[download id=”13″ format=”13″] To download a free MP3, click the image above. The artwork for this month’s song is a painting by my friend, Caleb Sparks. It was actually the inspiration for the song. I tried to arrange the music in a way that evoked the flight of birds. You’ll hear that the background vocals […]
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[download id=”12″ format=”12″] To download a free MP3, click the image above. I hope you enjoyed your 4th of July weekend! Here’s a new song for you. This song started out as something I was doing for work. A play that’s about to open was in need of some scene change music and I thought
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[download id=”11″ format=”11″] To download a free MP3, click the image above. “The Night is Dead” was completely written and recorded during May. Thanks for listening! I’d love to hear what you think. The rest of this post is for the recording geeks. I’ve been recording my music in some form for more than
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[download id=”10″ format=”10″] To download a free MP3, click the image above. Since I started offering monthly downloads, the is the first one that was completely written, recorded, and mixed specifically for the site. I started on it half way through April. Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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During the summer of 2008, I recorded an album for my friends, Scandaliz Vandalistz. It was recorded at two different apartments here in Memphis (one mine, one theirs), and it was a lot of fun to make. They just recently made the album available as a free download on their website. Go download it and
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When my wife and I took a road trip on a recent weekend, I made a mix to listen to on the drive. As it happened, Kanye West’s song “Good Morning” was immediately followed by The Beach Boys’ “Surf’s Up.” As different as those two songs may seem, I almost didn’t notice when the track
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[download id=”9″ format=”9″] To download a free MP3, click the image above. This month’s song is a collaboration with Nikkita Cohoon. Nikki is an artist, writer, and one of my wife’s closest friends. A while back I suggested setting some of her poetry to music, and she sent me a few options. The words of
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[download id=”8″ format=”8″] To download a free MP3, click the image above. ________________________________________________________ UPDATE (3/12/11): By request I’m adding a little background on this song. It sort of pieced itself together over a long period of time, pulling inspiration from some pretty diverse sources. Last November, after watching my favorite movie, Fantastic Mr. Fox
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[download id=”7″ format=”7″] To download, click the image above. I originally wrote “Don’t Let Her Balance Sway” around 6 years ago. I’ve tried recording it a few times, but Ive never been happy with the results. But I really like the song and wanted to record a version I’m happy with. I think I usually
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[download id=”6″ format=”6″] To download, click the image above. This month’s song is called “Pillar of Fire.” The title and subject matter come from the Book of Exodus, chapters 13 and 14. I actually recorded most of this song a few years ago, but it set unfinished until this month when I decided to dust
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From now through the end of the year my album Lafayette & Luxia will be on sale for $5! The sale only applies to CDs purchased through my site or in person. Memphians – if you think it’s likely you’ll see me, buy it in person and save on shipping. Here’s a sample from
It’s time to start spreading Christmas cheer, and I thought I’d do my part by offering a free Christmas song. I had a great time recording this song last December. It combines two of my favorite holiday classics – “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “Auld Lang Syne” – so I’ve dubbed it “Have
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