Thirteenth Moon Studio

08/06/2026

Monumental to say the least!

On this day in 1966, The Beatles released 'Revolver' 💥🎶

Revolver is often seen as one of the moments of crystal clear creativity for the Fab Four. Buoyed by the success of their previous studio album Rubber Soul, and the departure from their previous ‘pop group’ moniker, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr delivered one of the most highly influential albums of their careers.

The seventh album from the Fab Four sees the group take a huge leap into the unknown and push forward with their desire for musical experimentation. It saw George Harrison once again begin to establish his own songwriting career while Lennon and McCartney were arguably nearing their creative peak. It’s arguably one of the band’s greatest albums of all time.

Not only was the album a serious attempt for artistic purity, but it was also highlighted with the humour and distinct candour The Beatles had brought to all their work. Songs ranging from the hilarious (‘Doctor Robert’) and nostalgic (‘Here, There and Everywhere’) to the hallucinatory (‘Tomorrow Never Knows’) and nihilistic (‘I’m Only Sleeping’) marked The Beatles out as more than just a band, they were now icons.

06/28/2026

https://youtu.be/V6-D-c4P_Zg?si=d30HtmSyiJIXmVZY

After fan Faith Cohen started Global Beatles Day in 2009, the event...

06/18/2026

05/31/2026

I just finished a version of the song that I wrote for my daughter Annika's wedding a year ago (May 30, 2025) which I played live at their reception. I decided to record it and send to her & her husband for their first anniversary! Being personal, I decided to just put it on SoundCloud Instead of an all out commercial release!
Thanks Azariah Reese for the fab violin 🎻 performance !

This is a song that I wrote for my daughter a year ago for her wedding (May 2025)which I played live at their reception. I decided to record it and send to her & her husband for their first anniversa

05/26/2026

A true giant in jazz- I love his perspective as well.

It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. “I think when the creative person ends, he continues in the next existence. I’m a person who believes this life isn’t the be-all and end-all of everything. A spiritual person doesn’t feel like that.” –S.R. (2009)

01/21/2026

Was sad to hear of the passing of Ralph Towner, a major musical influence on me, whom I saw live (and met) several times in the 70s-80s.
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/20/ralph-towner-dies-at-85/ Ralph Towner, influential guitarist and founding member of the group Oregon, dies at 85 - OPB

Ralph Towner, a boundary-pushing jazz guitarist, pianist, composer and founding member of the seminal jazz-world quartet Oregon, died on Sunday, Jan. 18, in Rome, Italy. He was 85.