Perhaps you could use a little fatherly advice? Well here it is! Chording improvisation on 7 different conga drums tuned to an octave and set to 3-2 rumba clave. LYRICS Lookie here hot-shot: a silent fool is half a wise-man And there…

In Argentina they say "in Argentina everything may change - except the tango", but I couldn't resist adding some percussion to this beautiful nuevo tango by Vincent Voois, composed in the style of Astor Pantaleon Piazzolla. Check out Vincent…

Speechwriters can be selfish. Or not?

I'm a complete idiot when it comes to all things midi related. Recently got myself a midi keyboard though and came up with this short piece just messing with sounds in Proteus. Really looking forward to the possibilities of combining this sort…

A remix in lieu of a cover for the Angie Fights Crime Covers Album. I can't sing in my house at the moment since it either wakes up the 5 month old, or pisses off the 3 year old. So I thought I'd try something different. The original, is very…

This is a song I wrote this week, trying to capture that strange emotion you sometimes feel during times of great milestones in your life - good things happening, changes, moving on. Joy and melancholy all at the same time. Everyone feels it…

HAPPILY EVER AFTER - by Terry Brown, Merry Bear, Greg Connor, and Stephen L. Krell - Lyrics by Brown (mostly), Bear, Connor - Chord progression by Brown - Rhythm and bass guitar by Bear - Melody and vocals by Connor - Electric and slide…

Reg is feeling lonely...he needs to feel some love...he wants to be surrounded by love.... the loneliness is getting unbearable for him........ i want love i need it now i want love to take me over right now i want love i want love i want…

And then came a lion... Conga / Harmonica (key of D) improvisation. 4/4 90bpm

This is from years ago, living in santa fe. I loved driving around in my little 1980s toyota corolla and listening to cassettes. I loved the way they sounded. So I took a piano song I was working on, recorded it to cassette, dragged mic…

This one is dedicated to my dear friend John. Thanks for changing my life for the better.... Also a big thanks to our own Greg Connor who helped me get the chords for my own uke accompaniment, and who kindly played the beautiful guitars…

(Remastered 22/10/2021) Here it is in all of its glory... THIS is the song that Mrs R and I had decided was a suitable response to a request to "Upload something HAPPY, stat!!!!!!!!!" I tried to record it back in 2013 when I wrote it…

Oh a lil bluesy feeling one night...so I threw this simple lil number down.

A saucy little ditty from the Jip and LJ laboratory. The first thing I've sung for 3 weeks (been resting a very strained voice - eek!) I'm having a party, I'm inviting everyone There'll be much frivolity, booze flowing, so much fun I may…

My take on Gumbo's Keep Your Eye On The Spot, one of many excellent tracks from his RPM2011 album 'Cat's Moustache'. It's something of a departure from the original, though I was trying to retain an element of the gospel so hopefully its soul…

From the 2010 RPM Challenge

The last couple of years have been soaked in sadness, numbness and loss, and it's not something I've tried to hide, even when making music. But I've come to realize that it's my own responsibility to lay forth the effort to find new happiness…

“It’s My Life” was written, recorded, and mixed on February 24-25, for the 2024 RPM Challenge. "It's My Life" written by W. Ng.