This is what I've been up to for the past 2 and a half years, and that's exactly how long it took to make this. From October 2012 to April 2015, I've been writing what I consider to be a new masterpiece that has become the soundtrack of a piece of my life that I want to forget...which makes no sense that I would write something that has to do with all of that. Really it's just an outlet so that I can stop thinking about it altogether once and for all. Let me put it this way: I've gotten over what happened, but I didn't want to let my ideas go to waste.
At almost 23 minues long, there are 59 time signature changes, 5 tempo changes, at least 2 key changes, and 5 movements.

The movements are:
I. Overture (0:00 - 4:04)
II. Autumn Memories (4:04 - 8:10)
III. Desertion (8:10 - 11:10)
IV. The Time it Takes to Heal (11:10 - 15:34)
V. Finale (15:34 - 22:45)

I want to say it's finished, but I haven't really taken the time to learn how to master it so it sounds more professional. However, I'll call it finished for now so that I can move onto other things.

Thanks for having the patience to listen to it.

The Price Of Devotion

I wrote this in November 2012 after I started "The Price of Devotion." I worked on it for 16 straight hours one day when I wasn't feeling like myself. Here it is 35 months later finally re-recorded. No more out of tune guitars and out-of-sync beats. I also added in a guitar solo that I conceived a year prior to writing this that should have been added to begin with. I hope you like it!

Things I Can't Change

Move On (Demo)

I've lately been wanting to make a couple covers of some songs that I heavily admire from a composer's perspective, and this was one of them. It also gave me an opportunity to attempt a more "modern" kind of mix of something I've recorded. I'm hoping I can take what I'm doing and apply it to the previous 2 tracks I released.

I also consider this my tribute to my favorite band of all time. It's one of the few songs by them that I can actually play all the way through.

Jacob's Ladder (Cover)

I started this in February, left it unfinished for 3 months, and made a more complete version of it. 
It's inspired by my experience of abandoning my desire to go back in time and change parts of my life that I wanted to keep for a happier life today and accepting the reality that I can only change my future. I decided to further my education this year, and for the first time in 4 years I have a future that I can look forward to.

Changing Tomorrow

This is for all of you who know the pain of being left behind by someone who lives far away and couldn't take you with them.

Taken Away

Both the band and song that encouraged me to play synthesizers and include them in my sound. This was my song for a while at age 15.

As usual, the hardest parts of making this were mixing and dissecting Neil Peart's drumming and programming it as close as I could by ear.

Subdivisions (Cover)

Walk in the Dark (Demo)

Reconnect (Demo)

Temporary Fix

My redone cover of Metallica's Nothing else matters. I no longer have the will to finish it, so here it sits. I will admit I had to borrow Lars for the drums.

Jon Warrell

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