Collaborations are the spice of a musician's life.  This is one the best that's ever come out of Magic Jones.  Working with Kyle McCann is just awesome.  He's such a good musician, and he makes me strive to be the best I can be.  Anyway...  Here's the latest collaboration from Magic Jones.  It's called "Fate" featuring Kyle McCann

https://youtu.be/kRMEPBXSC6s

Sometimes a song is there and we don't know it.  I've been working on songwriting (in its various stages) every day now for 3 years straight.  I'm so glad I don't wait until I know I have a song to write to work on music.

I didn't know where this song was going until I was more than a week into it.  Ended up, it's all about staying cool and knowing that everything will be all right.

I wish nothing but the best for all of you.  Stay the course, keep the faith, practice smiling on the inside, and while you're doing that, enjoy my newest song,  "Hush"

https://youtu.be/YBHKqE-xUAI

I couldn't think of a more fitting song for the times in which we live right now.  Last week, my good friend Lisa told me that this song had been in her playlist and wanted to share that with me.  When I saw the message, I immediately knew I needed to cover it.  This song is all about helping one another with what we've got - even if we have nothing but our hands.

I don't know what will happen with this CoronaVirus pandemic.  I don't know how COVID-19 will ultimately affect all of us.  What I do know is that inside each one of us is the power of divinity.  We have the power to overcome, and together we can fight whatever comes against us.

God bless everyone who is fighting against this silent predator, especially all those in healthcare.  Be well, and be wise, my friends.  I hope you find relief, wellness, and love amid all this insanity.

Enjoy my rock cover of Jewel's masterpiece of the mid-nineties, "Hands"

https://youtu.be/epOf3OKuE3k

So, I was cruising around YouTube a few days before I was to begin writing this song, and I came upon some live performances of Tori Amos, and to say I was enchanted would be an understatement.  I couldn't understand how there could be such a disconnect between what I had her of her albums in the nineties, and what I was seeing on that stage.  She was incredible.  Anyway...   Watching those performances, for some reason, brought out these lyrics, and a week and a half later, this song was born.

https://youtu.be/1QfF3gfsDd4

I'm not quite sure what it was, but while I was finishing up my last song, "My Little Demon", I heard someone say somewhere, "You should cover Zombie".  It was almost just incidentally that I heard it, but at that moment, I knew I would be covering it.  For some reason, I had to.  This is my best work to date, no doubt.  It was an honor to cover this song, especially after learning about the meaning behind the song.  I hope I did it justice.

Please enjoy my symphonic rock cover, of The Cranberries hit of the nineties, "Zombie"

https://youtu.be/68G65Oc9NtM

So, this is a new thing for me. I wrote this song about my teenage daughter. It's called "My Little Demon". I showed it to her a couple days ago and was shocked when she told me she really liked it! I'll take that as a win!

Please enjoy my latest musical creation. I'd love to hear what you think about it, too.

I first was challenged to cover an Enya song a couple years ago, and it seemed like the right thing to do.  Well, I feel it's time to do another Enya cover and see if I can out do my last one.

With that, I present to you my symphonic rock cover of Enya's masterpiece, "Only Time".  It'd be cool if you let me know what you think!  Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/rcF6qOaUIWU

Hey you wonderful person!  I hope you're having a great day!  Guess what!  I just released another song.  Now, before you skip it (because let's face it, I've done this a *lot*)  This one is different.  Just bein' honest, but the message of this song didn't come from me, and I think it's a message this world desperately needs.

I believe with my whole soul that, regardless of what is going on in our lives right now, it is entirely in our power...  It is entirely in your power to make today the best day of your life.

Onward and upward, friends.  If you enjoy the song, I very much appreciate the share.

https://youtu.be/Fnc-5FDGrlA

I wrote this song the day I got laid off from my job a week ago yesterday.  They just didn't have enough work for me, so they couldn't keep me on.  If you've ever had a life-jolt, you know what it feels like, and it doesn't feel good.

For me, the choice is always the same.  Do I continue on in faith, or do I retreat into solitude and sulk in self-pity?  This song is all about facing that decision head-on and choosing to move forward.  I will continue to move forward.  I'm excited to see what new doors of opportunity will come of this.

Onward and upward, friends!  Please enjoy my newest song, "Half Way"

https://youtu.be/KVOvSk2_ao0

So, I recently heard David Archuleta's rendition of Nik Day's song entitled, "I Will Go and Do".  When I heard it, I immediately knew I had to cover it.  Well, I've spend the last few weeks putting it all together, and this is what I came up with.  I am so grateful that God has given me the skills to do all of this.  I absolutely love doing it and have no plans on stopping.  I wish you all the best 2020.

