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About Me

Professional multi-instrumentalist composer/arranger/singer.

Can be heard on internationally released CD, D:Fuse, People 3: Both Sides of the Picture.Live. Appearing on Blues Traveler's CD, "Cover Yourself," on the remake of "Runaround." And What Made Milwaukee Famous' "What Doesn't Kill Us" CD.

Visit www.MichaelHoffer.com for more info.

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Listen for me on KMFA

From Keith Womer, award-winning organist and harpsichordist who performed music from the Orgelbuchlein with the St. Austin Schola Cantorum on October 13, 2008: "My interview with Sara Hessel on KMFA,...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:19:00 GMT

Weedwhackers, REALLY?!?

Okay, so since I can't take a nap right now, I guess I'll update...My birthday was August 9th (thank you everyone for the lovely comments!), and I was in Colorado at the time for one of 2 consecutive ...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:28:00 GMT

Things just got real.

For those of you who don't know, I am making a pilgrimage to Italy (Assissi, Florence, and Rome) on March 5 - 14 with the St. Austin Catholic Church Choir.  A chronic procrastinator, I've been le...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:26:00 GMT

Phoenix

Last week was the PGA's FBR (Phoenix) Open.  Duck Soup flew out Tuesday, played a private party that night, played the Open parties on Wednesday and Thursday, had Friday off, then finished up wit...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:53:00 GMT

Mr. Hoffer, your resume is ready!

This past Friday, I flew to Palm Desert, CA, for the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Player's Appreciation Party.  As a member of Duck Soup, I performed with:Huey Lewis:  What a harmonica player!&...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:40:00 GMT

Year in Review, and Resolutions, Too.

Lets review the accomplishments of last year:1) Radio play2) Appear on a major album3) Lots of studio work4) Play as good as ever5) Sing as good as ever6) Another Sacred song finished7) Trombone trio ...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:58:00 GMT

Last year’s resoutions in review

Let's review last year's resolutions with annotations:Happy New Year! Resolutions? Goals? Sure, here are the 7 in '07 music-related ones:1) Make some headway on the Opera.Yes, kinda. More of the back...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:09:00 GMT

Old poem

So here's something I put on a postcard to Jason Carroll, I guess back in 2002. I must have thought him a nihilist back then.*********I never understood your subtly driven devices-From introverted th...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:50:00 GMT

Hear me, Hear me!

Okay, so it is official - I have finally hit that benchmark that some only dream of.  I am happy to say that, if you are a 101.5FM listener in the Austin area, you've likely now heard me play tro...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:05:00 GMT

Supersonic!

Okay, so I am pretty tired right now, after another high-energy CJB show (that's the 80's band, Calling Jack Burton).  However, I have to share this - I was just soaring on the trombone tonight -...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:11:00 GMT