http://www.joelpwest.com sounds and images Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:27:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am about to start writing for another Tree Ring album but recorded some new songs at home that I've been tossing around. You can listen to them for free or buy a download here. http://www.joelpwest.com/new-songs-2/ Last year I composed a piece of music to play within Wes Bruce's fantastic Miss Augustine Greane installation, an enormous fort built with scrap wood and relics from the lives of Wes and his friends and family. This year, Southern California is getting a heavier dose than usual of the ... http://www.joelpwest.com/fort-music/ I sat in on a shoot for my friends Meg & Bryan with Jarel Paguio, who is a part of The Tree Ring family. Otherwise I've been laying low working on a lot of new music with a number of friends, all of which should be released soon. http://www.joelpwest.com/meg-bryan-video/ Some stories and disposable camera photos from my trip to the Pacific Northwest with The Tree Ring are on Sezio. http://www.joelpwest.com/photos-from-the-tree-ring-tour/ I'll be playing solo tomorrow night at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs with the lovely John Heart Jackie around 8 PM. They are also in town at Habitat House tonight and I'll be there to sit in on a couple of songs with The Roof Beam Carpenters. http://www.joelpwest.com/a-couple-of-shows/ http://www.joelpwest.com/harbor/ My friends Bryan and Wes are premiering their film about Wes' Miss Augustine Greane installation at California Center for the Arts last year.  I composed music for the installation and will be playing a short set of new songs before the screening next Wednesday.  More details here. http://www.joelpwest.com/solo-set-at-mopa/ I made a mix for a great music blog called Friends With Both Arms and you can get it here. http://www.joelpwest.com/mixtape-on-friends-with-both-arms-blog/ A short film that I scored is streaming on Brita's Facebook page. http://www.joelpwest.com/score-for-it-starts-with-me/ From Generous Shadows, releasing on February 12th. http://www.joelpwest.com/wore-it-deep-video/