Justin made a guitar cover of "Resonance" by HOME and then he was over at my place one day and we decided to remix his cover.  Hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it.  I don't know if that's possible, but I hope you do anyways :)

Here's the link to Justin's original cover: https://soundcloud.com/justinjohnstanley/home-resonance-guitar-cover

Resonance (Guitar Cover) [Cody O'Connell Remix feat. Justin Stanley]

October 22, 2017

Got a mellow one for you guys.  It's been a while since I whistled on one of my tracks...  Show some love if you're feeling it

LYRICS
It's never easy when someone leaves you
Or when you do the leaving yourself
I took the night to think it over
My pillow didn't change my mind


Music and lyrics © 2017 Cody O’Connell

Cody O'Connell - Leaving

Holiday spirit got me like


(sorry for the bad audio quality, soundcloud isn't cooperating with me tonight.  My voice doesn't normally sound quite that bad)

Jingle Bells (Cody O'Connell Remix)

I never do this. I recorded this today and I'm releasing it today. I've been so focused on perfecting my tracks that I sometimes work on music for months without releasing anything. Which is a shame because music is meant to be shared. So this is me sharing a track that's as imperfect as I am. It's definitely rough around the edges--but I like that. Things don't have to be perfect to mean a lot to us. That's easy to forget.

I originally wrote this song as a sophomore in college and it's always been one of my favorites. I used to play it on the lawn outside my dorm room. Just me, singing and whistling with my ukulele. Today I added piano and cajon as well. There was something deeply satisfying about playing all these instruments today and the track itself feels very personal, which is why I'm writing so much about it. I hope you enjoy this little part of me as much as I enjoyed making it. Peace and love

LYRICS
when you see what I mean
you'll regret all the things
that you said to me
and then we'll kiss, then we'll cry

Music and lyrics © 2018 Cody O’Connell

When You See

Cody O'Connell - When You See

LYRICS
Saw you standing in the kitchen smiling at me
it was clear your eyes could hold my gaze eternally
I wish I had dimmed the light so I could see
just how bright your eyes could shine at night in front of me

sometimes it feels like only strangers know
who I am and how I hope to grow
have you ever felt this before?
I just met you but now I'm changed for sure

Music and lyrics © 2018 Cody O’Connell

Shine

Cody O'Connell - Shine

Here's another track with my talented friend Ginger Luckey​! Her voice is just awesome and she did a brilliant job coming up with the lyrics and vocal melodies on this one.  We've been working on this for a while and it feels great to finally share it.  Show Ginger some love if you're feeling it :-)


LYRICS
I held on 
for far too long
well you had the leverage you had the lead
did you ever stop to just think about me?

You showed me 
what not to be
but nothing was changing and nothing at all
and I had decided you can't make me fall so

I'd fly for you
I'd fly for you


Music © 2018 Cody O’Connell

Cody O'Connell - Fly (feat. Ginger Luckey)

Made this song with my close friend Michael Finch after a conversation we had one day.  It means a lot to me.  On the vocals, his voice is low and mine is high.

All I want from life is to have fun and experience beauty with people I love.  I hope you can join me.  <3

LYRICS
Why is it so hard to say the things we think? it shouldn’t be
every rock we climb there’s a fall to take into the sea
but if we can stay in the company of what we see
there’s no need to feel that we can’t be free oh let’s be free

let your voice carry your heart
that’s all we ever need
let your voice carry your heart 
that’s all we ever need

what is the point of sound if it doesn’t ring?
what is the point of a voice if it doesn’t sing?
open up all of your soul and let us try
to bury all of the words that make us lie


Music and lyrics © 2018 Cody O’Connell and Michael Finch

Cody O'Connell - Open (feat. Michael Finch)

This one is about finding happiness through other people, letting their joy become our own.  

Follow me for new stuff on the way.

LYRICS
Why don't we ever stop
searching for the next stop
I don't even know when it starts
maybe we are not so smart

If we can just live on the happiness
that we see around in the wilderness
of these little jungles that we call home
then we can live

Music and lyrics © 2018 Cody O’Connell

Cody O'Connell - Jungles

I initially wrote this the night before a trip.  Stayed up way too late working on it, but inspiration hits when it hits ya know?

