The new Deathblow album was officially released on October 11, 2025, only 13 years after it was recorded. Let me explain… In September 2011 I started teaching at Berklee College of Music in Boston. I was hired six weeks before I started, and it turned everything in my life upside down. The students I was traveling to teach lessons to were given the option of coming to my place for lessons (mind you, that was four blocks from the subway, and the first stop in Queens after Manhattan), but no …
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Berklee Valencia
In mid-July I had the opportunity to teach in Spain at Berklee's campus in Valencia, Spain. It was my first trip there, and I was excited about going there and also a little worried about the heat and humidity (which, it turns out, was about as bad as NYC and Boston were concurrently). Not a whole lot to report, just a whole lot of photos to share. For starters, the surrounding buildings: The buildings were all designed by Santiago Calatrava, a Valencia native. Every day, I …
Hello, Old Friend
In 1995 I bought a Klein Electric Guitar from Lorenzo German, who was building them at the time. It was the perfect guitar for me: small, with a great sound. It became a huge part of my identity and I recorded and toured with it quite a bit. It also features prominently in one of my favorite press photos, where I jumped onto my knees (and skinned both of them - ouch). Around 2005, I secured an endorsement from Brian Moore Guitars, which meant that I was to play their guitars exclusively, …