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Return to WBC

Dear World Boardgaming Championships. Thank you for existing, for happening immediately after a very long stressful crunch deadline at work, and for being scheduled at the same time as my wedding anniversary. The week was much needed, much enjoyed, and … Continue reading

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Successful Fandom Rants

Had a nice time being part of the “Fannish Music Beyond Filk” panel at Confluence this morning with W Randy Hoffman and featured guest artist (and fellow game audio designer) W. Scott Snyder! Thanks to my fellow panelists and to those who came … Continue reading

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Fannish Music Beyond Filk

I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking on a panel, “Fannish Music Beyond Filk”, at Confluence – Pittsburgh’s Literary SciFi/Fantasy/Horror Conference on Saturday July 26th at 10am. Join us as we discuss how far fan music has come since … Continue reading

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Inklings wins the gold at Serious Play!

One of the games we developed at Schell Games for Amplify, “Inklings” also called “Ink Blot Underground,” was awarded a Gold Medal by the 2014 International Serious Play Awards last week! Go Team! Press Release and more info…

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Zombie Opera reunion Mozart-style!

Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera, the multimedia/stage hybrid that I created with colleague Liz Rishel back in 2009, may be technically ‘dead’, but many members of the cast and crew keep running into each other! We have important roles … Continue reading

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Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” and Creature Shop

I’m super excited for Undercroft Opera’s production of  Mozart’s The Magic Flute opening a week from tomorrow (May 29th-June 1st at the Antonian Theater).  Rehearsals have been going splendidly music-wise, and as Creature Designer I’m happy to report that we’ve come … Continue reading

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Schell Games is on the move!

Things have been exciting at my workplace, Schell Games, for the last couple weeks as we prepare to move into a bigger and more snazzy office in Station Square on Memorial Day weekend! Check out this article for more info … Continue reading

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Verdi’s “Aida” the short, short version;)

Are you a fan of the music from Verdi’s famous opera Aida, but not a fan of how long it is (4 hours)? You’re in luck! This Sunday, April 13th, there is a FREE recital with Highlights from Verdi’s Aida, … Continue reading

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Let’s get “Twitterpated”

Twitterpated is this weekend, a voice recital program by sopranos Liz Rishel, Gwen Schmidt and myself, with special guest tenor Sean Lenhart and pianist Bill Larson. A polar opposite of our Autumnal program in 2012, which focused on ghosts, spooks, and witches, this time love … Continue reading

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Yet another “Audio-tastic” GDC

Now that the jet lag has fully left my body, I am happy to do a quick writeup about my return to GDC (Game Developers Conference) in San Francisco last week. I once again went with the Audio Track, which … Continue reading

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