A pianist's take on music, life, and other things.
It's easy to pay attention when singers are singing. They usually wear bright colours, stand in the middle of the stage and make a lot of noise with words - they tell stories. And the pianist? They're further back, wearing colors that perfectly blend into the grand piano, there are no easily recognizable stories and certainly no words. If...
When recording audition tapes with singers you're a helping pair of hands, not the star of the show. Great! Time to relax and not stress about every single note. Probably no-one will pay attention to your brilliant background things, so why not just enjoy yourself? There's just one tiny little 'but': if you ruin an otherwise glorious recording with...
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a pianist must wear clothes to each and every performance. I have this image of myself playing something amazing in a bright green silk dress that floats around me in a magnificient wave, designer jewellery to match, and very shiny silver pumps. In reality I'm dressed in black stuff, always. Except when...