26Nov05 - It's been about 3 weeks since I have been kicked out of HeadBelt and I am actually pretty happy about it. Even though they were excellent musicians, it just wasn't my thing and, as time went on, I could tell there wasn't going to much in the way of musical contribution from my end. So now its time to get into something that will tap the talent I have.
I have been working with ex-Tribe bassist Randall since he has left Averis. He also plays keyboard and sings (he was the lead singer of Averis), so we should be able to come up with some good music.
I have also been talking to a drummer that just moved back to Raleigh. Besides drumming, he is really into the programming and sequencing world. Haven't had a chance to get together yet, but we have talked alot. He is still getting settled since he just moved back to the area and the holiday season makes things hard as well.
Posted some new live pics from 2005 with Headbelt, which you can see here.
I'll be getting up some live Headbelt clips in the near future and I'm still hopeful I'll be getting the Tribe footage from Aug 04 sometime soon.

07Nov05 - Boy, was I blind-sided this week. I was told my services were no longer needed in Headbelt. It was a shock to me because there wasn't any warning; I thought things were going pretty well. I was told, that after 8 months, I wasn't coming up with enough creative guitar parts. I was either following Todd's (bass) or Sean's (guitar) parts too closely and not expanding the songs. I thought I was playing what the song needed from a rhythm guitar player. You think it would come up sooner and have discussions about what might happen if something doesn't change, but that never happened. Apparently, I'm not being replaced either; they are just going on as a 4 piece. Not sure who they'll pull off some of the Headbelt stuff with one guitar, but I suspect they'll start playing more Down Cycle material.
In retrospect, it's probably for the best. I was more or less the 'stepchild' of the band. Never really in the core of the band or really accepted, IMO.
Right now I am talking to some people about projects. I'll update more as something concrete develops.

09Aug05 - Headbelt is still moving along. We are playing some shows and still getting things worked out; new songs, lights, etc. We are also recording the songs when time permits. I'll probably lay some parts down in the next few weeks.
Working alot with Marc on his project which he now calls the 'Marc Anthony Project'. We are slowly getting 7 songs done. You can check out more about M.A.P. at www.myspace.com/marcanthonyproject.
More Tribe video from last summer is on the way. Glad I didn't pay for it because I would be pissed at how late it is. I was suppose to have it months ago, but here I sit waiting.

12Jun05 - Things have been busy with Headbelt. We have a 3 song demo up on the myspace siteb and we have played a couple of shows. Shows went really well; just need to work on a few things. The website is still in progress and should be ready very soon.
I have also been working with Marc demoing some of the songs he has written. His writing style is a little more commercial melodic metal, so its a new experience for me. Maybe we'll play them out sometime in a side project.