“Tidsmaskin” is one of the Norwegian words I’ve managed to retain. Pronounced TEEDS-mah-sheen, it means “time machine”. I’ve found over…
One of the reasons a majority of people associate the piano with silent film, as opposed to theatre organ or…
When I meet people from other parts of the country and tell them I’m a silent film accompanist , they…
When I began playing for silent films while at NYU film school I made a point of meeting all the…
The sound of the theatre pipe organ as live accompaniment to silent films was part of the musical landscape in…
A Silent Film Cue Played on a Wurlitzer Gets Sampled On A Rap Record Lee Erwin’s silent film scores are…
Three Songs You Won’t Hear During My Accompaniment to “Show People” — and Why One of the bugaboos in film…