Music sparked by life and observation
Pop | New Age | Instrumental | Orchestral | Singer-Songwriter
Emotions and Thoughts
Written down to page
Rise to sound
Bending, Breaking bounds
Here you're in Discovery
of my growing Discography
James and the Techiarchs
The Original version of this piece was a little over six minutes long
Now having fleshed out the story more in my mind the music has expanded and made it the over 13 minutes it is now.
I'm actually very proud of this piece
I hope you enjoy it.
Original Version is right here >
Home
Home was one of the first songs I wrote that felt truly complete
when I finished it over a decade ago.
To me it still holds up after all this time.
The Paradise Version of Hell
The original version was written 20 years ago. Quite some time and a lot of things have happened since then. Here, I take a shot at singing about some of it
This cover wasn't going to happen until I had the right reference
which didn't happen until I went to New York and got to see this symbol this icon of freedom and opportunity
The song was written post 9/11 when there were frustrations with the way the world was turning
A lot has happened since then. From one side of the spectrum to the other
This cover was about using my filters and layering to give this burnt blood and money vision
It's become one of my favorite images ever.
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Shades of Gray [R]evolution
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Shades of Gray was a poem turned song around 2006-07. It was part of two previous attempts at releasing my music.
In an Album called My varied states of heart and mind and Decade.
Now I've re recorded and added more to the song in a way that I feel it's more complete. It's a [R]evolution.
Check out the OG Version below!
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I wish I still had the original photos that made the original images for the older cover
I made the best of it by [R]evolutionizing the cover from the old cover base.
The right photos from my gallery and a couple of hours did the trick and gave me this new cover that I really love.
I can confidently say that this is the best version of this songs cover.
learning new skills and trying different things really does help.
This song flowed out during a time when I was waking up with anxiety
night sweats, inability to focus on much of anything, distrust of others and myself. It was a lot, and I fell into a deep depression. So it was good to come to focus on something to slowly bring me out of it.
There still lingers the residual concerns from that time so I think this song
will always be relevant to me.
Creating a Cover that can convey what the song speaks to can be daunting
For Deep Sad I gravitated to textures that were broken, aged, and in the case of the rose - dying
I prefer to use my own photography when creating an image
However, I will credit my wonderful Husband with the photo he took of me
by putting each photograph in high contrast and using the highlights and shadows while blending them into my silhouette
Then it's all about choosing the right combination of colors. I went for Orange and Blue as they're counter emotions
All layered and combined they made a cover I'm really proud of
Vampirius
A dark night of stalking by a vampire that has a struggle with his victims inner and outer beauty
Should he drain them or turn them? only he will decide
The music on here is the original recording, which I love
but, like the new cover [see below] a new recording is desired
Creating this cover was more of a suddenly appeared situation
I was going to design the cover for a different song but as I looked through my photo library I was drawn to certain images
then in a few hours one evening it came together
I love when things fit in just without having planned them
and there were also quite a few visual things that I noticed that were eerie how they fell into place
just the universe guiding the way.
Master
Just one of several songs that focus on valueing oneself and taking control of ones life.
Don't let anyone dim your inner light.
Until I get some solid vocals recorded
the instrumental will play as a placeholder
I had started this illustration shortly after I first recorded the music
I set it aside for a long while but as soon as I restarted it came together
I went back into my photo library and took several larger than life textures
working to get a sense of scale that feels infinite while also centering it into an individual light can be difficult
all this while also giving a nod to the places I've been a part of
I have to step back sometimes to think about how much thought goes into a piece of art.
Black Sense Me
Black Sense Me
Til Next Summer [a song of the pandemic]
I wrote this song as the pandemic was just entering its first year. I had a conversation with a social media acquaintance whom had forgotten which day of the week it was. Our subjects wandered into how long we thought it would last; to which I replied there'll be no fun until next summer.
As time went on and I kept working on the song I lost two family members to Covid. So the weight of the song increased and it grew in meaning to me. I watched the world show its worst aspects, it's carelessness.
Looking at the distance and wondering when that next summer will be.
Inner Beats [I just want to dance]
Inner Beats [I just want to dance] [R]evolution
This growing album is just a fun way to create music I want to move to
Either dance or exercise or just to feel like my life has a soundtrack
These tracks are on the longer side though I'm also thinking about doing super long versions of these
maybe 20 mins minimum - but that's something for another time.
I'd Rather Have Stayed Home
A song for the introvert in all of us.
Written during a time where the invites kept coming and my desire to go out was almost non existent.
You know when your Social meter has run out?
I get like that sometimes
The Lost Audio
The Lost Audio is dedicated to any piece that was lost when my computer wiped out everything
I had been working on for years.
While it did force me to start over it definitely refined my skills and my focus at saving any and all work I create.
Someday I will sit down and recreate these with the love and focus they require
For now, please enjoy these most original pieces of music
Lilies & Roses
Lilies & Roses is the first orchestral piece I made
It's one of my favorites
and my Grandmother loved it so much that when she heard it she said it sounded like Life
In The Dark
In The Dark came from a need to do a spooky piece.
I think I had been watching quite a few suspenseful films and some horror movies as well.
I have to speak on the amazing ability of a piano to emote so many different atmospheres and emotions.
There was an older version of this piece which has been lost completely.
If I ever by some miracle find it I will definitely put it here.
My Dual Heart
Leave Me the Sunset
In the Studio
My time In the studio is had on inspiration
So many songs started by doing a play break in between creating a different song.
These are the songs that I'm working on.
A video of one of my favorite songs that I've written
Check them out!
