I played for a brunch today in Lake Geneva - solo piano.

When I play solo piano, I realize that my job is simple: create an atmosphere for special things to happen.

Any musician can tell you that it’s not the most artistically fulfilling work - and that’s not what the work is for.

I found inspiration watching people sit back, sip their champagne, and look out upon the lake and I could imagine them thinking to themselves: this is exactly how I pictured this moment.

I also found inspiration when two separate couples came up and asked me to play their wedding song, and one couple asked me to play a rag time piece.

The requests and the rag time piece weren’t the right vibe for the moment, but I obliged. Why? Because the work was for creating an atmosphere for special things to happen.

While I am not a huge fan of the Carpenter’s, I couldn’t help myself from lightly tearing up while I watched two separate couples relive a very special moment in their lives… I imagine them sitting back and thinking, “this is exactly how I imagined it.”