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Take two leeches and call them in the morning...if you're still alive.

The Doctor's Lament

Step into a digital chapel where guitars, synths and sub-bass feel like stained glass and candlelight. “Bless This Byte: Chapel” blends electronic rock and synthpop into a modern hymn – a track where every beat feels like a prayer and every drop hits like a revelation.


This is worship for the wired: bittersweet, euphoric, and a little dark around the edges. Whether you’re getting ready for a night out, spiraling in your own head, or chasing a moment of clarity at 3 a.m., this is your sanctuary on repeat.


127 BPM in Eb minor, tuned to the heart and the hard drive.

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Bless This Byte: Chapel

From the musical Godfrey and Leofric, this song describes the romance of Godfrey and Marge. He's the tavern and she's a barmaid. She harbors a secret, but since the song only hints at it, it will remain a secret for now.

LYRICS
(c)2025 Ggreg Snyder

[VERSE 1 – MARGE]
I walk in shadows, wear a borrowed face,
The world sees laughter, never knows the place.
A secret carried, heavy though it hides,
Yet somehow lighter when you’re by my side.

[VERSE 2 – GODFREY]
You’ve got a mystery, stitched into your frame,
But I won’t question, I won’t call it strange.
For when the night falls, and the day is done,
I see the rainbow where the storm begun.

[CHORUS – BOTH]
Strange love, certain love, it don’t play by the rules,
Quiet love, steady love, it makes wise men fools.
Let the world keep guessing, we won’t need to explain,
For strange love, certain love, still flows in the vein.

[VERSE 3 – MARGE]
They call me foolish, say I don’t belong,
But you just answer with a different song.
A look, a whisper, and the mask can slip,
And I remember why I take the risk.

[VERSE 4 – GODFREY]
The world sees taverns, taxes, petty strife,
I see a soul that’s lived another life.
And if they wonder, let them never know,
Some things are truer when they’re left to grow.

[CHORUS – BOTH]
Strange love, certain love, it don’t play by the rules,
Quiet love, steady love, it makes wise men fools.
Let the world keep guessing, we won’t need to explain,
For strange love, certain love, still flows in the vein.

[BRIDGE – BOTH]
(softly, almost playful)
A rainbow’s hidden till the rain is through,
A secret’s sweeter when it stays with two.
Let them chatter, let them joke, let them pry—
We’ll keep the truth between you and I.

[FINAL CHORUS – BOTH]
Strange love, certain love, it don’t play by the rules,
Quiet love, steady love, it makes wise men fools.
They’ll never name it, but it shines all the same,
For strange love, certain love, still flows in the vein.

Strange Love

As we finish with Act One, the townsfolk begin to see Godiva as there champion. She is a bit overwhelmed, knowing that she has the people's confidence, but lacking a knowledge of diplomacy.

LYRICS
(C) 2025 Ggreg Snyder

[INTRO – TOWNSFOLK, chattering / overlapping]
She said it! She swore it! Did you hear what she claimed?
A ride through the city—bare, unashamed!
Leofric won’t save us, he hides in his hall,
But maybe her courage will answer it all…

[VERSE 1 – GODIVA]
I never meant for rumor’s fire to spread,
A whisper turned a story, a story turned to dread.
But now I see the faces, the hunger in their eyes,
And I cannot turn away, no more silence, no disguise.

[CHORUS – TOWNSFOLK]
Stand for us, fight for us, Lady so fair,
Carry our burdens, show that you care.
Leofric won’t hear us, the crown turns away,
But Godiva, oh Godiva, will you lead us today?

[VERSE 2 – GODIVA]
What can one woman do, against a kingdom’s might?
A voice without an echo, a candle in the night.
And yet when chains are tightened, when hope begins to flee,
A single spark of madness may set the people free.

[CHORUS – TOWNSFOLK]
Stand for us, fight for us, Lady so fair,
Carry our burdens, show that you care.
Leofric won’t hear us, the crown turns away,
But Godiva, oh Godiva, will you lead us today?