Enjoy my rock rendition of "I Will Go and Do"

https://youtu.be/tXNRBx6rqZY

This song was written about the person on this earth who has made me who I am.  She is my eternal companion, my best friend, and my partner in crime.  I will forever be in your debt, my sweet Sarah.

Please enjoy my little love song.

https://youtu.be/9wDSAgabkMc

I've had a certain song on my mind since mid-November.  I've felt that I needed to cover it, but honestly, it's a big song - very meaningful. It reflects the sacred nature of the Son of God, His grace, and the feelings of rejoicing in His power to save.

Please enjoy my rendition of the traditional Christmas song, O Come O Come Emmanuel.
https://youtu.be/7YWzcAdzq5I

I'm absolutely convinced that we have within ourselves to overcome.  There is a connection within us to divinity.  The only way we lose is by giving up.  Never give up.

Enjoy my latest rock musical creation, "Smiling On Adversity"

https://youtu.be/YTKwI3Cw1gI

Some people come into your life and end up leaving shortly thereafter without changing much.  Such is life.  Some people, however, come into your life and paint beautiful colors all over you.  Hold on to these people.  They are what make life brighter and more colorful.  This song is about them.

https://youtu.be/eobWu3Ut1E0

If you've ever wondered what would happen should Neil Diamond ever go "hard rock", well... Now we know.

Enjoy my rendition of "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show"

https://youtu.be/OEzK69vnDWg

For some reason, almost every original song that comes out of me has to do with the unconquerable human spirit inside each one of us.  This one is no different.  It's all about looking back at the past and seeing how we've grown.  Onward and upward, my friends!  Onward to victory!!

Now, with that, please enjoy my newest original hard rock song, Mirror Images

https://youtu.be/o9NqVVxs9LY

I still remember the first time I heard this song.  At the time, I was an audiophile in the making, and had a Pro-logic stereo system.  I Want You by Savage Garden was my go-to song to show off my stereo's capabilities.  It definitely did its job.  Often I would turn off the lights, sit in the middle of my apartment bedroom alone and bathe in the glorious sounds of this beautifully mixed song.  I hope I did it justice in this cover.

Please enjoy my cover of Savage Garden's hit of the nineties, "I Want You"

https://youtu.be/C2E-pmsQ0YQ

Wow, this song came from an unexpected place.  I had my heart set on covering a Neil Diamond song, but when I went to do it, it just didn't feel right - so I started writing and this is what came out.  Facing Doubt is an ode to life not going the way we want it to or the way we think it should.  From my experience, life has a funny way of making sure that happens.  The quote, "Life happens when I was making other plans" seems quite universally applicable.  So what to do?  Recently, I just shrug my shoulders and write a song about it (while working myself ragged trying to steer this crazy ship!)

Anyway, please enjoy my latest musical offering, "Facing Doubt"

https://youtu.be/4057rbY3r3M

My first collaboration with Chad Neth.  Gotta say - I kind of like the way this turned out.  Enjoy our musical creation, "Emergency"

https://youtu.be/ARUj6mTjZc4

My cover of Duran Duran's "Ordinary World"  Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/qhOTWC4SUK4

This is my new song.  It's called "It Doesn't Matter"  It started out as one thing, and ended up another.  Kind of like most of my thought processes.  Have a great day and enjoy my new song.

Kyle McCann rocked that bass!

https://youtu.be/d1D3eYd1a6k

Thank you for your support!  Here's a video for ya.  ONWARD AND UPWARD!
Please enjoy "Suffering In Silence" - a Magic Jones original!

https://youtu.be/qqa-41MmFYA

https://youtu.be/uDyfRRyS3N0

Enjoy the madness, and thank you so much for your support!

https://youtu.be/868IsUMSQNY

When I was in the theater watching 2019's version of Disney's Aladdin and Naomi Scott began singing "Speechless", about half-way through the first verse, I knew I would be covering it.  What I didn't know was how it would turn out.  This is one with which I am very pleased.  The vocals during the bridge are by far the highest full-voice vocals I've ever sung or recorded.  By far.  They're not perfect, but I think they get the emotion across.

Thank you so much for your support!  Enjoy my symphonic rock version of Naomi Scott's "Speechless"

Some original goodness!  (Pretty far outside my wheelhouse, too!  No distorted guitars to be heard on this one, but there's one heckuva trumpet solo!)  Thank you for all your support!

https://youtu.be/FqeqXaWbsuA