The Goal

The Goal

My main goal when writing and recording “River’s On Fire” was to use as much of my musical background as I could in order to paint a more complete picture of who I am as a musician.

Evolution of the Neighborhood Party

In the 1930s and 1940s, there were neighborhood house parties with friends and families gathered around a piano in a living room or a brass band in a backyard. They had a fish fry or a potluck, where everyone brings a dish. In the ’50s, these migrated to bars...
Russ Broussard

Russ Broussard

Russ Broussard, the drummer on “River’s On Fire”, has a deep relationship to the song he’s playing. And it changes every time he plays it. So everything he plays always sounds fresh and energetic. Every take was new and fresh. At the...

The Power Of Music

To me, music is joy and happiness, which can also be found in the saddest of emotions. I was at a friend’s funeral. He was loved by many, and an inspirational person and musician. The brass band was playing the slowest, saddest dirge, which would be the first...