Stories I Didn't Know, the documentary I scored last year about the entanglement of Irish immigrants and Native people of Minnesota, will be airing on TPT - Twin Cities PBS.
Stories I Didn’t Know on PBS
“No Turning Back” Music Video
Below zero temps in Minnesota are making me pretty jealous of the dancers in my new video for "No Turning Back."
MN Opera Commission: Chim Lạc (Lost Bird)
My good friend Oanh Vu and I were commissioned by MN Opera to write a mini opera, which will be available to stream for free starting February 9th at 1pm. It's part of a month-long series of short operas created by Minnesota artists.
Oanh wrote the story and co-created a beautiful shadow puppet show with Andrew Young, with the help of puppeteers liping vong and Ty Chapman. I composed the music and songs that came to life thanks to the MN Opera orchestra, vocalists Lady Midnight and Monique Bạch Hạc Nguyen, classical guitarist Milena Petkovic, percussionist Eri Isomura, music mixer Andy Thompson, and sound designer Mike Hallenbeck.
“Words Too Wrong” Music Video
Jason P. Schumacher approached me with a wild idea: let's use every single camera we have available to make a music video. Jason rounded up 17 cameras from every era: VHS cameras, Mini DV cameras, DSLRs, GoPros, and a phone.
“2020 Vision” Music Video
My friend Jason P. Schumacher made a beautiful music video for "2020 Vision," the first track on my album 2020.
Crimes of the Centuries Podcast
I've been working with the Crimes of the Centuries podcast to recreate some sweet old songs that don't exist in recorded form. The first song is 1875's "Bring Back Our Darling," about 4-year-old Charley Ross, the first child kidnapped for ransom. My vocal and piano renditions of the song appear in the first few minutes of Episode 9.
2020 Album Released
My album 2020 is out now on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, etc. It was a yearlong project that came to life with the help of 20 musicians recording in their homes, sponsored by many generous Kickstarter backers.
Charlie’s Top 10 Four Humours Cards
There are just a few hours left in the Kickstarter for my board game Four Humours, being published by Adam's Apple Games. One of the biggest treats of the entire process was working with the incredibly talented illustrator Shirley Gong to make these jumbo-sized location cards. I wanted to share an insider look at the progression of the game art, plus a list of my 10 favorite cards.
Incompleteness Wins Best TV Series at LAFA
A new TV show I scored just won Best TV Series at the Los Angeles Film Awards, possibly the biggest competition for indie film and TV. Incompleteness is a drama and dark comedy by David Ash, who I've worked with on several films, including Twin Cities.
Four Humours is on Kickstarter!
Five years ago, I had the crazy idea to make a game based on the four humours theory of personality, in which your blood, bile, and phlegm influenced your temperament. I'm happy to announce that my game Four Humours is now on Kickstarter!