“Our time at the Woodman Artist Residency in the hills above Antella was like a dream come true. It was an inspiring location for me to create new music in the converted farm house of two very influential creative artists. The location is drop-dead beautiful, and the surrounding environment so conducive to digging deep into creative projects. As a composer I was provided with a spacious studio equipped with two brand-new state-of-the-art monitor speakers and a small mixer with cabling to connect to my laptop. The studio room has a high ceiling, is resonant but not boomy, and was perfect for auditioning the music I was making either intimately or at a distance. The large picture windows provide inspiration overlooking the Tuscan Hills. We enjoyed driving down the scenic road to Antella for shopping and catching the bus into Florence. Though we don't speak Italian we enjoyed interacting with the very friendly people in town who helped us acquiring the great Italian produce and wine for preparing our meals in the house. The two local artists Maria and Lorenzo who spoke good English were a delight to work with in orienting us to the area and use of the facilities. The property's wonderful gardener Ricardo brought us the lettuce and herbs he grew there every day. In short, it was a memorable productive time in a magical place."