Vocal and Orchestral Mix of a special song written by one of my clients, Thomas Ritter, who hired me to sing this beautiful lyric for him.

JOY (Orchestra & A Capella Mix) edit.wav

Mix #6 of Planet Prison. I think it’s done. :)

Planet Prison (Mix 6)

That Song

Grey Sky Rain is the song that caused my pub company to stage an intervention with me. 
Written with the brilliant, Shawn Harnett.

Grey Sky Rain

Eyes Of The Dying

Heart Shaped Box (NIRVANA COVER)

Desperado (Acoustic)

Bobby Amaru cut this song we wrote together back in 2004. He’s now the new singer of Saliva

Rambling Love Song - Bobby Amaru/Saliva

Acoustic version of a song inspired by my beautiful mother, Cathy Lee.

"When She Cries" will be on my upcoming EP due out this summer! 

When She Cries (Acoustic)

I wrote this song about overcoming addiction. 
Saliva cut a version of this song on their last record "Rise Up"

Lost - Acoustic - 1st arrangement

Track 10 from my 2017 acoustic record  NashviL.A. - a compilation of various  acoustic demo sessions recorded in Nashville & L.A. 

Get your personalized signed copy of NashviL.A. at www.nolanneal.com  :) 

I will wear a mask and use hand sanitizer while signing and shipping your copy! 

Thanks for listening.

Nolan

Hand In Hand (Live in 432hz)

Acoustic sessions from Nashville & LA, My two homes.

08. I'll Be Fine (Chill ReMix)

Acoustic cover performed live @ Hilson Studio in Nashville.

NashviL.A.

Tiny Dancer - Acoustic

TINY DANCER - ELTON JOHN - Acoustic Cover

Track 4 from my 2017 acoustic record  NashviL.A. - a compilation of various  acoustic demo sessions recorded in Nashville & L.A. 

Get your personalized signed copy of NashviL.A. at www.nolanneal.com  :) 

I will wear a mask and use hand sanitizer while signing and shipping your copy! 

Thanks for listening.

Nolan

Send Me A Butterfly - Live in @ Studio City Sounds Studios

It's been way too long since I put up a song for y'all! So here's a track off my new acoustic record I've been selling at shows but never made available for streaming until now :) 

Tune in tonight @ 8/7 central to see me audition for America's Got Talent on NBC. 

Fingers and toes crossed! 


"Stars & Satellites" 
Music & Lyrics by Nolan Neal Seals & Adam John Neilson

When the spark starts burning out
And your heart beat is slowing down
I’ll keep on drivin’ over the horizon
Up and down the interstate
Through the dark baby I would drive a million miles
A million miles 

CHORUS
Wondering where you are tonight 
Counting stars and satellites
I need to know
Am I the only who’s lonely? 
The highway hums a song that sounds like goodbye
And I need to know
Am I the only who’s lonely? 

Maybe I need to hit the breaks
Maybe you…maybe you need me to pull away
Well if you need space that’s all you gotta say
Girl I’d give you the Universe
Through the dark baby I would ride a million miles
a million miles

CHORUS
Wondering where you are tonight 
Counting stars and satellites
I need to know
Am I the only who’s lonely? 
The highway hums a song that sounds like goodbye
And I need to know
Am I the only who’s lonely? 

BRIDGE
Wishing you’d call me now
Wishing you’d calm me down
My heart won't me let you go

CHORUS

Nolan Neal - Bare Boned

16/06/20

Stars & Satellites - Acoustic

©2017 songsofwriterslist/BMI 
Written by Nolan Neal, Lennon Leppert & Adam John

V1
I’ve been dreaming of a west coast white snow Christmas
Let’s catch a plane, catch a wave baby let’s stop wishing
We both know how deep the snow gets in new York city
But Baby it still gets this cold when you’re not with me
Oh baby
Fa la la la lay with me 
in a hammock hanging from the palm trees
And We'll pretend they’re evergreens tonight

V2
I’ve been dreaming of a west coast white snow Christmas
Where we watch it falling with the sunset in the distance
We can nestle by a fire beside the ocean
And See our breath over a mocha iced & frozen
Come closer
Fa la la la listen to the carolers in Malibu baby
And Maybe we’ll see Santa cruise on by

V3
I’ve been dreaming of a west coast white snow Christmas
With Jingle bells made of shells and the drift wood drifting
We’ll Build a snow man in the sand and take our picture
And We’ll Be laughing when we’re looking back next winter
Next winter 
Fa la la la lay with me 
in a hammock hanging from the palm tree's
And we’ll pretend their evergreens tonight

West Coast White Snow Christmas

West Coast White Snow

The Wire - Demo

80AM stands for A D A M.  
Adam John Neilson is a brilliant songwriter/producer/track builder & mixer who plays all the instruments on these songs in his home studio. 
We've written about 100 songs in a bunch of different genres and've decided to start releasing them under different band names. 
I'll be uploading more soon!  Stay tuned. 

