Final Tweaks to Take The Hypotenuse

The final tweaks to Diane Ponzio's "Take The Hypotenuse" album were completed today. Diane is an amazing musician and songwriter and it has been an exciting, challenging and rewarding experience to record and mix this project over the past month. It should be available for purchase in two or three months time. I highly recommend it.

Diane and her music make this world a better place.

Tahora Music Festival 2011-2012

It was another great Tahora Music Festival. Even though it rained nearly constantly for six days we still managed to have good time jamming, socializing, reading and just generally hanging out. I managed to get a few photos for the few hours that it wasn't raining - on the first day and during the mock battle.
This is an enchanted place and an amazing musical community that it is a privilege to be a part of.

Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/M6XZP1CFjbFDVefXA

Boxing Day 2011 at Keri Keri

A lot of the same lucky folks who indulged in Larry and Karon's Christmas feast headed over to Kim and Sally's place for a brunch on Boxing Day (the day after Christmas). After yet another fabulous meal with yet more dear company our stomachs and hearts were overflowing. Trude and i rode The Beast back to Auckland to get ready for a week of camping at the Tahora Music Festival which starts tomorrow.

Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/GuGvbYxS5rTLDpnN9

Christmas 2011 at Waimati North

Trude and i rode The Beast up to our good friends Larry and Karon's place in Waimati North, about three hours north of Auckland. They hosted a fabulous meal that lasted all afternoon in the company of fine friends. The dishes that Karon prepared were scrumptiously divine. Later in the day, Larry played bass and i guitar and we had a wee jam. We finished off the evening trying to stay awake watching Die Hard.  Life is good.

Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/rW4JeiqqmXSEoEUdA

BB's 21st

Attended a lovely celebration for BB's 21st birthday. After enjoying her fabulous banjo birthday cake we all headed up to The Bunker to join in the Christmas Dinner and to have a bit of a jam. Life is good.

Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Vu2TGrtEUt67baxAA

Dinner with Alec and Jenny

Trude and i had a lovely dinner with our good friends Alec and Jenny. It was the first chance we've had to catch up since i got back from the USA. Alec's fish curry was awesome and i didn't quite succeed at my plan of not over eating.

Start Recording Project With Diane Ponzio

Work began today on Diane Ponzio's new album at Studio 27A, with me as engineer. It's going to be a great album.