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Drawbridge

I have a new song release on the way. It is called Drawbridge. Here is the Youtube link to the video which will premiere on 10 MAR 23 at high noon.

You will also be able to find the song

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Moonbeam Blue: Thank You

My new song Moonbeam Blue was released today.  That feels good.  Please find it on any of your favorite streaming platforms and give it a spin.  Here's to you for listening, streaming, sharing, playlisting and/or liking it. I really appreciate…

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Moonbeam Blue: Final Official Lyric Video

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…

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Moonbeam Blue

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…

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Crumble like Sand

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…

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Thing 5: Worthy

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…

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Thing 4: Sweet Spot

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…

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Thing 3: On the Table

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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Thing 2: Focus

Thoughts on the making of Chugging Down the Qi

Official release date scheduled for 18 NOV 22.

 

The beginning guitar rhythm had a body and texture that I really liked.  This synched perfectly with the bass that entered by the…

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Thing 1: Bread

Thoughts on the making of Chugging Down the Qi. 

Official release date scheduled for 18 NOV 22.

I work best when my mind is fresh.  This means that typically my brain rests in a state of lightness, curiosity and minimal…

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Word of the Day: Ch'i and Qi

Ch'i: (definition)

Vital energy that is held to animate the body internally and is of central importance in some Eastern systems of medical treatment (such as acupuncture) and of exercise or self-defense (such as tai chi)

An alternate spelling of…

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Part IV: The Ghosts of Bridgerdoom

My next song has been released! 

I'll provide some background on the song in four parts over four separate Blogs. 

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Part IV:

Song construction: I experimented with arpeggiated sounds using controlled randomness (if that makes…

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Part III: ribald ghostly romance

My next song has been released

I'll provide some background on the song in four parts over four separate Blogs. 

Part III

Word of caution, everything may not be quite as refined as it first seems within this awaiting castle…

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Part II: Push

My next song has been released

I'll provide some background on the song in four parts over four separate Blogs.  

Part II 

This piece was created mostly "in the box" so it is fairly synth heavy and electronic.  It formed…

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divergence smashed (Part III of III song background)

Photo Op has been finalized for digital distribution and is about to be delivered to digital platforms; release date is still targeted for Friday, 26 AUG 22.  

I'll provide some background on the song in three parts over three…

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Lions and Tigers and bears; oh my!

I completed my lyric video over this past weekend and I thought it came out pretty cool. I plan to premier it on 26 AUG 22 so keep an eye out for it on Youtube.  It's got Lions and Tigers…

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ad-libbing (Part I of III song background)

Photo Op has been finalized for digital distribution and is about to be delivered to digital platforms; release date is still targeted for Friday, 26 AUG 22.

I'll provide some background on the song in three parts over three separate…

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Photo Op

Hope to release a new single in about three weeks (26 AUG 22) if all goes as planned.  What could go wrong?

 

 

Cover Art for next single

Here is the cover art for my new song Paint with No Color.  The company I distribute my music through also gave me some free credits to create a music lyric video through Rotor Video which is kind of cool…

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Andriy

The situation in Ukraine is heartbreaking and incomprehensible……it ain't right. 

I saw one specific example (of many) in a news article that really got to me about the effects of this senseless war on ordinary people.  People just trying to…

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