Not much to tell.  Woke up one day and found myself in New York.  

Theses tracks were all recorded on GarageBand on my MacBook Air. I play all the instruments and sing all the vocal parts, except Buster Pratt plays the monster guitar solo on The Breach, the funky bass guitar on the bridge of Song #3, he and his sister Zoe help me  out on backing vocals on Light Years, and the great Vince Warren plays Hammond B3 organ on She Pulls Me and synthesizers on Life and Love.  Drum tracks are courtesy of GarageBand and YouTube.  The microphone is mostly a Shure SM-58 run through a Focusrite Scarlett but I recently bought an AKG214 and used it on my two or three most recent recordings.

SoundCloud has become a kind of songwriting workshop for me.  I post a track and people like it, or not, then I realize it could be made better, so I take it down and post a new version.  My friend Dave Christman is a great songwriter and generous sounding board. Check out his fantastic album First Name, Memory on all digital platforms.

The Happiest Days was written by my friend Gary Mezzi,  and Because is by the Beatles, of course.  The rest of the songs were written by me.  Enjoy.

Pete Donnelly, New York-based songwriter, musician and producer.  Founding member of the Figgs, who have a worldwide fan base and a lengthy discography, and is also an honorary member of NRBQ.  Pete’s Music is built upon sturdy pop melodies, and played with a genuine sense of care, Donnelly’s songs are testaments to his artistry.

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