A fearless, high-voltage country-pop anthem with driving bass, bright vocals, and full outlaw attitude. The producer’s mix brings extra punch and radio shine.

Light Me Up

Hill Country High (Producer’s Mix)” brings Dean James’ rugged outlaw-country grit together with Sage Monroe’s warm country-pop edge. A driving, feel-good country rock track built for big skies, open roads, and late-night radio spins. From the LP The Wolf and the Wild, this mix leans into a fuller groove, tighter rhythm section, and a bright, energetic finish perfect for playlists and country radio.

Hill Country High

For anyone who knows their story isn’t perfect — but it’s theirs.  A tribute to a fellow Puget Sounder, the phenomenal Brandi Carlile.  Powerful song that hits emotionally hard.

The Story - Brandi Carlile Cover

A Track that I loved writing and working on, it's not the Browns but I like it ! 

It Just Won't Fit  ( Pop Mix )

I included some trightouse guitar and fiddle work on this track, it's a good sign when you fall in love with your own work! 

It Just Won't Fit ( Xtra  Mix )

On & On

Stillness Before the Rain

How the Years Spoke Back

A Memory We Almost Kept

Heavy & Hopeful is a collection of alt-rock, soul-soaked songs about feeling everything in a complicated world the pressure, the love, the anxiety, the gratitude, the quiet hope that keeps us going anyway.

Written from a place of vulnerability and truth, this album explores burnout and ambition (Never Knowing), finding calm between chaos (The Noise and the Quiet), learning to accept support (Letting Go of Control), anxiety and self-compassion (The Little Things), and the deep comfort of queer love (Good Kinda Lonely, Keep the Light On, Kinda Strange).

Across these tracks, Ally Lauren reflects on perspective and growth letting go of the small things that don’t serve us anymore, holding space for what matters, and remembering that even when the world feels heavy, love keeps us hopeful.

Inspired by the raw honesty of 90s alt-rock artists like Sheryl Crow and Alanis Morissette, but grounded in a modern, queer storytelling voice, Heavy & Hopeful is music for anyone who is tired but tender, overwhelmed but still open, and learning how to be both strong and soft at the same time.

This album is for the hearts that keep going heavy with feeling, but still full of hope.

Stay soft

Die Never knowing

Keep the light on

Letting go

The little things

Kinda Strange

Good kinda lonely

You Got that one thing

“Over Thinkin’” blends modern country storytelling with honest reassurance — reminding someone who’s scared to reach out that they’re never a burden. It’s warm, supportive, slightly flirty, and rooted in empathy. This AI-produced demo is based on the original worktape to give a fuller sense of the song’s energy and arrangement.

Lyrics & melody 100% human-written.
AI used only for production.

Written by Josh Huff
© 2025 (All rights reserved)

Over Thinkin' - Demo (AI Production)

Songwriter. Lyrics and melodies are fully human-written.
Demos are produced using AI based on my original worktapes to help showcase the songs.
Writing modern country with heart, tension, and honest moments.

Hello, and welcome.
This channel is for anyone who finds healing through music.  I hope you enjoy the mix of covers and my originals.  I’m singing and writing my way through grief — one song at a time.  Drop me a comment if you find healing in my tunes.  You've come to the right place to heal through music.

I record everything myself in GarageBand: lead vocals, layered harmonies, acoustic rhythm guitar, V-Drums, and percussion, bringing in outside stems only when a song calls for extra texture. This is a true DIY process — heartfelt, handmade, and built on a shoestring — but one grounded in constant learning and growth. I’ve been deeply immersed in mixing and mastering so these songs can finally move beyond demo form and fully become what they’re meant to be.

My signature sound is acoustic-driven music anchored by a wide vocal range and rich three- and four-part harmonies. I move between genres depending on the emotional truth of each song, but I always stay honest. I’m a bit of a throwback — a rocker-hippie soul writing from the heart, unfiltered and real.

I spent years performing covers in Las Vegas and the San Francisco Bay Area, drawing from rock, jazz, pop, funk, and beyond. After stepping away from music to focus on family, life eventually brought me to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. Surrounded by forest, ocean, and the distant silhouette of Vancouver Island, I found a quiet peace I hadn’t known before. 

