01 · Visual note
Sailboat by Odilon Redon
A red sailboat held between luminous water and sky—a reminder that atmosphere can carry as much meaning as a story spelled out.
Field Notes · from the workbench
Where the work gets to think out loud.
Field Notes is Randy’s public notebook: a place for field recordings, recorded thoughts, creative tools, blogs and check-ins, photographs, and reflections on social justice.
Field Notes by email
Get a note when something new lands.
This simple first version prepares an email request. Nothing is submitted automatically, and a dedicated newsletter service can replace it later without redesigning the page.
01 · One notebook
One feed. Many ways in.
Everything lives in one chronological notebook. Tags make it easy to follow a thread now—and add new kinds of notes later.
02 · Practice archive
Sitting in the company of 1,000 songs
The long-form performance practice, improvisation, and verified public previews currently on the board.
Open the 1,000 Songs project →03 · Listening notebook
Field recordings and recorded thoughts
Voice memos, ambient sounds, musical fragments, and spoken reflections captured before they disappear.
04 · Archive restoration
Dead Surf, returned to the world
Band history, recordings, photographs, people, and the ongoing work of preserving the archive.
Visit the archive →05 · Public note
Social justice and the times we live in
Reflections on mental health, public policy, equity, community, and the pressures and possibilities around us.
Read the public-work through-line →03 · Opening note
The notebook is open. The writing comes next.
Field Notes is built to grow one considered entry at a time. Follow Randy for new performances and updates while the first notes take shape.