A song written for my dear old friend, Kirk Lynch, who I've known for almost 20 years. For those who don't know, Kirk and I live less than an hour apart, but I swear it's been five years since we've seen each other in person, which just ain't…

This is just a test. If this had been an actual song then the signal you just heard would have been followed by news, information, and directions from state and federal authorities. Actually, this is a new scale I just learned today. Roumanian…

Dedicated to Chi Cheng, Bassist for the Deftones who is currently in a coma.

Dedicated to Chi Cheng bassist for the Deftones, who is currently in a coma.

We celebrate the passing of a great musical instrument. Hobart M. Cable, the piano lent to us this summer, is going back to his kind owner, Danny. He will be dearly missed. We hastily wrote this little ditty in his last few hours in our possession…

Driving jazz instrumental with a grooving sax solo by Doug.

This track evolved over a couple of weeks. playing with sounds that I recorded and layering synths. I have tried to give it different textures as it progresses. hope you like it and would love your feedback

Guitar loop from 2008. First loop where I bounced between different tracks instead of building part upon part. Flawed, but for better or worse, I rarely record something twice (why I left in the pop in the initial bed loop, I have no idea - well…

Another guitar loop from 2008. Proof I can write "happy" music :)

An early guitar loop from 2008.

The Hollow Men Sad Hippie Thing 1993 Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars David Albrecht: Bass Terry Adams: Drum Kit All songs written by Greg Melvin Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men

A short piece, written and recorded by a few of the string players a while ago. Instrumentation: Resonator Guitar Acoustic Guitar Banjo Bass Light Piano 2 Clarinets Drunken Crooning

Moon Rising recorded by Jack & Saxon back in 2003.

This is my second experiment with "song form". In this case I tried out probably the simplest form: "IABABCABE" where I - intro, A - verse, B - chorus, C - break, E - end. Although I'm not sure if the verse is supposed to build into the…

Another Blacksmith Lesson, this time with intro musics! This episode explains how to build a coal forge out of a plastic bucket and some cat litter. All of the written lessons, along with pictures to illustrate some of the lessons, can be found…

This is the audio version of my blacksmithing lesson which can be found at http://ironangelforge.blogspot.com/ This webcast covers more detail on the blacksmith's forge.

A gritty street anthem featuring Bugzee.