When the wonderful Anna Lee was visiting back in May, we re-demo’d some of my songs, including “The Best Of Me”. Since the previous demo, I’d changed what key I was doing this song in, and quite simply, I wanted to just demo that much for now. I’m happy enough with the piano & vocal [...]
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Free Download: Donut Song (Tori Amos cover demo)
May 31st, 2010 · No Comments · life, music
I remember the first time I listened to a Tori Amos album – it changed my idea of what a piano could do. It was Under The Pink, which I listened to all the way through a few times alone in my room. Before listening to Tori, my notions of piano music were limited to [...]
a little recording session
May 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · lgbt, life, music
The wonderful Anna Lee was around Galway yesterday, so she came and joined the family dinner I was having with two of my siblings. After a post-lunch walk on the prom, we came back to my house and listened to some music and caught up a bit. But she offered to work the desk for [...]
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Inspiration: Nina Simone
April 16th, 2010 · No Comments · life, music
Nina Simone was studying to be a classical pianist, but got sidetracked by her evening job playing jazz to help support her studies in classical piano at Juilliard School of Music. I can relate, on a much smaller, less talented kinda scale. While studying for a degree in music I became as much interested in [...]
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Download: Galway Rain – demo.
April 6th, 2010 · No Comments · music
I’ve had the house to myself again today, so after spending a while in town being sociable I came home and spent the evening playing with the cat, cooking dinner, and demoing a song. This song is one that popped up in the video clips from a gig I did in January, so I’ve been [...]
