Michael Maas music

The musical adventures of an Alaskan singer-songwriter-piano player-et cetera

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Of missed deadlines

Yeah, as I suspected that was a little too ambitious to get a song written and recorded in those fading days of April. Some things came up in my non-musical life that were a hindrance. Nonetheless I have quite a few little song-seeds germinating and am confident one or more of them will soon blossom. […]

Tommy ends, song a month

Sunday night we played our final show of Tommy. The last weekend’s crowds were large and exuberant, which is just how we like ‘em. It was a fun show, but I’m okay with it being finished. Now I can turn my attention to…
My New Years resolution this year was to write a song a month […]

CD released, web site in flux

Ladies and gentlemen, I present my new CD: Magellan & Pele. It feels SO good to have it finished. I started recording the thing in the fall of 2005, originally intending it to be a 4- or 5-song EP, but graduate school and life postponed it. And finally… GRRR ARGH AROURRORORUR NGGGGG… it’s finished (I […]

9 tracks. 40 minutes.

The CD is finished! The CD is finished! More to come. Must sleep now.

TOMMY, the final four songs

Persaverance Theatre’s musical this year is the Who’s rock opera Tommy. I’m playing keyboards and acting as “Assistant Music Director,” which just means I help direct the band. It’s the same band as Hedwig, plus a horn player and another guitarist. It’s great to be playing with the guys again, though right now we’re more […]