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Home Studio

Man, I should have been blogging. And it’s all over now. I’ve been agonizing for months about where to have my studio when the lease ran out at Motion City where I’ve been for the last 8 years. There’s been tears and offers, promises and dreams that would have been a great reality show if I hadn’t been too wound up to write about it.

The story ends with my magnificent studio being put into storage. A little workstation at home will keep the music alive until the next studio makes itself known.

NAMM 2008

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NAMM 2008 started today and I’m pleased to say it’s big and fun. I stopped by the Samick booth to pose in front my own picture. Kind of weird and nice at the same time. Samick endorses me. I’ve been playing a Royale nonstop for over 3 years and I love it!

Lest my head get any bigger, Les Paul has a huge picture at the Gibson booth. He invented the electric guitar and plays a gig every week in New York at the age of 91. That’s a guy who deserves a picture on the wall.

I’m going to try to go back again on Sunday and find out the latest scoop on Digidesign and ProTools and Logic 8.

Give Me Love

It’s a whole new Wednesday’s Song. No more song/week. Now it’s one song per month. The songs were recorded fast and furious. Next round will be more produced. I’ve got quite a few ideas started but not polished. I was feeling guilty leaving my “children” orphaned. I’m stoked to present the first one “Give Me Love”. This video was directed by my talented friend W. Scott Prestwood.

Give Me Love

The cold wind bites into my skin
In every place that you’ve been
I’m building a mountain out of my mistakes
I’m running on credit for whatever it takes

Give me love
Give me hope
Give me dreams to soothe my soul
Give me love

A headlight trance and I’m in the way
Still I taste the words you say
I’m caught in the fire for the very last time
I turning away from the things I’ve left behind

Give me love
Give me hope
Give me dreams to soothe my soul
Give me love

Love goes round and round and round
While the earth keeps spinning round
I wouldn’t trade my heart
For a place to start
For a tiny part of you

Give me love

Early To Bed

I haven’t been to work as early as my new year’s goal yet….but, I’m trying to get there. Early to bed is the hard part.

Still thinking about the direction to take for the next songs. The first 13 were really featuring the Samick Royale guitar and bass. I want to show them my appreciation for endorsing me. The arrangements are stripped down, mostly to a single guitar track bass and drums. Next up who knows. I want to add more to the tracks, though that takes time.

I’m invited to a sweat lodge tomorrow. I’m mostly worried about having a heart attack and croaking from the heat. Oh. The Secret. I’m grateful for my abundant life and the spritual journeys 2 hours of blistering heat will take me on.

A Credible Threat

This title is from a songfight.org weekly song competition. I failed to complete it by the Dec 24 deadline but I’ve finished it anyway cause I got into it. I want get a song or two into songfight for some fun. I just need to synchronise with my WS writing so it can get used for both.

TaDa!!! This is the 13th WS! That’s 25% of the 52 songs I want to do on this project. Feeling thrilled. Feeling like the next batch should have some different flavor. Feeling like it’s time to get artwork together for the physical CD and thinking ahead about a boxed set of the whole deal. In the meantime I’m always thinking about a good rhyme for fire (it’s joke cause everyone knows the only possible song rhyme for fire is desire. lol)

A Credible Threat

A credible threat
A credible foe
A credible enemy
Beyond my control

I lost my way today at five o five
When I looked in my barrista’s eyes
I like to keep things under control you know
One magic moment made a break in my flow

A credible threat
A break in my walls
A credible enemy
Beyond my control

I find myself back at the scene in line
Rethink my order fifteen times
A witty conversation to break the ice; “extra foam”
I’m going to tell her just as soon as I can get her alone

Today she looked at me and smiled and said
“I’m starting another job instead”
‘But what about us?’ I heard myself say so smooth
She looked in my eyes and said “Here’s what you are to me”

A credible threat
An invincible foe
A magical mystery
Beyond my control

A credible threat
A break in my wall
A worthy opponent
You made me lose control

A credible threat
I’m out of my shell

A credible threat
A credible enemy
Beyond my control

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