a song about that house.. you know, the one you most associate with your childhood.

98 Parkside Drive

a somewhat instrumental version of a song about a local Buffalo pop star that I felt had lost his edge.. the original version is floating around on the internet if you choose to look for it.. 

Thirsty (dirty instrumental mix)

a song about working less.. and living more..

Lazy

Written during a 2 month period living on Fort Lauderdale Beach in 2015.. I did nothing but write and record as much material as possible.This song was written about 6 weeks in and with the exception of running to the store and walking the beach I kept myself very isolated from the outside world.This tune wrote itself one sunny morning.. this is the remastered version..

this song was originally titled "Haircut" and was going to be a somewhat corny rock song but changed direction after watching an episode of Entourage - it got 4 Tv placements on Nat Geo in 2012/2013 and was used on the NICKELODEON KID'S CHOICE AWARDS 2013 - produced/recorded by me in a hotel room on clearwater beach.. this is a 2025 remastered version

this is a free download and if ya dig it (and have a nickel to spare) feel free to throw some coin in my paypal account - link is here w/info on my profile page..I live exclusively off my creativity these days so every little bit helps...thanks :)

Beautiful Error

A song about that old widow down the road.. the one that waves.. but no one in the neighborhood really seems to know..

Emily

a song written back in 06 right before my mother died...finally recorded in late 2012..  and then remasterd in a big way in 2025.. produced/recorded by me in a hotel room on clearwater beach..this song got a Tv placement somewhere?..not sure where but it's on my ASCAP statement so maybe i'll find out down the road.. free download - if you want to use this track in any way (other than listening purposes) please get in touch to work something out - 1 stop licensing - quick & easy clearance - telaak88@gmail.com - 727 560 1389 (US)

Out of Tomorrows

a song about elections.. but there's so much more that.. just listen to the damn song..   :)

Election Day

A song about the mental inventory taken at the end of a year. 

October

a song about a man and his daughter walking through a park in a futuristic dark polluted world.

Dead Butterflies

a song about those little things you save after someone special in your life passes.. it might be a cheap trinket, it might be something you wear.. it could be anything really.. and if it has absolutely no value.. it doesn't matter.. because it has value to you..

Keepsake

a song I wrote after my mother died in 2006.. I recorded a trippy electric version back then to take my mind off of her passing, as well as my financial situation at the time.. and the bad place I was in mentally and spiritually.. It was an uncomfortable song so I never promoted or uploaded it to the streaming services.. recently I stumbled upon an acoustic guitar track from the song and considered doing a stripped down acoustic version.. I put it off.. and off.. but the track kept popping up on my work computer when I searched for other stuff so I eventually relented..

The Day Before The Wake (acoustic)

a song about watching someone slip into madness..i'll leave it there..
- free download - if you want to use this track in any way (other than listening purposes) please get in touch to work something out - 1 stop licensing - quick & easy clearance - telaak88@gmail.com - 727 560 1389 (US)I also do unique film scores - License my music here as well - www.youlicense.com/Artist/lightboxtherapy - If you dig this or anything I do I also take donations via paypal w/this address - telaak88@gmail.com - every $ helps me stay creative...sure would be nice to be able to quit my day job...someday?

l knew that you were losing your mind

a song about obsession, a crush.. or call it what you want.. someone who owns you for a brief moment.. or possibly for a life time.. if you want to use this track in any way (other than listening purposes) please get in touch to work something out - 1 stop licensing - quick & easy clearance - telaak88@gmail.com - 727 560 1389 (US)I also do unique film scores -  If you dig this or anything I do I also take donations via paypal w/this address - telaak88@gmail.com - every $ helps me stay creative...sure would be nice to be able to quit my day job...someday?

Out Of My Head

An ode to thrift shops everywhere..with a little political commentary (I just can't help myself) :) recorded in a shed and a bedroom ~ lyrics @ bottom..free download - if you want to use this track in any way (other than listening purposes) please get in touch to work something out - 1 stop licensing - quick & easy clearance - telaak88@gmail.com - 727 560 1389 (US)I also do unique film scores - If you dig this or anything I do I also take donations via paypal w/this address - telaak88@gmail.com - every $ helps me stay creative...sure would be nice to be able to quit my day job...someday?
Day off...empty pockets...but I feel like I'm winning..no matter what the fuck the talk is..thrift shop look what I got losers paradise always the right price..the rich don't know what they're missing we're on a low rent dirt mall mission happiness in each hand cause we're living in low rent loser land...work and work and work...except your work has no worth..seems this great country has forgotten about you and me so we're at the thrift shop look what I got losers paradise always the right price..the rich don't know what they're missing we're on a low rent dirt mall mission happiness in each hand cause we're living in low rent loser land...thrift shop look what I got losers paradise always the right price..the rich don't know what they're missing we're on a low rent dirt mall mission happiness in each hand cause we're living in low rent loser land...

