Radio Daze, New Return To Earth album

In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, the Bald Freak Music home offices are being rebuilt while I hunker down in a swag pad in Brooklyn, NY.  This is an opportunity to rethink how I want to run my business, and where I want to run it.

In the meantime, I have relocated my piano and my surviving gear to a studio in the TriBeCa section of Manhattan.  I have been dedicating a good chunk of creative time to my blog and to musical and voice-related endeavors on Elvis Duran and the Morning Show.  Check out some of the latest and greatest here.

I contributed singing, rapping and voice work to my friend TJ Taormina‘s new comedy album, No More Comedy Albums, available now on iTunes.

Meanwhile, those other dummies in Return To Earth have decided they’re ready to start tracking the songs we worked on in late 2011, and we will be recording our third album in the coming months.  More on that soon! \m/

Tags: Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, No More Comedy Albums, Return To Earth, Superstorm Sandy, TJ Taormina

How A Tropical Storm Destroyed My Record Label

On October 29th, 2012, Tropical Storm Sandy sent a tidal wave to my home in New York City. The entire house was flooded, my music production studio and home office were destroyed, along with most everything inside of it – all CDs and merchandise from Q*BALL, RETURN TO EARTH, THE HEAD SET; all my gear, my memorabilia, my furniture, my history. It’s all gone.

I am still in business, and all our artists’ music is still available digitally thru iTunes, Amazon, and all other digital retail outlets. I am documenting the experience as I attempt to rebuild, relocate, and refocus my life, no less the focus of my business and my musical endeavors.

It’s all up on The Bald Freak Blog. I hope you will read about my journey.

And I hope you continue to take the journey with me….

Independent Minded 03: Play Date

My Independent Minded podcast with Elvis Duran and the Morning Show features husband and wife duo Play Date, featuring Shanti Wintergate and Greg Attonito (The Bouncing Souls). This is the third in a series featuring independent artists of all sorts – musicians, writers, filmmakers, actors, and artists. If you’re interested in being featured on an upcoming podcast, contact me via e-mail or Twitter. Enjoy! Click the image below for the full podcast.

The Last Q*Ball Album – “FOCUS”

The new Q*Ball album is starting to come together and I’m putting a focus group together to help determine the musical direction of the album.  If you’re a fan and you’re interested, read more about the process and what I’m looking for at the Bald Freak Blog.

I’ve added the latest digital singles to my SoundCloud page:

Independent Minded 02: Jess Furman

My new podcast with Elvis Duran and the Morning Show features talented L.A.-based singer/songwriter Jess Furman.  This is the second in a series featuring independent artists of all sorts – musicians, writers, filmmakers, dancers, actors, artists.  If you’re interested in being featured on an upcoming podcast, contact me via e-mail or Twitter.  Enjoy!  Click the image below for the full podcast.

Run Q*Ball Run

Busy summer.  Working on a new Q*Ball album, most likely my last.  Ten years of disappointing mediocrity is enough, y’know?  Thinking of releasing it exclusively on vinyl….making up 100 copies for the hardcore fans, pretending it’s 1977 and this is the only way you can consume my music, then calling it a day.  Running the New York City Marathon in November.  Been training since February.  Follow my progress and the soundtrack to my runs on Facebook.  Raising money for the talented Rosie’s Theater Kids.  Please donate for this great cause – I’ve gotta raise 3K by November or these kids are gonna eat my brain!  Click the image below to save me!