Musical Interlude

Back in high school, I started writing and playing music, specifically because I heard Nirvana’s In Utero and wanted to learn how to play guitar. I got a cheap Peavy with a starter amp and taught myself to play. I dabbled playing in bands in high school, mainly with friends. However, once I made it to college, I joined a band and started playing shows. While in college, I was in three bands. After college, I started to record my own music, eventually working extensively with my brother-in-law on multiple projects.

It’s been a little over fifteen years since I recorded anything apart from just messing around, and every time I go back and listen to what I created I sometimes cringe, especially at my overreliance on reverb and some of my other recording decisions. Yet, I have to remember that I was learning, staying up all hours of the night programming drums, working out song structures, recording parts, and more. Even with all of these thoughts, I primarily think about the aspects of the songs I enjoy and carry with me, wishing I could remember how to play half of what I wrote. I remember the late nights writing, recording, and hanging out with friends. Today, I want to take a moment and share some of these songs with you. They aren’t the best music you’ve ever heard, but they capture, like any art, a time and a place that I still hold dear.