Sarah Mclachlan, Moby, Imogen Heap, Ray Lamontagne, Patrick Watson, Sufjan Stevens, Sigur Ros, Damien Rice, Iron & Wine, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, The Cranberries, Regina Spektor, Sinead O'Connor, Neil Young, Supertramp, Queen, Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, Andrew Lloyd Webber (lol).
Sounds Like
Sarah Mclachlan, Moby, Imogen Heap, Ray Lamontagne, Patrick Watson, Sufjan Stevens, Sigur Ros, Damien Rice, Iron & Wine, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, The Cranberries, Regina Spektor, Sinead O'Connor.
All recordings of my music have been entirely created and self-produced in my humble homemade studio.
My Journey:
Two years after leaving home and being separated from my childhood piano, the emptiness that slowly grew within me lead to the realization that music is everything to me.
Having gone too long without my lifelong passion and spiritual outlet, I was suddenly uplifted by a new musical presence in my life. I had picked up an old beat up guitar and was instantly reborn.
I immediately began writing music on a daily basis, and once I was finally reunited with a piano, it was only natural that I began building a small home studio so that I could play both instruments (and more) in all of my songs.
While working on my craft over the years, I've been performing at various open mics, festivals and private gigs year round. Currently I've been playing more original music than ever before, and sharing a twist of refreshing honesty and openness in my new music.
Often, I recognize the need to play to the crowd's mood, so my musical style on stage depends on the mood. When the crowd calls for it, I'm known to play hippie music from Pink Floyd, Cat Stevens and Neil Young, happy ol' oldies from the Everly Brothers, or moody music from the Smashing Pumpkins, the Cranberries and Jewel - playing these artists are my favourite, because this usually prepares the crowd for the original music I have to share next.
My original music is often dark or melancholy, but honest and generally 'pretty' if not angry or passionate. I live for the moments when the audience is in that groove to receive introspective, communicative, honest music. The more I find those audiences, the deeper my drive becomes to seek them.
Today, along with my guitar, I use my homemade mixes as accompaniment on stage. These mixes are the sum of my craft. Every instrument and melody line is an integral piece of my spirit. In my heart, I can't separate the guitar from the piano, from the strings and flutes and beats, so on stage, I simply choose not to. In the future, I see a whole orchestra with me, but there is a quite an amazing journey to be had before then. In the meantime, I am content to share my synthesized pieces and feel the calming affects of honoring the haunting entities that compel me to create them.
Thanks so much for listening, I look forward to playing for you in the years to come.
Hey Chicken! Thanks for the super fun night on Thursday. Ridley and band were fantastic... Let's get together for a jam soon. I've been practicing a bit for your Cat Call.
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Come check out the new hit single by Wayne Lambert - Crazy 4 U. Taken from his debut solo album, Songs Of Love And War, its a passionate song destined to become a classic.
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We're not sure if you caught our latest blog. But as you may know or not know, we are a new media recording studio in Squamish BC. We are calling all local bands that would like to participate in being part of the Studio's 1st offical CD release - a Sound & Soul Studios compilation disc featuring the 10 best performances/productions.
The cost to each band/solo artists is $100 for 1 song if you can play all your own parts and don't require any pre/post production.
or
$150 for 1 song which would include prouction.
Production work is being defined as layering, arrangements, session playing, etc. All within a 3 or 4 hour block, depending if you need or don't need production work.
Example of a 3 or 4 Hour Session Layout
2 Hours - Set up and tracking
(1 Hour - Optional Production)
1 Hour - Mixing
Hey thanx for taking the time to stop by n check Sound & Soul Studios. We are happy to announce our merge with Solid Brown Records.
We are looking at opening for business after the holiday season in January of 2009.
Please check back once in a while to check out our video section for studio production updates. Best of wishes to you during the Holiday Season. See you in the new year!
Hey cool, thanx for checkin out Solid Brown Records! Please come back again when you have some time to take a listen and perhaps comment on songs written by our current recording artists - dig! Solid Brown Records has currently merged with Sound & Soul Studios @ 208-39012 Discovery Way in Squamish's Industrial Park. Check back with us in the new year if you are looking for a new studio to record your next album. Keep in touch - we love hearing from you!
