Hope Suite and Hope Sweet
Hope is something that people need when circumstances are not the way we want them to be. If everything is going along perfectly, it’s unlikely that it will even be on our minds. We seek hope when we need reassurance or when fear has the upper hand. Obviously, when we do need it, we really need
Snow Story video – care for the children
Trigger warning: this video uses images of graveyards and loneliness to raise concerns about caring for children (ending child abuse). Please choose accordingly. Snow Story Since you’ve been following along, you have already heard the song “Snow Story” and know that it asks us all to help end the cycle of child abuse. You also know
Snow Story – music technology behind the song
I’ve already written about the most important aspect of “Snow Story”: awareness about child abuse and the need for positive parenting. Still, when musicians create evocative music and video, it helps to get the point across. In order to arrange the studio version, I used some music technology that is quite effective. Kirk Hunter Studios Diamond Orchestra sample library is
Snow Story – song 9 – help a child
Trigger warning: this story and song are about child abuse. Take care of yourself, please. Story Up to this point, the stories behind my songs have been all about me. Though still personal, this time the story and intention behind the song are the point. So I am offering this as the takeaway from this story
The fractal and lyric video for “Mountain Rose”
Lyric Video Resurrected The Radio I’m excited to share with you the video for my eighth song release, “Mountain Rose”. While creating the fractal video for “Drink In”, I had enough fun that I decided to try my hand at it again. I’ve chosen the live, piano version of the song for this lyric video. Also, you’ll
An ode to beauty and love – Mountain Rose (song 8)
The video for this song may be viewed in this post: The fractal and lyric video for “Mountain Rose”. Love It’s not difficult to find love songs to listen to. If I flip through radio stations or streaming playlists, I’m likely to find dozens immediately. In my song series, there’s been one very clear love song and
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Does your video platform matter?
Music First, I want you to know that I created a video for my seventh song, “Drink In”. It is my first exploration of fractal animation. This allows me to create cool visuals. The process takes some time and lots of computer power. I think the visual results are very interesting and lend to the