That process reopened a creative door I thought had closed. Poetry and lived experience turned into songs, and over the next year and a half I wrote more than 30 of them — stories shaped by loss, resilience, and the slow work of moving forward.

When I perform live, I work as a one-woman band using my Garage Band recordings as backing tracks to sing live.  Technology makes this journey possible, and I’m deeply grateful for it.  

To Erika, Rachel, Brooklynn, Rylie, and Lukas — you are forever in my heart. This music is the legacy of love I carry forward for you. I used to sing you songs all the time. Since losing you in 2019, writing and performing has been how I survive that loss, honor it, and keep love alive. I will never stop hoping to see you again.

Thank you for listening.
Peace. 🌿

Cheektowaga Music & Moving Pictures: Independent Film Production and Full-Service Record Label

Since our founding in the early 1980s by Herbert V Reid Jr., Cheektowaga Music & Moving Pictures has been a champion for authentic artists. We were born from a mission to dismantle the "closed shop" inequities of the traditional music industry, creating a platform for creators who operate outside the mainstream gatekeepers. While our roots are in music, our vision expanded with the visual revolution of MTV, leading us naturally into the world of independent film production.

Today, we are a multifaceted entertainment company and a full-service record production entity. Our "Moving Pictures" ethos represents our commitment to powerful storytelling, whether through a song's narrative or a film's compelling visuals. We are actively developing impactful projects, including our upcoming feature film, My Name Is Brad. This socially conscious film tackles the complex issues of homelessness and addiction, seeking to offer profound insights into the human condition and the circumstances that lead individuals to despair.

Expanding Our Legacy in the Modern Entertainment Landscape

Building on this foundation, Cheektowaga is committed to being a comprehensive creative partner in today's digital age. Our expertise now encompasses entertainment marketing and strategic audience engagement, ensuring that powerful stories don't just get made—they get seen and heard. From music video production and artist development to feature film financing and distribution strategy, we provide an integrated suite of services. Explore our evolving projects and learn how we can bring your creative vision to life through our official portal at
Cheektowaga-OMNI.com 
We continue to empower artists, challenge conventions, and produce content that resonates and matters.
About the founder :

Music was my first language, a passion that took root before I could properly form words. I spent 16 years studying piano, including two at the university level, though I didn't graduate. By fourteen, I was already sealing envelopes, sending my demos out into the world with a teenager’s hopeful desperation. I spent years trekking to office buildings, dropping off those tapes, until I landed a meeting with the late, great Morris Levy. He was the first to call me out on what he saw: I was all over the map. Opera, Bluegrass, and everything in between—I had no distinct genre, just a deep, abiding love for sound.

That eclectic ear was forged in the Southern Baptist church, where I was taught piano for one reason: to ensure the choir always had a musician. I played that role faithfully until a single, accidental experience, shook my faith in the institution, though never in God. It was a turning point among many too numerous to mention.

Morris saw my chaos not as a weakness, but as a strength. He suggested I stop trying to fit into a box and instead build my own. He was right on point. So, being who I am, I turned away from hip-hop and rap and dove headfirst into the rock market. That leap of faith became Cheektowaga Records.

My process is my own. I work in Cubase or Magix, and I don't rely on A.I. for composition—my tools are synthesizers, samples, and a network of incredible session singers and musicians I hire from across the web. While I might use an A.I. studio to sketch a demo, the final product is always human.

To many in the industry, I’m a villain; to others, a savior of sorts. And unlike most executives, I write the majority of my own releases. But don’t mistake me for another Frank Farian; my operation is built on a different kind of alchemy.

The work you hear started as unpolished demos. It has taken a lifetime to hone them, and the polishing is a process I’m still deeply immersed in. A more detailed story is coming in a book.



(And Ryan… when you pass on, I’m throwing the biggest party you’ve ever seen. That’s an inside diss, y’all.)

I am a Music producer and musician based in Tel Aviv. I have played and produced Major bands in Israel. 
Move to Oregon and open the vinyl club night club.
Produce some Progressive house tracks on Amnesia records and collaborate with the world-acclaimed Dj Coopie. 

I have been focused more on Trip Hop, Alt Pop, and progressive house lately.

New tracks tagged #Pop Country