With music by Geoffrey Armes, written and recorded for RPM 2017.

An ode to forests. The verse lyrics are based on the poem "Aston Hall" by my friend, Natalie Doig.

Follow the arc through the sky Hard to judge how high Only steel in your spine Pretend you can fly For a moment in time Only you and the sun Trying to catch the other one A free man's work is never done It's just begun Turn your head…

Well obviously it was meant to be a song but I ran out of time.

A 1st mix

from the album "2017" featuring Madeleine Koestner on vocals

Damn! Feels good to hit the Upload button again! Completed RPM 17. this is the last track!!. the album is my first run through with logic pro ( dumping pro tools and the monthly subscription fee) I feel great playing again.. been so long…

from the album "2017" featuring Madeleine Koestner on vocals

The finished product! Oldest daughter shines! We don't always see eye to eye And there are some days I don't know how we get by We spend so much time caught in the race Gotta slow down the pace When did the river get so wide All I thought…

Kavin-guitar Paul Mimlitsch-bass clarinet Steve Layton-mix

"Digital Ballad" from the RPM Challenge Album "Dearly Beloved" by the band Doll Butcher. A blend of rock and electronic music, this song is about the realization that you don't have to live life unhappy and that you can start over no matter how…

Track 9

It's the most honest, from the gut song I have ever written. The music, sans the lead vocals and guitars, has been sitting around for at least 4 years. I came home from a hard and emotional day, and sang about the day that my little family and…

©2017