The v-sides EP includes three tracks I made in January of 2022 using the BeatMaker 3 iPad app, released as a collection on May 1. “styles” samples the “Which Cup” loop from thricedotted’s 2021 Music Loop Variety Pack!, while “ching ching” samples the #11 loop from Hip Hop Makers‘ “Free Synth Sample Pack.”
For well over a decade, We Own This Town has been a staple in Nashville, putting local music in the spotlight via their blog and podcast. I was asked to take part in WOTT’s 300th podcast episode, selecting a track for the milestone mix, which went live April 19, 2022. To celebrate, I went with a recent favorite which has been in heavy rotation since its release earlier this year: “Showstopper” by Kaby and Brian Brown, with production from Ohdee.
On March 7, 2022 host AL-D invited me to select an hour of music for his radio show, which hit the radio airwaves on Radio Free Nashville, featuring 19 tracks from past Spotify and YouTube playlists:
This past month I’ve dedicated myself to learning more about the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins, which began in February of 1960. Moved by the process, I’ve made a two-part audio/video collage in tribute to the heroes who so greatly impacted our city (and nation).
Part one (released February 2, 2022) is titled “peace, quiet and good order,” while the second part (released February 27, 2022) is titled “one more step.” Respect and admiration go to Diane Nash, James Lawson, John Lewis, Bernard Lafayette, and all who have and continue to take it upon themselves to get into good trouble.
The “king’s breath” beat was made with a sample from YAVANE‘s “Vocal Chords,” using the Beatmaker 3 iPad app. The video uses an excerpt from “The Flow of Zen” with Alan Watts, retrieved from the Internet Archive. The track also features a brief audio clip from a separate Alan Watts recording, in which he says, “And the whole art of poetry is to say what can’t be said.”
In appreciation of the life and teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh: A mediation on breathing, happiness, and being.
The track underlying “for thich nhat hanh” was created using a singing bowl drone from myNoise, in conjunction with a selection of singing bowl samples from a “Crystal Singing Bowl Healing Sound Bath” video by Healing Vibrations. The video of Thich Nhat Hanh is sampled from the “Smile – Release” teaching, provided by Plum Tree App, while the background video is from Thich Nhat Hanh’s Memorial Ceremony. The track was created using Audacity and the Beatmaker 3 iPad app, while the video was edited in Premiere Pro.
