Friends, here’s my first original song of 2021. I hope you enjoy it! This is a song I wrote in 2019 when I was in the midst of mid life crisis and major life transitions. Quite possibly the most overtly optimistic and uplifting song in my catalog. I felt …
Risk and reward go together. They are different sides of the same coin. You can’t have rewards without risks. Daring to experience happiness is a risk. You have to hope for it. Making friends is a risk. You are opening yourself up for potential betrayal and letdown. …
I want to make a difference. “Oh golly there he goes again,” you may be thinking. I would, too, if I saw someone say that, so I am with you — you have my full permission. What kind of goody-two-shoes would say that straight faced? But I will be honest. …
A lot of songwriters have pet “theme” to their writing. Jon Bon Jovi, for example, writes about struggles of common folks. He is a rich rock star, so is he not authentic when he sings about people living paycheck to paycheck? I believe he is. He may now be a …
When you survey the indie music industry, it’s littered with instructions on how to get noticed, create exposure, make money, go viral, and so on. It’s all driven from the perspective of how to reach wider audience. The bigger, the better. I am glad they are there, and I personally …