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The Autumn Man

2018 Canadian Songwriting Contest Winner!!!! Produced by and co-written with  SOCAN Award winning Songwriter, Robyn Dell Unto. 


Everyone smiles when you're so low, you're so low, you're so low 
You picture yourself shaking them madly 
Everyone loves when you don't love, no you don't love, you're not in love 
And everyone’s love is shakin' you madly
 With your hands in your pocket 
No one touching no one touching no one in the pouring rain 
It feels like Salt 
Salt in the wounds of your heart 

Everyone lives a life that’s good
 You wish they would, you wish they would 
Dissolve like a star and fade like a summer
 Everyone’s swept flat off their feet and all they seek and all they speak are false flatteries 
The moon at their window 
Everyone’s pulsing to a beat that you can't keep 
No you can't keep the darkness out
 The moon at your window
 With your hands in your pocket
 No one touching no one touching no one  in the pouring rain 
It feels like Salt 
Salt in the wounds of your heart 

BRIDGE 
It feels like salt, It feels like salt
Everything breaks your heart...
 
With your hands in your pocket 
No one touching no one touching no one in the pouring rain 
It feels like Salt 
Salt in the wounds of your heart

I.M.U

Salt

Leave Your Light On

Song I wrote, recorded, and produced in March of 2018

Lyrics:
Well I landed the gold mine
Where it's always been
By mistake but the right kind
When you fall right in

Always, I'll be
Tided over
But living under a rock now?
I'd rather I know how
Than take it from you

Now they write in the headlines
There goes another lottery
Guess I'm set for my lifetime
You can depend on me

Always, you'll be
Tided over
But living under a rock now?
You'd rather you know how
Than take it from me

Just take it from me
(Landed the gold mine)

Gold Mine

Waiting

Back To Me

Written by Sheldon Cole Kozushko 
Produced by Andy Park 
Mastered by Ed Brooks
 
Sheldon Kozushko-Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano 
Erik Walters-Bass Guitar 
Sean Lane -Drums, Percussion 
Andy Park-Electric Guitar

Anastasia

Second single by Philip Whitehead from the debut EP 'Combray', due out Autumn 2019.

Philip Whitehead: Vocals, guitar, bass, programming
Stephen McDade: Violin
Judith Dallosso: 'Cello
Benedict McDowell: Drums

Recorded by Philip Whitehead and Scott Harker
Mixed by Tarek Musa
Mastered by Robin Schmidt

Music & Lyrics by Philip Whitehead

Like a maze, the first half is free
The second takes you farther away from me
What kind of world we'd be
If no-one heard him say I have a dream

They said we'll fight them on the beach, yeah
Like it's a good thing to give each his end
Never mind what the good book teaches
Ignore the gospel that his creatures send

And it goes a little something
Like you wanted it to go
Till we grow a little stronger
Than you wanted us to grow
Now we know a little better
Than you wanted us to know
So we show we stick together
Through the fire and through the snow

Like a crown, I wear my regret
Turns out the truth is just a silhouette
Made of nothing yet
We trace the outline and at once it's set

See my father in my history
And in my future he's still all I see
This kind of symmetry
Is what makes all of us so hard to beat

And it goes a little something
Like you wanted it to go
Till we grow a little stronger
Than you wanted us to grow
Now we know a little better
Than you wanted us to know
So we show we stick together
Through the fire and through the snow

Released 6th September 2019

Combray

The Maze

"Alright with Me" is a song that evokes calm and purpose with grand production. Featuring slide guitar and spacious percussion, it is simple yet powerfully built.

The vocals and guitar of this song were recorded in one take, leaving in all the nuances of me playing this live. My hope is that you can feel the intimacy of the words and that it gives you calm as well. The slide guitar within gives a call and response to the vocals and adds a grand sense of space and feeling of tranquility.

I hope you enjoy the #newmusic and that it brings a renewed sense of purpose and calm.
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Alright with Me

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📝 Lyrics:

So many roads to follow
So many rivers to seek
So many mountains and bays 
All them stars on display
Come runaway with me 

So many trails to step upon 
So many peaks to reach 
So many colours and coves
Tiny islands to roam
Come runaway with me 

Cause i've been thinking 
This town ain't what it used to be 
And i've been dreaming 
Of campfires under alpine tress
And sunsets over lake louise 
Come runaway with me 

Too much time stuck in the city 
Too many days lots to a screen 
Subways and trains
Tall buildings and cranes
Gone drive a man insane

For i need a week out in the woodland 
With a lantern and kerosene
Pines cones and sparks
September dark 
Come runaway with me 

Cause i've been thinking 
This town ain't what it used to be 
And i've been dreaming 
Of campfires under alpine tress
And sunsets over lake louise 

