can't get u offa my mind

Butterfly

Paranoid in Paradise

This is one of the songs I composed while living with my late husband Howard. He was known as the “Gay Guru” for his role as a publicist helping closeted celebrities come out under public scrutiny in the 1990s, 2000s and early 2010s. By improving visibility for our communities, he helped many LGBTQ+ people live their authentic lives.

Big Kiss is a tribute to being out and proud. Even now, as a proud gay man in 2025, there are still situations in which I hesitate to hold my partner's hand. While my straight friends and family don't think twice about being close to their partners, it still weighs on our subconscious whether we're keeping an acceptable distance. But I'm dedicated to making myself seen. With Howard, and now with my new companion - who is also a widower - I refuse to hold back, and I show my affection for him in public whenever I feel moved to do so!

Especially given policies by the current president, it is more important than ever for our communities to stand up and be seen. So I hope that Big Kiss will become an anthem for showing off our love loud and proud. 


Big Kiss

Bury You

Object Permanence XI

Stuck On Me

Prizefighter

Well Well Well (John Lennon Cover Live At Audiotree)

On My Way started as a voicemail for my long-distance love, Howard. He said I should turn it into a song, but I thought it was too cute. We were engaged and excited to move in together when Howard was diagnosed with cancer. We got married in his hospital bed, hoping to have a celebration with friends and family later. But he passed away the next night. Over the past two years I made an album in tribute to our love and the ways he continues to look after me. The original voicemail of this song was going to be an interlude, but I decided it was too pitchy and I re-recorded it. I started to like it more. So I added another verse and chorus. Then a bridge. Then I got my friends to sing the background parts. They said they loved the song. I started to love it, too. It felt like Howard kept nudging me, like, "this is good, keep going." I got my Nashville band to kick the ending up a notch. And when I played the whole album for my Patreon patrons, this by far stood out as the lead single. They said I had to introduce Howard's album to the world with this song. So here it is. From a voicemail to a lead single. Hope you enjoy it and that it becomes part of the soundtrack of your journey, your love, and your life.

On My Way

Elizabeth Makris is a Nashville-based songwriter originally from Baltimore, Maryland. Her work has garnered over five million streams, including three major label cuts achieved within just a year of collaborating with Norwegian-Italian viral sensation Alessandra. Elizabeth holds a degree from NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study (Class of 2022) and completed an intensive nine-month songwriting program at Norway’s Lillehammer Institute of Music Production and Industries (LIMPI) in 2023, where she worked under the guidance of top industry hitmakers. Her growing catalog reflects a dynamic blend of thoughtful storytelling and playful creativity, establishing her as a rising songwriter and sought-after collaborator for artists across various genres.

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Elizabeth Makris - Downward Spiral

Coffee Break - Member Services Edition

Averaged over 100 tour dates/year, since 2006 as a solo artist, with his band, his trio Mutts, and as keyboardist for Company of Thieves, Los Colognes, Nathan Graham, Phillip-Michael Scales, and more, including legendary venues such as the Fillmore in San Francisco, Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, the Troubador in LA, and the Bowery Ballroom in NYC
Played Lollapolooza, Riot Fest, Sasquatch!, Forecastle, Summer Camp, and other major festivals
Toured supporting Plain White T’s, Blues Traveler, OK Go, Murder By Death, opened for Imagine Dragons, Weezer, Blink 182, JD McPherson, and more
Performed on stage with Stevie Wonder
100,000+ followers across socials
56 independent releases since 2008, including 13 albums, which have sold out of several vinyl pressings
Catalog contains 200 published original songs, including film/TV placements

can't get u offa my mind

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