I wanted to give you a video of an acoustic performance of my new single, “Take It Away.” If you like what you hear please help support by picking up a copy from iTunes or another digital retailer. Here’s the video:
So it’s finally here, the song that I have been wanting to show you. It’s called “Take It Away.” I wrote this song and really loved it, but I didn’t want to wait till more songs were written to fill an album before I could give it to you. So I hopped in the studio and decided to release it as a single. I couldn’t be more happy with how it turned out and people’s responses to it so far. I can’t wait to hear what you think and would love your support if you picked up a copy from iTunes. Also, anything you could do to help promote, like adding it to your profile, telling a friend, posting on a forum, or something else along those lines would be greatly appreciated. For those of you that have been there for me since the beginning, and those who are just jumping on the train…thank you–and we’re not going to stop till he hit the top!
I wrote half of this song before I met someone, and the other half after I started seeing someone. It didn’t work out though. It is from my new EP, “Your Last Day Alive“–which is available from iTunes and other digital retailers. The song is called, “Send Somebody” (iTunes). Below is a video performance of it. Enjoy.
I wrote this song about the first girl that I ever really loved. She tore my heart out, but this honest, passionate, and lyric-centered song came from it. It is from my new EP, “Your Last Day Alive,” which is available from iTunes and other digital retailers. The song is called, “Life’s Too Short” (iTunes). Below is a video performance of it. I hope you enjoy it.
I wrote about the story behind my new EP, “Your Last Day Alive,” in my last post, but I wanted to give you an even deeper look into what inspired the songs and the message behind the EP. So below you’ll find a video I made. Hope you enjoy it.
It all started out one day when someone made a comment that really hit me. I went to the store, bought Damien Rice’s album “9,” hopped in the car, and started driving north. I ended up driving through Big Sur to Monterey and must have listened to the CD at least 20 times. It made me think, was I being honest enough in my songs? Were my songs reflecting enough true emotions? Was I saying enough? I am thankful for the comment the person said to me that stuck in my mind, because it broke me down to a point where I could really get to know myself and what’s important in life. Following that, a girl entered my life and I fell hard. I never knew I could have such strong feelings and then she messed me up. I ended up writing some songs during this stage of my life that I feel were best expressed acoustically with a heavy focus on lyrics. More lyric-centered than anything I had written in the past. I wanted these songs to be honest, passionate, and painful–something everyone could listen and feel a connection to. The three songs from this EP were written, and the project was titled “Your Last Day Alive,” after a line in one of the songs, called “Life’s Too Short.” The title “Your Last Day Alive” was meant to be all the honest confessions and things you’d like to say if it was your last day alive. Oddly enough, the EP was finished on 9/11.
I didn’t record these songs for any commercial reasons. I didn’t write them to sell. I wrote them simply because they meant a lot to me and in case I died, I didn’t want them to die with me. I encourage you to take a listen and see if these songs end up meaning anything to you, the way they mean something to me. Maybe someday I will tell you what the person said or who the girl is that inspired these songs.