[BRIDGE – GODIVA, soaring]
I was born to walk in silence, in shadows of the throne,
But I hear a rising chorus that will not leave me alone.
And if no one dares to answer, if no one dares to plead,
Then perhaps it falls to me, to give them what they need.

[FINAL CHORUS – ALL]
Rise for us, cry for us, break through the chain,
Carry our sorrows, wash away pain!
History is waiting, the moment is near,
Let the world remember the choice made here!

[OUTRO – GODIVA alone, huge belt]
Maybe it must be me…
(hold / key change)
Maybe it must be me!

Maybe It Must Be Me

Thomas, the vicar, chastises Lady Godiva for her idle gossip about riding her horse naked.

LYRICS
(C)2025 Ggreg Snyder

[VERSE 1]
They say the Lord made man and wife,
And clothed ‘em proper, saved their life,
But once that fig leaf hit the floor,
The angels bolted heaven’s door!

[CHORUS]
Oh the sin, the sin, the terrible sin,
Of showing a shoulder, a knee, or some skin.
It’ll ruin your soul, it’ll make you unclean,
Cover it up, or the devil is seen!

[VERSE 2]
A neckline low, a hemline high,
That’s how you catch the serpent’s eye.
So mark my words, don’t you forget,
The holiest cloth is the heaviest yet!

[CHORUS]
Oh the sin, the sin, the terrible sin,
Of showing a shoulder, a knee, or some skin.
Better wear wool till you choke in the heat,
Than tempt a poor sinner just crossing the street!

[BRIDGE]
The world’s a stage of carnal disguise,
Keep covered, my children, avert your eyes!
For the devil’s grin begins to win,
With a glimpse of elbow—oh, dreadful sin!

[FINAL CHORUS]
Oh the sin, the sin, the terrible sin,
Of showing a shoulder, a knee, or some skin.
So stay wrapped tight till kingdom come,
Amen and hallelujah, the sermon is done!


The Sin Of Skin

Act II begins with prognostication from the Baker's wife, Alice, who claims to have visions of the future.

LYRICS
(c) 2025 Ggreg Snyder

[VERSE]
I see ships that fly up to the moon,
Powered by great balls of fire, zoom-zoom!
And when they land, oh what a sight —
Hedgehogs named Ethel, dancing all night!

[VERSE]
They’ll cure disease with needles and bugs,
Tiny little critters in vials and jugs.
But they only work if you’ve got the belief,
Otherwise you’ll just get a sore in your sleeve!

[BRIDGE]
Potatoes will cost you a crown one day,
So hoard your taters, hide ‘em away!
And if you’re clever, you’ll invest in gruel,
The richest man in Coventry will look a fool!

[VERSE — FORESHADOWING]
I see a lady, bold as can be,
Riding through the streets for all to see.
Not a stitch on her, but don’t you fear —
Her horse sprouts wings and flies out of here!

[ENDING]
Visions, visions, clear as a dream,
Spinning in the teapot steam!

Visions in the Teapot Steam

A slick singing salesman arrives in town with a pitch to knock your socks off.

The Travelling Salesman

Here's an instrumental arrangement of an amazing song, "Pure Imagination" from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was based on the arrangement from the much more recent film, and made for fourth- and fifth-grade beginners to sing, hence the extra prominent vocal melody and generally strict tempo.

Pure Imagination (arrangement for elementary school chorus)

Showtune in playful Dixieland style ... Though written before the 2011 UK riots, the song acquired new meaning in the wake of the looting. Shadow shopping ... The lyrics ridicule aggressive patsies of consumerism, whose unsustainable greed hides lack of self-worth.

Up You

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Hey You (Out with Shopping Bags)

Did they seriously put Baja Blast... into a PIE?! 

It's key-lime sweet, turquoise and bright
A soda-flavored neon delight
For a limited run at Taco Bell
Wait, it's 20 bucks? Oh, what the hell! 

