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The music for this song has been sitting on a hard-drive for about 5 years. I recorded it as an instrumental piece just for fun, and I didn’t really have any other plans for it. Recently I was digging through some old music and got inspired to work on this piece a little more. I wrote lyrics and recorded them in an 8-part harmony. It feels good to recycle an old piece of music that otherwise may never have seen the light of day.

The cover art comes from a photo I took in downtown Memphis when the Mississippi River flooded last May.

If you like this song, be sure to download all my previous songs, which you can find listed on the right side of this page.

Today I’m finishing up the first week in my new job as a video production resident for City Leadership. City Leadership is a non-profit that exists to recruit, develop, and catalyze leaders for the city of Memphis. A big part of what we do involves partnering with other non-profits to help them bring more young, talented people to our city.

Many of you probably know me as an audio engineer, sound designer, or musician, but for the last few years I’ve also been involved with video production, and City Leadership has given me the opportunity to continue to develop my video production skills. I got started in video work when Jeremy Greene (who owns a photography and video production company called Spektical) asked me to do sound for a web series he was launching called Backbeat Memphis. About a year of work on that series then led to other video work, including a TV spot for the Stax Museum, web content for a summer camp, and even promotional videos for a cruise company that sent us on 4 cruises over the course of 6 months.

Jeremy has also been a part of City Leadership since it was founded a year ago. When he told me about the City Leadership Residency opportunity, I knew it would be a great fit. I’m looking forward to what’s to come.

My new song for August will be slightly delayed in getting posted. I’ve been a little busy the last few weeks and haven’t had a chance to finish it. In the mean time, here’s a video of my band playing “Not Always (But Almost)” last Thursday night at Neil’s.

Thanks to everyone who made it to the show. And thanks to Damian, Wes, and Sam for playing!

I’m playing Thursday night with one of my favorite artists, Half-Handed Cloud. You can see most of the info on the flyer above, so if you’re in or around Memphis on Thursday night drop by to hear some music!

This is actually my first live performance of my own music in around 2 years. I’ve got a new band together who I’m excited about playing with.

If you’re not familiar with Half-Handed Cloud, do yourself a favor and check him out before Thursday. It’s actually one guy named John Ringhofer. He’s on Asthmatic Kitty Records and has performed and recorded with Sufjan Stevens and Danielson. He’s performing solo, but he tells me he’ll be surrounded by lots of gear, so it should be a fun and interesting show.

I hope to see you there!