Update: End of June 2013

Things have slowed down after a couple of months of sales growth in the spring. The "Ambient Ominous" piece I featured here a while back has quietly become my best seller outside of holiday music. I continue to create music and upload it to Pond5. I'll be featuring some of the new tracks next week, so please check back often. Again, I really want to thank everyone who supports me by buying or reading. If you like what you see (and hear) please pass the word.

A Nostalgic Track: Sweet Slow Dance

Here's a sweet little tune featuring pedal steel guitar over a bed of piano, rhythm section, and orchestra. It's mixed to give a warm, analog feel to the music. A great choice for high school or college reunion projects, or any application where you want to evoke nostalgia for the late 1960's or 70's. Also available as a 60-second version for commercial applications.

Add this "Sweet Slow Dance" to your stock music library today!

How I Got Into Instrumental Music

I've started documenting a little about me and how I got into music. I grew up in a musical household. Mom had very eclectic tastes, but my older brother and sister were more into the pop music of the day. There was a lot of music you could hear on the radio, but there was also instrumental pop.

My Roots in Music

I was sort of half asleep and half awake yesterday morning and remember vaguely dreaming about things when I was a kid that got me started in music. So I think I'd like to document some of that here, starting with this little bit of trivia . . .

Music With a Sense of Foreboding

Here's a track that conveys approaching doom with ambient and rhythmic elements and lots of atmospheric electronic percussion. It's a great choice for your next conspiracy theory documentary or just foreshadowing. It also comes in an alternate version with an abrupt ending. There are also a couple of logo/stingers available and a looped version as well.

Here is the full version:


Here is one of the two short logo/stingers:


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Quiet Strength

This is a one-minute piece that conveys a sense of energy and confidence. A great choice for commercial applications.

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Rock Out!

Here's a one-minute "classic rock" musical background.

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A Retro R&B Track

Here's a musical background reminiscent of the Watt-Stax era.

Click here to make this funky track part of your stock media library today!

The Big "Five Oh"

I just got curation approval of my fiftieth upload to Pond5. It's an upbeat little tune that's designed for corporate and commercial applications. This is something of a milestone for me, since it means I'm building out my portfolio of music. I'll soon be uploading another piece that is more ambient. This one is a little new for me, since I created multiple versions. I hope to start doing that with other things I create as well. Please stay tuned as I'll be previewing all of this here in due time. Of course, if you just can't wait you can always click on the link at the top of the page to check out my portfolio any time you like.

A Little Optimism

"New Day Breaking" is an uptempo piece that evokes new beginnings, hope, or just a bright morning mood.

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June 3 Updates

I've been working on a new track for the digital album I hope to release later this year as well as trying to make a living, so there's not much new at Pond5. There are a couple of items on Pond5 that I have not yet featured here, and I'll post them soon along with a preview of the new track.

I've also recently had a couple more sales of my "Ambient Ominous" track. Maybe I underpriced that one just a bit?

Thanks, as always, to everyone who supports my music by buying or just stopping by, listening and reading. I must end this now, as my son's dog is barking to come in.