Author: tpoteet

Sculptor Johnny Poux is the real deal

Went to Rosendale yesterday and saw Johnny Poux’s concrete artwork exhibit. Friends, if you haven’t seen his work, it’s not what you think. It’s concrete alright and heavy as you’d expect, but the pieces move with the wind as light as a feather. This guy is the real deal.  Check out his videos at  www.johnnypouxdesign.com. Read more →

Green Peas TV

I had a nice lunch at Cafe Bocca in Poughkeepsie today with Jane Watson, producer for Green Peas TV. Green Peas is a web food show with local farms, chefs, recipes etc. very cool! If you don’t know them, check them out, especially if you love fresh Hudson Valley foodstuffs. Or if, like me, you just like the word “foodstuffs.” Read more →

LECTURES IN PLATTSBURGH, NY

April 7 at 12 noon at the Stafford Center for Arts Science & Technology, sponsored by Clinton Community College Cultural Affairs Committee and and SUNY Plattsburgh Music Dept. Free and open to the public. Clinton Community College, 136 Clinton Point Dr., Plattsburgh, NY 12901, www.clinton.edu, (518) 562-4200. BRIDGES: An art,  music and historical celebration of what connects us to one… Read more →

BRIDGE MUSIC LISTENING STATIONS RE-OPEN FOR THE SEASON

The BRIDGE MUSIC Listening Stations will re-open on the Mid Hudson Bridge for their first full season with a ribbon cutting sponsored by the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce, Thursday April 1 at 12:15 pm. Composer Joseph Bertolozzi will be present to take attendees on a personal guided tour of the installation. Food, sweets and treats will be provided… Read more →

FIRST REVIEW OF THE YEAR

“(Bridge Music) is a fun album…..It takes a high art concept and makes it playful….the rhythms bewilder with their compact variability….this is high energy music…” Read the whole review by Justin Patrick on Brainwash.com. Read more →

Successes of 2009

Well folks, thanks for coming with me on this year’s ride. It was beyond exhilarating, and I am grateful for having as much success as I did. Most importantly, Bridge Music was installed, and subsequently the album was a success, charting on Billboard and making the Grammy ballot; it was released globally except for a snag with the European distributors,… Read more →

BERTOLOZZI VS. JESSICA VALE

A fan compares the merits of Bridge Music and the Sex Album. Make of this what you will, folks, I’ll take this post from Twitter as a compliment:“Finally getting to listen to Joseph Bertolozzi’s Bridge Music. If only Jessica Vale’s Sex Album had been as inspired.” Read more →