Monday, November 22, 2010
A peek inside Stillwater's music studios
Ryan Hendrix is the leader of the local indie-rock band Colourmusic. His studio in downtown Stillwater is shot cavelike, with little light seeping through the covered windows.
Bree Ahern is a cellist who plays for a few ensembles in town, including the Stillwater String Academy. She sits second chair on the All-State orchestra. Her studio is an eclectic room in a corner of the her sister’s apartment on Duck Street.
Kylie Ahern is Bree’s older sister and a phenomenal violinist. The north-facing kitchen in her apartment in Stillwater serves as her studio. I was amazing at how quickly her fingers fluttered up and down the fingerboard.
Trevor is a vocalist in Stillwater. But his studio in his home on McElroy is a musician’s paradise—stringed instruments, percussion, keys and recording equipment. Here, Trevor plays a light improv set on the his Steinway.
Tyler Siems is the director of The Green House, 723 E University Ave., and a part-time folk guitarist. His music room is decked out with his four guitars, banjo, mandolin and his wife’s cello. It is second only to his bicycle room.
Brett Johnson is an independent musician in Stillwater. We share the same birthday—Jan. 24. I Brett about a year ago at a dance party I threw at The Garth Brooks House on Duck Street. I shot him and his fiancé jamming at The Green House.
Garrett Reding, aka DJ Sky Christopher, spins beats in his studio at the Community Center in downtown Stillwater. He has been the DJ at several of my dance parties.
Walter Kelly is undoubtedly Stillwater’s coolest cat. A jazz guitarist, Walter gives lessons in his retro studio at the Community Center in downtown Stillwater.
Monday, November 15, 2010
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