This one speaks of coping with the challenges of day to day life.

One Foot

Aired Wed 8-28-2019 10PM on 92.5 The River (WXRV) Boston, MA on the Align Credit Union Homegrown Music Showcase
Artist: Hey Dana
Song: If You Please

"If You Please" - From 92.5 The River Homegrown Showcase

Upcoming folk-pop star AVEC was nice enough to remotely record a version of the song “Home” with each musician using their own home-recording setup and I got a chance to mix it.

Lewitt Challenge featuring Avec "Home"

For this version of my song "Ride", I used a couple of new (to me) techniques to increase the loudness without losing the balance of my mix.  I used Carrie Underwood's "Church Bells" as a reference track as it has that sense of loudness and the energy that accompanies it, yet it always stays clear and crisp.  As usual, the instruments and vocals are all me with the exception of the drums which I assembled using Logic's Drummer feature and a tiny bit of straight, from scratch, beat programming.  Let me know what you think.  Thanks for listening!

Ride

Welcome and thanks for visiting my page.  

I’ve been performing, teaching, writing and recording music for over 25 years.  In that time I’ve seen my share of struggles.  More importantly, I’ve had some amazing experiences.  I’ve had the honor of sharing stages and opening shows for some of the biggest names in the industry such as Willie Nelson, Kieth Urban and Ronnie Earl.  From 2010-2013 I played slide guitar for the Eric Grant Band.  During that stretch, I enjoyed the thrill of hearing myself on mainstream commercial radio for the first time.  I vividly recall listening to New Hampshire's 93.3, excitedly waiting for our first single to air.  We were also honored to record our second album at the legendary Soundstage Studios in Nashville.  Working with the world class producers of New Voice in that iconic building was an experience I can't imagine that I'll ever forget.  The lessons learned in those sessions continue to inspire me both as a musician and a producer.  


While I'm grateful for all of the wonderful experiences I've enjoyed as a band member, I'm excited to turn my focus toward my own music.  While there are many great memories that have brought so much happiness and excitement to both my career and, in the grander sense, my  life, I look forward to creating my own story going forward.  I hope that you might consider joining me as I set out on this new phase of my musical journey.

Ride

Tim Kierstead

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