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Happy New Year!  (January 26, 2007)

So, I stayed in Boston for winter break and went to New York for a weekend. One of my friends in NY, Natasha Jehangir, is a freelance photographer and an architechture student at New York Institute of Technology. We were walking around Times Square and I saw this dude chilling out by a drumset on the street. It was freezing cold and the wind chill was ridiculous but I just HAD to play drums on the street at Times Square. This has been the highlight of my winter break. Check it out... Continue reading "Happy New Year!"







The Power of Voice  (October 1, 2006)

So the summer is over and we are back to being fully submerged in music 24 hours of every single day. It is a beautiful world. I love being here. I love music school. I could go on for hours about the acceptance, the respect, the uniform ground that all of us musicians/college students share here at Berklee. But I won't... Continue reading "The Power of Voice"







Purity  (December 5, 2005)

I just got back from one of the most beautiful concerts that I have ever attended. It is safe to say that that was probably the best 2 hours of my life. My God. Today was Christiane Karam's New England Conservatory Master Recital. Christiane is from Lebanon. She completed her undergraduate studies from Berklee and then went on to pursue a masters degree in music at the New England Conservatory. Christiane is a self-made woman who has Continue reading "Purity"







My New Website  (October 20, 2005)

finally, after 4 months of yelling at my webdesigner, my OFFICIAL WEBSITE, is now online. yes. the unthinkable has occurred. Now there are still things that are wrong with the website. for instance, the main photograph is a still shot from a tv interview i did for a local music tv channel, where they thought it would be funny to bring me a toy gun as a welcome gift. on the website, ever so inappropriate, the gun looks freaking real... Continue reading "My New Website"







Tragedy in Pakistan  (October 13, 2005)

The recent earthquake back home has left pakistan in a very sad helpless state. it is frustrating cause sitting here i cant do much to help them. still, the pak/indian community in boston are working things out and im pressing for a charity concert. lets see what happens. my email is overflowing with letters and fwded mails, one of them which id like to post up on the modern guitars journal. here it is... Continue reading "Tragedy in Pakistan"







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