by Modern Songbook Records | Mar 27, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, News
On Wednesday I am heading out to Los Angeles to play a few gigs with Gia Mora. She is an amazing talent. We will be doing her cabaret show. We go back a few years. She was my Cleopatra in New York for my musical: The Last Days of Cleopatra. ( the story of Liz and... by Modern Songbook Records | Mar 21, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, Film Scores, News
There are as many ways to score a film as there are…. well, to write music. We don’t all get to score the big orchestral films we want to on every job. In my case, I bounce around from feature films to TV docs to non-broadcast short films, mostly for...
by Modern Songbook Records | Mar 16, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, Events, News
Sleep is Overrated At least that that is the theme for Chaise Lounge’s CD release party, on April 21st, for their 4th album, aptly named, “Insomnia”. This hot jazz band, with just enough “lounge” to fill up a nice big martini, will be... by Modern Songbook Records | Mar 12, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, News
Note: I am not by nature a particularly political animal. I’m writing music for three short films for the Bipartisan Policy Center. Dave Hanrahan and Joe Fab are producing these for Futureview. We are just finishing the first one, a look at Senator Bob Dole. I... by Modern Songbook Records | Mar 6, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, News
I just finished writing a piece featuring John Jensen on trombone. There is a very personal side to writing for the trombone. More than most instruments, I find myself writing for the person as much as the instrument. In orchestral trombone writing I generally stay...
