David Husted

Big Shout-Outs to the following Spotify Playlisters for adding my latest song Chugging Down the Qi (released on 18 NOV 22) to their awesome playlists. My song will likely only remain on these lists for a short period of time…

Happy Thanksgiving all!

Photo by Josh Hild on Unsplash

Good Afternoon, 

My latest song "Chugging Down the Qi" was released today.  You can check out the video to the song at any of these three locations: 

1. Home Site 
2. Youtube Channel (Please consider subscribing) 
3. Facebook Music Page…

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…

The cover art for the single is completed.  It looks like this:

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…

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…

Though we need to weep your loss,
You dwell in that safe place in our hearts,
Where no storm or night or pain can reach you
Let us not look for you only in memory,
Where we would grow lonely…

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…

My song "Andriy" was added to a playlist called Artist for Ukraine. It appears to be in the company of some top notch artists.  Keep fighting Ukraine.

Thank You Derringer Discoveries.

Dave 

Photo by Frans van Heerden:

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

My next song has been released.

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

Part I:

As Halloween approaches, my next song offering will take the listener on a magical sonic journey into a…

The Decision

There is a moment before a shape
hardens, a color sets.
Before the fixative or heat of kiln.
The letter might still be taken 
from the mailbox.
The hand held back by the elbow,
the word kept between…

Well, due to a confluence of events, I find myself, from a music creation standpoint, fairly stagnated. This is driven by current life/work constraints. I am sure you can all relate. My means to overcome this is to take baby…

Excerpted from Prelude book 11

William Wordsworth

The days gone by,
Come back upon me from the dawn almost
Of life; the hiding-places of my power
Seem open, I approach and then they close
I see by glimpses…

Greetings and Shout Outs:

Thank You All for your support of my music. Your tolerance of my musical muse is most appreciated!

Happy Labor Day to You!

Special Shout Outs:

I would like to personally say Thank You to Visual…

Thank You Turnip Music Radio and Derringer Discoveries for adding my new song Photo Op to your New and Compelling playlist. 

"About Them: Podcasting from Virginia (USA), and catering to music enthusiasts worldwide, Derringer Discoveries combines exciting snippets and fast-paced…

Caesura: (in Greek and Latin verse) a break between words within a metrical foot. 
(in modern verse) a pause near the middle of a line. 
any interruption or break.

Used in a Sentence:  I am not so caesura how to…

Poem of the Week by Louise Gluck

time moves so fast

Labor Day 

It’s a year exactly since my father died.
Last year was hot.
At the funeral, people talked about the weather.
How hot it was…