You make the stars shine with the light in your eyes
You make the Earth spin when you run, when you play
You make the winds blow with every breath that you take
You make the rains fall when you cry, when you're mad
I would pay any price for my love to feel no pain
There's no world without you that is worth anything

Worth Anything

Original composition by Chris McGraw
Arranged for 2 pianos and performed by Antonio Giardina

Rhapsody No. 1 - Performed By Antonio Giardina

This is my first ever composition for solo piano, performed by Antonio Giardina.

While You Were Dreaming - performed By Antonio Giardina

Experimental with brand new toys!  More to come soon

Alive Again

See the music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO30LBjvb7c

Guitar and Bass: Chris McGraw
Drums: Tom Reavis

Written and Produced by Chris McGraw
Copyright © 2024 Chris McGraw

Afterburner

This was originally a composition for solo piano.  I wrote it, transcribed it, and hired a professional pianist to play it.  You can find the original version on Soundcloud - it got stuck in a classical music playlist and received the most listens of anything I've uploaded on here.  Well, I was playing around with AI, and gave it a MIDI version of my piano score.  I told it to produce the song as a Synthwave track, always having thought it would sound good like that.  What I got back sounded like it was ripped straight out of my imagination, and also like the coolest guitar backing track I'd ever heard... so you know I had to shred over it!  I hope you enjoy this experiment in the merging of man and machine.

While You Were Dreaming v2.0

Horizon - Collaboration with Hans Hedstrom

I did this a while ago as a collaboration with the science fiction author J. Neil Schulman, who provided the lyrics.  This was the 2nd version I composed.

Chris McGraw - Encrypted Prayers (Alternate Version)

Welcome to a random spitballing session on my $80 nylon-stringed guitar.  I didn't have a good picture to use, so I used this.  I got that burger from Randy and those sunglasses from Mr. Lahey when they came to Portland.  My ticket is displayed on my chest.  I had front row seats.

Random improv on a classical guitar

This is the 2nd track on my forthcoming concept album, Reason and Romance.  Help me fund this project and pre-order a copy of the album at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/re...

If you like this song, please help me by liking and sharing the video, and subscribe to the channel if you don't want to miss the next song.  Thank you for listening!

More about the album here: https://youtu.be/CqtoKvjB_uk

Credits:
Words and Music by Chris McGraw
Produced by Jackson Jackson

Lyrics:

Into the darkness
You peer with squinted eyes
The creatures that surround you
Shed their mystic guise

Your heart’s a broken mirror
Dissecting the view
And I am the judge
Deciding the truth

When you wake from every nightmare
From the visions you fear
When you sail the wild seas
Know that I'll be there 

I am cold, I am real
I do not feel
I'm absolute
I'm the things
You can't refute
I'm always there
I'm not what you wish
You cannot hide

Welcome to reality

Welcome to Reality

Sleep Rebellion - The Agorist

I am a guitarist/singer/songwriter/producer living in Portland, Or.