I'm pleased to announce that my new EP, By The Numbers, is now available to pre-order! There are multiple options to choose from, including a "Deluxe Package" that includes a physical copy, a digital download of the new EP, a By The Numbers T-Shirt, two different stickers, and a poster. Furthermore, I'm also offering a "Super Deluxe Package" that includes every piece of merch available online. All merchandise will be available and shipped on March 30th. Simply click here or the image below to check out all the details. I'm so excited to bring you this new collection of songs. It's been amazing to see them grow from ideas in my head to the basic demos I posted online to the full-blown studio versions that will be released in a few short weeks. If you missed the last newsletter, you can still listen to the first song from the EP, 'The Golden Ratio', for free right here.

As always, thank you for your time, your thoughts, and all your support.

Take care and all the best,

DUSTIN

Just a bit of promotion here...

I'm going into the studio tomorrow to start recording a new collection of acoustic songs that I hope to release later this year. And since I'm planning to use my new classical guitar on most of the tracks, I needed to stock up on strings, picks, and so forth. So I went to Matt Umanov Guitars over on Bleecker Street. Visiting an instrument store always brings me a lot of happiness, as I assume it does most musicians. And all the employess at Matt Umanov are attentive, knowledgeable, and kind, always willing to help. So I've listed the website below in case you're ever if the neighborhood. It's important to me to support my local music store because, as Jim Osman, friend of the sculptor Lawrence Fane, stated so eloquently, "You need raw materials to have hope."

MATT UMANOV GUITARS

Ok then. I haven't been able to sit down and write a post about the drive up the coast until now because we've so busy getting from one place to another. We're back in New York surrounded by a few inches of snow. Anyway, here are a few pictures from the trip that I hope you'll enjoy...

Just a quick note: Above is a picture of our rental car - we were upgraded at the last minute because the car they gave us was recalled. It was laughable because this type of car is basically the opposite of my style.

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I'm in Florida at the moment for a friend's wedding, after which I'll be driving back up the east coast to transport a large collection of old vinyl records that were bequeathed unto me more than a year ago. I've included some selected images at the bottom of this post.

I didn't want to mail them to New York because I thought they might be damaged in transit - therefore, this seemed like a good time to make the trip. I'm going to take some pictures and such over the scope of the journey and post them here, which I hope will turn out to be at least somewhat interesting (especially the 'such'). Furthermore, I also recently received another collection of vinyl from my great aunt Lois, which I will most certainly document at the earliest possible opportunity.

Above all, I simply want to treat these collections with respect - these items were purchased and cared for over the years by people who enjoyed listening to this music - and I look forward to enjoying and learning from it in order to evolve further as a musician...

Canal Street Subway, NYC