Save The Date!

Help us celebrate 25 years (!!!) of the nerdy musical fun of James Dempsey and the Breakpoints at LIVE near WWDC 2026!

This year the show is on *Thursday* June 11. Doors open at 7 pm, music starts about 8.

Full details coming soon!

Join our low-volume mailing list to be first to get the details:
https://eepurl.com/wfs3X

Save the date, spread the word, and I hope to see you there!

In advance of the fall OS releases, here's a little song about Liquid Glass.

Only about 90 seconds long—I hope it will bring a smile.

If you enjoy it, please boost!

https://youtu.be/iNRE2dPdPdw?si=EE9PuSiKFvKgYeDr

Tim Condon ( @0xTim ) made his first appearance as a Conditional Breakpoint at this year’s LIVE near WWDC!

Perhaps better known for his efforts in the Swift on Server community, Tim demonstrated his skills on alto sax, soloing on two JDBP classics—‘Modelin’ Man’ and ‘Model View Controller’.

Welcome and thank you Tim! It was great having you aboard!

https://photos.tow.com/Photojournal/2025/Breakpoints-Live-near-WWDC25/i-pxF5g6m/A

A giant thank you to Liz Marley ( @emarley ) for running front of house at LIVE near WWDC for the past two years!

Liz leads a group of volunteers from concert beneficiary Techtonica to manage attendee check-in, merch setup and sales, and keeping things running smoothly so the band can focus on performing the best show possible.

Thank you Liz and everyone who volunteered from @Techtonica!

Adam Tow ( @atow ) has taken amazing photos LIVE near WWDC for many years now—since 2023 he’s also been responsible for the concert live stream.

Adam’s long history of pro photography and video production includes the photos of Steve Jobs seen during our encore song ‘One More Thing…’

His MixEffect app controlled video switching for the live stream.

(See Adam’s post for all the technical details.)

Thank you Adam for capturing these moments and making us all look good!

https://tow.com/2025/06/16/photos-from-the-live-near-wwdc-2025-breakpoints-concert/

Adrian Eves ( @swifteves ) joined us onstage LIVE near WWDC for the third year in a row.

His banjo fingerpicking adds the perfect twangy tone in ‘I Love View’. Adrian also sings backing vocals on a variety of numbers including the new song ‘Source Of Truth’. He is also a founding member of the irrepressible Breakpoint Dancers.

Thank you Adrian!

https://photos.tow.com/Photojournal/2025/Breakpoints-Live-near-WWDC25/i-hrvzjVs/A

Danijela Vrzan ( @dvrzan ) made her LIVE near WWDC debut at this year’s show!

Her Croatian tamburitza needed repairs so unfortunately she was not able to play it at the concert. But fortunately, she was able to lend her voice to backing vocals on various songs including the new song ‘Source of Truth’.

Welcome and thank you Danijela! We’re so glad you could join us!

https://photos.tow.com/Photojournal/2025/Breakpoints-Live-near-WWDC25/i-Cp8SDrT/A

Jonathan Penn ( @jonathanpenn ) has performed in every LIVE near WWDC show since 2013—our second concert ever!

He plays acoustic rhythm guitar during the second half of the show, sings backing vocals and harmonies throughout, and never fails to delight the crowd with his dramatic vocals on The Optional Song.

Please join me in a warm social media thank you to Jonathan Penn!

https://photos.tow.com/Photojournal/2025/Breakpoints-Live-near-WWDC25/i-TqJPGxN/A

T.J. Usiyan ( @griotspeak ) has been lending their vocal talents to LIVE near WWDC since 2016.

With exclamations in “Hello, World!”, harmonies in the barbershop-styled “Beautiful Mutable Shared State”, leading the crowd in “Right To The Metal”, and singing backing vocals throughout the show—their voice and energy on stage bring out the *LIVE* in LIVE near WWDC!

Thank you T.J.!

https://photos.tow.com/Photojournal/2025/Breakpoints-Live-near-WWDC25/i-JvWJ66V/A