Amplify A cappella Festival 02/21/2012
It was an honor to be asked to speak at the first Amplify A cappella Festival! My Licensing and Distribution class crammed a lot of info into way too short a time! Thankfully, all the the info is here at ACAPPELLA101.com Add Comment Mid-Atlantic Harmony Sweepstakes 02/21/2012
Hey DC! Ramp up to SingStrong A cappella Festival by first attending the Mid-Atlantic Harmony Sweeps. This Saturday, Feb 25, at The Birchmere. This is one of DC's hottest ACA-events! Wammy 02/21/2012
The a cappella compilation album "The More The Merrier" won the 2012 Wammy award for "Best A Cappella Album". We were also nominated for "Best Album," which is also an honor. Congratulations to my co-writer Judy Fontana, to Cartoon Johnny and all the other incredibly talented contributors! Are Kickstarter Monies Taxable? 07/27/2011
 According to a July 2011 article by ASCAP contributor Chris Castle, Kickstarter monies are likely to be taxable for many artists.
Castle's analysis starts with the presumption that you aren't a non-profit and that you have entered into some kind of contract with your contributors, like, "If you give us money, we'll give you X ." Castle believes that as a result of entering into this contract, you may owe self-employment tax, sales tax, and other taxes. Will Gay Marriage Hurt Single People? 06/25/2011
 Late on 6-24-2011, The New York Legislature finally recognized the rights of gays and lesbians to marry in the now greater State of New York. I was initially overjoyed at this wonderful news. All citizens deserve equal rights. It's that simple. If I have the right to marry, so should everyone else. But then I became concerned. When gay partners weren't offered medical benefits because they weren't part of a married couple, insurers, under pressure, started to offer benefits to those couples in domestic partnerships. That had the effect of helping gays, but also those in committed relationships who chose to remain single. Now that gays can marry, I can't help but wonder whether health insurance companies will use this as an excuse to stop offering the domestic partner benefits that exist today. I truly hope not. The future I'd like to see is a "plus one, plus kids" system. You, plus any one person you like. Your mom. Your dad. Your grandma. Your sister. Your best friend. Plus your kids. Finally, single people would start to be treated on equal terms with married people. I'm deeply, profoundly happy to see gays enjoy the rights that so many of us take for granted. But I long for the day when the government leaves marriage benefits in the realm of religion. Let people marry or not as their heart determines, and leave the special rights, financial benefits and tax breaks out of it completely. Given how many singles there are, it's the fair thing to do.  In 2004, Toxic Audio rocked the New York off-broadway scene with their Drama-Desk Award-winning show, "LoudMouth". It was filled with richly harmonized soft rock and jazz classics, a huge octave dropped bass and adorably comedic skits. In 2007, Charlie and Jeff La Grecca and Sean Altman brought their outlandish a cappella comedy, "Minimum Wage" off-broadway and became the toast of the Fringe Theatre Festival, grabbing the prestigious honor of Fringe's Top Ten Shows of the Decade. In 2008 and again in 2010, "In Transit" made their award-winning off-broadway run, creating a musical from "beneath the streets" and winning the 2011 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. Now, a new off-broadway a cappella musical is coming to New York, "The VocaPeople." White faced, bald-capped and red-lipped, these singers promise a sound that highlights the zany, goofy, over-the-top side of a cappella. If you'll be in New York on or after June 23, 2011 and you want to help a cappella grow, consider grabbing some tickets to VocaPeople. In the fall of 2011, In Transit is scheduled to return. With two off-broadway a cappella shows, fans can hit NYC and make a weekend of it! Statistics 04/26/2011
Peter Donnelly, Oxford statistician gave an interesting talk at the TED conference in which he pointed out common but profound mistakes in understanding statistics.
 What a happy surprise to be nominated for favorite a cappella event! Here's the link to CASA, in case you want to vote for us. First Post! 04/24/2011
 Ten bizillion things to share and the first step is choosing where and how to say it all! I'm checking out the weebly thing right now. Will this be a good host environment? Only a week of mucking around with the site will tell so off I go to muckity muck! |
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