Song Story: Wherever You Are Songwriting often becomes a way of problem-solving. Or if not solving a problem, pulling it apart to see its parts. Sometimes the best a song can do is steep me in the problem – hold me in the mystery – long enough to hear something new. Wherever You Are is this type
Caught Between the Work and The Waiting My wife and I suffer a date-night curse. NIne times out of ten we plan to go out on what’s set to be a beautiful evening. Five PM the ‘cold front’ blows in and we’re wearing rubber boots with our dress up clothes. It’d be nice, but
Music Library Wherever You Are 🎵 Song Story: Wherever You Are Song writing often becomes a way of problem solving. Or if not solving a problem, pulling it apart to see its parts. Sometimes the best a song can do is steep me in the problem – hold me in the mystery – long enough to hear something
video Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac Cover with 6 Von Biekers You lucky ducks - I'm excited to show you this video FIRST! I've been working real hard on it, cloning myself five times so I can fill out this cover of Fleetwood Mac's Everywhere. I would love to hear your feedback on this one,
Song Stories: Santa Fe Santa Fe is a travelogue of longing. For the past five years I have travelled to Santa Fe, New Mexico for an arts and faith retreat called The Glen Workshop. My life has been changed in so many ways by the event, the people who attend and the location. For
video Green Eyes cover Now you get early access to my videos! I'm developing a rhythm to my work that allows me to give you early access to content I'll be sharing to a broader audience later. I worked extra hard to get two Youtube videos done this week so
Music Library Move With Me (early demo) 🎵 Hey there Patrons - it's present day :) This one goes to everyone supporting here - at any level. I'm so grateful to have you here and I wanted to share this song with you FIRST. I've played it live once - this past Tuesday
Song Stories: I Waited I wrote I Waited years ago, making it one of my oldest songs in current rotation. While I can’t pin down an exact date, I have records of it’s use in set lists as early as 2013. Maybe it all started in 2010 when I took part in
Hey 2018, This is Where We're Going 2017 was a big year for me, and I’m ramping things up in 2018. I feel like I’m hitting my stride as a musician, so rather than doing anything totally different, I’ll be doubling down on what has been working, and sharpening my focus. I’ve got
video YouTube Trailer Launch Howdy partners, Today I got around to some long-standing business and created a trailer for new visitors to my Youtube channel. A quick lil' vid showing who I am, what I make and what to expect from my channel. Progress!
Why 2017 Was My Biggest Year in Music So Far 2017 leaves me a bit tired, but full of gratitude and even awe. So much happened for my music this year, even though I feel like I’m still lacing up my runners to head to the starting line. On days when it feels the race may never begin, it
Song Stories: Silent Night I thought you might like to know a bit more about the songs I write and record. Why do I make certain choices? Why do I feel a song is important enough to put work into, and how do I know when it is done (hint: they’re never done)
Music Library Silent Night 🎵 Song Stories It's time I started giving you my back catalogue! I thought you might like to know a bit more about the songs I write and record. Why do I make certain choices? Why do I feel a song is important enough to put work into, and
Join Our Growing Patreon Community It used to go like this; beg for a record contract, get said contract and sign away your rights. To your music. To your time. To your own creative vision. It wasn’t always so bad, but there are enough stories in music-business folklore to warn any artist to read
video This Must Be The Place (Cover) Hey co-creators! Here we are on another Tuesday with another new Youtube video. This one is one of my favourite covers. My favourite. Ever. I love the original song by Talking Heads. They just lock into a groove, and from that simple place they can swell and shrink and swell
video For those who just want Christmas to end Hey you beautiful people, the second song I wrote yesterday is now live on YouTube and I'd love to share it with you. A few years ago I was part of a "Blue Christmas" art exhibit and a "Longest Night" service. I met someone
music video Christmas Time Is Here - Official Video Where does one find incredible retro footage like the footage I put into this video? Well my friends - the Prelinger Archive. Here's the full version of the film I found most of this footage in - it's called A Visit To Santa - https://archive.
This is how I feel about the Needle shutting down The Needle Vinyl Tavern, one of the most active music venues in Edmonton, closed indefinitely Tuesday night. This situation is sad on so many levels, and things unravelled incredibly quickly. Here’s how the Needle saga unfolded from my perspective. Sunday evening I’m playing a Tom Petty Tribute Show
faith On Mental Health and Faith Healers I pick up my phone and open Facebook to a post from a friend admitting defeat. Depression is pummelling him and he sees no way out. He is asking for help – throwing a “what do I do?” into the universe. His question is not so different from the many prayers
The Opening Act and My First 40 Music is a long game. There are people who strike lightning and garner instant acclaim, but they are exceptions. The rest of us build a career, brick by brick, over years. I met Andrew Allen when I arrived at The Almanac Friday night to open for him. I wasn’t
