that rhythm section has a lot of heft to it... really nice buildup, vocals suit it very well.

Suena muy genial amigo te felicito sigue así de verdad

Excitingly built, epic and melodic! Exactly my thing!

Wow Hans Zimmer will call you soon. Quite Gladiatoresque

Illuminated musical thought! Intense music and emotional contents. The music, the paranomies and the musical movements are very persuasive and captivating!!!

[original guitar score by @john-byrne-117035719]

When I watched you from a paper cloud,
my paper cloud
was overflown with all the
beauty there could be.

And then it was time
to tumble down, can't turn around,
but every choice I made
made a smaller me.

And when I looked around
my world so small, no world at all
I remembered all the colors
I'd seen from above.

And I decided to enjoy the fall
dive into the rotten dirt
and dig me up some love.

This plane is going down,
but it's the screaming
of the air that awoke us

Good time to take a look around
and find the way to plummet
with an unrelenting focus

Yeah, this plane is going down, down, down
but it's still holding up,
and it ain't down yet.

Great time to use up all that focus
I need to burn my way
down to zero in regret.

[ zero in regre-e-et, e-et ]

So when I take you
by the neck and waist
then spin around,
it's like I'm dancing
with a much braver me.

Let's never plan
to settle down, nor settle for
anything less than everything
there is to do and be.

This plane may be going down
but nothing short of
a mountainside can block us.
It's time to move those feet around
we can dance circles 'round the world
when all we've got is focus.

[ Swing with me.
Take a swing with me.
We'll take a swing at everything there is
to do, and to be.
There's so much to do
and to be... ]

You're invited to my paper cloud—
my paper cloud
makes all possible beauty plain to see.

This plane's still going down,
it's going down, it's going down,
but it ain't down yet.
There's always time to
work our way down to
zero in regret.

We will watch the world
grow bigger in our eyes.
We will burn every last drop of fuel
on nothing will suffice.

Support John

Zero In Regret (with John Byrne)

Ordinary Feelings

Love is blind...and maybe a little deaf! A simple, folksy song about listening to someone pickin' a guitar. Sung by Sierra Wolfe, Chris and Shael on guitars and produced, as always, by Shael Wrinch at the Stone Hill studio, Bowen Island...
Lyrics:
My baby loves to play guitar
I know he's never very far
'cause when I hear that Gibson tone
I realize I'm not alone
My baby loves to play guitar
My baby loves to sing a song
and he may sing it right or wrong
He's not the best I've ever heard
but I hang on every word
My baby loves to sing a song
He's just a little out of tune
He's been know to clear the room
but when I see those dreamy eyes
his voice is still my sweet surprise
I'd buy his records by the pound
My feet would never touch the ground
and I may be his only fan
but I'd cheer to fill the stands
My baby loves to play guitar

The Tequila Monday Project

Play Guitar

Getaway

The Turning Point

Spotify

Waltz

Ask the Dust

By Voicelight

A Life

"Dinner Chats: Together" 
Music composed by Dika Chartoff. 
Performed by Clare Longendyke and Amir Farid. 
Mostly Modern Festival in Saratoga Springs at the Arthur Zankel Hall, Summer 2022
Video of Dinner Chats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol1xFzLd-3I
Copyright 2022 ASCAP

Together

Meditation

Focus

A song for the weekend at the end of the world

LYRICS:

You got the last space
on the red-eye to the rat race
but they went and lost your suitcase now
Give me some headspace
and I'll keep it in my bad place
So you can wipe that look on your face out

The weekend's here
and they're calling time at the bar now
We're gonna salsa dance in the fallout
And there's another bomb on the way
Okay

You got a new name
so you can take the last one in vain
You know profanity's a new way out

The dog is too tame
to protect you from your own shame
They're gonna beat you at your own game now

The weekend's here
and they're calling time at the bar now
We're gonna salsa dance in the fallout
And there's another bomb on the way
Okay
Asleep all year in a Dali-painted aurora
Between the neon flora and fauna
You'll feel your sanity fading away
Saturday
The weekend's here
and they're calling time at the bar now
We're gonna salsa dance in the fallout
And there's another bomb on the way
Okay
Asleep all year in a Dali-painted aurora
Watching the city lights getting smaller
On a midnight plane from the bay
Saturday

Saturday

The title track for my upcoming album "Civilization Soundscape," which is featured in the epic teaser trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwwH8h91FUU

Artifex (noun - Latin): practitioner of an art, craftsman, creator

This track acts as a small case study, epitomizing both my sound and what I try to achieve with my music. I start with a blank canvas and employ the simplest of motifs, a pulse on a single tone. With each subsequent layer I try to add intrigue and detail, giving a direction to the piece and painting a picture for the listener. Each layer is treated analogously to how an engineer would make use of a fundamental principle in their trade, ultimately arriving at something comprised of much greater complexity.  Finally, a simple harmonic structure is introduced, rich and vibrant in tonality, which I attempt to complement through the continued use of driving percussive elements. I intended the final product to feel built from the ground up like a group of architects beginning construction on a monument, only with the brick and mortar and mathematical axioms substituted by sonic motifs.

I hope you enjoy :) please comment with your thoughts and any critiques!

Artifex

Artifex (noun - Latin): practitioner of an art, craftsman, creator
Inspiring greatness through cinematic music.

For me, SoundCloud acted as a scratchpad for the journey of releasing “Dvāram,” a humble reflection of wonder for the breadth of human experience. Now (mostly) available on all streaming platforms!

Open to collaboration, commissions, freelance work, and chatting about music :D

Artifex

Artifex

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