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    Vampire musical, anyone?

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    Val

    I’m super excited to announce a big update about the project I’m working on with playwright Laura King. It’s a musical she wrote called The Vampires of Venereal. Laura wrote the book (the script) and lyrics, and I’m composing the music. We’ve been planning a crowd-funding campaign (on Kickstarter) to raise money for a concept…

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    I wish this video wasn’t so timely

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    Val

    After the massacre at the music festival in Las Vegas in October of 2017, I wrote my second song about gun violence. (The first was “Wash Over Me”, written after the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando). “Prayers & Platitudes” was a song I wish I didn’t have to write, but felt compelled to do so.…

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    Listen to Misfit Stars!

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    Val

    I really can’t say enough the wonderful experience I had recording with Jamie Hill and Shannon Curtis in May. If you’re not family with Shannon’s music, I highly recommend checking it out (I’ve had her new cd on high rotation for a month now, and I especially love her song Glorious!). And if you want…