I get asked why I use my middle name, and the answer is because tonight I performed at a gala dinner and they didn’t put my middle name on the seating arrangement. Staff and chef got excited thinking the painter Alex Grey was dining with them and then were a bit let down it was just, me

Out today is “Snowy Mountains - GangRi”, the first single from forthcoming record “Be the Sky” with Tenzin Choegyal and Philip Glass.

GangRi celebrates the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday this weekend.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=exod...

Damn! Rest in peace.

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For the nerds: I just noticed the Atmos version of Eno’s “Reflection” is an entirely different cut. If you toggle Atmos on/off on its totally different recordings, not just an upmix.

This is one of my favorite records so was a lovely surprise to discover an “alt take” hidden in plain sight.

Very excited to be joining Tenzin Choegyal at the Tibet House benefit concert again this year. Next Monday!

We’ve been working on hard on some new arrangements. You can hear another at National Sawdust on the 7th.

Tonight we are co-presenting a show at FirstLive (BK), hosted by Outernational as part of their "Todos somos illegales" concert series.

Featuring:
Alex Ring Gray & Vicki Leona Nguyen
Jesse Gelaznik
Harla
Zach Mezzo
Emanuel Ayvas
Doors 7 PM, Music 8 PM

Live stream:
youtube.com/live/YiqUStl...

Went to a record store today that was selling a ProTools CD in the “used” section lol

Last week I had 2 packages ship to me on the same day, one from one mile away via USPS and the other from the other side of the world. The former is currently being “sorted” 2300 miles away in Arizona, and the latter arrived 24 hours ago. Someone pls rescue the postal service

In the studio yesterday, recording piano for new @philipglass.bsky.social x Tenzin Choegyal project. BFF Dan Langa at the console

In LA for the weekend - if you’re at the LA Phil noon to midnight festivities today, come say hi!

Tomorrow I will be engineering for Sussan Deyhim at CAP UCLA (Nimoy) - excellent show with top notch guests lined up. Another chance to come say hi :~)