Support my work
Friends and family keep asking how they can help. This is the page: everything I run, in one place. A follow, a review, a share, or a visit to a store all genuinely matter to a small business. Pick the one closest to your life.
The music stores
Evolution Music is the family business: used gear, repairs and lessons in the Chicago suburbs. A review or a follow helps more than you would think.
- Evolution Music
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Buy, sell and trade used instruments, plus private lessons and rock band programs. Stores in Midlothian and Logan Square.
- Evolution Music Logan Square
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The Chicago store.
- Evolution Music Midlothian
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The south suburban store, down the road from where my dad had his shop.
- Evolution Music Rock Academy
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Lessons and the Rock Academy band program in Downers Grove.
Apps for families
Built because my own family needed them. Downloads, reviews on the app stores, and telling one other parent are the help here.
- TallyTot
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A baby tracker for both parents: feeds, diapers, sleep and pumping in one tap, with recaps worth sharing.
- SnuggleShelf
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A read-aloud tracker for little ones. Log the books you read together and watch the family shelf grow.
- Story Grove
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Weekly questions by email, answered in every family member's own voice, woven into printed keepsake books.
- Syllaboss
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Practice games for grades 5 to 8 that follow a kid's actual class calendar.
- Accountabilibuddy
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Pick a date, pick a number, get there. It will not let you forget.
Tools for small businesses and creators
If you run a studio, a shop, a giveaway or a music night, one of these is for you. Try it, and tell someone who needs it.
- Methodica
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Music studio software that keeps students practicing: scheduling, autopay billing, parent and student apps, and a practice game.
- Pickfetti
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A free Instagram comment picker for giveaways. Paste a post link, draw a verifiable winner, no login.
- Snazzy
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Paste your Instagram handle or Linktree and get a finished link-in-bio page in seconds.
- The Big Bored
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Every upcoming show across Chicago's venues, pinned to one board.
- Cover Your Assets
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Tamper-evident condition documentation for equipment, vehicles and tools.
- CGHM Associates
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The umbrella company: websites, custom software and ads for local businesses.