October Update

October is shaping up to be a busy month for me. I just wrapped up the tracking on a non-seasonal musical for Counterpoint Music. This was the first time I've tracked an album for them in which I wasn't a co-writer. Definitely a unique experience for me.

As a lot of you know, I'm a huge Kentucky basketball fan. Next week I'll be heading up to Lexington to watch the Big Blue Madness, also known as the first practice of the new season for the men's hoops team.

Once I get back from that, I'll be spending the next couple of weeks getting ready for my trip to L.A. and the TAXI Road Rally convention during the first part of November. Last year was my first and it was such an incredible experience. Can't wait to see what this year's event is going to be like!

September Update

What a crazy month it's been! I had a wonderful time hanging with my buddy Logan over the weekend and we made some great progress on the Crushing Gray album.

In addition to that weekend of awesomeness, I got to hear my music on TV for the first time ever. During the 2nd episode of a very popular daytime talk show one of my cues was played as they were cutting to commercial. It was only for a few seconds, but it felt great nonetheless!

In total, I landed 4 cues with this show and so far I've heard one of them used at least 3 times this week! Again, a great feeling!

Next month I'll be heading up to KY for some UK Basketball excitement. Can't wait to see what October holds!

Crushing Gray Update

I'm about to head to the airport to pick up my partner in crime, Logan Pepper, or as my wife and I call him, Dr. Pepper, for a weekend of writing and rocking in the studio.

This is going to be his first trip to Nashville but we're not going to have a lot of time to do any real sight-seeing while he's here.

We've got some ambitious goals for the weekend so we're going to hit the ground running tonight. Hopefully by the time he leaves on Sunday, we'll have made some significant progress on the Crushing Gray album.

August Update

This month saw a big change as I started working from my house. I still have the same day job but now I'm working from home instead. I'm very excited about the time I'm going to be saving from not having a commute, much less the money I'll save on gas!

I recently signed on as a composer with a new music library that is being started by an industry vet. He currently has a library that supplies music to a very popular daytime talk show. I met him at the TAXI Road Rally last year and gave him a CD. Fast forward about 9 months later and I got an email from him with an offer to join his new library.

That opportunity lead to me getting a chance to write some cues for an upcoming TV show. I'll post more about this in the next few weeks, once everything is finalized.

MTV Placements

Earlier today I had my first ever music placements on a TV show. I didn't know that the episode of the show with our music was airing so I didn't get to actually see it when it first aired. Maybe I'll catch a replay one day.

The show was Parental Control on MTV, Season 6 Episode 53. There were actually two songs used in the episode, "Everybody" and "Hidden Beauty", both of which were co-writes with my best friend Joel Shoemake. We're both pretty happy to say the least!