I’ve got to sat that I have been listening to the best music that I have heard in a very long time . It almost rivals the first time I ever heard David Wilcox….. I said, almost. The man’s name is Ray LaMontagne. The album is “Trouble”. Rays music is the kind that takes you somewhere and inspires you to be more in tune with yourself. Right now this is my “life soundtrack”. I hear it in my head constantly. I have been listening to it for about 3 weeks now and I still am not tired of it. He starts singing the chorus on the title song “Trouble” and I get goosebumps every time. I know that he is not Jesus or anything but “crap” can that man write and sing. I want to be able to do that for people. I want to take them somewhere with my music. I want to inspire and encourage people to look deeper and see the world in ways that they haven’t before. Steve says that Rays music is roadtrip music. That is definitely true. It makes me fall in love with music again. David Wilcox does that for me too. These singers and songwriters make music so accessible. 

I want to write my heart. I don’t want to write in such a way that manipulates people into feeling a certain way I want the music to speak for itself. It just makes me excited, to hear new things and know that my sound is all it’s own. I don’t have to sing like Patty Griffin or write like Sting but I can give my own perspective and gift to the world through my music. My friend Sarah gave me a great T-shirt it says “Music moves people” It does…. it definitely does.

P.S. Steve wanted me to make sure that he got the credit for introducing me to Ray’s music. He actually does bring all the great music into the house. There’s another guy to check out. He did the soundtrack for the movie “Dan in real life”. His name is Sondre Lerche……. delicious.