NEWS
And what a year it was....
2024 was a pretty good year creatively. Numerous gigs, a small tour and a new album release were definitely the highlights. Songwriting still occurred, but the songs came at a slower pace this year. In all truthfulness, I would rather get 4 or 5 good songs as opposed to 15 mediocre ones in the course of a year. As I continue to ponder where and how I fit into the music scene, I am constantly reminded of how much I love songwriting; exhausting and frustrating as it is.
My songwriting career can be divided into portions, which is probably true for most songwriters. Pre 2014, you would find most of the things I had written being played in a worship setting. As recent as 2013, I put out a Christmas album. Those songs and the ones on an earlier release are still out there in the musical ecosphere, but I no longer write songs in the the religious or inspirational genre. I have had to reconcile that part of my creative life to the current, where I tend to write more observational and/or personal songs. Introspection can open the door to a spiritual connection to something, but honestly, I'm just trying to write good songs from where I stand today.
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My intention is to start releasing new songs one at a time, instead of trying to put together an album every year or so. I think this will take the pressure off and get more songs into the ether that can float around until they land with someone.
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2025 will hold its own set of challenges and opportunities to be sure. As a creative person, I welcome all of it, because there's probably a song in there somewhere....