We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of the dreams Written on November 28, 2011, by Zack.

At long last, the first completed page of my picturebook! Here, Melvin’s adoration of music is introduced, as we see him experiencing a transcendent moment listening to Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life.” You can tell it’s Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life” because I got the score online and reproduced it (almost faithfully) on the scroll of notation [...]

I hear his backing band has a great horn section Written on September 14, 2011, by Zack.

Would you buy a picturebook about a goat who’s a farmer but desperately wants to be a world famous crooner like his purple tuxedo-wearing hero Frank Snoutra (“The Velvet Hog”)? Circle one: YES / NO

The Music Lesson Written on January 28, 2011, by Zack.

Monday I mentioned I’d created a comic largely inspired by music I’ve been enjoying (i.e. listening to obsessively) lately. In the earlier post, I called this music neo-classical/ambient, though honestly this doesn’t really encompass the genre. Even its practitioners are at a loss as to how exactly to term it (except for Marcus Fischer, who’s [...]

What I Did On My Summer Vacation Written on July 22, 2010, by Zack.

After a lot of self-help reading and medication, a couple of weeks ago I crawled into a plane and flew to Massachusetts for a friend’s wedding. I had never been to the East Coast before, and was looking forward to poking around to see what New England had to offer (besides clam chowder). In general, [...]

Guitargument Written on January 25, 2010, by Zack.

For those playing at home, that was THREE terrible puns in one gag cartoon (FOUR if you count the blog post title). Can you find them all? —————- Remember, you can always find me on Twitter and Etsy!