And i've been thinking
This town ain't where we both should be 
And iv'e been wandering
If you'll wander round this world with me

And i've been thinking 
This town ain't what it used to be
And i've been dreaming 
Of campfires under alpine trees
And Sunset over lake louise 
And of you wandering this world with me 
Come runaway with me 

So many roads to follow
So many river to seek
So many mountains and bays
All them stars on display
Come runaway with me

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Abel Hawnt - Lake Louise (with lyrics)

Kolby Knickerbocker is a multi-award winning Americana singer, songwriter, and artist. His music has been featured in hundreds of television, film, and ad campaigns throughout the years. His music is soulful, powerful, and heart-touching.

Knickerbocker moved a lot as a kid and so says that “he’s not really ‘from’ any place.” He was born in Miami, raised in Atlanta, attended some high school in San Diego, college in Santa Barbara, lived in London for a few years, Poland thereafter, then Sacramento, and finally Bend, Oregon. He currently calls Bend his home.

Through his award-winning songwriting, Knickerbocker found that there is beauty in sadness and a deep joy in discovering new friends and being at peace in being alone. Knickerbocker’s songs speak to love and loss, the beauty in life and in love; “I think my fans recognize that and it’s why my songs speak to them. Everyone has experienced loss at some level; my music tries to put words and sound to that experience.”

It took Knickerbocker many years to start understanding and owning his musical talents: “I always thought people were just being nice with handy compliments. Then I started recording and putting music out there and total strangers were like, ‘This music is really beautiful.’ I think that’s when I started to believe I was good; when total strangers started to connect with my music and tell me how it helped them through a hard time in life.”

Knickerbocker started his professional musical career early on, releasing his first album with Kitty’s Musicbox (2004) as a sophomore in college. He has since released an additional full-length album Red Dust (2015) and two EPs, Rodello’s Machine and Animus (2012 and 2016), with Nate Donnis of Rodello’s Machine. In 2018, he started his solo career as a singer/songwriter and has seen upward momentum since then.

The emotional vulnerability in Knickerbocker’s music has landed him hundreds of TV and film placements across the globe as well as several awards. His music has been featured in television shows like MTV’s Degrassi High, 90210, Heart Signal, Barely Breathing, many independent films, and has been featured in Spotify’s “Top” editorial playlists. Most recently, his music secured international placements with VRBO and Uber, airing in the European, Australasian, and North American markets.

His latest single “Friend Like You” secured Knickerbocker a win for Best Americana in the 2023 Hollywood Independent Music Awards (HIMA) and his song “Over and Over” won the 2021 International Songwriting Competition for Americana as well.

Growing into life has taught Kolby that time, family, and love are what’s important. His debut solo EP, Kindness Courage (2019), met with critical acclaim and fan praise. This EP wove between timeless messages of kindness and strength left for his unborn daughter (“Kindness Courage”) and dedication to my wife and family (“Promise”). Both of these tracks set the foundation for a strong fan base and fueled future releases.

Of his family, Kolby says, “I think my kids and my family will be an inspiration for me for many years to come. I tell my wife that I’d love to write a sweet “Justin Timberlake” style dance track, but they just don’t come to me. Sweet tender love songs are my jam and I’m okay with that.”

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“Kolby is blessed with all the attributes to succeed in an industry that’s in need of honesty, integrity and real emotion”
– Paul McGee, Lonesome Highway

“This is a remarkable, spiritual piece of music. A song of the year contender.”
– Greg Jones, EarToTheGroundMusic.com

“A true, grand love song.”
– Isaac Biehl, Source Weekly

“Stunning compositions…really great songwriting…really great stuff!”
– Valida Carroll, KCRW (89.9 FM)

“I know that I’ve found a good song when it gives me chills during my first listen.”
– Allison Anderson, TwoStoryMelody.com

“Good lord, [it] had me hooked from the word go!”
– Jason Grishkoff, Indieshuffle.com

“This subtly genius artist…has the ability to create music you can easily fall into.”
AnRFactory.com

“Simple and sincere songs cared for in every smallest detail.”
– EA Poets

“I love this! There’s a grandeur to the arrangement that’s easy to get lost in. It’s stellar.”
– Brian Hazard, Color Theory; Passive Promotion Blog

“Not only does [Kolby] get his message across, but he does so in a way that could bring a tear to your eye.”
– We Write About Music

“Allez hop, le grand saut! En effet, il compose, écrit, interprète et fait tout lui-même. Un artiste accompli. Quel délice!”
– MusicForYourHeart.com

Alright with Me

Kolby Knickerbocker | Singer-songwriter