Details: Performed, recorded, and mixed lead vocals over pre-recorded music bed (original song 'Lost Without U' performed by singer Robin Thicke, written by Robin Thicke and Sean Hurley).
Background music:
Title: Hedging Benson
Genre: Smooth Jazz
Details: Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.
Title: Fuses and Kotos
Genre: Abstract/Asian
Details: Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.
Title: Wanna Be Influenced
Genre: Electronic Action
Details: Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.
Title: Gunning Dinosaurs
Genre: Abstract/Atmospheric
Details: Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.
Title: Big Water
Genre: Cinematic Action
Details: Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.
Title: Gimme My Nickelback
Genre: Hard Rock
Details: Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed (emulation of music bed for 'If Today Was Your Last Day' by rock band Nickelback).
Title: Vice
Genre: Electronic Action
Details: Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.
Title: Ludwig
Genre: Pseudo Classical
Details: Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.
Title: Stellar Pursuit
Genre: Electronic Action
Details: Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.
Title: Stubborn
Genre: Light Rock
Details: Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.
2008:
Rearrangement:
Title: Nude (Retrohead Mix)
Genre: Art Rock
Details: Wrote, performed, and recorded acoustic guitar parts and synth effects, then remixed song to include these additional parts (original song 'Nude' by rock band Radiohead).
2007:
Country Pop/Country Rock music project with singer Winifred Adams:
Title: Silver Bells (demo)
Genre: Holiday Light Rock
Details: Arranged, performed (except for vocals), recorded, and mixed all tracks.
2006:
Country Pop/Country Rock music project with singer Winifred Adams:
Title: Where Will This Love Go
Genre: Country Pop Rock
Details: Wrote and arranged nearly all the music, wrote most of the lyrics based on a few phrases supplied by Ms. Adams. Wrote and performed some guitars, all percussion and bass, recorded everything except some guitars, engineered final mix. Some guitars written, performed and recorded by guitarist Phil Symonds.
Video:
Title: You Are My Rose
Genre: Country Pop Rock
Details: Originally by Winifred Adams, most of her lead vocal melody was retained (recorded by Paul Hollman). I completely rearranged the instrumentation, wrote and arranged backing vocals, added the bridge (music and most of the lyrics), wrote, performed, and recorded some guitars, all percussion and bass, all piano, keyboards and strings, and engineered final mix. Some guitars written, performed and recorded by guitarist Phil Symonds.
Video:
Title: Only A Thought Away
Genre: Country Pop Rock
Details: Wrote about 2/3 of the lead vocal (1/3 of lead vocal melody by Ms. Adams), arranged the backing vocals and recorded all vocals. Most lyrics by Ms Adams. Some guitars written, performed, and recorded by guitarist Phil Symonds. I wrote, performed and recorded all other instruments, and engineered final mix.
Full Mix
(no percussion)
2005:
Pop Rock music project with singer Winifred Adams:
Title: All You Need (demo)
Genre: Rock
Details: Originally presented in 2003 to the manager of Italian classical crossover tenor Andrea Bocelli as a potential crossover pop duet for Mr. Bocelli and Ms. Adams, it was subsequently rejected, where work on it as a song only for Ms. Adams was started but never completed. Wrote all lyrics, music, and melodies. Some guitars written, performed, and recorded by guitarist Phil Symonds. I performed and recorded all other instruments, and engineered this demo mix.
2004:
Country Pop/Country Rock music project with singer Winifred Adams:
Title: Because Love Hangs On
Genre: Country Pop Rock
Details: Co-wrote lyrics with Ms. Adams, wrote all the music, recorded all vocals, recorded and performed all instruments except some guitars performed and recorded by guitarist Philip Symonds. Engineered final mix.
1997:
Songs by Cleveland, Ohio rock band Time No Reason:
Title: Black Eyes
Genre: Rock
Details: Arranged bass guitar and bridge lead guitar parts, arranged some vocal harmonies, recorded all tracks and engineered final mix. Lyrics and vocal melody written by Elaine Sutton.
Title: Sex and Money
Genre: Rock
Details: Co-wrote lyrics with Chad Stadler, co-wrote music with Time No Reason. Arranged instrumentation with Time No Reason. Recorded all tracks and engineered final mix.