Check out my youtube page for now if you wanna hear more :)

www.youtube.com/nolanneal  

Hope you're all staying safe out there. 

Best,

Nolan

Dancing In The Sky  - 80AM feat. Nolan Neal

Written by Austin Allsup & Nolan Neal 
Recorded in Nashville, TN @ Benchmark Studios 

All Vocals - Nolan Neal 
Ryhthm Guitar - Nolan Neal 
Lead Guitar - Dennis Drummond 
Bass - Reed Berin 
Drums & Programming - Grady Saxman 
Steel Guitar - Smith Curry

LYRICS

“LET DOWN LOVE”
Written by Austin Allsup & Nolan Neal 

I don’t wanna say goodbye 
But I don’t wanna have to think twice 
‘bout giving us one more try
And I don’t wanna make you leave
Watch you walk away from me, but 
I can’t let a broken heart bleed dry 

If we fall any harder  
If we go any farther 
One of us is bound to crash
So I don’t wanna move too fast 
Run while ya still can 
Go find yourself a good man
I don’t give you up
But I don’t wanna let down love 

I don’t wanna see you round
Hangin’ with our old crowd 
Maybe I should just get out of this town
‘Cause I don’t wanna waste your love
The kind you been dreaming of 
But I know I can’t give enough right now 

If we fall any harder  
If we go any farther 
One of us is bound to crash
So I don’t wanna move too fast 
Run while ya still can 
Go find yourself a good man
I don’t give you up
But I don’t wanna let down love

Nolan Neal - Nashville Native

Let Down Love

Let Down Love (Rough Mix)

In the summer of 2011, my dear friend (& brilliant hit songwriter), Mitzi Dawn, shared a lyric with me that I’ll knew I’d never forget. 
It was simple but still so poignantly profound. 
The line was - “Love is blind... maybe that’s why it can’t find me tonight.” 

I couldn’t believe that hadn’t been said in a song yet. 
For the next couple years.... I tried fitting that line into hundreds of writing session ....But it never felt right. 
A few more years passed, but still no melody could hold the cumbersome cadence of Mitzi’s timeless chorus. 
Luckily I got unlucky in love with a soulless singer from Los Angeles who preyed on my sympathy & played my heart like a symphony. 
For the 4th time I KNEW I’d found “the one”. 
🤦🏻‍♂️ 

She ruined my 35th birthday, just two days before my first performance on The Voice. 
Then, after a whopping ZERO-chair-turn... I was sent home to face the music, so to speak. 

It was in that moment of hopelessness that Mitzi’s timeless chorus found a melody... I just had to hurt enough to hear it. 

I sang the chorus of Love Is Blind at the top of my lungs, over and over, belting it like a drunken stepfather. (Inside joke about my ex-stepdads belt) 🤓


A few months later I added the finishing touches to the song with Peyton Taylor & Adam Neilson, then Adam & I tracked the vocals at his place.  

Adam built this track around my vocal... which was a first for me. When I heard it back for the first time I knew we had a really special song. And I also knew who was going to have to produce my vocals for the rest of my life! Adam Neilson is the most brilliant & bad ass pop producer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist I’ve ever met! 


I hope you enjoyed the tale of “Love Is Blind”.  


It’s one of my favorite songs. 
Because if it weren’t for the heartache - I never would’ve found the melody. 


❤️

Love Is Blind

Quick A Capella version of the QUEEN song "Don't Stop Me Now" recorded at my home studio on my Neumann m147 mic going through iZotope's VOCAL SYNTH 2

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Don't Stop Me Now - QUEEN - Acapella cover

Don't Stop Me Now by QUEEN - A Cappella Cover

AGT / The Voice / HINDER / Singer/ Songwriter/ Producer/

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