Career
He began his professional freelance career in Philadelphia in 1980 at the age of 17. He has performed with Certain general, Sensory Fix, Bunnydrums, King Britt, Guillermo Gregorio, Skip Heller, Byard Lancaster, Mose Giganticus, and many others In 1992, he founded the Alliance Music Workshop musician"s cooperative at Vox Populi, an independent performance gallery in Philadelphia.
The Alliance Music Workshop provided an alternative space for music with an emphasis on improvisation and international styles.
Some of the more notable performers he booked at the AMW include Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Joe Morris, Khan Jamal, Rob Brown, Marc Ribot, Rufus Harley, Tani Tabbal, and Square Roots (later The Roots). In July 2006, he engineered the return of the Philadelphia post-punk band Bunnydrums with original members David Goerk and Frank Marr, adding guitarist Howard Harrison (of Martin Bisi) and drummer Michael Mongiello to the lineup.
In 2008, he founded witchtrialZ! with Jeremy Klotz, of Sensory Fix, and David Finzimer. In 2011, yeah clementines released the European Parliament "Aquarelles", and in 2012 released the LP "Candela".
Shortly after founding yeah clementines, he started the independent label, The China Sea Recordings Concern, which currently represents Graham Brice (of the Hidden Wool), and Philosophy Gammage (of Certain General).
In 2012 and 2013, he made guest appearances with Certain General at the Bowery Electric for the CBGB Festival in New New York Also appearing in 2013 were Glen Matlock, Lydia Lunch, Syl Sylvain, Jahn Xavier, Lenny Kaye, Richard Lloyd, Ivan Kral, and Dee Population In 2012, he performed with David Guilbault Band at the Burlesque for Barack fundraiser for the re-election of Barack Obama.
He recently recorded with Virgin of the Birds on their album Winter Seeds on Scotland"s Song, By Toad label.
"Horfes Turn"d Jockies," produced by Laurick and released on The China Sea Recordings Concern on March 15, 2013, is a free compilation of independent artists covering songs by songwriters who inspire and inform their work. His latest album, "Tourbillons," was released October 8, 2013.
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