What is new with You? I hope all is well.
If you are feeling TLDR (Too Long Didn't Read) today, here is the point of this particular Blog in one line.
I have a new album called Captured Fragments scheduled…
Read moreAug 14 2023
What is new with You? I hope all is well.
If you are feeling TLDR (Too Long Didn't Read) today, here is the point of this particular Blog in one line.
I have a new album called Captured Fragments scheduled…
Read moreAug 5 2023
Unveiling "Captured Fragments"! Brace your senses for a sonic journey
Jun 19 2023
I have recently been enjoying a podcast called This Jungian Life. I am not a rabid listener but the episodes I do hit I find interesting enough to stay tuned in. Three good friends, who are Jungian analysts, talk about…
Read moreJun 11 2023
I am honing in on my next all new original song project idea. It is a seed, a wisp, the slightest hint of a whisper or perhaps nothing at all. I have listened to many different types of music to…
Read moreApr 21 2023
Part 7 of 7:
Then I combined my word ladder brainstorms in crazy ways
Lead Antique Lamp
Frown Pillow
Inspire Ladder
Shout Books
Order Baseball Glove/Mit
Fly Trees
Impose Vacuum Cleaner
Politic Coffee Cup
Command Globe
Fail or Win Notebook
…
Read moreApr 21 2023
Greetings,
I have a new song release today. It is called Take That Hill. What's this one about Dave? Here is a snippet of the lyrics:
We play politics over coffee cups. Commanding globes of dominoes. Ordering that glove…
Read moreApr 20 2023
Part 6 of 7:
Here were my specific Word Ladder - Verbs and Nouns
Admiral Verbs
Lead
Frown
Inspire
Shout
Order
Fly
Impose
Politic
Command
Fail or Win
Nouns of things in my field of view right now
Trees
Notebook …
Apr 19 2023
Part 5 of 7:
Word Ladder - Verbs and Nouns
Come up with ten verbs that are associated with, anything you want and then write them down on a page. Then write down ten nouns of a totally un-related other…
Read moreApr 18 2023
Part 4 of 7:
The next day I threw out most of the words I had sung but kept the general melody flow. I then used two techniques suggested by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco fame in his book How to…
Read moreApr 16 2023
Part 3 of 7:
I semi-mastered the song at this point and walked away with an instrumental plus vox sample song that I thought I was satisfied enough with to call it complete. However, it still lacked something. As I…
Read moreApr 11 2023
Part 2 of 7
A key feature of this song was the learning and experimenting I did real time with several new Ableton Live 11 features that take advantage of free Max for Live devices that enable cool random and…
Read moreApr 10 2023
Part 1 of 7:
Certain songs I create by dissecting a reference track and then incorporating instrument sounds to emulate a feel and vibe of a certain song style/genre. I then paint this vibe into my own unique creation. At…
Mar 31 2023
Honing in on my next song release and I am not sure it is ready for prime time yet but going for it anyway. It will be called Take That Hill. It is about…….well…not totally sure what it is about….let…
Read moreMar 7 2023
Quick Note:
Over the last several weekends I created a solid rough draft of a new song called La La Land. Yes, I know there is a movie already called that. That phrase sort of rolled off my tongue while…
Read moreDec 27 2022
Friends,
I completed my lyric video today. I used a site called Rotor Video to accomplish this. I do not always do this. Sometimes I use my Mac iMovie software and build the video content on my own. However, Rotor…
Read moreDec 22 2022
I just completed the art work for my new single called Moonbeam Blue. This song will officially release on 13 January 2023. I have also fooled around with what is called a Facebook Reel today. It allows you to create…
Read moreDec 18 2022
Greetings
Here is a snippet from my latest song to be released called Moonbeam Blue. This is located in my music vault which you can now access using passcode "blue". Thank You for dropping by my website. I…
Read moreDec 2 2022
Salutations,
I read an article recently that claimed close to 100,000 songs are being uploaded to digital service providers every day.
Wow
If my new song is one pebble of all the pebbles on earth, the chance…
Read moreNov 14 2022
I completed a new song over the past two or three weekends (give or take a weekend) that is now entered into a growing list of un-published music works. This is a problem that I like to have. I probably…
Read moreNov 10 2022
The cover art for the single is completed. It looks like this:
Nov 2 2022
Thoughts on the making of Chugging Down the Qi
Official release date scheduled for 18 NOV 22.
The song has been inspected by the distribution service and has passed all the pre-requisite requirements that a "single" needs to be born…
Read moreOct 30 2022
Thoughts on the making of Chugging Down the Qi
Official release date scheduled for 18 NOV 22.
Thing 4
The change/bridge in my song slowly builds.There was one particular tone that fed my ears with sonic pleasure…
Read moreOct 24 2022
Thoughts on the making of Chugging Down the Qi
Official release date scheduled for 18 NOV 22.
The musical contents were developed slowly over the course of several weekends prior to even pondering the lyrics in any direct way. I…
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