TALES TOLD OUT OF SCHOOL has completed mastering, and I am just now working on liner notes and artwork in preparation for posting everything to distro kid and bandcamp. This means it’s probably a good time for a little bit of a preview! I’m very pleased to announce that at 7:30pm on Friday, March 22,… More »
Tag Archives: Songwriting
Contest and Awards, Oh My
I write songs, because I don’t know how to not write songs. It’s as simple as that. I can’t help it, and it’s just what I do – It’s a part of me. The stories come into my head along with melodies and the chords. I play my guitar, and suddenly there’s a song. It’s… More »
Telling Tales Out of School – in advance.
From Wiktionary: To tell tales out of school (third-person singular simple present tells tales out of school, present participle telling tales out of school, simple past and past participle told tales out of school) It’s cold outside, and many of us are still full of the too-much-cheese-and-cake (and cheesecake) we consumed during the last weeks… More »
2023 Wrapped
Well, not exactly wrapped, as there are still a few weeks left in the year. However, a certain popular streaming service has determined it is time to send out their Christmas cards of what you all have listened to, and who is listening to our music. So, I felt it was a fitting time to… More »
Please Support Indie Artists!!
Hope all is good by all of you. It’s been exciting times here and there’s a lot to plug in terms of my own music, but that’s not what I’m writing about today. Spotify is in the process of changing its policies for how it pays artists. There are several things all happening at the… More »
100!
Hi! It’s me! Before I dive in, there are a bunch of really exciting things coming up and I would love it if you would join me for some of them. First, I will be playing on Open Mic America tomorrow, Sunday, October 15. The show starts at 8 PM Eastern time/5 PM Pacific and… More »
On Creativity and Staying Human
I have something illicit and a little “purple” to share with you. (But first shameless plugs, because I really want to see you and play music for you (and I’ll bring this all together again in a minute). Here are all my upcoming “bespoke” shows (in addition to my open mic appearances): I really love… More »
Upcoming Events
Just a quick little item today to hopefully help you mark your calendar for a few upcoming shows and events through the next few months. I’ll be adding more, but it occurred to me that there’s a nice critical mass starting to build up here: August 5 – Next Saturday I’ll be joining my friends… More »
The People That You Meet
My hand is finally (mostly) healed, so I’ve been taking advantage of the opportunity to get back out and play more, which has reminded me of the blessing of community that comes with being a performing and writing musician.I know I have written before about Terrance Reeves, Danielle Pinals, Andrew Geano, and our open mic… More »
(Hopefully Not Very) Long Road to Recovery
Hi, everyone! I’m really happy to report that “I Am Not Well” is in fact doing well on Spotify, and bringing more visitors to the website as well. I am hopeful this means my song is getting to more of the people who are going to enjoy it or who need to hear it. I’m… More »