Hayden and I are progressing… Our struggles to get a routine set here in New York has been somewhat burdensome however we are very optimistic about things. We don’t have any doubts about what we can achieve with our music. It’s just a matter of time, continued resilience; armed with prayer.

We actually journeyed back to 14th(Union Square) station and found a good spot to sing at. As we sung, the usual New York masses strutted along, passing us and giving slight stares. A man walked by and tossed in a couple dollars. As we continued to sing, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed someone walking towards us. “Hello Vahid!” It actually turned out to be a friend of mine I met in New York over a year ago. We hadn’t seen or talked much after meeting for the first time so it was a pleasant surprise. Moments later we met a gentleman who turned out to be an African percussionist. He informed us about an organization called Music Under New York that helps local artists gain exposure. They do annual auditions however after contacting them we had just missed the audition package submission deadline. But he informed me that we can still gig in the subways. We don’t need a permit.
Hayden and I have a ways to go but we’re moving…

E&K

You know what, just love what you do and do what you love! All these details that we get caught up in don’t really matter anyway. Why waste precious moments grumbling, complaining and blaming. That is what society does, not what you do. As my good friend Milton always says, “You must find the plus sign.” And there is a plus sign in everything, but most people don’t have the patience to look for it. Cause at the end of the day, what do we really have anyway? When you think about how you spent your last 24 hours, what is it that stands out? How do you want your 24-hour legacy to be?

In our case, it’s time to just do music for the love of music and simply keep it pure. It’s so easy to get caught up in expectations and lights and sounds, but most of it is really just a mirage that disappears as soon as you get close. You keep reachin’ and reachin’ for something that will never come. So let’s just be real and true! Thanks for listenin’,

e&k

We’re pleased to announce our brand new website featuring our new album, Groundwork!

You can hear it on the Music Page and get links to get it digitally or order the CD. We’ll be posting some free downloads from it soon as well. This is a very different type of web type of website, it is a blog based Wordpress site that we can easily update and bring you all kinds of exciting dynamic features. Please bear with us if you have any problems as we perfect the site.

Thanks, and we hope you enjoy it!

We look forward to keeping in touch more often with you through it.