Protected: Song of Comfort in Times of Loss
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Radio Interviews
For whatever reason, college radio stations seem to operate out of an old janitor’s closet in the basement of the Humanities Department. After navigating dark hallways and countless stairs, you’ll half-expect this to be the end—a murder setup. But then you’ll open the door and see a 20-year-old Art Major named Jade sitting behind a
Protected: For Patrons: Top 3 Books I Read in 2024 (Bonus)
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For Songwriters: Top 3 Books I Read in 2024
Deep Work This was my introduction to Cal Newport. In March 2024, I changed much of my work behavior based on this book. Learn more. Profit First Don’t let the title fool you. It’s not “profit over people” or anything like that. I took over our finances in September without even knowing our bank account
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For Fans: Top 3 Books I Read in 2024
This Is Happiness I recommended this way back in January (I think). It’s a fictional story about a small village in Ireland when they were first getting electricity installed. Utterly fascinating (e.g., 100-watt bulbs revealing the true nature of a face, a place, and all the missed cobwebs). It’s also about a 17-year-old, coming of
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Sustaining a Career
Just the other day, I had an opportunity to arrange a song for a commercial. As I thought about how the opportunity actually came to me, I had to go back fifteen years. It was a relationship made that long ago, which was yielding results now. That’s how long some opportunities take. The groundwork is
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An Espe Christmas Eve
It’s Christmas Eve, and you’re about seven or eight. Your family has this tradition of opening gifts on the night before Christmas. You’re pretty sure the reason is to convince your young brain that there’s no Santa Claus. How could there be? It’s 9 PM. He hasn’t even hooked up his sleigh yet. Furthermore, your
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How I Practice for a Concert: 11 Steps
I don’t perform very often, so each time I do, I go through these steps. I used to wing it, but I realized that a lot of my anxiety came from that. Now, here’s what I do. STEP 1: Brainstorm Songs I work backwards from the end result. I’m not just playing songs; I’m serving
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Protected: New Song I’m Working on Called “If”
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Keeth asks, “How many songs have you written? How many partially completed songs have you written?”
Hi Keeth, Great questions! I wasn’t sure how many songs I’ve written—I’ve referenced 800 before—but I checked my PRO (ASCAP) today, December 3, 2024. It looks like I’ve written 1,024 songs (registered), which is more than I thought. There are likely 50 to 100 that I haven’t submitted because I was probably ashamed of them.