Archive for the ‘songwriting’ Category

The Power of Collaboration

30, May 2013

So…co-writing and stuff.  I haven’t done a ton of it.  I am thrilled to be able to say I co-wrote “Lovely When You Cry” with Susan and that it’s on her Tightrope album (lyric video here!).  And I’ve sat down a few times with folks to write but I can’t say a lot of things [...]

Throw You Forward

25, May 2013

This week I got to spend an afternoon with Dan over at Rubicon Artist Development making an acoustic demo of one of my newer songs. I’m really proud of this love song that doesn’t mention the word “love” at all…that’s how I roll. I also think people should cover it…Susan Gibson and Elizabeth Wills did [...]

New song new song

23, Apr 2013

I just scheduled some studio time for October at Rubicon with Daniel Barrett. That means there’s gonna be a new EP! Finally! Here’s one of the contenders for inclusion…thanks to Bob for capturing this song in the wilds of Pearland. Right now it’s called “Where Is The Heart?”

Paper Rock Scissors

2, Mar 2013

This is an older song of mine but it holds up. It’s also in a weird tuning so it doesn’t come out at every gig, so I decided to put it on Youtube instead. Here we go.

Covered.

4, Dec 2012

So every songwriter…I take that back…MOST songwriters want to be covered. It means another musician found your material moving enough to want to sing it themselves and internalize it for 3-5 minutes a night. I think it’s a huge thing. To my utmost surprise, Susan Gibson and Elizabeth Wills covered an unrecorded song of mine [...]

When Your Soul Leaves Your Body

18, May 2012

Here’s something we cooked up last night…I am fortunate to know these two. They sing like glory! Katie Lessley: Website! Emily Shirley: Website!

On My Deathbed…Albums

23, Jan 2012

American Songwriter Magazine (one of my favorites) always has this “On My Deathbed” section where they pick people’s list of best albums and publish them. I had forgotten I filled one out once until someone on Facebook alerted me that they saw my list. I was a little nervous because I didn’t even remember what [...]

Throw You Forward

14, Dec 2011

Sometimes I just crank out a song that should be on the soundtrack to Grey’s Anatomy or some other hip TV show. Did you hear that, universe? SOME HIP TV SHOW. This is from the Rubicon Artist Development Showcase last weekend. It’ll probably be on my next record.

Ritalin

19, Jul 2011

My friend and awesome singer-songwriter Katie Lessley does a stellar rendition of my song “Ritalin.” We have been threatening to make something for Youtube since before Youtube was invented, I’m pretty sure…here it is!

Out of the Bedroom

9, Mar 2011

I played a fun show last night songswapping with Drew Kennedy.  He makes me happy because not only is he a great writer and player, but he’s a history nerd.  We get along.  I didn’t take any photos.  Apparently I need a monkey to do that for me, but I hear they eat a lot [...]


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