FLYING

The last three years have been a frantic, nonstop push to complete the Starjammer, my effort to marry my two great artistic passions, music and aerobatic flying. With the help of numerous volunteers and professional consultants, this unique aircraft is now flying, and first performed in 2011 at the Louisville KY and Brunswick ME airshows. With the LEDs finally fully functional on the propeller, the Starjammer is complete, at last, and is now the most unusual airshow plane in the world! I'll update my calendar soon after returning from the annual ICAS convention, December 4-9. You can access pictures and video of the new aircraft by clicking HERE, and a calendar of upcoming events by clicking HERE. It is my hope to bring new life to both the world of airshows and the world of music with original compositions emanating from my onboard 4,000 watt speaker system while the aircraft performs an aerial ballet and spectacular ground shows. If you'd like to learn more about this brand new musical airplane, click HERE to read a terrific article by Steve Schapiro in the December issue of Sport Aviation, and HERE to see a video interview made at Oshkosh, WI, the location of a legendary annual EAA fly-in. Oh, and I'm currently studying for my CFI (Instructor's rating) and will be teaching soon.

In November, 2010, I was engaged to travel to Zhuhai, China, to video and crew for another American airshow team. Zhuhai hosts one of the largest aviation expos in the world, and the largest in China. I have been invited to perform there in their next airshow, scheduled for November 2012. You can see pictures and video from my China trip HERE.

Now that the Starjammer is complete, it is finally time to return to live music performing. While working on the Starjammer, I have found time to record numerous tracks - diverse, as usual - and am nearing completion of several albums of music, ranging from jazz/blues to alternative/folk. Please visit my Free Downloads page for a few previews of these projects. If you are subscribed to the Elgin Wells Group mailing list, then you will receive email notices when these albums are available.

It has been quite a long time since leaving Ray's on the River, and the live music scene in the Atlanta area has evolved a lot. In the coming months, I will be searching for new venues that are worthy of you, our wonderful friends and fans. If you have found a favorite new place for live music that you think would suit us, please let me know so that I can check it out (just hit the "Contact Us" link below).

Thank you for your interest, and please accept our wishes for a spectacular New Year!

Elgin