After a hot day & mowing the lawns, I had a rest under the tree in our backyard (see picture in track title) & a musical theme came to me. A cool drink later & then I recorded this piece. I haven't done a solo piano piece for a while. Lately I've been adding string backing & other instruments, so it was great to get back to my roots. Enjoy!

In The Shade

Hear my silent prayer
Heed my quiet call
When the dark and blue surround you.

"Passers-by watch you with narrow eyes. What do they see?" -Fallen London

I started off learning piano at around 6 years old, but only realised my ear for music when I could pick out melodies I heard on the radio & from then on I started writing my own music & playing long into the night, to the point where my parents told me to stop so they could go to sleep!
In my teenage years I joined bands & learnt basically on the fly how to work as a group. Once I realised that keyboards were not as portable & able to be played on beaches / around campfires, I taught myself guitar. By adding drums, harmonica & bass to my arsenal, the stage was set for a fully working band to record in my garage. Since setting up my home studio, I love recording a tune each week & especially love collaborating with all the extremely talented musicians on soundcloud. I'm a full time musician, with many different hats in the music community. Including songwriter, composer, live musician & blog writer.

If you are interested in my electronic page, then visit https://soundcloud.com/electro-pup

Check out my blog at http://simon353.wordpress.com/

In The Shade

Simon Reich