Mixed Meters

After Arthur Jarvinen's death in 2010 I decided that I needed to commemorate his life and work here on Mixed Meters. Today would have be...

I was a junior in high school when I discovered absurdity. I understood absurdity immediately because it reflected my life so perfectly.  A...

I'm sure that you know what karaoke is ... pre-recorded music for which some talented or courageous or drunken person supplies the missi...

The centerpiece of Pasadena's yearly Solstice celebration is a parade - the Rose Parade.  If you live in the U.S., I'm sure you know...

Many news organizations save themselves work at the end of the year by publishing "best of" lists. Presumably the items are chose...

Traditions are a bitch. I've created some traditions while writing this blog and these have become my own little bitches.  I'm com...

First, here's an opportunity to listen to my newest season Autumn 2013 . Next, if you need to catch up, some quick explanatory flashba...

The Fan is a short piece of music composed in NotateMe , "performed" in Sibelius and used as a soundtrack for a video of the ceil...

Mixed Meters' readers with good memories will remember that I once composed all my music on a laptop PC while drinking coffee at Starbuc...

A few years ago Leslie acquired some strange little plants which get their nourishment by eating insects. She purchased these from a vendor...

On Wednesday October 23 the Los Angeles Philharmonic performed Frank Zappa's 200 Motels - The Suites,  an event marking Disney Hall'...