My dentist cried, my doctor sighed 
My brain said "No," my heart said "Try" 
And now I'm on my knees, cuz I--
Say please: 
Bring me back my Baja Blast Pie! 

Pie!

Baja Blast Pie: The Musical

I'm a hobby artist; I typically make digital art and some traditional art. Last year I got into AI music creation and songwriting; this profile is the culmination of this past year's efforts.

Just over here living a dream life of sound and music bliss.

My recording, editing, and mixing work can be heard on:

• features like Moana 2, Zootopia 2, The Way We Speak, and aTypical Wednesday
• AAA games like Genshin Impact
• TV series like Family Guy, Riverdale, Pretty Little Liars, The Orville, Minx, You, The Karate Kid, and Outer Banks
• numerous limited series, short films, and other projects

I've had the privilage of recording musical performances by Justin Timberlake, Weird Al, Kanye, Fergy, Daryl Hall, Frank Sinatra Jr., and Darren Criss, and voice acting performances by Seth MacFarlane, Ginnifer Goodwin, Whoopi Goldberg, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Bryan Cranston, Matt Kemp, Mariah Carey, Ed Asner, will.i.am, Adam West, Jane Lynch, Mickey Rooney, Carl Reiner, Nicki Minaj, Flea, Carrie Fisher, Rush Limbaugh, Kristen Schaal, and so many more.

I've scored some commercials and promotional videos, several short films and webisodes, and the feature film, "Boris and the Bomb".

I run a few little record labels and publishers under the name Badself Media.

And I've played in the Los Angeles Laker Band, performed live with The Rescues and with Fleetwood Mac, been a high school band director, and taught private drum set lessons.

PETE GIOCONDA is a unique, edgy singer, a protest poet with penchant for historical reference. This mix of punk attitude and psychedelic-folk feel teases the audience to see through new eyes ... like a Johnny Rotten (who hasn’t slept in four days) meets Times They Are a-Changin’-era Dylan and strolls into Cat Power’s bedroom for consolation.

Out now on Bandcamp -
* UP YOU (album of 14 tracks)
* THE TIME OF GREAT WASTE (single)
* WE ARE REAL EP (5 tracks)
* SAVE YOUR DREAMS EP (6 tracks)

Pete Gioconda's songs are fused from new wave, pop and folk/rock influences, mingling poetic lyrics with a punk attitude and playful unpretentiousness. Youthful songs of mischief, desire, loss and sadness, plus transcendent perceptions.

Pete has taken the empty culture of materialism and is attempting to untangle it. His song “Hey You, Out with Shopping Bags” acquired new meaning in the wake of 2011 looting. Shadow shopping. The unseen forces which control our perception, which leave us “dreaming of money gods”, form the subject of “Wake Up or Be Captured”. “In one sense, 1970s punk had it easy,” Pete comments. “All it had to do was attack nice fluffy hippies. It’s much harder now, because mainstream youth culture is filled with aggressive patsies of consumerism. Being aggressive back doesn’t work. I’ve tried. It just makes minds smaller.”

“Some people make shopping mall music. Big, calm, blandly elegant. Somewhere to pass the time and feel comfortable. Pete does not make that kind of music. He makes the music of cobblestone streets, winding alleys, shady lanes. Dimly lit bars. The music of cold, still dawns. Of desolate, wild country.” - Nomenclature Standard

Pete’s poetic style is influenced by the freedom he found hitching and wandering in his 20s, and by his love of classic literature. His aim is to merge story, theatre and poetry with his music and songs. In 2008, Pete performed many Bristol-written songs live on BBC3 TV’s “Upstaged”, as guest of performance artist/musician Badgertrap.

Songs that trigger “I haven’t heard this in years” or “I know this from somewhere.”

Remixes, reworks, or sounds that reference older hits/genres can travel fast.

Songwriter blurring the lines between country, pop, folk, and whatever else feels honest. Silicon Valley roots, zero Nashville clichés. Think tech-metaphor heartbreak, cowpunk energy, and the sweetness of two good people parting ways. Call it alt.country if you need a label.

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