Multi-layered instrumental rock soundscape with guitar-centric melodies and solo.

Prepare for Liftoff

Prepare For Liftoff

To offset the usual length of my works here comes one of the shortest pieces I've ever made....

Graphics : The statue of Christ at the bottom of lake Michigan

Hymn 50

Distant Footsteps Nocturne - (remastered)

Music & Lyrics: Jan Schonander

This is unapologetically inspired by the A-side to one of my favorite albums of all time. I'll let you guess which album that is - if you are older than 50 it will most likely be easier.

A lot of us spend our lives chasing a dream, and despite reaching milestone after milestone the dream is always just beyond our reach. If you're lucky all you need to do is stop and think - maybe you're already there. I was reminded about this when told a story about a popular beach boatman asked by a hedge fund manager why he doesn't invest in an additional boat. After many questions the investor tells him that after years he could become so financially successful that he could spend his afternoons with his family and friends. The boatman tells him that after his morning fishing run that is already what he does. 

The guitar is a Logic Pro X Heavy Metal Guitar. For the drums I "mixed it up" a bit by using more reverb on the snare than on the rest of the drums. Also had a hi-hat in there initially but I took it out as I thought it muddied up the sound too much. In general I debated how much reverb to use and progressively used less and less to try and warm it up. For the bass I combined an electric bass with a traditional standing base. I departed from my usual approach of trying to reproduce as natural a piano sound as possible by using equalization to mainly remove some of the high and low end - the purpose being to create a "lo-fi" sound. Finally, the synth is Nord Native and treated with some ringshift to get the moving in and out your ears effect.  

LATELY MAYBE

Too much
Not enough
Will I ever
Is it never
I can’t see
Will it ever be

Lately, I’ve been thinking too much
Lately, I’ve been dreaming too much
Maybe, I’m in heaven
Maybe, I made it yesterday

Is this the end
Or could it be the beginning
I can’t tell
It seems a bit like hell
So many moving parts
So many false starts

Lately, I’ve been thinking too much
Lately, I’ve been dreaming too much
Maybe, I’m in heaven
Maybe, I made it yesterday

Too much
Not enough
Lately
Maybe
Lately it’s been too much
Maybe it’s been too much

Lately Maybe

Spotify

Treacherous Crossroads

Flower Girl

ITS WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO
Copyright Theo Starr 2022

VERSE 1
You Want Total Control
Admit It and Confess
The Spiral You're In
Has You In a Mess
You Say That 
You're Chasing Happiness
Well Then the Problem is
Your  Happiness

PRE CHORUS
Be Careful
For What You're Wishing For
You Taste It
You Will Be Wanting More
Those Desires
Will Take You Higher
Right Out Of Frying Pan
And Into The Fire

CHORUS
Its Not What You've Done
Its What You're Going To Do
Its Not Where You're Coming From
Its Where You're Going To
Its Not How Fast You Are      
But The Way You're Going To Move
Its Not Where You're Coming From
Its Where You're Going To
Its All Right
Its All Right For You
Its Not Where You're Coming From
Its Where You're Going To 


VERSE 2
The Spotlight is on You
You're The Main Attraction
Now Everyone Is Looking
You Have Their Attention
Playing On Both Sides
Come On and Pick a Faction
Make The Rules and Break Them Too
As You Want Satisfaction

Parallel Universes

Its Where You Are Going To

NO TIME
Copyright Theo Starr 2022

VERSE 1
Because I am Always Moving
I Dont Know Where I am
Sometimes I would Stop
To Help Where I can
I know I am Not Alone
But I am Just One Man
Dealing With Many
Grains Of Sand


CHORUS
Just Because You Have a Clock
It Doesn't Mean You Have The Time
Just Because You Have a Watch
It Doesn't Mean You Have The Time
Even With Sand in The Hour Glass
It Doesn't Mean You Have The Time

You Have No Time
You Have No Time


VERSE 2
Standing Still Is Not An Option
As You Always Have to Move
You May Have Nothing To Lose
But Always Something To Prove
Do It Now Prove It Today
While You Still Have Your Youth
Changes Will Come Down Soon
And that’s the Truth

No Time

A Song to Drift By
Copyright T F Starr 1993

Chorus
You Start to Wonder
Where it’s going to
The Wind is blowing
Showing you where to go
Spin that wheel of fortune
A change is coming soon
When you’re on the bottom
There’s only one way to go
And thats up

Verse 1
On the Highway of Life
The road to somewhere
You stop at a little cafe
For an iced water
Pick up your Guitar
And begin to play
Passers by throw their loose change
Into your guitar case

Verse 2
The music that you play
Will never go away
It’s a sweet addiction
Running through your veins
When your body hurts
It nulls the pain
And it keeps you going 
Through another day

Verse 3
You’re a square peg
In a round hole
Never really knowing
Where you’re going to fit
So you pack up your guitar
And you don’t ask why
Start drifting to the sunset
Away from what you know

Yeah Nah

A Song To Drift By (Studio Acoustic Live)

STOP HERE FOR AWHILE
COPYRIGHT STARR 2016

VERSE 1
I Feel So Broken
I’m right here on the floor
Have to say Out Loud
I Can’t do this Anymore
So I’ll Promise Myself
I’m going to make Amends
Before I Go Crazy
And Sent Around The Bend

CHORUS
(So) I Will
Stop Here for Awhile
To Feel My Heart Beat
Stop Here for Awhile
Force Myself To Smile
Stop Here for Awhile
And Hear myself Breath
Stop Here for Awhile
Force Myself To Smile

VERSE 2
I’ve been down here long enough
It’s Time to Move On Up
Time for me to go Outside
And Go For A Ride
Back to That Fork in the Road
And Let’s Hang A Right
A Right, in the Right Direction
And When I get there…

VERSE 3
Now I Promise Myself
That I will do good this time
I will check the depth of the water
And I will look before I leap
All I know where I have been
And Whatever I have seen
There will be No Looking Back this time
Pushing Forward and at the Same Time

Stop Here For A While

My Name is Theo Starr, which is what I use as a composer, my stage name is Theo Starr aka The Technician when I play live.

Consider myself more of a Musician/Songwriter – Producer/Songwriter than a Singer/Songwriter.

But Predominately, a Writer first, a Musician second, a Producer third and an Artist fourth. But that all changes for convenience and when it is convenient depending on circumstances.

At the moment self-publishing and self-producing and trying to expand from that platform by obtaining licensing deals for soundtracks and/or have other artists perform and record my material.

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A Song To Drift By (Studio Acoustic Live)

The Technician aka Theo Starr

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