November 26, 2003

 
The title of the album is Undeserved, referring—if you like—to the opportunities some of us have to pursue dreams while others do not, to the love we receive despite our negative actions and attitudes, and to the life we get the chance to live without having earned a right to existence.

Although I've been writing songs for over 15 years, it's only in recent years that I've acquired the tools necessary to properly record. Learning about complex technology is both difficult and time-intensive. I love this stuff, so believe me, I'm going as fast as I can. I'll be posting little song snippets, demos, and B-sides here in MP3 and AAC formats for those interested in hearing how things are going.

As the album release date approaches, news and promotional information will be available here first. Thanks for your interest.

 Snippets & B-sides

Dear Mr. President (Wrong Religion) [4:48 / 4.5 MB AAC MPEG-4 — QuickTime 6 required]
Completed November 26, 2003
Instrumentation: Echo Juno, Korg i3 bass and drums (thanks to Dave), Blues Telecaster, Double Tube guitar, vocals.
Cheeky rock 'n' roll.

Imbued [3:40 / 3.4 MB AAC MPEG-4 — QuickTime 6 required]
Completed November 26, 2003
Instrumentation: Jet Stack, clarinet, strings, concert piano, flute, harp.
An attempt at evocative moodiness.

All Along [5:24 / 6.1 MP MP3]
Completed July 31, 2002
Instrumentation: Concert piano, bass, vocals, synth bits, strings, percussion, Rhodes piano.
A spur-of-the-moment ballad that turned out better than expected.

Dorian Grey [3:20 / 3.9 MB MP3]
Completed June 2002.
Instrumentation: Concert piano, oboe, percussion, vocals, synth, bass.
Still not the best production, but decent enough song if you ask me.

Legacy [3:30 / 4 MB MP3]
Written November 27-29, 2001.
First completed production sessions with Digital Performer 3.

Begin Again [3:15 / 3 MB MP3]
Written October 1-5, 2001.
Instrumentation: Blue Telecaster guitar, flute, Juno organ, concert piano, percussion, vocals.
An educational experiment in Audio Desk made public for those who might in interested. A lyrical message for those who might be interested as well.

Rome [1:33 / 1.5 MB MP3]
Written September 8-13, 2001.
Instrumentation: D-50, electric guitar, drums, vocals.
Not great is an understatement.

SiteRev.com Theme [:34 / 535k MP3]
Written mid-2000.
Instrumentation: XP-80 Delay Session patch, electric guitar.
A company theme just for the heck of it. Don't expect to hear it on the company web site, though.

Stain [1:12 / 1.1 MB MP3]
Written January 28, 2001.
Instrumentation: Rhythm guitar, 101 bass, drum, piano, vocals.
First recording session with the MOTU 24i.

 Undeserved — Current Track List

 
  1 Catch the Blue Sky

 2 Who We Are [4:41 / 4.4 MB MP3] -DEMO-
     Instrumentation: B3 organ, Blues Telecaster guitar, concert piano, percussion, vocals.

 3 Battlefield of Love

 4 Growth

 5 Grace

 6 The Light of Love

 7 Our Days

 8 Love Remains

 9 I do

10 Now I Know

11 Heaven

12 Undeserved