Hello Everybody:

Well, it’s been a year now since I last updated this page. I’ve been so busy with so many changes. Maria and I had a son, our first child, on July 15th. His name is Tristan Anantakusuma Gore. He’s very expressive and attentive, and not very fussy at all. I feel like I’ve been injected with “baby bliss.” And, both Maria and I can’t get over how lucky and blessed we are to have Tristan choose us to guide him through this life.

Things are going well in the music house, too. The second IGN Live release—this one featuring Peppino D’Agostino, Antoine DuFour, Andrew White and myself—is due out early this Fall, on Pacific Music/Warner Canada. This will be part of a series of releases used to romote tours worldwide for IGN. We also have a 20+ city tour of Canada scheduled for the Fall to promote this release. Seagull Guitars and Acoustic Guitar Magazine, along with Long and McQuade music stores, have signed on as sponsors for this tour. You can hear music clips at our new website: www.internationalguitarnight.com. Additionally, we’ll be back for our Winter Tour in the US with Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Sylvan Luc, Andrew York and myself. It’s 14 cities.

I look forward to hopefully meeting you at one of my shows, and thank you for the interest.