One of my many goals for this website is to eventually have a "Music" page that has a bunch of my music available for downloading and such. There is a link at the top of the page for it, but there is nothing there. This is for several reasons, one being that most of my music is not recorded, another being that the music that is recorded is pretty poor quality. Someday I'll get in to a nice studio with some good musicians to lay down a few tracks. Someday.
As for the present, I have been writing a lot this summer. It is - in my opinion - my best work thus far. The first musical creation of the summer was a song called "A Nail" which is actually not about nails at all, per se. A nail is mentioned in the song, however. I plan to get a recording of that up soon. The lyrics can be found here.
The next song I wrote isn't actually finished yet, but I'm not even sure if it would need to be. It sounds kind of like John Mayer's "Covered In Rain". If I ever played it with a sweet electric guitarist, I'm pretty sure I'd let him/her play a 10 minute solo. I like it because it is very mellow, and although it is simple, it is very beautiful. Maybe I'll finish it soon.
I have often said that if I ever release an album, I would like it to sound just like Matt Wertz's musically. I mention this because the most current song I finished sounds to me the most like Wertz. It's upbeat and catchy. It would sound awesome as a finished product (i.e. with a full band and background vocals), but I decided to record a bare bones version anyway. The song is called "Stuck In My Heart," and you can download it here. The lyrics can also be found here. Please leave comments on whether or not you like it (if you don't like it, be honest... I can take it, I promise).
Maybe someday I can play these songs on my new John Mayer Strat (see previous post).
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i WISH that any of these songs were about me insofar as i love nails, and by nails i mean dressing completely in black.
i just wanted you to know that i downloaded this, listened to it, and you now are listed as an artist in my iTunes library.
umm, im loved it. but hearing it after the missions trip picture party? even more amazing. im psyched that you have it recorded. niiiice work.
i pretty much just wanted to let you know that i checked to see if you had any updated posts even BEFORE i checked my own email after being gone for a week on vacation. yeah that’s all. ha
Hey Jake! Yea….i pretty much LOVED IT!!! so i’m sitting here at work and looking at your site!! pretty sweet might i add. If you come out with a CD i will definitely buy it or maybe i’ll become your manager! hehe.Wait…you’re my inspiration..i should be wanting to become a singer! because i do! haha,anyways…i love ya jake!
Hey Jake! i loved the song! i can’t wait to hear you perform it live @ Luther sometime…maybe? Anyway, good work!
Jake!Jake!Jake! I miss you tons! Thanks so much for coming over on that monday night with molly! thanks for just spending time with me this summer! You’re awesome and I definitely think you can WIN the song lyrics contest! It’s in the bag! Japan is awesome and I definitely think you would like it here! I’ll hopefully talk to you soon! Oh yea,I hope surge went awesome!
p.s…..i just wanted to say p.s. hehe