well, we did it. we had our beautiful baby girl. as you can see by the lack of posts here, we’ve been just a tad busy with everything. mostly we’ve been staring at ruby jessica, but we’ve also been enjoying family and friends, baking breads, planning gardens, losing weight, reading, etc.

amy and i have actually started another weblog ( the eskew’s homesteading weblog ) where we are going to post things that pertain to self-sustainability, recipes, homesteading, etc. we are hoping people will enjoy the information we have to share and that they also share their ideas.

two things that are of the music related sort that i should probably mention. my incredible friend chad blinman started teaching at berklee college of music this semester and i’m very happy for him. he’s a great engineer and an even better human being. good luck, chad and nicole!
also, my friends nate and josh are going to be doing the rpm challenge this year and i wish them luck. i may stop by for a guitar track here and there, but i won’t be involved in the capacity that these two will be. enjoy the process, guys.

that’s it for now. hopefully i’ll be able to post here and at the new blog more often since the chaos of the holiday season is over and ruby is here now.
best…
tate

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i’ve been crazy busy, what with the baby coming, taking care of this 5 acres of land, staying in san francisco for a week and on and on. watch out summer, you’ll be gone soon and everyone’s favorite season will be upon us. so, some bullet points:

• planting grapes, fruit trees and nut trees on the property.
• fixing up nursery.
• not recording music.
• sucking up information at an alarming rate

that sums it up for now.

well, the summer heat has put it’s filthy hands on middle tennessee. the good part is that the garden loves it and fresh strawberries were picked just last week. incredible…

believe it or not, i’ve started writing new songs when time is available and i’m very happy with what has come about so far. i miss very much having my studio, as it’s a huge part of my writing process, but i’m also excited to see how the new stuff turns out since i don’t have that at my disposal for now. with that said, i’m going to try to finish my album Semiotics by years end (before baby #2 comes). if it’s not finished by then, it may be a while…

thanks for the emails everyone. i still find it hard to believe that people read this crap.

I started Zero Art Radio 12 years ago this October.  We went through a lot of crazy times and fights with large labels and in the end it was just costing too much money to keep up the labor of love in the format that we tried to keep it in.  It was always a labor of love and all I and everyone involved ever wanted to do was expose great artists to lots of people.  We did accomplish that over the years and for that we were very happy.

Over a year ago now, we decided to move to a format where I would record bands in the studio and release the songs as “Zero Art Sessions” on the website.  This is a much better way to involve the bands and it also gives people a glimpse into their live sound.  My wife and I moved to a wonderful new house on 5 acres where we planned to build the recording studio.  The problem is, and it’s a very good “problem” to have, we are expecting our second child!  So, the studio and the project associated with are kind of on hold.  Unless, of course, someone wants to donate $30k or $15k and some time spent outdoors to get the studio building up and  going!  Free studio time forever, kids!

With that said, I’ve decided to start posting 5 song podcasts on Zero Art Radio so that I would feel like the site was still doing something constructive.  I really hope everyone enjoys them and finds them worthwhile.  I’ve never done anything 12 years straight, with the exception of my music and Zero Art Radio.  From here on out, I hope to add continuing to be a good father, good husband and good friend to that list.

Enjoy.

ZERO ART RADIO PODCAST