recent solo work These are various pieces I've done since moving to Seattle.  I have a variety of half-finished projects, and so far I'm only putting up the ones I think are ready for consumption.   They include "Supergirl," a love/tribute song from early 2003, a cover of "L-O-V-E" by Nat King Cole (early 2005) made for a very special someone, which is probably the best example of my recent vocal developments.      supatash This is a jamming group I worked with during the summer of 2004, with Ashish Kapoor and Patrick Baudisch - Ashish and Patrick played guitar, and I sang (and sometimes played a third guitar, badly).  We wrote a number of very interesting pieces, none of which we completely finished, but still I think are quite good beginnings.  My favorites are "Picture On the Wall," "Michaelangelo," and of course, "Talking Rain."     deepoceanblue This is the most "finished" incarnation of my solo work. I released an 8-song album in 2000 on mp3.com (before it died) and called 08:29:06. This was my first attempt at going through the entire creation process - writing, playing, recording, re-recording, mastering, and publishing. My favorites are "Jackie" and  "Pretty Pretty," though "Condom in My Pocket" is a lot of fun, and "Promise Me" has a depressing sort of charm.     sonovar/bodybeat An ongoing project with Brian Clarkson to make the ultimate loop box. Two main objectives: (1) create mechanisms allowing the composer to sketch out a multi-layer loop idea quickly and easily, and (2) making it portable so that you can compose and perform loops anywhere. And when we say portable, we mean wearable - not just something you can put in a briefcase and carry around. Some early samples: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.     payne's grey A band I was in during winter 2000-spring 2001, with my good friends Tracie Lee, Stepha Krynytzky, Aditi Rao, and Anindita Basu (no relation). We spent a 4-6 hours per week writing/practicing, wrote eight or ten songs, had a gig at Molly's Pub, and then everyone got too busy to continue. We have recordings of all of our songs, but my personal favorite is a chatty version of "Waiting for Tracie" from two weeks before our gig. Very nostalgic.     MIT Songwriting Club A great group of people with a common interest in making great music. We meet about once a month to have an open mic, a movie night, or just work on pieces together. If you're interested, check out the webpage and get on our mailing list - everybody is welcome, regardless of experience. I'm currently publicity chair; other members are Brian Clarkson, Rego Sen, Fred Choi, Ibrahim (from the Flobots), and others.     Older Music Projects A variety of pieces I've written in the past. There's the "Galvactivator Theme Song," written for a 50's style commerical in 1999; "Minuet," a classical piece from 1996; "Elaine" (1998), a piece about the Dawn story (1994), "Winter's Cold," which was the first piece I wrote (1992) using MIDI sequencing/layers. Most of this older stuff was written with my trusty Yamaha PSR-410 shown to the left.I now play with roland/studiologic/fender.