Something’s Going On
One day I was just playing around on the bass and came up with this bass line. It seemed to have a blues vibe with a little funk feeling to it too, so the lyrics just flowed out. I recorded it as a power trio, then added a small (tenor sax and trumpet) horn section, timbales and congas, and had to finish it off with a Blues Harp.
Feel About You
The song may seem like it's a person, but it's actually about pain medications. After a pretty invasive surgery had me on pain killers for weeks, I didn't realize I was developing a dependency on them. Luckily one of my doctors noticed what was going on and stopped it before it became a bigger issue. This song is about being free of something I didn't know was taking over until after I was free. This song features two acoustic guitars, sitar, steel drum, a ukulele U-Bass, and drums.
4000 Miles
I was challenged not to use a bass for this song, so I used a cello, timpani, and bajo quinto. A mellower song about star struck love.
The Note
I call this a "not in love anymore note" song. Just a little song I wrote and recorded with a couple acoustic guitars, a baritone guitar, bass, drums, and my great grandfather's banjo.
Pain Travels So Deep
This is a song I wrote while dealing with the mental affects of cancer treatment/recovery, while healing from the physical affects. The lyrics cover the very personal and raw emotions that can happen when facing your own mental health head on. A singer/songwriter feel, it was recorded with a nylon string, steel string acoustic, 12 string, Nashville tuned, and an electric, all weaving in an out as the song progresses.
Why Is My Bed Empty Tonight
I was playing around on the acoustic when a friend asked me "Why is my bed empty tonight?" It fit what I was playing and a song was born. Wasn't trying to sound country, but it kinda came out that way. As I walked around the studio I picked up fiddle (OK, it was the viola, my fingers were feeling fat that day), vihuela, didgeridoo, a jingle stick, and a vibraslap, and slipped them all into the track along with acoustic and electric PRS guitars, bass, and drums.