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The Story Behind “Star Slide (Green Cigar Remix)”

Green Cigar is David Healy, a very talented music producer from the UK.  David cofounded and helped run a digital label called Working Beats.  Sometime in early 2005, he came across some of my demo...

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The Story Behind “The Funeral”

I wrote “The Funeral” on the day of a funeral for someone who was very close to me.  At the time, I was struggling with the question of, “should death be a time to celebrate that person’s life, or a...

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The Story Behind “Harbor View”

“Harbor View” is my favorite track off Rural Sounds, and based on digital sales, I think it’s the most popular. When I wrote the song I just wanted to capture a feeling – one of escapism and...

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The Story Behind “Hearts & Minds”

Some songs you write in a day – inspiration hits, and you don’t leave the studio until it’s done.  But others take time, sometimes months.  “Hearts & Minds” falls into the latter category.  In fact...

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Motown Pride – Spirit Run featuring J’Nelle (produced by Zane Tate)

Spirit Run feat. J’Nelle by Motown Pride Back when I was working on my first album, I was also producing the occasional Hip Hop song for artist friends of mine. You’d have a hard time tracking those...

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The Story Behind “The Man Called Thursday”

All of my songs have stories behind them, and I’ve told some of those here in the past. Since a number of DJs have played “The Man Called Thursday” recently, I thought it might be worthwhile to tell...

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The Story Behind “August Spies”

This song’s title is of course a play on words, and carries a double meaning. The first – august spies – will be, to some, the most direct and obvious interpretation: august as an adjective meaning...

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