James Taylor, Paul McCartney (& the Beatles), John Mayer, Bebo Norman, The Swift, Ben Folds, Coldplay, Built to Spill, the Argument, David Crowder*Band, Charlie Hall, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Rich Mullins, Chris Rice, Steven Curtis Chapman, Radiohead, Steve Winwood, Tom Petty, Billy Joel, Elton John, Five for Fighting, Weezer, Shawn McDonald, Derek Webb, Delirous?, Allstar United
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All the above artists have captured me in wonder with one or more songs they've written/performed, and thus they've all played a part in the process of the way I think about melody, chord progression, instrumentation, and lyric. So as I write songs, my own constructs must be shadows or echoes or mixes of these artists' beautiful offerings. I tend to keep gravitating toward the power piano and mellow guitar stuff, though.
I love Melody. No, not a girl (my wife's name is Sarah), but Melody, that mysterious and beautiful vessel on which is carried the tones and sounds and rhythms of Song which every human being finds elemental and substantial in life. What culture or people group or tribe of any era in history doesn't have songs and arrangements and chants that tell the story, with or without words, of their time? Song is something, I believe, that goes beyond our subjective experience here and speaks (or sings!) of something distinct and original and wholly other than us, 'further back and higher up' to quote a great mind of the 20th century, into the very throneroom of He who boomed forth the first Song which now reverberates through everything into eternity.
The pursuit of Melody in song, which is ever new and ever elusive, is something I find to give me some of the greatest joy in life. To attempt to echo, however pale it might be, but to echo nonetheless back to Him some of what He's revealed to us of His Song is exciting and fulfilling for me. Thus the new creation of a song will always supercede in importance its skillful performance; the latter may happen with a broken voice on an out-of-tune guitar in the corner of a dark room, but the song itself will still be intact, just as strong and just as whole. I am a songwriter.
I write songs about life and love and pain and mystery and joy and beauty, trying to touch on what we're all sorting through and hopefully giving someone something they can take hold of, something that connects them with Truth in a way that is hard to define but is perhaps more real in the realm of Music than anywhere else. Sometimes the subtle and haunting turnings of a melody can be more powerful than the words attached to them. I will occasionally leave the fashioning of these words to others more talented, as I will with the performances of some. But some will be my own feeble offerings and will be what they will be. I hope my songs help my life and others' lives to be more rich and colorful and reveal a bit of the world as it truly is, which is often hidden.
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damn i'm so excited! ever see those deals people send each other for cash cards? thought it was a joke huh? same here, but i tried one last week, a free one for $500 good for Macys, and surprisingly it did work i can't believe it. you should go here and get one too, you see...?
thanx cameron...and i cant complain about people getting back to me asap...cause i am pretty bad at it myself... lol but i miss u..and tell your lovely wife i miss her aswell from kye <><
Seriously cameron, that really speaks to me... just reading that makes me smile and have so much joy!!! I really love it! the presence of God is in that song! love from kye
hey cameron, I miss you! I keep singing that song, your love is like the ocean...over and over and over again in my head, but i dont know all of the words, but i JUST LOVE THAT SONG! and well i hope everytihg is well with you. love kye
I'm doing pretty good... I live in GA right now.. down here.. lookin after dad. he has been in the hospital for the last few days he had another heart attack.. so I've been there with dad for a while. he's home now tho so thats good. :)
I´m just stopping by to send a little encouragement from the scriptures - those verses just struck me tonite ... :-))
Therefore we do not loose heart! Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal...
It is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come!!! (2. Cor 4,16 ff.)
Take courage and have a great week!!
Cheers and Blessings!
Arne
Hey.. How have u been.. Haven't talked to u guys in soooo long.. I didn't know u sang that well!!! Kudos!! Ur Great Cameron! Keep it up.. Hug the family for me..
hey Cameron!!!
Thanks for the compliment!!!
I hope to see you soon too...especially to hear you sing!
May god bless you indeed and inlarge your territory!
mucho love...tell sarah i love her too
byes from lee kye
As the year comes to a close, I quickly wanted to say thanks for joining me on my myspace journey. Actually, the last 3 months have been quite a ride for me, as I was starting to utilize this at that time for me totally unknown communication platform to introduce people to my music and story. And the response has been tremendous!!!
Thanks again, and I hope You will stop by in 2007 again. In case You have not checked out www.myspace.com/arnekopfermannband yet: I started this 2nd site to share a few more rather worshipful songs, that are working great for the church in Germany. Hopefully they will speak to You as well!
Last but not least: In case You are still looking for last minute Christmas presents, You will find my CD “With All My Heart” at www.m2sound.com/arne. Or just click the banner…
Have a great Christmas!!! The story of God becoming flesh will never stop to amaze me!
