Thursday, May 12, 2011

Finally

It's been a long time since I've written anything for myself. It's been a long time since I've written anything for God, my love, my family....anything. Barren.

I'm always sharing ideas with students, giving suggestions, changing chord structures, making word-revisions, and encouraging their songs - but it's been way too long since I've done anything that started and ended in me. Teaching music all day is a double-edged thing for me : I get to be involved with what I love all day - but when the day is done, there just isn't any mojo left to create music of my own. Somehow, with a lot of anger, followed by prayer, and coupled with encouragement from Elaine - things have actually taken shape.

Very excited to go back into the studio and put down the bones for 4 songs (3 originals, 1 arrangement of Holy, Holy, Holy).

We'll see what happens with these ideas....what the finished product will be. I'm not too worried about the outcome. If you've ever been dead in the water and started to breathe again - you know how I feel right about now...



Sunday, June 20, 2010

Back At It

Dang. It's hotter in Dallas than it is in Cabo. And didn't summer just officially start?

Maybe we'll discuss the weird Mexican disease I got while I was there later. But, for the time being, I'm bummed that real life has to resume.

Elaine and I went (minus Cana) to Cabo San Lucas last week and had a great time....doing mostly nothing. It's been 8 years since our honeymoon, and it was nice to get away and drop everything for awhile. I would even say it was better than the honeymoon...'cause let's face it....honeymoon's are 75 % awesome and 25 % awkward.

I got my first Father's Day present 'made' by my daughter today. I'm a sap. Even though its just a footprint on a piece of construction paper, I'm kinda proud.

In musical news : kinda disappointed in the Christina album. There's a couple of good ballads on there and a couple of dancy tracks - - but there's also a lot of...uh....don't know what to call it.
On the better side of things is the Taio Cruz album. It's ain't deep...but it is fun.

Peace.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

The time has come....

I will be playing Jesus in the Passion Play at Davis Boulevard Baptist Church April 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. It's free & starts at 7:00 each evening. Childcare is provided as well. If you don't want to miss me rockin' out a mullet, you should come out.
Visit www.dbbaptist.org for directions.

More stories about the experience to follow...

Friday, January 08, 2010

House of Blues

Between Green Walls will be performing next Sunday (the 17th) @ the House of Blues Restaurant Stage @ 6:30. We'll be doing songs from our new EP...come check it out.


Tuesday, December 29, 2009

New Songs

Just released a 6 song Acoustic EP. Between Green Walls = Me & Andrew Key. We've been writing some shamelessly bubbly-pop love songs and have the album out on Itunes, Amazon, and pretty much anywhere else you might download music.

Check it out on Itunes : http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/between-green-walls-ep/id341370772

Feedback is much appreciated....

Hope to get this blog bumpin' again in 2010.

J


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

New Songs

Check out some of the new tunes tonight @ Urban Dog Coffee
2720 # A Oak Lawn Ave
Dallas TX 75219

Thursday, July 09, 2009