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Alan, Heinz, SkullToast, Song, worship

What Child Is This?

Our Christmas recording for 2022. Merry Christmas!

Alan, Song, Tom

Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude in C

A surf rock adaptation of J.S. Bach’s Prelude in C from Book 1 of The Well-Tempered Clavier.

SkullToast, Song, worship

Johann’s Notes This song is a cover of the song, “Gethsemane,” by Melanie Hoffman (sheet music). This song is also a 2021 update of a cover I had already made on the song 5 years ago. When I made my 2016 cover, I used no metronome, no auto tuning software, no music sheet, and no […]

Alan, Podcast, Scerinda

Episode 4: Much Ado About Nothing

Alan, Song

Song for Evelyn

Here is my latest track for the Lost and Found album, an instrumental piece which I wrote for my baby girl Evelyn who died in March 2019. (Download: mp3 | tablature)

Alan, Song, worship

Silent Night

We recorded Silent Night this year. My kids did the instrumental tracks: piano, guitar, and bass. I did the vocals with one of my sons and a daughter. (Download mp3)

Alan, Song, worship

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Here is our musical Christmas greeting this year, a recording of “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” This is one of my favorite Christmas songs. (Download mp3)

Alan, Software/Gear Reviews

A First Look at LMMS

In 2012 I found a keyboard midi controller at a yard sale for $10, and I couldn’t pass it up even though I’m not much of a keyboardist. Once I brought it home I had to find a way to use it, and that search led me to LMMS. There are many good tutorials and other […]

Alan, Software/Gear Reviews

Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 in a Linux Home Studio

Last year in late November my family sang Away in a Manger together, and my wife commented on how good we sounded with the kids making up their own harmonies. She suggested that we should record it for our Christmas card and email it out to our friends and family. I said, “Then we need […]

Alan, Mark, Song

Ye Olde Garage Band

“Claudia Doesn’t Like It” was my most successful garage band. We played gigs regularly during my junior year of high school, and I learned a lot about how to write songs for a three or four piece rock band. We didn’t have access to good recording equipment in those days, so I don’t have many […]