24 September 2023
The "Live Music Archive" on the Internet Archive is an incredible resource! There are hundreds of thousands of live concerts freely available to stream or download.
I have several of my bands' concerts on there:
- Stellakinesis: my funky rockin jam & prog rock band, with some of my original compositions: https://archive.org/details/Stellakinesis
- Hot Club of Hawthorne (gypsy jazz): https://archive.org/details/HotClubOfHawthorne
- Jenny Sizzler: a "comedy rock" & jam band I played with for 12 years on keys and guitar: https://archive.org/details/JennySizzler
I need to add more from my archive (100s of concerts I've played). It's a bit of a time-consuming process to submit them, though.
14 December 2018
Jeffree White Productions
I continue to prioritize private gigs, and seek to introduce my services to the market around where I live in SW Washington. For anyone seeking live music for their event, I have something to offer, or can find the right act to fit.
Big ups to Kelli Rule for building the sweet website!
24 March 2018
January 2018: honeymoon in Lisbon & Madeira, student of the year, gym membership!
Below are excerpts from a newsletter sent in January.
You can view previous newsletters here.
Happy New Year!
To the tune of "It Was a Very Good Year":
Two thousand seventeen
It was a very good year...
It was a very good year
For me in my bubble in Washougal.
I married Kelli Rule,
Opened my music school,
I went to Portugal.
This year's been pretty cool. :D
[see video of me playing and singing it here]
Things are well. I spent 8 days in Portugal with Kelli for our honeymoon: 3 days in Lisbon, and 4 on the island of Madeira. It was fantastic! You can view photos on Facebook here.
The Washougal School of Music has been growing steadily; I have several new students and have been teaching more than ever before. Thank you Washougal! I awarded a Student of the Year 2017 to a hard-working youngster, along with a scholarship. :)
Last year my involvement with 4 bands ended...I'm paring down a bit. Still, somehow I'm gigging every weekend night in February! 4 bands left.
And in another major lifestyle change, last month I joined a gym and have been working out 3 times a week! I enjoy it and feel fit.
19 October 2017
Summer Summary: Marriage, School, and Recordings Published
- I got married to the wonderful Kelli Rule -- photos coming soon;
- I attended the epic Oregon Eclipse Festival, and the Oregon Country Fair, for almost a week each;
- intense heat waves and fires, some of which were creeping alarmingly near to Washougal, made for stressful situations;
- my main project the Hot Club of Hawthorne did a record amount of shows in a month, and is releasing a CD;
- and the Washougal School of Music continued to pick up steam and new students:
- we've had over 25 students, including lots of happy customers; see our testimonials on Facebook;
- we were featured in a lovely article in the Camas/Washougal Post-Record;
- we're developing an equipment loaning library;
- we added ukulele lessons to our services.
02 April 2017
Washougal School of Music launched
For the last few months, I've focused on making my teaching endeavor a legit business. So, I've started building the Washougal School of Music! At my new residence in Washougal, I have a nice home studio which is perfect to teach out of. I'm offering individual lessons in guitar, piano, and mandolin. I currently have two students. :) And I'm doing outreach into the community, including playing the piano at local charity events, joining the Chamber of Commerce, and tabling at local bazaars. I also have met with small business consultants through the wonderful program SCORE, and they have helped me figure out my business plan on how to move forward!
Two places to find us on the web:
I couldn't resist getting that 2nd one. :)
Students are coming in fast! :D
18 January 2017
website updates; new projects
website
I've been taking advantage of time spent indoors during all the snow and ice storms, to work on some long-neglected areas of this website! There is still more to do -- there always will be! -- but so far I've worked on:
- music page: made a table for presenting the different types of info for each band, with all the info in a database. Soon I'll add music players of select tracks in there...right now, it's just a link.
- web design page: for my portfolio, I set up a column on the left, and a big preview frame to the right. Added descriptions and features.
- history page: entitled sections "personal" and "musical performance"; updated both sections
- header: I also final got rid of that ancient image in the header! I'm playing around with slideshows...
- links page: weeded out outdated links.
- added a new background too! Similar colors, but different. :)
I've rediscovered the joy of web design and coding. I'm often reluctant to devote a chunk of time to learning a new web design skill, but I do want to up my game, and maybe get some new clients.
I welcome any suggestions or tips!
new projects
In the last 6 months, I've started playing with 2 different bands:
- Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra -- big band playing elaborate, arrangements of the 20s and 30s
- Bilgerats & Pyrettes -- pirate-themed band, costumes and all! Great singers, and fun people with theatrical backgrounds
See my music page for details and links.