A walk in the park becomes a dreamscape! Colonie, New York’s Bauer Park is already sort of magical in its simplicity and with its unique plank walking trail. Some visual play brings the magic even more to life!
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A Bauer Park Dream
Bob Sima – Everything You Buried
Bob Sima’s music goes really deep – and so do the things we bury. But they can all grow into amazing gifts – for the ones who came before and those who’ve yet to come. His music is sure to touch something inside. He is joined by his wife and collaborator Shannon Plummer.
Joe Uveges – Dragonfly
Joe Uveges is from my hometown and he lives now in Colorado Springs. He inspires and touches from the very raw and honest place in his heart that he puts into his music and life. This song came after he first learned about the coming of a new family member, following concern that he would be receiving much more difficult news.
Not Zeus
This Statue, in Albany, NY’s Washington Park, always made me think of Zeus. It is, of course, a very epic Moses that is the centerpiece of the yearly Tulip Festival. A drone flyby gets up close and personal!
A Timelapse Reel
A short highlight reel of what nature – and life – looks like if we spin the clock REALLY quickly.
Empire State Plaza
An overhead and ground-level view of an architectural feat of the 1960s and 1970s, the Empire State Plaza in Albany, NY, is a great place to see music, take a midday walk, or celebrate the Fourth of July.
Or to fly a drone for some great views!
“Gong Lab” Gong Bath
Experience Gong Lab, stationed in Saratoga, NY – a profound sound healing meditation that I had the opportunity to capture over the course of two weeks. Often video – the cliché goes – tells a story. I think at its best it captures an experience, the magic of being somewhere you haven’t been yet. I think this really conveys the sonic phenomenon of gong healing. Believe it or not – many of these attendees are sleeping!
Burning Bowl Drumming 2023
It has become a yearly tradition that the Unity in Albany Burning Bowl service start out with a bang, of drums and whatever other percussion is handy. This is 1 of 2 from 2023 where we found some funk in the old faithful samba. It’s hard not to get right up and dance to this one – unless you’re sitting and playing drums.
Brian Melick – Art is Powerful
A Short Documentary
Don’t give up 5 minutes before the miracle! Brian is an inspiring, amazing human, who happens to also be a mind-blowing, virtuosic percussionist and drummer. We learn about Brian’s journey, what is sometimes hard about being an artist, and how his beautiful music and heart change those around him.