Trying to get back into uploading. Hope y'all enjoy this track from the vault.

Diamond Hands

slowly decomposing memories of what she did to me

Verdigris

An a cappella chant based on Elizabeth Gilbert's "Letters From Love" community.  A question to invite the spirit of unconditional love to guide us.

Dear Love (words by Elizabeth Gilbert)

this song is a play on words about time. it stems from my fear of time and not getting everything i ever wanna do done, but still feeling like im not doing enough about it. 

where did, where will, let go.

Away

This is my Upload For the Cymatics Contest which ends January 16th 2026, Hope you enjoy this awesome instrumental i made using pandora a plugin that changes the music DAWs melodies!

J Stezzy - Cloudy Ride

Theme of a certain place in a Minecraft server I play on.

Dusty Floors

You may want to check your sugar levels after listening to this musical confection, but if you can't be sweet at Christmas, when can you be? At Chrsitmas we llok back on photos in albums and images in our minds of loving moments, and each year we take new ones to add to the collection, just like ornaments on our tree. Johnny Schaefer crrons a sweet melody, joined by carollers singing of precious times together. 

Pictures Of Christmas

You have to push through the Darkness if you want to see the light

Wasteland

Before Your Name is a slow, lyric-driven folk / alt-country ballad about late-diagnosed autism - finally finding a name for why you always felt like “a shadow in a crowded room.”

It’s built around close acoustic guitar and an intimate baritone vocal, more confessional poem than radio single: years of feeling half-present, the ache of every night “halfway through,” then the slow work of learning to sit with what’s true and let each night run fully through.

[LYRICS]

I was a shadow in a crowded room
A face among my closest few
Before your name, I never knew
Why every night felt halfway through

If only dawn would heed my calling
As I beg the sun to sleep
So every thought, awake or dreaming
Is left to brew, then slowly steep

Oh, sweet unhurried heart of mine
Do learn the dark and choose to shine

So go on now… just choose to shine

I am no shadow in a crowded room
Not just a face among a few
I learned to sit with what was true
And let each night run fully through

Oh, sweet unhurried heart of mine
Oh, sweet unhurried heart of mine

Before Your Name ❤️ For The Ones Unseen, Autistic Hearts

I’ve always lived at the crossroads of music and poetry — where feeling becomes form, and melody turns memory into meaning. Whether it’s a lingering jazz note, a well-placed rhyme, or a shift in tempo that tells a deeper story, I’m drawn to that quiet magic where art reflects life with a little more style.

My roots are in classic music — the kind that doesn’t chase the moment but lingers with you long after the last note. Over time, that love expanded into poetry writing and jazz — especially the kind that swings, speaks, and smirks all at once. Jazz, to me, isn’t just a genre; it’s a personality. A conversation. A little tilt of the head and a grin that knows more than it says.

When I set out to create an album, it’s rarely just a collection of songs. I approach it like a personal playlist — one that drifts and flows as if the entire tracklist were one long, uninterrupted piece. Each track leans into the next, shifting mood, pace, or voice, but always carrying the same thread of feeling. I want you to listen the way I do — not as a shuffle of moments, but as a cinematic arc. One breath that lasts an hour.

Lyrically, my work is rooted in lived experience. Sometimes it’s obvious. Other times it’s just the skeleton of a memory, dressed up in wit, irony, or longing. I draw from real-life events, then let the poet in me twist, stretch, or sweeten them to taste. Depending on the tone of the album — playful, romantic, nostalgic, or something in between — I try to keep the emotional truth intact while giving it a fresh coat of creativity. A little humor where it fits. A deeper dive where it hurts.

My newest jazz album continues this tradition — short-lined swing tracks, conversational duets, and tongue-in-cheek storytelling. It’s an homage to late-night alleyway ballads, rooftop serenades, and train station goodbyes — all bound together with a sense of charm and cohesion. Each song is its own little scene, but together they tell a story — one you can revisit with each replay.

Thanks for stopping by my profile. I hope you find something that earns a spot on your repeat-play list — a melody, a lyric, or a moment that feels like it was written just for you.

COLLABS, BEATS, FEATURES - martydopemcfly12@gmail.com
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Johnny Schaefer is an eclectic Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter. He has a BA in Music (Composition and Voice) from California State University, Fullerton. He has sung backup for Josh Groban, Melissa Manchester, Sarah Vaughan, Pete Townsend, Billy Idol, Diahann Carroll, and others. He has collaborated with Producer Stephan Oberhoff (Heartbeat Brazil), Geoff Levin, Bolton Hill, Jill Knight, Susan Holder, Gerald Albright,  Wenndy MacKenzie, Gary Sockdale, Samuel Madoo of the LGBTA Archive, Bram Stoker Award-winning author and lyricist Elizabeth Massie, best-selling author Marianne Williamson, Carol Robbins-jazz harpist, Christoph Bull, Paul the Trombonist, Chad Ellis, and composer Lynn Kowal. He was Associate Producer on "Whenever I Call You Firend" by Melissa Manchester featuring Kenny Loggins and Dave Koz as well as "Just Too Many People" on Manchester's "Re:View" album. He wrote the Theme song for the Audiobook of Gayla Turner's "Don't You Dare," recorded by Jill Knight. He was a cantor at Blessed Sacrament Church in Hollywood, CA for four decades. He is married to his videographer, Paco Silva. Johnny’s release of his song, You Can’t Hide the Light features GRAMMY® Award-winner Melissa Manchester and won the special Music Aid International category for Best Original Song in the UK SOngwriting Contest out of 6,500 entries from 82 countries. His latest release, "Find a Place" features a solo by 9-Time Grammy® Nominated saxophonist Gerald Albright and is supported by the great folks at smoothjazz.com.

making music cause it’s fun and I love to sing <3 im not a producer so ignore any production mistakes pls i hate tech things

New tracks tagged #slow