Nashville

There's no place like Nashville. And this weekend Mike (one of the composers at Concentrix) his wife, Karin, and Fred & I enjoyed spending 24 hours there. Upon arrival on Saturday afternoon, we headed to Music Row where we enjoyed lunch & some great live music at "Legends".

Elvis "sightings" are an everyday thing in Nashville, which I found rather curious since I equate the King with Memphis. Nonetheless, he hangs out in front of the many souvenir shops.

But Fred, Mike, Karin & I weren't there for sight-seeing. We were lucky enough to garner a couple of Regional Emmy nominations in the "Composer/Arranger" category and were there for the Awards Ceremony where the winners would be announced.
Here's a look at the Schermerhorn Symphony Hall, moments before the doors were opened and over 75 Emmy nominees filed in to see who would win.
Long story short, Fred & Mike & I won an Emmy for "Raggs".  It was Fred's 4th Emmy and the first for Mike and me. 

It was quite a night. It felt so good to have our work on "Raggs" receive this recognition. But after all the celebrating (which went well past 2AM) I'm happy to be home again. And I'm ready to play with clay again.

Charlotte Down Under

Last year, we were pleased to have a most kind and amazingly talented man and his family visit us here in Charlotte. Adam Kronenberg creates, among many other things, the voice of Dumpster the Cat in the pre-school TV series "Raggs." He's also the puppeteer who brings the curmudgeonly cat to life. While "Raggs" is produced in Australia, its creator lives in Charlotte. And for the US version of the show, Adam flew to NC to do the popular Dumpster interview segments with American children. At Concentrix, we had the honor of recording his voiceovers for the US shows.

Adam's back home in Australia now. But last week, he sent proof that it really is a small world after all. Here he is with his and Rachel's lovely daughter, Natasha...the #1 "Raggs" fan in Australia.


"Raggs" airs in Australia, Ireland, Singapore, New Zealand, Africa, India, Israel and in many markets in the US. If you get the chance, check out Adam's amazing work as Dumpster the Cat.

(And, Adam, thank you for the pic of Charlotte Street! Hopefully, one of these days, we'll be back down under. In the meantime, I'll be looking for Sydney Street here in Charlotte!)