LYRICS
Soon we will go on our way
to a brand new junction that we chose
if we can count the pebbles
maybe we can stop from becoming stones

Music and lyrics © 2018 Cody O’Connell

Michigan

Cody O'Connell - Michigan

Made this for a remix competition (link below).  The original song is just these really clean vocals with somehow so much emotion.   I had a lot of fun with playing with them.  Cheers to Gladius

Remix competition:
https://wavo.me/gladiusjames/remix-competition-gladius-james-we-all-got-issues

Gladius James - We All Got Issues (Cody O'Connell Remix)

Which version do YOU like better?

Music and lyrics © 2018 Cody O’Connell

Michigan Rev2

Michigan Rev 2

November 20, 2018

Made this today, start to finish.  I’ve been doing that thing again the past few months where I never release anything because I’m trying to make everything perfect.  So I figured it’s time to let one loose.  

This song is about letting go of all the superfluous stuff in our lives.  It’s about letting go of what “should” be doing, how you “should” be making music, how you “should” be spending your time and instead just doing what you love in the moment.  My first real electronic track was made a couple years ago here in my parents house.  It’s called Late Night in Santa Monica.  And since I’m visiting this week, this house again reminded me of how fun that track was to make.  I wasn’t worried about how professional my sounds were or whether it banged hard enough.  I just sat in my bedroom with only my laptop and threw a ton of melodies on top of each other and created a sort of orchestral feel that blended in and out of itself.  That’s the feeling I went for today and I had so much fun making this.  I hope this song and this post might help you let go just a little more tomorrow than you would have otherwise.  Peace and love

Letting Go

November 23, 2018

Made this in 48 hours and figured I'd send it out while I have some momentum from the last one.  I had some really bad neck pain while making it, thus the name.  But like any good tension, there's a release at the very end.  Enjoy.

Stiffness

January 12, 2019

A good friend of mine came up to visit recently and reminded me that when I'm around the right person, we get into this sort of positive feedback loop. He'll be excited about something, then I'm excited that he's excited, then he's excited that I'm excited and so on. Around the right person, we don't have to shield ourselves, we can just indulge together in however much fun is available. Here's to 2019 being a positive and happy year with people who make you feel that way.  Hanyu, this one's for you man.  Love you

Please forgive any roughness in the violin and vocals. I tried.  :)

LYRICS
You can feel the mood has changed
Don't you see the light in our eyes
Why don't we embrace today 
with open hearts and fearless cries

I don't hear a problem near
maybe that's a state of bliss
can you try to conquer it
maybe you just need a lift

I'll lift you up to highest state of mind, you'll find
Can we go together and see all the rivers flow
You'll lift me up to the summit that you have climbed
Can we go together and lift all our troubled times

Lift all our troubled times

Music and lyrics © 2019 Cody O’Connell

Lift

May 27, 2019

I made this track on a plane so I couldn't record a fresh vocal on it and instead had to chop up one of my old recordings.  I'd like to share with you what that original song was about.  It's basically a summary of what I've "re-learned" over the past year through various difficulties.

Firstly, it was about fighting to make changes in your life.  If something is wrong, you have to speak up, act on it and make the change.  Secondly, it was about following the role models in your life, the people you aspire to be like.  See how they respond to situations with tact and humility and decisiveness and clarity.  Notice them.  Learn from them.  Surround yourself with them.  Thirdly, it was about how to work as team.  Sometimes you have to lead, sometimes you have to follow.  When you have a good group, you'll see people step in and out of leadership as needed, while being receptive to the situation.  It's a great feeling.  Lastly, it was about reaping the rewards of these efforts.  When you fight to make the change, when you're receptive to the situation and when you reflect in order to improve yourself for next time, you WILL be better off.  It might not be today or tomorrow, but eventually you'll look back and see how far you've come as a person.  Not to mention, that's all you can really do: fight to DO better and fight to BE better.  You may have noticed I threw the sound of an eagle's cry in the song.  In addition to sounding amazing, it was meant to represent things which you can only understand and appreciate through through a bird's eye view.  Through perspective.  

That's all for now, peace and love

LYRICS
“I know”
“oh we made a move"
“I’d like to follow”
“and living good"

Music © 2019 Cody O’Connell

Lead / Follow / Triumph

I love making music, thanks for listening.
EDM name: Cobu
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