SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

Michael performs with his friends on the Chasing the Moon Podcast. Matt Adams on bass. Sleepy Todd on drums. Indianna Hale on Harmonium + back up vocals. Kacey Johansing on piano and back up vocals. Dina Maccabee on violin. Created and produced by Scott McDowell, Elijah Pahati, and Brian Berberich. Camera Operator/Grip: Max Merbaum. Associate Producer / Assistant Sound Engineer: Mennlay Aggrey. Assistant Sound Engineer / Production Assistant: Kent Siew. Set Design: Pua Logan.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

I recorded these demos in the fall of 2008.  I was dating Pua at the time, and taking piano and music theory from Jono Kornfeld at the Community Music Center in my neighborhood. I made these demo recordings in my living room, to prepare to make the studio record "Spells" in Hyde Street Studios. Pua was an artist and was creating collages that turned out to help illustrate the album and the novella I wrote to accompany it.  I will include some of those collages here. Also, Jono helped me a lot with the arrangements for the recordings. 

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GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

I walked through North Beach and took this picture I think because I liked the look of the Seven Up sign above the bodega. I enjoy walking through cities and taking pictures of what they look like.

NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA

I drove from San Francisco to Nevada City to visit Obo and Guilia in the house where they were living. They lived in the forest which was very pleasant. Obo made a nice dinner and knew how to use a bay leave to make soup which impressed me. At night I did not sleep well because a cat persisted in walking on my face.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

NEW YORK CITY BROWNSTONES, EARLY MORNING // PENTAX IQZOOM 90 MC 400 ISO

After staying up all night, a traveler walks slowly through the city taking photographs.