Few artist's passing have made me sadder than that of David Bowie. I've loved his music since I discovered him in the 1990s. When grunge was all the rage, I was listening to his tripped out electronic album Earthling thinking…
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Hello - Adele Cover
I like to do covers. It helps me hone my craft - that is, recording and playing instruments. I get to play the instruments that I don't always get to play when I put out music with my bands. I…
Read moreRiu Riu Chiu & What Child Is This?
I've always liked the Monkees' version of the classic carol Riu Riu Chiu, so I took a swing at my own arrangement.
I was first exposed to this song via my high school music teacher in zero period madrigals. It's…
Read moreRedtop Medusa - No Excuses Cover
Redtop Medusa got together and covered one of our favorite bands from the 90s, Alice in Chains. This song and their music was in constant rotation for my sister and I growing up. They are a seriously underrated band with…
Read moreFourFiveSeconds & Fare Thee Well
I recorded a fun cover of the recent hit FourFiveSeconds by Paul McCartney, Rihanna, and Kanye West. Isaac Jones and I laughed and laughed while making this, hopefully you will too.
In other news, I was involved in the filming…
Read moreThe Way I Feel Inside - Zombies Cover
I recently finished a cover of "The Way I Feel Inside," which is a great song originally written and recorded by The Zombies.
I'm A Believer & Summer Gigs
I'm A Believer
I recently recorded a super fun cover of the Monkees' song "I'm A Believer" with a group of friends on a beach trip. It was an interesting exercise in recording a whole lot of people in one…
Read morePhilhelmon Updates & More
A Wilson Fifer Rose & Philhelmon collaboration, this cover came about as the result of the very successful Wilson Fifer Rose kickstarter campaign. One of the rewards offered through this campaign was that the band would record a song of…
Read moreAll My Loving with Tyler Gould
It's been a very busy holiday season regarding video projects. On top of continuing my work with Philhelmon for our forthcoming album, I was able to squeeze in this fun video collaboration with my friend Tyler Gould.
We did our…
Read moreMany Updates
People may not be aware of the fact that I am a huge Beatles fan. I am a huge George Harrison fan as well which should be obvious to anyone who knows me! With the release of the new Apple…
Read moreWe Can Work It Out - Cover &More
Up-Close and Personal Interview with Kathy Keller
Recently I was interviewed by Kathy Keller, an independent journalist/ author from the USA now residing in The Netherlands. During the interview we discuss all-things Philhelmon including the follow-up record to Enjoy... which…
Read moreDance The Night Away Unplugged, Live Gigs & More
Lots to report on the Philhelmon front.
Henk and I were interviewed by Kathy Keller, a Journalist from the Netherlands originally from my side of the US. Check out the first interview featuring my friend and collaborator Henk Bol where…
Read moreJust Pretend Cover & Philhelmon Givaway
Wilson Fifer Rose recorded and filmed a video for our cover of a song originally done by the Bens (Ben Folds, Ben Kweller, and Ben Lee). If you don't have their 4 song EP, I suggest you give it a…
Read moreBlack Sheep of the Family - Quatermass Cover
Philhelmon just finished a hilarious video-cover of the Quatermass song Black Sheep Of The Family. Very "I am the Walrus" in style, don't you think? Special kudos go to Greg West and Tiger Brooke over at Portly Pig Studios for…
Read moreAfrica Cover + Radio Interview
Wilson Fifer Rose was featured on an entire episode of De Smaak Van Kraak, a radio personality in Holland.
He was a very gracious interviewer and it was a joy being on the show. He also plays a Philhelmon song…
Read moreAfrica - Toto Cover
I finally finished editing the footage of our cover version of Toto's Africa.
As you can see, it turned out really great both musically a visually. We garnered 600 views in the first 2 days, which is always good thing!
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Read moreEye of the Tiger Cover & new Philhelmon Song
I finally finished editing a video that my sister and I filmed together. My goal was to do one of these videos a month, ahhh how naive I was! I've since determined this to be an unrealistic goal because this…
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