00:00 welcome; intro to special "Cruel and Unusual Comedy" series and podcasts - 05:40 Plots and Plotters - 14:07 Chaplinitis - 26:15 Sports Injuries - 36:11 Arts Deprectiation. This episode contains chapter stops. (Your podcast player may or may not recognize these.) click here to download or subscribe to podcast on iTunes Click here to stream podcast: If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

00:00 welcome; intro to special "Cruel and Unusual Comedy" series and podcasts - 05:40 Plots and Plotters - 14:07 Chaplinitis - 26:15 Sports Injuries - 36:11 Arts Deprectiation. This episode contains chapter stops. (Your podcast player may or may not recognize these.) click here to download or subscribe to podcast on iTunes Click here to stream podcast: If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

coming in January 2017: 3 special episodes of the podcast This mini-episode is more of a trailer of sorts for three special podcast episodes that I will post simultaneously in the first half of January 2017. In this 10-minute mini-podcast – first off, I recap some fall DVD releases and a couple that are on tap for spring of 2017. Then you'll hear about some orchestral score performances coming in February, as well as a "Director's Speed" screening of "Sunrise". Finally, the piece de resistance (if you'll pardon my French), some news about "Cruel and Unusual Comedy" at MoMA January 13-26 and the podcasted film notes by Steve Massa that I've produced as a companion guide. Thanks for listening! click here to download or subscribe to podcast on iTunes Click here to stream podcast: If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

episode 19: a trip to Egypt?, Keaton and Lloyd in South Korea, prepping for a 1915 Swedish silent Welcome. I get lost en route to a gig whilst dealing with a snafu in overseas travel. Next, I talk about explaining the onscreen music credit (attributed to someone who is not me) to 3,000 people in Jecheon, South Korea. Performance recording: accompanying "Steamboat Bill, Jr." starring Buster Keaton at the 12th Jecheon International Music and Film Festival. I talk about preparing for and playing during two outdoor shows at JIMFF for huge crowds, outdoors by a lake, as well as my recent experience with the universality of silent film. Performance recording: accompanying "The Freshman" starring Harold Lloyd at the 12th Jecheon International Music and Film Festival. Preparing to accompany "Madame de Thebes", a 1915 Swedish silent film, at the 11th "Silent Film Days" festival in Tromsø, Norway; the challenges of a contemporary audience decoding the cinematic storytelling language of a 1915 drama, and in particular one with footage missing, and how creating a new score can help the film go over better. DVD/BluRay recording: a few minutes of my score for Fritz Lang's "The Spiders", recorded using multi-tracked orchestral samples on the Kurzweil PC2 digital keyboard for a restoration just released on BluRay by Kino Lorber. I share a brief rundown of my September shows, and some news about coming to L.A., and wrap up with a note about the "ripple effect" and filling empty seats. Thanks for listening! click here to download or subscribe to podcast on iTunes Click here to stream podcast: If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

episode 19: a trip to Egypt?, Keaton and Lloyd in South Korea, prepping for a 1915 Swedish silent Welcome. I get lost en route to a gig whilst dealing with a snafu in overseas travel. Next, I talk about explaining the onscreen music credit (attributed to someone who is not me) to 3,000 people in Jecheon, South Korea. Performance recording: accompanying "Steamboat Bill, Jr." starring Buster Keaton at the 12th Jecheon International Music and Film Festival. I talk about preparing for and playing during two outdoor shows at JIMFF for huge crowds, outdoors by a lake, as well as my recent experience with the universality of silent film. Performance recording: accompanying "The Freshman" starring Harold Lloyd at the 12th Jecheon International Music and Film Festival. Preparing to accompany "Madame de Thebes", a 1915 Swedish silent film, at the 11th "Silent Film Days" festival in Tromsø, Norway; the challenges of a contemporary audience decoding the cinematic storytelling language of a 1915 drama, and in particular one with footage missing, and how creating a new score can help the film go over better. DVD/BluRay recording: a few minutes of my score for Fritz Lang's "The Spiders", recorded using multi-tracked orchestral samples on the Kurzweil PC2 digital keyboard for a restoration just released on BluRay by Kino Lorber. I share a brief rundown of my September shows, and some news about coming to L.A., and wrap up with a note about the "ripple effect" and filling empty seats. Thanks for listening! click here to download or subscribe to podcast on iTunes Click here to stream podcast: If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

episode 18: scoring The Bride's Play, explaining the 1920s jokes, travel to South Korea and Norway Welcome (back)! Long time no podcast, so I recap a few highlights from March-July. Such as: finishing a year of being Professor Model, releasing the "Found at Mostly Lost" DVD, et al. Performance recording: accompanying "The Moth" starring Norma Talmadge at Mostly Lost 4 in 2015 on the Walker Digital Theatre Organ, at the Library of Congress. A discussion of the unique situation of being able to play a live show of a rare film just before recording a score for it, in this case Marion Davies in "The Bride's Play". (Did you pledge to Ed Lorusso's Kickstarter for this project?) Performance recording: accompanying Ozu's "Tokyo Chorus" at the Cinema Arts Center on theatre organ, using Paramount Organ Works' sample set via Hauptwerk. My upcoming trip to play at a big festival in South Korea, plus news about an award from the American Theatre Organ Society. Then - a tip to presenters and accompanists about the merits of giving an audience cultural historical context for a silent film before a show. Performance recording: a few minutes of a live score on piano for Laurel & Hardy in "Putting Pants on Philip" at the Silent Clowns Film Series. Looking forward to my 11th time at the "Silent Film Days" festival in Tromsø Norway, plus fall plans to release a few DVDs and some news about the current Silent Clowns shows. We close with a call-to-arms about Audience Preservation and the fact that you can't wonder "why wasn't this advertised more?" Thanks for listening! click here to download or subscribe to podcast on iTunes Click here to stream podcast: If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

