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background music

if you'd like to know more about the background music you hear on this site,  read on... this improvisation was recorded in the beautiful handmade studio of marco verdugo,  a true renaissance man.  he generously offered his time and talent to try my experiment. i brought many instruments and noisemakers with me to supplement marco's exotic collection, and set about to play.  i had no theme,  no chord changes,  no melodies or sonic pictures in mind... my 'plan' was just to pick up an instrument and go. first i wanted some glue,  some kind of resonance to form a bed,  so marco's...

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hello, world!

at long last, artofstuff.com is alive! my special thanks to liana spiro for putting this together. take your time here, don't rush...wander through the galleries at your leisure. these images were created in the dark, so they're best viewed then to allow the full vibrancy and luminosity of the colors come through. my sincere thanks to you for taking the time to visit these galleries   .-j

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