When Does a SuperYacht equal a Dishwasher?
I got to thinking about what it must be like for Jeff Bezos to spend half a billion dollars on a yacht. Curiosity piqued, I looked up his net worth and calculated what percentage half …
The Ken Burns of Rock Music
As usual, I’ve been busy. But not with the usual things. Our dog is getting older and slower, and taking him on walks is now a half-hour journey around the block. Traveling to visit my …
For Your Consideration – Music 2022
The Grammy® nominating process has begun for this year, and 2 of my projects are under consideration in 2 different categories – My album of ambient electronica and piano called “Transitions” (New Age) and the …
Amphibian Shake
Amphibian Shake – Gunnar Madsen (feat. MCMGM) A Delhi-flavored pumphouse of energy and whooshing soundscapes While the world spins on its axis and we all hold on to keep from being thrown off, I continue …
Push Pull
PUSH PULL – Gunnar Madsen (feat. MCMGM) IDM/EDM YOUTUBE MUSIC VIDEO Life at home… Life is pushing and pulling me in ways I never expected. I’m busy helping my family. My mother is in her …
In Case You Missed World Accordion Day in 2020
In preparing my updated website, I came across this marvelous rendition of my music (“Anna” from Spinning World: 13 Ways of Looking at a Waltz). Her name is Reet Laube, she is from Estonia, and …
MCMGM is HERE
What’s a musician to do in a pandemic? Inward, grasshopper, go inward. What lurks in the unreachable inner regions? Rhythm, reptilian motion, electrical impulses. What are you talking about? Electronica, IDM, Jazztronica. How do I …
Graham Cracker Smacker Rube Goldberg
Here’s how it all started. My son, Q, is fascinated by all things mechanical. He has a book in the ISpy series in which there’s a picture of a convoluted balloon-popping contraption: It involves dominoes, …
Dancing with Heavy Machinery
Did I say I never get to watch movies? Well, not entirely true. I love movies so much that I generally won’t watch them if I can’t arrange to sit through a film in its …