For Your Consideration – Music 2022
The Grammy® nominating process has begun for this year, and 2 of my projects are under consideration in 2 different categories – My album of ambient electronica and piano called “Transitions” (New Age) and the …
In Case You Missed World Accordion Day in 2020
In preparing my updated website, I came across this marvelous rendition of my music (“Anna” from Spinning World: 13 Ways of Looking at a Waltz). Her name is Reet Laube, she is from Estonia, and …
Where Did the Songs about Food Come From?
My brain is always thinking, drifting off hither and yon. I like leaving it off leash, seeing where it goes… Here’s some brief info on the inspiration for the songs on “I Am Your Food” …
Guzzette Issue #2019 – All the news from 2019!
HERE’S THE LATEST EMAIL NEWSLETTER FROM GUNNAR Dear Everybody, I get so busy doing cool stuff that I forget to tell you about it 🙂 This is just some of the cool things …
Video premiere "Every Morning the Birdies"!
When the birds wake and sing, why not sing with them? My latest music video creation, from the album “The Power of a Hat“. Enjoy! More animated videos on YouTube Subscribe to YouTube Channel …
Easy Listening for Advanced Listeners – Summer Sounds!
This is an ear-worm from my childhood that I never knew the name of, just one of those cheesy instrumentals from the late 50’s and early 60’s that played everywhere, all the time. When I …
Sheet Music Sale – 5 days only!
If you were affected by the recent winds blowing sheet music out of your shopping cart, take advantage of this 5-Day Sheet Music Blow-Out Sale! For 5 days starting today (09/25/2018), you can have ANY …
I Am Your Food wins Parent’s Choice Gold!
Today the winners of the Parent’s Choice Audio Awards were announced, and am pleased and proud to say that “I Am Your Food” won their highest commendation, the Gold award. Only 6 others pulled down …
Sheet Music Sales are UP again!
I was alerted to a problem with my sheet music store by a lovely customer from Germany. She claimed that whenever she added sheet music to her cart, a wind came up and blew it …
My Plate is Full – CD Release Day!
I’m shouting it from the rooftops! I’m coding and messaging and posting in preparation for the worldwide premiere of “I Am Your Food” tomorrow, June 15. Here it comes, babies. Enjoy the videos, here, or …
Video premiere of 10,000 Pancakes!
Today, Zooblobble (the cool site for cool music for families) gave me the honor of premiering the 1st video from my forthcoming album “I Am Your Food.” Stefan, the man behind the zooglobble curtain, says …
Coming Soon – I Am Your Food
I’ve been quiet lately. Been working hard on writing songs for the screen adaptation of The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World musical, keeping my family on an even keel, and keeping myself healthy. Oh, yeah …
Made in America Week
Hey, it’s me – I’m made in America! Granted, I contain a lot of foreign parts, but they were imported decades ago, back when foreigners were allowed in. I’m American! It’s Made in America Week! …
My right hand again…
I seem to be finally passing out of stage 1 of the 49 stages of grief, and am getting back to putting dinner on the table in a timely fashion. A couple weeks ago, …
After the election, my right hand speaks
My dad had passed away 2 weeks before, I was still in a fog from that. On Tuesday I was coming down with a cold, by Tuesday night had the shivers, fever. Wednesday morning awoke …
Collab with my son
5 years ago, when our son was 9 years old, he became interested in writing music and songs. He was a very good beat-boxer, and a fearless vocalist, but he didn’t know how to play …
New GM music – on Spotify, iTunes, Soundcloud
“Great Again!” got a whirlwind of postings/repostings via Facebook, BandCamp and SoundCloud, and it’s just been released on Spotify, iTunes, and other heavyweight commercial carriers. It was also featured on the redoubtable Dr. Demento Show …
Woman Sings to Become Trump's 4th Wife!
With this year’s resistable rise of Mr. T(rump), I got inspired by the question “What do women see in him?”. Some lyrics soon followed, then a melody, now a recording. The Bandcamp player on the …
Shaggs Cast album released, Zombies Take over the World, and MORE!
Hi Friends, According to Broadway lore, the average musical takes 10 years to write, and the average cast album takes 3 years to produce – Well, so far I’m right on schedule! Ladies, Gentlemen, I …
Shaggs Musical Nominated for Drama Desk/Lortel Awards!
Our musical, The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World, has recently been nominated for some shiny awards. The Drama Desk Award (nominations announced this morning), is one of the most prestigious in the Theatre World. It …
Father/Son Rock/Roll
I’ve been too busy to blog, people. Busy flying to NY to record the band tracks for the cast recording of The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World (due out later next year), busy helping my …
Can’t quit Shaggin’ ’round…
All Shaggs, all the time… Here’s a great little video for those of you who can’t make it to NY for the show. Enjoy! In case you missed it, the NYTimes wrote an article about …
I love the recording studio.
I still feel a thrill every time I’m in a recording studio, with the huge consoles full of buttons, the mics, the speakers, the layers of glass between the control room and the recording space. …
Recording Bandon at Skywalker (video)
Here’s another video taken from the recording session for “Two Hands”. It’s not the take that is on the CD (that take was not caught on camera). If you compare them you can hear the …
All in Three Quarter Time
Here’s something you might not have noticed: All the music on “Two Hands” is in 3/4 time. I didn’t really plan it that way. I did have it in my mind to someday do a …
Desert Rocks and Gunnar – the Connection?
Rob Jenkins – master of the lens. None of us involved in putting “Two Hands” together can explain why Rob’s photo (of the mysterious rocks of Racetrack Playa in Death Valley) seemed the perfect compliment …
Marie Antoinette & Gunnar – The connection?
I’ve known Kent Sparling, the producer of “Two Hands”, since he was a young man. I’ve known his music since he was a teenager. Back in the early 80’s I had a few piano students, …
Miles Davis and Gunnar – What’s the connection?
Janet Boye Jenkins is the creator of the glorious design for Two Hands. It is by no means her first CD cover. Straight out of Pratt Institute (where she was my wife’s irrepressible roommate) she …
Recording Nino and Me (video)
I did not wish a camera crew to intrude on the intimate, sequestered recording process of “Two Hands”, but we did set up a stationary camera to capture some of the proceedings. Here is an …
It’s Good to be the King
I feel like a king. A good king. I had such a royal time recording at Skywalker Sound. When you drive through the gate, your jaw drops at the beauty of the place, the rolling …
Santa Cruz Concert Saturday!
I’m taking a break from practicing to REMIND you of my first solo concert in over 4 years: This Saturday at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz. April 11, 4pm. I’ll be performing songs …
1st Concert in 4 years, Piano Fingers on Fire!
I’ve been sequestered, not pestered, alone with me and a piano for weeks now. For a few hours a day at least. Then it’s time to pick up our son from school and do daddy …
Wedding Lover “Vows” to use Gunnar’s Music
Take a tip from the pros – if you’re planning a wedding, get the wedding music that hard-core wedding afficianados get – Music by Gunnar Madsen. From “News of the World”: Andrea Tsarbos makes wedding …