Articles & Research
Articles & Research

Freedom Sounds: Polish Responses to the Dave Brubeck Quartet's
1958 State Department Tour

presented at the 36th Annual Conference of the Society for American Music,
March 19, 2010, Ottawa, Canada

Freedom Sounds Paper

Accompanying photos for Freedom Sound - 9.7MB PDF file


Value of Soft Skills Increases in
Today’s Career Marketplace





Brubeck In Poland video
on YouTube

This five minute video documents The Dave Brubeck Quartet's historic tour of
Poland in 1958.

University of the Pacific Library: Speaking Volumes

An interview discussing a research project into the influence of Dave
Brubeck during the Cold War era.

Speaking Volumes Spring 2007
( File is in PDF format)

Other Articles

As featured in a Fall 2009 issue of Pro Studio Edition

Record and Remix Your Music Online
This article surveyed a number of the leading programs that allow for online
recording collaboration, as well as provide a platform for such fan-building
activities as remix contests.

Record and Remix: Online Collaboration

As featured in the  February 2008 issue of Pro Studio Edition

Vocal Microphone Shootout
Find out which of the vocal mics tested performs the best in this in-studio
test of three leading large diaphragm condenser microphones designed for
the recording musician.

Vocal Mic Shootout Article

Three Steps to Landing a Music Industry Job
This fall 2009 article was written for About.com's Music Careers pages. In it,
you can learn a simple three-step approach to mapping our your plans to
build a rewarding career in the music and entertainment industry.

Three Steps to Landing a Music Industry Job

Book Reviews - "The Hit Charade" and "Appetite for Self-
Destruction"

Here are two book reviews published in the 2009 edition of the MEIEA Journal.

2009 MEIEA Book Reviews

Book Reviews - "And the Band Stopped Playing: The Rise and Fall
of the San Jose Symphony" and "The Long Tail"

Here are two book reviews published in the 2007 edition of the MEIEA Journal.

2007 MEIEA Journal Book Reviews

Film Review - Tom Dowd and the Language of Music --
as featured in the 2005 edition of the MEIEA Journal  

As featured in the Fall 2005 California Cooperative
Education and Internship Association newsletter