Adding one track a day ranging over a wide variety of styles of electronic music from blues to jazz to  rock to pop to world.

Early Bird Special

Busy Bird Bath

Minor key jaunt. Tapped out on my MIDI keyboard.

The Many Moods of Madre Tierra

A juanty pop waltz that weaves through many sections.

That Movie Theater Popcorn Butter

Lots of hand drumming parts stitched together. Inspired as the soundtrack for Michael and Jan's trip to Sandals Jamaica.

Michael and Jan Go to Sandals

Having fun playing with jazzy harmonies. Why not have MIDI drum solos too? Lots of little riffs and patterns here.

You're Blocking the Airport Escalator

A jazzy blues songs you'll easily find this summer at your local bandstand pumped out by middle-aged earnest "bluesmen".

Upper Lip Biting on the Dance Floor

A bit more uptempo and aggressive than previous tracks.

The Glass Harmonica

Dabbling in more ambient tones with ultra-poppy major chord inflections.

Street Corner Spray Paint Hack

This distorted drum multi-part jam really made me see the beauty of quantization not just to fix the rhythm but sometimes to create new harmonies.

Skipping Lake Superior Stones

Really had a lot of fun programming in long drum/fills solos. Feels like a hot Nebraska late afternoon when weather's brewing.

Storm Clouds Rolling Across the Prairie

Fun wah-wah bass with lots of different parts and some blasting synth leads.

Tearing Up the Shag Carpet

Had a lot of fun playing with the modulation wheel effect. Reminds me of a night having a bonfire with friends on the shores of Lake Michigan and having a drum circle.

Lake Michigan Fireside Drum Circle

Johnny's Loaf & Stein was a restaurant in the mall in the town where I grew up. It always seemed to attract a cast of real characters. I imagine these songs playing as background music there. 
Having moved recently from the Great Plains to the Cascades and now to Lower Michigan, I try to release a track every few weeks of my own brand of instrumental music that mixes a hefty dose of 60's pop and rock with accents of blues, jazz and classical music.
I hope listeners will indulge me and take the attitude towards my music as listening to a crazed radio that will randomly change stations and never linger too long a single musical style.
I don't use samples or premade loops. I figure if it doesn't come from me it's not really my song.
Contact me at johnnylofenstein@gmail.com.
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Early Bird Special

Johnny Lofenstein