Interview about Nokia on YLE’s “All Points North” Podcast
I’m a regular listener to the Finnish Broadcasting Company’s (YLE) “All Points North” English-language podcast. Keeps me in touch with the latest happenings in my ‘other’ home country. So naturally I was thrilled when they…
Boomtown Builders: Rules, Sell Sheet, Pitch Video, TTS Mod, and Tutorial
Boomtown Builders is currently being pitched to publishers. Contact me for a demo Watch the pitch video Watch a tutorial video Download the rules See the sell sheet Download the Tabletop Simulator (TTS) Mod Description…
The Shades and Symmetry of the Outer Sunset
The Outer Sunset is San Francisco’s sleepy surf town located on the far western edge of the city, bordering the Pacific Ocean. The New York Times wrote a small piece about the transformation of this…
September 11, 2023 Modular Jam
Fun with sampling and effects with the Make Noise Morphagene and Make Noise Mimeophon. #eurorack #modular #DAWless
October 7, 2023 Modular Jam
Bassline by Instruo Cruinn, sequenced by Five12 Vector. Arp by uPlaits (Mutable Plaits clone), sequenced by Intellijel Metropoloix. Strings by Rossum Trident. Drums by Mutant Drums, sequenced by Acid Rain Constellation. Reverb by Happy Nerding…
My Interview with The Baltimore Sun about Baltimorese
What was supposed to be a silly video for friends and family on Facebook, turned into a viral sensation (3.5+ million views!) on Boxing Day and a call from Baltimore’s paper of record, The Baltimore…
The Verge reports on my departure from Nokia
After nearly a decade with Nokia in Finland and Silicon Valley, with 5 different roles across Marketing & Communications, I was part of large company-wide layoffs in 2012. My departure was reported on by The…
Phil Teaches You How to Speak “Baltimorese”
Sitting around my Aunt Peggy’s dinner table on Christmas Day I couldn’t get over the ridiculousness of my family’s Baltimore accent. With every sip of boxed wine, I could hear their “Baltimorese” grow thicker. I…
Master the Surf and Stay Dry in “Waves Over Waikiki”
Doing a self playtest of my push your luck, hand management, and tile-laying prototype titled, “Waves Over Waikiki” for 2-4 players and lasts roughly 30 minutes. Set on a single day in 1960’s Waikiki Beach…