Introduction

There are few things in this world that draw closer to me than good music. I am not an expert by any means, but I know how music has affected me and how it can affect others. I enjoy writing songs as a hobby and sometimes as a mission. My hope is that my music will reach someone out there who has been looking for something that I write: music that is enjoyable to listen to, relates to an experience or emotion, but is clean in content.

My style ranges from acoustic rock, to pop, folk, alternative, country, and jazz. I am influenced by several artists from very different genres. I never know exactly how the next song will sound, but there is definitely a "brand" attached to each one I write.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

New Equipment!

My wife, Trista, got me an early Christmas present. I now have recording software for our PC and have set up a nice microphone and mixer my brother Mike is letting me use. I hope to have some more songs up as we go through Christmas and New Year!
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Friday, November 7, 2008

Featured Song: "Tribute to Friends"

This week I am featuring "Tribute to Friends", the first in the video section. The performance and sound is less than perfect, but you get the idea!

This song started as a "tribute" to the 7 other directors I was working with in the New Student Orientation program and BYU-I. This was also the origins of the band name "Sonarsis." I had a friend in NSO we affectionately called Sonar, since she was quite loud and everyone knew where she was. Back to the song. Late summer of 2002 the song started with the chorus and guitar part. The first verse came shortly there after. In fall of that year, I moved in with my new roommates "Sonarsis". With Guitars Unplugged auditions coming soon, I concentrated on finishing the song's second verse. The song became even more exciting with the addition of the parts the band created. So, one afternoon, I went into my room and laid out the rest of the song. We tried out with it for Guitars Unplugged and it was a huge success. The video is from the "Best of Show" featuring the top 16 acts of the 200+ that tried out. It was excillerating playing on a marvelous stage in front of nearly 6,000 people!





















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Thursday, November 6, 2008

Songs

I have added two songs on the right. I will add more to the player as they come. Thanks to inFLuxPC for the player and hosting!
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Videos

Check out the videos on the right posted by my good friend Chad Busath on YouTube. This was from a few years back with some roommates...Nicolas - Bass, Chad - Drum, Grant - Shaker/Vocals, Christian - Lead Guitar, and myself - Guitar/Vocals. I wrote both songs and the group was able to add some sweet additions to the tunes. We were known as Sonarsis. Mark Whitely joined us in a few shows on harmonica and was our incredible photographer! I will add some of his work later.

Here is a link for an article about the band: http://www.byui.edu/scroll/archive/102202/35.html
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