I got a text message from a scammer to play at his daughter’s wedding (and inadvertently help him embezzle funds from a stolen credit card in the process). I thought I would have a little fun with him. This just might be my masterpiece.
Songwriter/Film Composer
I got a text message from a scammer to play at his daughter’s wedding (and inadvertently help him embezzle funds from a stolen credit card in the process). I thought I would have a little fun with him. This just might be my masterpiece.
Here’s a hypothetical: What if the Beatles took all their psychedelic material recorded around 1967 (Sgt. Peppers, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine Soundtrack) and made a double album? What would that look like? Here are my picks:
Side A
Side B
Side C
Side D
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/…/playlist/0Ru0DrUplhinDQ1CtF936g
With everyone back at the gym working out with the new year, I thought it would be a good time to share the songs that get me pumped up when I’m exercising. It’s a mix of rock, hip-hop and electronica. Some of them are hits you’ve probably heard before and other songs are fairly obscure. I expect it to grow over time so subscribe if you want to hear the latest songs as they are added.
Honorable Mentions
Check out last year’s list: Top 25 Albums of 2014
Here’s my favorite songs for the year. I had a hard time narrowing it down so I left it at 55 songs.
Every year my family has a tradition of recording Christmas songs. This year, my daughter lost her two front teeth so we felt the song selection was appropriate. We also included a recording from her violin recital.
Listen to the Spotify Playlist: Top 50 Songs of 2014
Here are my favorite albums of 2014:
Honorable Mentions
I wrote this song for a songwriting class I took at BYU. The challenge was to write in the “AABA” format. This has been a pretty popular format over the years (“Somewhere Over The Rainbow”, The Beatles’ “Yesterday”) but has become less popular as more emphasis has been placed on having a catchy chorus. With AABA, there isn’t really a chorus; just a verse (which contains the main hook) and a bridge (to take the listener in a different direction). The other feature is using the song title in the first or last lines of the verse (or “A” section). I had gotten so used to writing the other way (verse-chorus-verse-chorus) that I wasn’t sure I could pull it off but I think this turned out to be one of my better songs.
Lyrically, the song in about finding direction in your life. In the first verse, the narrator talks about growing up and feeling restless about his surroundings. In the second verse, we find that narrator escaping by driving on dark highway. He’s not really sure where he is heading and has his car breakdown in the process. In the bridge, he admits defeat, realizing that he needs the help of others to make it in life. In the third verse, after finally getting his act together, he has to say goodbye to his loved one who is now the one drifting out of his life. Irony.
Yesterday, one of my friends from the Provo music scene started this form on Google where you can submit your band, the members in your band and who you’ve recorded and it will plot out all the different connections. Quite a few people have added to it in the last 24 hours (including myself). Running Muse Recording Studio, I got to record several bands so it’s neat to see my connections and how they branch out into other Provo bands, past and present.
To get the full effect, visit: http://provomusic.herokuapp.com/