Saturday, February 4, 2012

Dream West

It started out with a few songs between best friends, and ended up being one of the most influential chapters in my life.

Five years of amazing music, incredible people, and a community of fans and friends that is still a presence in my life some fifteen years later. From southern Missouri dive bars, biker rallies, no-name clubs, to backstage parties for the crew of the Rolling Stones, there’s no end to the stories and the strangeness.

This page is a tribute to those people, and to what remains of the music we recorded, which I am as excited as ever to share. It is also dedicated to the remembrance of Dan Martin, an exceptional person and talented sax player, who was taken from the world far too soon.

The Music


The Members

Dream West had several different line-ups through the years. To the best of my recollection, here are it’s members:|
  • Tim Behrens – guitar/vocals/saxophone
  • Jon Reber – guitar/vocals
  • Mike Caruso – guitar, miracle worker
  • Noah Spaeder – guitar/vocals
  • Linda Bott – bass guitar
  • Tony Sterner – Drums
  • Dave (last name unknown) – Drums
  • Wayne Calvert – Drums
  • Rob Young – Keyboards
  • Dan Martin – Saxophone
  • Mike Robertson – Studio Engineer/guest Bassist
  • Jim Mitchell – Roadie and resident poet Jeff Bott – moral support, transportation, and all around great guy

Friday, February 3, 2012

Geo Synthesizer - my favorite instrument and controller for iPad

Geo Synthesizer controlling Sampletank via MidiBridge - Part 1

Geo Synthesizer controlling Sampletank via MidiBridge - Part 2\


Finger tapping in Geo Synthesizer



Layering Sounds with Geo Synthesizer, Thumbjam, and Samplewiz



Geo Synthesizer - Jordan Rudess: Wizdom Music, LLC