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Johnny And Mary

This is music that happened when I thought about my dear friend Leejay Rudenjak, who had passed earlier in the day. I heard a melody, and improvised the rest based on what I felt from his memory. He will be missed so much, but he is in a better place now, without horrible pain and suffering. R.I.P Leejay, my brother from another mother.

It came to me suddenly, so I quickly grabbed my phone, and put it on the piano and started playing- so the audio quality is not the best- I added some effects, since the music/melody I initially heard was from a distance, and sounded like it was playing in a large hall far away...

In The Distance (for LR)

A song about Myspace and the follies of technology.
Nah...just me remembering myspace and wondering about Tom.
Turns out he's doing pretty well in Hawaii.

I Used To Have A Myspace Page

This folky minimalistic roots music is from the album, "nimbus" by john r. williamson and the c'est la vies. Please learn more about this album by visiting the kickstarter page:  

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/87584463/nimbus-by-john-r-williamson-and-the-cest-la-vies


how does it go?

Tift Merritt - "Love Soldiers On"

Squeakin’ Wheels - Julia Delaney (from Things Have Changed, 2009)

Kenya, Africa - Lodge Water Hole - 1

Double Overhead (with Sean Hall)

In celebration of the new addition to the DUNGEON:
a 1917 rebuilt Steinway model M.
The very first recorded solo on the Venter Steinway 
(needed tuning- but who cares).

Total Improvisation- but after the fact: realized that the 2nd Dirge theme by Bartok really influenced me (from his Four Dirges Op.9a) as a thematic starting point. Its just more "Sinfonia" than dirge in its rhythms.

1 VisaV (for solo piano)

In celebration of the new addition to the DUNGEON:
a 1917 rebuilt Steinway model M.
The very first recorded solo on the Venter Steinway 
(needed tuning- but who cares).

Total Improvisation- this one I was searching what key the instrument "liked" me to play in- as of yet untuned. Since I really don't know the instrument yet- I was testing various touch/feel/response as well as exploring what color "it" liked. It kept pushing me to "F". Hence the "break-out" moments. There are also some tests of the speed of the keyboard and its sensitivity/responsiveness. But, that was just a part of the music...

how does it go?

John R. Williamson 1