Thrift Shop

an odd song that I wrote and almost threw away while living in a  hotel on Clearwater Beach in 2011 - it was written after a quiet summer of considering what was important in my life - the choice was working long hours as a chef and making a living or making music and living on the cheap (and being happy) I opted for the latter..free download - if you want to use this track in any way (other than listening purposes) please get in touch to work something out - 1 stop licensing - quick & easy clearance - telaak88@gmail.com - 727 560 1389 (US)I also do unique film scores - License my music here as well - www.youlicense.com/Artist/lightboxtherapy - If you dig this or anything I do I also take donations via paypal w/this address - telaak88@gmail.com - every $ helps me stay creative...sure would be nice to be able to quit my day job...someday?


All you really own is this day

To license anything here (or anywhere my music is available) please contact me @ telaak88@gmail.com (just hit Tv/film placement 175) #1StopLicensing ~ I do mood pieces/film scores as well https://soundcloud.com/lightboxtherapy/sets/scoring-mood-pieces - Spotify Link - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7J4QsxOIiMG3VDChH8ZaxD - (many more songs there than here) I also have music on  Pandora ~ Everything is free to download.. if you want you can throw me a few bucks here - paypal.me/lightboxtherapy Just for the record - I DON'T - have a mailing/fan list - do a lot of promotion - try to be a social media superhero (hence the numbers here) buy fake followers or plays - use Pro Tools, Autotune, loops, effect plugins (and other ways to cheat) and I'm not the guy who grabs the guitar at the party - I'm also not trying to get signed or be a rockstar - I DO want people to hear my music but self promoting feels odd - I've had a few bands over the years and have always done original music (100% indie/DIY) - I started out as a DJ in the 90's and taught myself to play/write music in my late 20's - I am a HUGE fan of great music above all else - - I have had some major label interest in an accidental way but prefer being indie - you can buy/stream my stuff @ these places - Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play, Amazon, Rdio, Last.fm, Deezer, Tidal, YouTube, and Beats - I also offer 100% free downloads and you can donate @ the link above if you'd like - I'm a bit of a recluse and write/record daily on a very simple 8 track digital recorder in my bedroom and am always working on something - - Besides trying to create something truly great I mainly focus on licensing my music to film/Tv which seems to be my main revenue stream ~ I have worked with Armand Petri (Goo Goo Dolls,10,000 Maniacs, Sixpence None The Richer) and Fen Ikner (Calexico, Lips and other notable Indies) - I've had a decent amount of college, satellite and some FM radio play in the past and some of my placements include TBS's Search Party, CBS'S SUPER BOWL'S GREATEST COMMERCIALS 2016 SPECIAL, The 2013 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards - A&E's Dead Again, MTV, MTV News "Nirvana: Past Present Future" and several placements on various shows on The History Channel - ABC (UK), The Paramount Network - 3 on VICELAND's Vice Essentials Doc Series (The Real Walter White Documentary,Bong Appetit, Frozen Faith) as well as a Viceland commercial - Fuel Tv, CMT, (Raiders Of Rock), MTV Canada, TruTv, The Science Channel, RMC Découverte (France), Comedy Central, 3 episodes of  OLN's Project Guatemala (Canada), Telemundo, CTV, Style Network (France), 5USA (UK), The DIY Network, UNSEALED : Alien Files, The NHL Network, Fox Sports - Last Call With Carson Daly on NBC - The Military Channel,  Fuse (Fuse News/Nirvana spot), Animal Planet, The Discovery Channel, The Esquire Network, Spike, Investigation Discovery, The National Geographic Channel, The Sundance Channel, TLC , The Bravo Network, ESPN, truTv a song in the VICE documentary - Black Sabbath and the Birth of Heavy Metal On The Road, various Documentaries  - I occasionally score and have had my music placed in indie films - All songs - John Telaak (ASCAP) & Telaak Publishing (ASCAP) - facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/lightboxtherapy - twitter -twitter.com/lightboxtherapy and I use this site for older songs that won't fit here - Some tracks here mastered by Jovo Fillips @ Planet 5 Records --

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