So this release could have been named Pet Names or something like that. Bentley was a new pet for our youngest daughter and so he needed a song. I called him Sir Bentley almost immediately, so it seemed fitting that he would have adventures…

Parthenon was Algernon's brother, despite the fact that they could not share a tank. It was only fair that Parthenon get a song that was so opposite of his brother's song. So Algernon had all MIDI, this track has just the drums. This is off…

What are you able to do? How do you find out? I believe when it comes to songwriting the best way is to Learn The Hard Way and that is to write, write, and write again. But don't throw anything away, record it all. This is from my 2018 release…

You're near the end of the deadline and you've worked like crazy to complete the project but you need one last track to meet the requirements. When you get one completed that marks off the last box, it is absolutely the End Of The Storm. This…

This was my introduction to tracking a synth piece as a backer to accompany the bass while the guitar sang what was on its heart. Listening to this felt like a Dream State to me, so it had to be the name. This is off my 2018 release Words to…

Well, my 3rd release was in 2018 again tied to the RPM Challenge. I wanted to play around with some fun tracks and let the MIDI speak again. My daughter had a beta fish named Algernon and since they have to live alone it seemed that Algernon…

There has been so much going on over the past few months and dark feelings have been an issue. But I can still sit down in my studio and just play. Sometimes it's pick a key and see what comes out. If that's not the ultimate Silver Lining I…

In between my songs of rage I still wanted to play around with some different sounds. Here I was dabbling with the idea of a Rhodes with a Leslie. I listen to it and know I want to do another one toying with this sound. In effect I feel the…

The RPM Challenge folks, in their infinite kindness, decided to do an additional challenge in the month of April in 2020 and boy did it come at the right time. The cloud of uncertainty, of caution and apprehension have just been horrible, ultimately…

I was really enjoying my plugins for the keyboard and thought I would play with a few of the sounds and solo over them with different pickups and tone and switch between using a pick and using fingers. When I set it all up and played it the idea…