After 11 years in Hawaii, I'm moving back to the Mainland. The chief reason is to be closer to my 10-year-old daughter. I'll be in Santa Clara, next to San Jose in the South Bay area, so my daughter will be a one-hour flight or a five-hour drive away. A big side benefit, of course is that I'll be able to connect again with all my Bay Area and Northern California music friends, including the ones I re-met at Harmony after being away for 14 years, as well as folks like Joe Offer, and new friends Laura Sandage and Katie Henry, two phenomenal songwriters and musicians from Davis who have teamed up with sometime Mudcatter Ray Frank (DADGBE) in a trio that is sure to make waves.

There are things I'll miss about Hawaii, like swimming with dolphins, and the view of the ocean from my office window (my new office doesn't even have a window, let alone a view), but this feels like a good move at a good time.

Aloha,
Mark