Michael Maas music

The recording session with Frances went swimmingly. I was a little concerned she wouldn’t feel comfortable in my studio room. I’m used to sitting in my own stink and squalor, but I thought it might be distracting to someone else. We got her vocals done for “Emily’s Song” and “Untitled” in the course of a […]

Yeah, so it’s been pretty quiet ’round here. I’ve been busy.
Speech and Debate
I music directed and did sound design for Perseverance’s latest 2nd-stage play, Speech and Debate. It’s a funny, quirky play starring talented Juneauites Jesse Alleva, Johanna Evans, and Corin Hughes-Skandijs. We’ve been in tech all this week, and the play opened tonight. The […]

Often when I write songs for Song Fight! I consider them “quickie” songs. Ones that I work on that week, then just shelve. Perhaps some day I’ll return to them, perhaps not. Then I have my “real” songs, which I slave over and try to get just right, and eventually will put on a CD […]

I surfed by Song Fight! on Thursday night on a whim. I saw the title “Half-Hearted Stab” and decided to challenge myself to write and record a song in one night. The deadline was the next morning. So I got to work and two hours fifteen minutes later I had this little pop song. It’s […]

The concert was a rousing success. I had a great time, the crowd was lovely, Frances sang beautifully, and all the new songs did me proud. All in all a very fun night. Thanks to all who came. Oh, and I noticed some folks taking pictures, if you happen to feel like emailing them to […]