An Idea Takes Root in the Sky - September 9, 2006
I’m sitting here after listening to the final draft of “Centrifunkal Force”. I am amazed, not at my work, but rather the entire concept. This thing really is performance art; unlike a physical painting, this IDEA exists entirely on this little tiny bit of computer memory. Run it through the right equipment however and you’ve got some wonderful stories set to music. It is truly amazing. A few clicks of a mouse, and the whole thing goes away – like it never even happened.

I mixed “Knee Deep” on a plane coming back from New York. Everyone was reading magazines and looking out the window trying to keep from being bored. Not me, I had about 30 windows open on my laptop and was running wave files through virtual parametric equalizers and compressing data steams!

The whole thing started months ago with a couple of guitars, some drums, and of course a blues harp. It took on a life, and lived in many digital forms, only to be unfolded, shaped, and molded on that jet so high in the sky. The best thing about this project is that really it isn’t gman Blues, who I am, what I do, or even the music. It is an idea that I’ve been blessed to bring to form. One great thing about writing, arranging, producing and playing this “idea” is that I have complete concurrence. I can’t tell you how many times I day-dreamed each track and what was to happen on it. I guess that I am lucky to be able to bring those day dreams to form.