Dear Sound Enamored, Today is my birthday. I like to say I'm old enough, but then I melt when I receive notes like this lovely one following the Guitar America 250 album concert in Oregon: Thank you, Aaron, for your uplifting performance. You re-energized me in hope for this nation. I’d been not at all sure that there was anything to celebrate at this Anniversary. Your existence, grace, joyful talent are proof that there’s a great deal to celebrate. – Fan Hearing such feedback after the...

Dear Lovers of Music, Yesterday, a singing sky and morning sun invited me outside with my cappuccino, a first for 2026. Reflecting on the performed album release concerts, I felt such gratitude towards the six guest artists and the fans who have attended and tuned in. It is not often that I feel: "I did something," but hearing the response to the music and my Bill of Rights, Amended (intro, piece at 3:05) has demonstrated a greater sense of unity of purpose than I have felt in some time....

Dear Lover of Music, The past eight days have been a whirlwind—four performances with guest artists, two university residencies, and three interviews—all centered on GUITAR AMERICA 250: Revolutionaries & Rockstars. The response has been electric. In recent talks with students at Salem State University and Longy School of Music of Bard College, I was reminded: being an artist is not small work; it's massive. It’s a responsibility—to reflect, provoke, nurture, celebrate, and give shape to...