recording / songwriting / vintage records / Fender guitars / flux capacitors / memory lanes / miracles / adventures / soundtracks / guitar pedals / Lexicon reverbs / worship music / playing instruments
Songwriting is a journey and experiment to capture an emotion or a picture. It’s often a romance in my head of something nostalgic, or sometimes it’s a soundtrack to my current adventures. I’ve always been fascinated in making music. For nearly three decades, I’ve been writing or playing in some fashion, from writing my first composition in 6th grade to touring with a band and setting up a recording studio.
Brentwood, TN
I rarely sit down to write a song. Rather, I sit down to finish a song from a batch of song ideas that I’ve recorded while watching TV or playing guitar. These ideas just come from being completely relaxed and not trying to make something happen. Inspiration is always exciting and I don’t work at it longer than it feels exciting.
As fun/gratifying as it is to see an idea come to life all by yourself, there’s something special that happens in collaboration. When we have different ideas how something should sound, it takes on a new life. Collaborations always go more quickly than when working on solo recordings. Just as iron sharpens iron, we can bring out the best in creativity when we challenge each other. That’s one of the great benefits of the creative community here in Nashville.