episode 18: scoring The Bride's Play, explaining the 1920s jokes, travel to South Korea and Norway Welcome (back)! Long time no podcast, so I recap a few highlights from March-July. Such as: finishing a year of being Professor Model, releasing the "Found at Mostly Lost" DVD, et al. Performance recording: accompanying "The Moth" starring Norma Talmadge at Mostly Lost 4 in 2015 on the Walker Digital Theatre Organ, at the Library of Congress. A discussion of the unique situation of being able to play a live show of a rare film just before recording a score for it, in this case Marion Davies in "The Bride's Play". (Did you pledge to Ed Lorusso's Kickstarter for this project?) Performance recording: accompanying Ozu's "Tokyo Chorus" at the Cinema Arts Center on theatre organ, using Paramount Organ Works' sample set via Hauptwerk. My upcoming trip to play at a big festival in South Korea, plus news about an award from the American Theatre Organ Society. Then - a tip to presenters and accompanists about the merits of giving an audience cultural historical context for a silent film before a show. Performance recording: a few minutes of a live score on piano for Laurel & Hardy in "Putting Pants on Philip" at the Silent Clowns Film Series. Looking forward to my 11th time at the "Silent Film Days" festival in Tromsø Norway, plus fall plans to release a few DVDs and some news about the current Silent Clowns shows. We close with a call-to-arms about Audience Preservation and the fact that you can't wonder "why wasn't this advertised more?" Thanks for listening! click here to download or subscribe to podcast on iTunes Click here to stream podcast: If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

episode 17: organs and orchestras - choosing music for a scene, Boise world premiere, Steamboat Bill Jr, Hammond theatre organ Welcome Recent shows recap: William S. Hart, Bert Williams, Criterion release of "The Kid" Boise Philharmonic - world premiere of new score for "Dog Shy" with Charley Chase Recording: in performance at Wesleyan silent film course, Larry Semon in "The Bellhop" Choosing music for a scene: Chaplin films A minidisc miracle Recording: in performance at Sedgwick Cultural Center (Philadelphia) in 2002, accompanying "The Cat and the Canary" on a Hammond theatre organ. Keeping it fresh, trying new things - 2 months of William S. Hart Accompanying "Steamboat Bill, Jr". on a Jaeckel pipe organ Recording: in performance at the Sluberski Film Series at Concordia College, accompanying Buster Keaton's "Steamboat Bill, Jr." RIP Harry Weiss, silent film accompanist Upcoming performances at LoC, Cinema Arts Centre, Silent Clowns Film Series Recording: in performance for 700 school kids at the Egyptian Theatre in Boise, ID, for Stan Laurel in "Oranges and Lemons" Audience preservation Thanks, and closing click here to download or subscribe to podcast on iTunes Click here to stream podcast: If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

episode 16: Norwegian edition - Too Much Johnson, Roald Amundsen, Chaplin's City Lights Welcome 10th anual "Silent Film Days" festival in Tromsø, Norway Shows for 6th grade school kids, childrens' show on Saturday Recording: in performance at Verdensteatret cinema, Baby Peggy in "Carmen Jr." October DVD release of Baby Peggy in "The Family Secret", restored by Library of Congress Challenge of scoring workprint-rushes of "Too Much Johnson" Recording: in performance at Verdensteatret cinema, accompanying Orson Welles' "Too Much Johnson" Performing as part of Arctic Philharmonic accompanying Chaplin's "City Lights" conducted by Timonthy Brock Recording: in performance at Verdensteatret cinema accompanying Roald Amundsen north pole expedition film Upcoming performances at LoC, Cinema Arts Centre, Silent Clowns Film Series "Mark of Zorro" Thanks, and closing click here to download or subscribe to podcast on iTunes Click here to stream podcast: If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

episode 16: Norwegian edition - Too Much Johnson, Roald Amundsen, Chaplin's City Lights Welcome 10th anual "Silent Film Days" festival in Tromsø, Norway Shows for 6th grade school kids, childrens' show on Saturday Recording: in performance at Verdensteatret cinema, Baby Peggy in "Carmen Jr." October DVD release of Baby Peggy in "The Family Secret", restored by Library of Congress Challenge of scoring workprint-rushes of "Too Much Johnson" Recording: in performance at Verdensteatret cinema, accompanying Orson Welles' "Too Much Johnson" Performing as part of Arctic Philharmonic accompanying Chaplin's "City Lights" conducted by Timonthy Brock Recording: in performance at Verdensteatret cinema accompanying Roald Amundsen north pole expedition film Upcoming performances at LoC, Cinema Arts Centre, Silent Clowns Film Series "Mark of Zorro" Thanks, and closing click here to download or subscribe to podcast on iTunes Click here to stream podcast: If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element