I’m quite excited about doing the new CD now! Getting my laptop set up to act as a synth and songwriting tool is fantastic, there are just so many great sounds to use! I normally use dedicated music computers, which are great, but recently I just seem to have used up all the decent sounds…

Today’s two gigs were in two different cities in Fukuoka prefecture, and for both of them it was my first time in the city. So of course for this morning’s school they had no idea what I supposed to be doing, even though reps had been sent out to them and they had agreed to…

Only one school today, but after Saturday’s affair it was great to be doing a real workshop to real elementary school teachers again! This time it was 3 hours for a school that will start teaching next April and are now working out lesson plans, curricula etc. and of course running into the same problems…

Today was planned as a day off, but after yesterday I realise I have to get a lot more work done. I guess I’ve become a bit complacent as during the summer I’m in places like Kyushu and Okayama where people know what I do and hence really appreciate the presentations and what I can…

As you’ve probably seen I’m really, really busy this summer. And apart from the Maruzen gig on August 21st in Fukuoka I’ve had to cut all the usual commercial presentations in order to fit in all the free elementary school workshops. Most days are doubled booked and I don’t really have time to move around…

Today’s 2 Fukuoka schools were also cool, but in a different kind of way to yesterday. In the morning I had a 3 hour workshop and it was like yesterday morning, a great bunch of teachers who have to teach on their own without an ALT and wanted help. As they actually have to teach…