by admin | Mar 20, 2022 | Song a Month
Song #2 in the JML Song-a-Month Release Project is here! It’s called Sidestreet Motel – listen to it at my website JMLmusic.com. Here’s some background on how it was written… I was travelling on the highway through Duncan BC, on Vancouver Island on the West Coast of...
by admin | Feb 23, 2022 | Song a Month
It’s been out less than a week and already blogs and playlists have picked up Friday Night at the Logger’s Hall! It’s getting traction (don’t you love my marketing-speak!!) Here’s your chance to Listen to it and Own it! Listen to Friday Night at the Logger’s Hall:...
by admin | Feb 19, 2022 | Song a Month
There’s a saying in the music biz: “It all starts with a song.” I’ve been working hard and have new songs to show for it. Yep, it’s my 2022 Song a Month Project! I’m releasing a new song each month for 10 months. Mostly they will be new ones, there may be a legacy...
by admin | Feb 9, 2022 | Song a Month
If you‘ve been following my social media channels you’ve likely noticed that there’s Something Special coming from JMLmusic. I’m letting you know in advance, sending you a little teaser; I’m still putting the finishing touches on the thing, and there’s lots and lots...
by admin | May 27, 2021 | JML merchandise
Check it out! Up there in the menu area… it says SwagShop. That’s my new store. You can support JMLmusic and keepsake some good memories. There are high-quality men’s and women’s t-shirts, a really nice unbleached cotton shopping bag, JML CDs...
by admin | Oct 19, 2020 | JML merchandise, News
I’m busy songwriting, getting material ready for recording in the new year. Lots of new songs are coming, it’s a bit of a bumper crop! I’m also booking appearances around the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley. It’s great again to be playing...
by admin | Aug 1, 2020 | Songs
I don’t know how to play piano or how to read and write music on a staff, yet I’m doing both today! (I got ambitious about how quickly I could work on the previous Thank You Nature song. It’s still percolating on a back burner. So I’m turning...
by admin | Jul 6, 2020 | Songs
Just now, typing this title, I see that the word “revision” means a little more than I’ve always considered. It clearly says “re-vision,” as in take another look, give it another thought or two. Good to keep in mind.I find song revisions...
by admin | Jun 26, 2020 | Songs
Computer printed now, you can see the revisions beginning. I like to play the song while revising, rather than simply read it. I find words and rhythms that work better with the guitar and voice, the rhythms I initially feel and hear in my head may not work once I...
by admin | Jun 17, 2020 | Songs
I am posting daily about my new song <untitled> and my writing process as it moves along:I said before I like to write with paper and pen. Once I have something roughed out I take it to the computer to revise. I print it and start marking it up.It’s neater...
