Hi all, I wanted to give you an update on my second album (for those of you on my list who actually exist). :) I've finished the album and it's titled 'la famiglia'. It contains seven tunes for a total of 44 minutes of music. The album has a wide tempo structure from the opening "canzone della famiglia (Song of the Family)" which is up tempo and very energetic and dance-like to "una perdita nella famiglia (A Loss in the Family)" which is very slow and meditative. The moods range from happy/swaying music like "il picnic di famiglia (The Family Picnic") to nurturing and loving as in "la famiglia innamorata (The Family in Love)". The album closes with a lovely Italianesque piece titled "questa e' la famiglia (This is the Family)". There is something here for all to enjoy. On my first album, 'Tenderly and Other Thoughts' I used a picture I took of the sunrise off Daytona Beach which was the inspiration of my tune "Tranquil Horizon" for the artwork. For 'la famiglia' I've reached out to an old friend from my Blue Stars days and professional photographer, Kim Kruger. He and I are working on an Italian family themed photo for the album artwork. Kim is quite an original and intuitive artist and he's generated several really great ideas. We have some photography to do and I have a bit of mastering left. But we should be able to release 'la famiglia' by early fall. As with 'Tenderly and Other Thoughts' you will be able to stream all of my music on Spotify and Pandora. Earlier I mentioned "Tranquil Horizon". This tune has been selected for three curated playlists on Spotify and it picked up over 1,700 streams just in the last month! I'm so glad that "Tranquil Horizon" is moving along! If you haven't heard it, give it a try. As has been the case, you can find my music on Spotify, iTunes, Microsoft Groove, Apple Music, Google Play, Amazon, and Pandora. Thank you for following me! Warmest Regards, Mark