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Here’s another original composition called To Be Free. I wrote the song one morning when I was strumming a couple of chords on my guitar. The melody, chord progressions, tempos, harmonies and lyrics came pouring out in one creative wave. Almost couldn't write it down fast enough.

Had a lot of fun doing a solo gig at the local Potton Market on Saturday July 8th. Here's a short vid clip from the event.

Here's a cover of After Hours by Glenn Frey.

Here's a cover of The Mention Of Your Name by Chris Rea.

Here's a cover of Wichita Lineman by Jimmy Webb.

Here’s another original composition called Etude in A major #1. I wrote this song many years ago and have been tinkering with it ever since. Here's my latest arrangement.

Here’s another original composition called You Look Like Love, a song I wrote a few years ago.

I get asked once in a while why I started this website. Well, I started the site back in Jan 2012 when I was in a rock band. Read more.

Happy New Year! I wish you and your family all the best for 2023!

Here's a cover of Don't Let Me Down by The Beatles.

Here's a cover of Old 55 by Tom Waits.

Here's a cover of And I Love Her by The Beatles.

Here's a cover of Happy Together by The Turtles.

I use Cubase to do all of my recordings and have been using the software for a number of years. I also worked in the Information Technology (IT) field as a techie for all of my professional life, so I like getting into the nitty gritty of things. I've added a bunch of pages on how to organize your Cubase projects and how to get a project pubished to youTube. Check this out.

Here's a cover of All I Have To Do Is Dream by the Everly Brothers.

Here's a cover of the Daniel Lavoie version of Si je savais parler aux femmes, a song composed by Jean-Pierre Ferland. My first attempt at singing in the language of Voltaire.

Here’s another original composition called Etude in F# minor #1. Another happy and optimistic sounding tune perfect for mid summer sunny days.

Picked up a second hand MXR M290 Phase 95 pedal. Check out the article here.

Some of you were looking for my videos on youtube. Here's a link to my youtube channel to help you out.

Here’s another original composition called Etude in Bb major #1, a major scale often associated with joy and optimism. The song uses the same dyad progression as harmonic (played simultaneously) and melodic (played one at a time) intervals over a descending major 7th and minor 7th chord pattern.

Here’s a cover of the song called Reflections of My Life by Marmalade. It was released in 1969 when the Vietnam War was in full fury. Lots of young men were taken from a safe life to fight a war they didn't want or understand not unlike the war currently being fought in Ukraine.

Here’s another original composition called Etude in A minor #1. I experimented with various dyads in the key of A minor. Percussion track created by using Cubase Groove Agent.

Here’s another original composition called Etude in E minor #1. One of my first experiments from years ago with a chord progression in the key of E minor. This is an updated arrangement of the original song. Percussion track provided by a Singular Sound BeatBuddy Mini 2 drum pedal.

I discovered that you can play youTube videos at slower playback speeds. The pitch is still the same but the song tempo can be slowed down or speeded up. Select the Settings icon, then Playback speed, then the playback speed you want for example 0.75. This can help you out if you're having trouble playing along with a song or you're trying to figure out a difficult part.

Here's another short montage using one of my compositions as the audio track. I wrote this song way back in 1980 and decided to give it a new 2021 arrangement. Software used: Cubase Element 10.5 , Affinity Photo 1.10, and Windows Movie Maker 2021.