A compilation of short form ideas, loops, & sketches I’ve created in attempts of forging my own musical path. // I hope you enjoy.

Respite

Mister Amiss is L.A. based drummer Gavin McDonald's first solo endeavor. A touring musician for some 15 years, the project emerged as of a series of demo tapes. The first tracks were created as a sort of strained love letter, a gesture and proclamation of hope for the recovery of McDonald’s long distance girlfriend after having suffered a devastating car accident. 

Stepping out from behind the drums for the first time, McDonald layers spacey dream pop arrangements rendered against the raw escapism of shoe gaze with intimate, unaffected lyrics. The resulting sound is a somber and transient reflection of the topography of McDonald’s inner life, the displaced sensation of solitary living, and the power of music as remedy. 

His influences include Mazzy Star, Spiritualized, and Radio Department.

I love music that tells beautiful stories. To close your eyes and be transported to distant lands.

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For me, music is the most powerful language of the soul, which does not need words. So, I hope my music will bring you a lot of light and joy

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And I'm grateful that something wonderful as "music" exists, otherwise I would have flown with my birdie friends somewhere far far away.

Soft piano for a weary world.

Heavy Joy is the instrumental project of violinist, pianist, & composer, Benjamin Kaufman, based in Nashville, Tennessee.