Wookiee Bellydance + Klingon Band

UPDATES: (Oct. 8, 2012) Word of the Nerd Podcast interview with me about the Wookiee Bellydance video! (Oct. 22, 2012) Just signed a release for the usage of the video on Objective Scotland's "50 Funniest Moments of 2012" programme to appear on Channel 4 in the UK. Several months ago Deserae, a wonderful bellydancer dancer …

Which Came First, the Music or the Brand?

As I mentioned in a previous post, if you've Branded yourself well, then Marketing (to raise awareness about your music) and Selling (to get gigs) should be much easier to do.  Branding is the totality of your public image and having a good Brand is tantamount to making all other aspects of your business move …

Yo-Yo Ma’s Romulan Music Project

Nerd Lunch has a podcast about the upcoming Commedia Beauregard's production, "A Klingon Christmas Carol," with a brief mention of my group's (the il Troubadore Klingon Music Project) involvement with the soundtrack.  I composed all the music (you can hear a couple of samples here and here) and my band will record the final versions …

DaHjaj QeylIS qa’jIH.

"I am the Spirit of Kahless Present." Sometimes I have to be in the business of creating culture, not just re-creating culture (or 're-presenting culture' as I sometimes refer to my musical activities).  I've been watching a DVD of the final performance of  "A Klingon Christmas Carol" which is a production by the Commedia Beauregard …

“World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King” sheet music

So last Saturday I was doing some shopping at one of the local sheet music outlets (Noteworthy Music) and I came across a piano/vocal score of "Wrath of the Lich King" from World of Warcraft.  For those of you who don't know, World of Warcraft (aka WOW) is an MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game).  …

on Klingon weddings and playing the Sci-Fi/Fantasy circuit

So, as I mentioned in the previous post, there is an embarrassment of riches as far as performing options are concerned, if you're willing to think outside the box.  The past few years I've been playing the Sci-Fi/Fantasy circuit.  I hesitate to call it the "Sci-Fi/Fantasy Convention circuit" if only because some of the best …

Klingon Music Theory (part 1): Intro

Featured Image: The late Ron Taylor (1952-2002) as the Klingon Chef, Kaga, on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Kaga frequently serenaded his customers with Klingon folk songs. Ok, here it is, the post you've all been waiting for! Kinda. So yeah, as many of you know I've been playing "Klingon Music" for some time now …

“Spaced Out: Klingon music? It’s just one of the many languages mastered by this inventive band”

So the interview with me about the il Troubadore Klingon Music Project is out now (see the online version at this link).  We've got a pretty busy weekend as we'll be making an appearance at a local production of The Pirates of Penzance (in Outer Space) given by the New Albany High School choral department …

Final Count: 8,263

That was the official number of paying patrons that attended the Sci-Fi Day Celebration at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis that I performed at this past Saturday.  Granted, the performance was just a small part of the total event and there were many activities for the patrons to participate in--the Frog Prince play; all the …

tlhIngan QoQ

This Friday and possibly Sunday I'll be heading to Starbase Indy (the 15th Generation). Partly to network and schmooze, partly just to be a fanboy rather than a performer or vendor, but mostly so that I can give out free copies of il Troubadore's Klingon music demo, "tlhIngan QoQ" to whomever will take one. Cover …