Evolution

Regardless of your views on evolution the concept applies directly to a lot of the songs I write. An example is The Gorge. It wound up being a song about my wife and I driving to an outdoor concert and how remarkable the experience was.


You can here it here.
The Gorge



However, the song itself began as an instrumental I wrote back in the Schwag days. We used to play it live but I never got around to writing lyrics. Eventually the band broke up so I recorded the music myself on the computer. Dig the cheesy drums.
The Gorge Early Version



Even back when this was recorded I referred to the song as "Evie's Song". I really liked the music and thought it required a worthwhile subject matter, my beloved wife seemed like a natural choice.

Orchestral

Despite my years playing in punk bands, my musical tastes tend to be large in scale. Nothing adds depth to music like strings and horns.

Last year I bought a program that allowed me to use sampled notes of actual instruments to create more realistic orchestral sounds. While on a press trip I spent a few hours one evening toying around with the program and came up with the following bit of music cleverly titled 1st Orchestral.

1st Orchestral


I haven't found a use for it yet. It might find a place in a future Hudson and Gaines commercial or maybe I'll just use it as a dramatic ring tone. I'm open to suggestions.

Rebirth

Roll on Red is the name of my “band”. I'm the only member so calling it a band doesn't make complete sense but I've never been one to get caught up in details. Anyway, writing and recording music is certainly rewarding but it's nice to be able to share the fruits of my labor with others. I've used myspace to showcase my music but a four song limit and endless love quiz bulletins have soured the myspace experience for me.

Enter the Roll on Red audio blog. The Roll on Red audio blog serves two purposes.

1.I have a massive backlog of music from various projects that I think others might enjoy. This blog will make that music available.

2.As I write new music I need somewhere to share it. I'm not a 13 year old girl, so myspace doesn't make much sense. Plus I'm incredibly lazy, so designing an actual website is out of the question. Thankfully, blogger makes this endeavor relatively easy.

To get the ball rolling here is my latest Roll on Red offering. It's called Rebirth, not so much because of the lyrical content but because it represents a stylistic departure musically. Give a listen and feel free to comment. No, you won't hurt my feelings if you don't like it.


Rebirth



And here's an instrumental version for the hell of it.
Rebirth Instrumental