a great musician and gifted songwriter to record.

It was really a pleasure to get to play with Daniel in a real minimalist setting. And it was a challenge to play musically since I’ve been off of the live circuit for a while (Amy and I are building a new project right now… retooling seems to take forever). The last tune was a nod to Pink Floyd so I had a blast pulling out my best David Gilmour. Gilmour is hands down my favorite guitarist of all time. He uses so much negative space… and every lick is a brilliant gem. Something I never seem to attain.

Daniel finished the night by performing a reunion set with his former bandmates from Waiting to Derail. It was magical. They have such a great vibe. For those of you who were not there, this is probably the last time they’ll be together. It was bittersweet, because I really love that band. But at least I got to be there.

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