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I am a Canadian Singer/Songwriter in my 40's. I was raised very close to the US border so there's a a heavy American influence in my music. My music reflects a time when records were made by musicians, not engineers.
My music has been described as Americana, Alternative Country, AAA, and Roots Rock. All indications are that there is a whole lot more Rock than Roots. The best description I’ve heard is that it’s “Too Rock For Country and Too Country For Rock’n Roll".
I write songs for myself and record songs how I like. I’m not into arguing with Record companies about how I should sound. I couldn’t care-less about what the “market wants” and “what is selling”. I’m a guy who likes to write songs so I figure I should record them and get them out so people can hear them, play them, and critique them how they want. That’s a whole different direction that “trying to make it in the music business”.
Because of this my record won't sound like a product Sony Records put out. It only stands to reason that a million-dollar budget for a project will produce more gloss than a Bertulli record from his studio, but I like the tradeoff. I keep learning new techniques, and affordable tools are arriving all the time to help us Home Studio musicians.
Currently I am a “one-man show”. I handle writing, arranging, engineering, musicianship, artwork, meals, cocktails, and yes even mastering myself. I’m certainly not blowing my horn. I’d love to find people to get involved but it’s tough to find dedicated individuals with the budget I have ( ie. – none ). I do this for the love of my music.
I typically write songs that analyze situations. I’m not a story-teller, a manic depressive, a love-struck fool, nor a bitter imparted soul who thinks anything and everything about the world is against him. I’m a pretty positive guy. I try to write about situations I’ve been in ( or that someone I know has been in ), break it down, and come out the other end that much better for it. To keep-on keeping’-on ya know?
From a song catalog perspective it’s fair to say that I don’t sound like any one particular artist. Sure there are glimpses and glances of others in my work – I certainly didn’t invent what I’m doing – so it’s fair to say that I’ve had a lot of favorite musicians growing up, and that some of the things that have made them famous appear in my music. From my perspective my music is a melting-pot of a lot of things, but in the end it’s still me.
I have sold CD's in Denmark, The Netherlands, Japan, The Philippines, the US, and my native Canada. Certainly not enough to retire on and quit my day job, but it does show what you can achieve in today's Electronic world. I achieved Commercial Alt-Country Radio rotation in the US with the song "Down To You" from my first relase "Movin' On". Not bad for a guy recording in his basement!
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