Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 20:34:48 GMT Server: NCSA/1.4.2 Content-type: text/html Last-modified: Mon, 02 Dec 1996 18:10:01 GMT Content-length: 5583 Kevin Hinshaw: Music, Music, Music!

MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC!

CD PICK OF THE MONTH - The Paperboys, Late As Usual

Performance

When I'm not working, I am usually doing something music-related. To help me maintain my sanity, I play clarinet in UW's Wind Ensemble. It's a great group that plays wonderful music, so come see us perform sometime! I'm also a self-taught pianist. I won't be performing in Carnegie Hall anytime soon, but I love playing George Winston tunes and other things in that style. (By the way, if anyone knows of a source for transcriptions of his songs, please let me know!)

My instrument collection is ever-growing. In addition to my clarinet, I have a couple of saxophones, a guitar, and a small MIDI studio consisting of a Kawai K1 keyboard, Alesis HR-16:B drum machine, and Korg X5DR synth module. Oh, and my most exotic acquisition is a practice set of Uilleann pipes, which are used in traditional Irish music. I'm still learning to play them, but the sound is magnificent and not nearly as brash as Scottish bagpipes.

Composition

I like to compose music too. As you can see from the list below, I'm not very prolific! But my sketchbook of song fragments and half-baked ideas keeps expanding.

Listening

I'm lucky enough to have a job where I can listen to music as I work. So I take advantage of it! I think my tastes are pretty diverse, but I'll let you judge for yourself from the list of favorites below. You may have noticed my "CD Pick of the Month" at the top of the page. Feel free to examine my list of past picks. But as good as some CDs may be, nothing beats a live performance. I go to as many as I can, and even created a Seattle concert calendar to help me keep track of upcoming events.

Alphaville // Tori Amos // Bel Canto // BTMSQ // The Bobs // Paula Cole // Dead Can Dance // Ani DiFranco // Electric Bonsai Band // Melissa Etheridge // Peter Gabriel // His Name Is Alive // Ida // Indigo Girls // Jewel // Billy Joel // Loreena McKennitt // Sarah McLachlan // Mel Cooleys // Milla // New Order // October Project // The Paperboys // Happy Rhodes // Jane Siberry // They Might Be Giants // This Mortal Coil // Those Darn Accordions! // Tiny Hat Orchestra // George Winston

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