Piano Across America

The Backstory: In April 2011, I took all my savings, bought a truck, and hit the road. I took my piano and my dog as my companion. I did it because I wanted to find meaning to my life beyond the monetary. I did it because I wanted to be challenged. I did it because [...]

This post is based off my personal experiences in the last 3 years. If you feel like something else should be added to this, contact me, or write it in the comments section. Its true, you can teach yourself just about ANYTHING you want. There are no gimmicks and you dont have to spend a [...]

Roadtrip #1 Stats 15,000+ Miles Stopped in 50 Cities Played Piano in 32 Cities and 8 National Parks 5 months of Travel Date of Departure: April 4, 2011 Date of Return: Sept. 5, 2011 After spending 3 months healing from a piano falling on my hand in the middle of NYC, I was determined to [...]

I got to experience Super storm Sandy on Long Island at my parents home and in NYC during the aftermath. It was certainly an incredible experience being without power in lower Manhattan. It was as if there were 2 separate cities. The uptown part of Manhattan was bustling and very busy while lower Manhattan was [...]

A few years ago I had the opportunity to see Bobby McFerrin perform at Jazz at Lincoln Center and it was one of the most inspiring performances of my life. The way he interacts with the audience and creates such a safe, open, free environment to perform is unlike any other performer I have ever [...]

I recently took a trip to Far Rockaway to deliver supplies and food to those who lost their homes and I came back with photos and memories that blew me away. Big thanks to Nova and Malin Landeaus for providing us with clothing and food to deliver down there. Also a shout out to my [...]

This post is an ongoing experiment that might never end. I have been tinkering with methods and Ideas for moving my 500 pound upright piano for about a year. Below you will see the process and steps for how I ended up at my current method. Pushing a Piano throughout New York City is not [...]

Its plain and simple. Dont let anyone tell you otherwise. There is no such thing as Overnight Success. No one ever became really successful without Hard Work. It takes time to develop yourself, to develop your craft and your build your ideas towards success. Even those Pop Celebrities on TV who give the impression that [...]

April 18, 2011- Charleston, South Carolina I just arrived in Charleston, South Carolina and was sifting through Tumblr when I noticed a photo of the Angel Oak Tree. I found out it was only 20 miles away and decided to check it out. Driving through South Carolina is like driving through another country. The large [...]

This is the Second Roadtrip I took in 2011. Briefly what happened was I got a call from an Artist who I previously worked for and he needed someone to deliver his paintings down to Miami for the Art Basel Festival 2011. I had my truck available. I decided to take the job on the [...]

I became obsessed with this area. And while most people would look at me strange if they knew it is a vast desert of nothingness, I will still tell you that I fell in love. There is a reason why I took 3 1/2 hours to drive the 63 miles of road. Being from New York [...]

It was August 19th and I was in Boulder, Colorado. I fell in love with Boulder and didnt want to leave. At the same time I was a bit homesick and my birthday was coming up in 3 days. The next major town was Madison, Wisconsin which is a 1000 mile trek through the midwest! [...]

What does it mean to Improvise your Life? I started using this phrase because of the feeling of complete freedom I got when I traveled across America without a plan or without any specific time limit. I just sort of went with the flow and made decisions impulsively and on the spot. Improvise your life [...]

  Yesterday was one of the most amazing days I’ve ever had playing piano… September 27, 2012 I started off the day meeting up with some Film academy students at 11:30 AM. The three students were from Japan, Korea, and New Zealand, a great group of guys. One of them, named Sam, decided to use [...]

(The Photo above was taken in 2010 on my first solo Road trip across America. I was working as an assistant and truck driver for a Photographer. This was the first inspiration for Piano Across America.) After college (May 2008), I had so many ideas and things that I wanted to do in my life. [...]