Category: Video

As I start putting my own set together, I ask what keeps someone in the room when there’s a band they don’t know? I invite a couple of musician friends for their opinions and give a few of my own.

Sharing my personal experiences with goals I’ve accomplished, and others that I’ve carried with me for a lifetime, and throwing it down once and for all! Hope you join me for the ride!

Alternate title: How to Choose a Quick Release System and Vocal Harmonizer While Also Improving Your Guitar Playing in Just Two Months

Part VLOG, part confessional, but all about confronting real obstacles when trying to create a video about songwriting, that ended up being about making the video about songwriting (and not about songwriting at all) – or rather, what I accomplished instead.

“My whole life – I don’t know what this song means”
– Harry

I’m kicking the year off with an acapella reharmonization of the New Year’s classic. Wishing all of you safety and joy, despite the state of the world. Thank you for watching and I hope you’ll subscribe to watch my journey this year. Peace and love.

Of all the producers I admire, Jon Brion has by far had the greatest influence on me as producer. This is one my favorite songs by him from the movie soundtrack to Punch Drunk Love – something you should definitely watch if you haven’t, as it pairs Brion’s amazing sonic backdrop to the images imagined by P. T. Anderson, another favorite of mine.

About the production:

I am performing everything you hear, playing real instruments when I can, and getting help from virtual instruments when needed, namely VSL Strings Pro for the string section and Spectrasonics Keyscape for the tack piano sound. The drum sounds are coming from Superior Drummer 3 using the Legacy of Rock expansion. They pair amazingly well with the Roland V-Drum kit with the TD-30 brain, which is only acting as a MIDI controller, but provides positional sensors for drum pads.