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1/23/26 – I wrote this one as a reminiscence of moving to California and my time here in the golden state, far from home. As musicians and creative people, sometimes when we up and move ourselves to a place, we don’t know what we’re gonna do, who we’re gonna do it with, or where we’re gonna go.

C.S. Lewis wrote, “Life is lived forward, and understood backward.” Little by little, if we keep Faith, we meet the special people, go to the special places, and do the special things that make everything make sense in retrospect. Eventually, we find the reason why.

Thanks for listening. If this song resonated, you’ll probably like what’s coming next.

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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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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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