COVID Years

When Covid hit in 2020, I was in the process of playing with the Rafters and Kozmic Cowboy. I was also writing a lot of songs in my studio and farming out vocals to others and getting other musicians to come and play on my songs. Well things changed. All of a sudden, bands were no longer an option as was having musicians over to record. I was on my own. So with the help of Paul Cox, I learned how to share songs remotely on Pro Tools so I could send my song to other musicians, they could add their parts and send them back for me to mix. A virtual remote band if you will.

With the help of my multi instrumentalist friend and bandmate, Rick Thompson, I was able to start creating songs as he added keyboards, synths, organ and vocals to my already developed guitar, bass, and drums (the handy dandy drum machine).  It was a game changer.

Because of our isolation, I had lots of time in the studio to create and challenged myself to write at least one song a week and I did that for over a year. This was when I really developed my song writing skills. Rick Thompson became a huge mentor to me and a teacher on melodies, writing, and recording….all virtually. His feedback and instruction helped me develop my singing voice.