piano/strings/drum/bass, short --- I feel kinda upset. My schedule the past 2 days has been getting jacked up by other things, so I seem to end up in the studio in the midst of an energy dip (granted, if I were eating/sleeping better, I shouldn…

I haven’t written something that was pure piano since the 18th. I went into today’s session with the intention of writing something solely on piano, since I’ve had a couple of really draining sessions lately (mostly due to the fact that I managed…

Piano may be easier to write on, but some days it’s really difficult to record on. I only need one good take. And since this is going in as MIDI, “one good take” just means that it needs to be mostly right. And jeebs, today was a day where I…

Track 3 from China Prison Orchestra.

Track 12 from China Prison Orchestra.

Track 1 from China Prison Orchestra.

Track 7 from China Prison Orchestra.

Track 11 from China Prison Orchestra.

Track 4 from China Prison Orchestra.

Track 14 from China Prison Orchestra.

Track 8 from China Prison Orchestra.

Track 10 from China Prison Orchestra. Carpenters cover.

Inspired by the book Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks. An earworm (or brainworm as Sacks espouses) is that catchy melody that sticks in your brain that you just can't shake.

The musician's anthem! This song hits on a Beatnik Turtle theme about not wanting to work (see our first RPM album: All In A Day's Work). Instead, all you want to do is bang on the drums all day. And yet, work, life, and the inevitable day job…

The truest confession of a sincere man choosing love over all else. Lyrics: I don't wanna lose you And if I choose you Promise you won't go Don't go I don't wanna lose you