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circumspect (2025)

12/12/25 – Ever wondered what a song would sound like if the Verses were instrumental but the Chorus had lyrics? I’m not sure exactly why Allen Carrescia (who co-wrote this with me) and I decided to do that here, but circumspect is the result. This song originally did have full lyrics (Verses, Bridge, all the things), with a much different, acoustic-guitar-driven accompaniment (maybe I’ll publish that to my Soundcloud someday!), but Allen and I wanted to explore new musical possibilities in a “lofi-adjacent” vibe.

The production process Allen and I used for this one was unlike anything I’d ever done. After the vocals were recorded, I basically recorded a bunch of trumpet phrases in several separate takes, and told Allen to choose and move them around wherever he thought they fit in. He did a great job with it, and on the first try, no less.

One last note: I didn’t start singing until years after being a professing trumpeter, and only did so at the encouragement of my friend Christine Fawson (thank you Christine!), a fellow Berklee mate and an amazing singer and trumpeter herself. That, along with this song, is why the 10-song album to which this song belongs is also titled “Circumspect.”

I’ll be releasing more songs like this one soon – give me a Spotify follow so you don’t miss any.

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circumspect music by Allen Carrescia & Knox Summerour
lyrics by Knox Summerour
© 2025 Light In The Dark Publishing & Knox Drive Music (ASCAP)
Vocals & Trumpets by Knox Summerour
Produced & Guitars by Allen Carrescia
℗ 2025 Knox Summerour / Little Paradise Road
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Future Wife (2025)

12/4/25 – Some songs’ lyrics don’t require a lot of explanation. This may be one of those – though the line “throw myself under the bus of your love” — totally a metaphor.

The writer of this song (me!) is an overthinker, foreseeing all the excitements and fears of falling in love and the practical outworkings of a marriage he hopes comes true for him, exploring themes like materialism, true love, and commitment.

Musically, this is one of my favorite accomplishments as a songwriter so far. Not only does it include an all-live all-star lineup of some of my favorite friends / session players in Hollywood (Christian Jacob, piano; Edwin Livingston, bass; Jake Reed, drums), I also got to collaborate with my fellow Berklee mate Allen Carrescia, who played guitar and also mixed, mastered, and coproduced it.

If this one stuck with you, follow me on Spotify for more like it.

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Future Wife music by & lyrics by Knox Summerour
© 2026 Knox Summerour / Knox Drive Music (ASCAP)
Vocals & Flugelhorn by Knox Summerour
Guitars by Allen Carrescia
℗ 2026 Knox Summerour / Little Paradise Road
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KnoxCast Ep. 06 – Wilbur C. Brooks, Esq.

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Today marks the 1st anniversary of the passing of my friend Wilbur Brooks at age 96, and I wanted to share this short interview I did with him when he visited me in California to watch our Georgia Bulldogs play in the Rose Bowl. Wilbur, a retired Lawyer who has known me since I was a small boy, was a lover of music and knew more songs and hymns by heart than I do. A couple years after this interview, Wilbur and I even wrote a song together, which my daughter sings and which you can hear at the end of the interview, or here: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzvTP2iVAx4⁠

Wilbur C. Brooks, Esq. was born in Elberton, GA on April 9, 1927, he thinks (he somehow had two birth certificates, which is a tale we’ll have to recount later). He joined the U.S. Navy during World War II (Port Hueneme), but the war ended before he was to be deployed to the Pacific theater.  In 1951 he graduated from Law School at the University of Georgia. Sitting with Wilbur and listening to his gentle Southern cadence was always like watching a history documentary full of stories, old American songs (Wilbur could recite almost every Broadway showtune plus the entire Baptist hymnal), and timeless life lessons.  We shared a lot in common, including our Alma Mater, UGA. Thanks for indulging us as we take a brief detour from the technical world of professional music and into the world of a true lover of music and all things America — including college football.  In memory of my friend Wilbur Brooks, 4/9/1927 – 1/29/2024.

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KnoxCast is where the world’s top musicians, composers, & producers tell trumpeter-composer-vocalist Knox Summerour how they’ve made it in the world of music for TV, Film, Games, Stage, & Studio. Go behind the scenes of Film Music, TV bands, Game music, Jazz, Pop, Classical, and more for tips, advice, and timeless stories from the professionals who’ve been there, who are there, who will be there. If you’re a musician, a student, a freelancer in any field, or simply a fan of great music and musicians, then Knoxcast is for you.