My attempt at a bit of spoken word poetry style. Constructive criticism is suggested... The lyrics are underneath

(Something to remember me by)
•Remember me as a boy who wanted to have a man to look up to
•Remember me as a boy who always told his mommy "I love you"
•Remember me as a boy who was clumsy when it came to girls
•Remember me as a boy who loved vanilla ice cream with peanut butter swirls. 
•Remember me as a boy who was clumsy. Never quite learned to keep my feet. 
•Remember me as a boy who wasn't much of a dancer. I never quite seemed to hear the beat. 
•Remember me as a boy who didn't want to admit when he was wrong. 
•remember me as a lonely, only boy who never felt like he belonged
•remember me as a boy who felt blue in green could've been their theme song 
•Remember me as an insecure boy who wanted to rid the world for so long. 
•Please remember me as a boy with no talents, if you can
•Remember me as a boy who would give it all just to be a man 
•NOW i want you to Remember me as a man who could admit when he was wrong. 
•Remember me as an insecure man who wasn't scared to bare their soul in a song. 
•remember me as a man who got through hardships with a sense of humor 
•remember me as a man content with the present and not the past or the future. 
•remember me as a tolerant man with a limit
•remember me as a man with no desire to live for infinite. 
•remember me as a man who could have more acquaintances than you 
•remember me a man who could have still been lonely in a crowded room 
•Remember me as a man who had love for his family. 
•Remember as a man who wasn't much into vanity. 
•Please remember me as a man with modest talents with different toys. 
•Remember me as a man who would give it all just to be a boy
So whether you remember me for the history books, or my boyish good looks. from the line of scrimmage Or someone who listens.   
If you remember me for working with the addicted or from millersvillage
Or for whoever's song you think that this is 
•Or of I'm remembered for any other one of my many image
Or  whatever other way a dead man could be depicted. 
 I want you to remember me as a foolishly invincible man conquered by the idea of sensibility 
•most importantly remember me as a man with hopes that someone will remember me

Something To Remember Me By

Singing Jester Harriston's arrangement of Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child with Temple University's Recital Chorus under the direction of Maestro Ianthe Marini

Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

This is a cover of "Home" by Phillip Phillips. Another small something done at my house. Nothing fancy, no studio magic. 

Home (originally performed by Phillip Phillips)

Here's a quick cover of one of my favorite Bruno Mars songs. Just me and my keys. Hope you like it!

When I Was Your Man (originally performed by Bruno Mars)

This particular track is done with a loop pedal. Various parts intertwine and are looped to create the accompaniment for this specific project. Nothing has been tweaked in this recording. It's a recording of me, simply using my loop pedal for the performance and my speaker for output. This one is meant to challenge you to listen. Put on some headphones and go for the ride. 

As I understood Eleanor Rigby to be, through my own research, it's meant to be a lament for those people who have no one in their lives that they can look to for comfort, love and reassurance. I wanted this arrangement to play on that a little bit more. So the loop is comprised of elements taken from other songs about lonely people, people looking for love, or people who wish to be alone. All of these elements represent the "lonely people" aimlessly looking for resolution, and never finding it. Constantly in an endless loop of hopelessness. The opening beat is borrowed from the opening of Michael Jackson's "Stranger in Moscow". From there, a lone bass drone begins and sustains all the way through. A descending melodic line, borrowed from "Eleanor Rigby" is then employed to begin layering the harmonies. The next element added is a snippet taken from "Hello" by Lionel Richie. The next piece added is a part of the opening melody from Bobby Vinton's "Mr. Lonely". Following shortly thereafter is a part taken from "Leave Me Alone" by Michael Jackson. The next part added was something that I personally wanted to add to put a little bit of myself in the mix, and fill the harmony a bit more. The final addition is the line "all the lonely people" from "Eleanor Rigby". We begin and end with elements taken from the original song when building the harmony, bringing everything full circle. Sit back, listen, see if you can follow the construction of the loop, and lose yourself in the void.

Eleanor Rigby (originally performed by The Beatles)

Do Ya Like - Childish Gambino

Work in Progress

Tidal Wave

This page is meant to explore music in different ways. To go beyond the simple performance of covers as they were originally performed, and reveal various styles and genres in new ways. Virtually everything you find on this page (at this point, anyway) is a product of myself, a keyboard, a loop pedal, a speaker, and my phone. The quality may not be picture perfect, but I sincerely hope you enjoy it. This is only the beginning of the journey! 

Tidal Wave

I.M.

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