Done with the tour!

There wasn't a snowstorm ❄️ We didn't hit any deer 🦌 Therefore it was a very very good tour! 😄👍

We drove ten hours back to Seattle from Great Falls, Montana last night and I'm about to jet to LA.

It was a short tour but definitely was a productive, connected me to lots of great people and sure is leading me to future. The funny thing is that I kind of decided to retire from this touring business a while ago but I realized on this tour that I'm still in love with touring.

I am going to seek the way to somehow do both touring and recording. I just enjoy standing on the stage in front of audience.

Montana Performing Arts Consortium!

I've been touring with Russian 🇷🇺 /Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 group. We are about to play at a conference in Montana and the next 12 minutes will decide our future in 2018 & 2019.

The moment of truth! Tension is maxed out, but I'm still smiling because I am an entertainer. Even if I'm getting cold feet, having 100 butterflies in my stomach and almost peeing in my pants and I'm still smiling, because..... yes, that's right. Because I am an entertainer!

We are going to kick some ass.

Photo shoot in Seattle!

We just did a photo shoot at beautiful Bellevue Botanical Garden in Seattle! Photos came out pretty good! 🤗 Well, there is a reason for it. Two singers of this group are actually professional models. I learnt some serious modeling today! That was fun!! If you need a short middle-aged Asian guy for modeling, you know who to call! 😆👍

Right-O, now the photo shoot is done ✅ We are going to rehearse a bit then hit the road. It's going to be a 11-hour drive to Great Falls, Montana. Wish us luck!

Heading to Seattle, Washington!

Leaving Eugene and heading to Seattle! Seattlians! (I don't know if it's right demonym) Fierce accordionist and bassist are coming to you!

Oregon!

I reached the biggest city of the State of Oregon, Portland. I'm almost there to Eugene! 😆

Mid-West Tour!

The first tour of the year!

I'm trying to slowly change my career from touring musician to studio musician, and I'm still on the process! This tour is a one-week long short one!

Recording Sanshin!

Just put the sanshin track down with my brother Adrien! 😆 That was a fun recording session! I'll bring shamisen next time!

My first gig in LA!!

The first gig in Los Angeles!! YAAAAY!!

🎉🎉🎉😆😆😆😆😆🎉🎉🎉

To be exact, it was a nice beach town called Malibu which is one hour away from LA, but I’d say it’s still LA area! 😁 I’m so glad I got this first gig earlier than I thought. What a beautiful beach and sky! Aaahh, this Californian blue sky cleansed my heart and mind. I was looking to the horizon over the ocean, and Rocky’s theme started playing in my head automatically! I’ll keep pushing forward! From this moment on, my battlefield is the world! 🌎

I almost had to decline this gig because my stuff and instruments are still on the way from Boston so I have no equipments, but the kindest fellow musicians rented me their bass and amp and gave my a ride to the gig! I feel so really lucky to have them. Thank youuuu!!! 😄😄😄

Thank-you letter from the United Nations Headquarters!

I received a nice thank-you letter for the performance at the United Nations Headquarters! Signed by Permanent Representative of Palau and International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)!

Griffith Park!

Went for a walk to Griffith Park with friends for the first time. Pretty neat.