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About Fresh

Apple Mac Fan/Spacecraft Systems. Engineer - NASA missions. guitarist/producer/AFOL/fitness fan/film+TV+soundtrack composer/podcast host/Python newbie coder. Music by me: http://SFTF.bandcamp.com. Mellowly Cool. Find me on IG @sftfmusic and Bluesky: MrFresh

Halcyon Sky (Debut EP) – Available Aug 9, 2014 – day 17

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Fresh

Greetings friends and fam and an early good morning. Many of you have read blog posts I’ve done journaling the release of my debut project, Halcyon Sky. The wait is just about over. Halcyon Sky will be available for download … Continue reading →

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Halcyon Sky (Debut EP) – Day 16

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Fresh

1:47am. Yesterday was a day primarily devoted to moving the EP along. A few months ago when I started this journey, I had the EP scheduled to drop yesterday, but time flies whether you’re having fun or not. Returning to … Continue reading →

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Jazz Funk Soul – An Interview w/Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, & Everette Harp

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Fresh

Greetings All. Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing three heavyweights in the genres of contemporary jazz, smooth jazz, and R&B. While each genre isn’t solely associated one to each musician, they all shine in those areas (their expansive … Continue reading →

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Productivity – The Journey Ahead

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Fresh

5:31 AM EST. Good morning to those who are up with me. Some of you reading this know that as of last week, I was supposed to be starting my first day on the new job today – that is … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Soundtrack (Special Edition) – Princestrumentals

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Fresh

Greetings readers…. Welcome to a special edition of The Sunday Soundtrack, in honor of the 56th birthday of the iconic musician, songwriter, producer, and performer, Prince Rogers Nelson. This podcast, staying with the concept of the Sunday Soundtrack, is comprised … Continue reading →

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Halcyon Sky (Debut EP) – Day 15

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Fresh

Greetings, Sitting in the public library in between stops, basking in a little satisfaction. Ahh yes…forward motion. Last night I wrapped up mixing one of the tracks on for the EP. It’s a track I composed about two years ago … Continue reading →

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Halcyon Sky (Debut EP) – Day 14

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Fresh

Greetings all… For those of you in the US, I hope you are enjoying Memorial Day and taking a moment to reflect upon why this holiday was created. It’s been pretty quiet here and I’ve decided to stay out of … Continue reading →

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Halcyon Sky (Debut EP) – Day 13

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Fresh

[12:39 am] I don’t know if I can actually count yesterday as a true day 13 of working on the EP because I’ve nothing but tech difficulties in studio – I should say technical difficulty as it only pertains to … Continue reading →

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Halcyon Sky (Debut EP) – Day 12

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Fresh

Last night, I continued with the track I mentioned in the last post. I decided to add a synth solo at the section of the song right before the outro, using the same patch from Massive that played the synth … Continue reading →

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That thing, that thing, that thiiiiinnnng (the cellphone)

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Fresh

[9:32PM EST]. Hit the road to pick up my daughter from a school field trip. As I was driving, the lights and traffic caused me to think of some things…nothing in particular…but the scene was strangely thought provoking. I pulled … Continue reading →

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