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When My Life Is Done  |  First single from 2011's SO WIRED.

From the 8/19/11 blog entry, announcing the release of the WHEN MY LIFE IS DONE music video:

Stoked once again to announce the release of my new video for the first single from my second album, SO WIRED, When My Life Is Done.

I shot this in VideoSongs format - a technique popularized (and maybe started) by indie heroes Pomplamoose, and more specifically, the male half of that group, Jack Conte. If you haven't checked out Jack's solo work and Pomplamoose's catalog, do so immediately! I blogged about him in my 5 New Albums That Blow Me Away list.

VideoSongs are a way of documenting the recording of a song - sharing an otherwise personal, intense experience with others. It was fun to do, but I have to say that my calling seems to clearly be on the musical, rather than visual, side of things.

Build a Fire  |  Title track and single from 2009's BUILD A FIRE.

From the 3/15/11 blog entry, announcing the release of the BUILD A FIRE music video:

So stoked to share my new music vid for the single and title track from my 2009 debut solo album, BUILD A FIRE. I wrote the song as a message for my daughter (you can see a picture flash quickly at the end of me holding her after her birth in '06) - life lessons from Daddy to Ari.

I had the idea to satirize the convention of American parenting, so I dug up some PSAs from the 50's and 60's, spliced 'em up, and tried to tell a story with them. There's some hilarious stuff if you watch closely - it's so stunning what people thought (think?) they should teach their kids.