While I once thought my first album, Seas of Sorrow, would be my sole musical endeavour, life has a way of steering us toward unexpected paths. Creativity, much like emotion, cannot always be contained.
Presented here for your enjoyment are seven new songs - each a reflection of memory, imagination, and the profound interplay between the past and the future. These pieces explore themes of love and loss, humanity and technology, and the delicate threads that connect us all.
I have created two new songs 🎶, both are post-apocalyptic songs. You can watch them both below.
Embark on a journey of hope and survival with Sailing to Tomorrow: A Post-Apocalyptic Adventure Song! This stirring ballad takes you from the ruins of a fallen world to the boundless promise of the open sea, where love, family, and determination light the way. Let the powerful lyrics and uplifting melody carry you to a place of resilience and renewal—because even in the darkest times, tomorrow is just a sail away.
🎶 The second song is 🌊🧟♂️ "Sail Away (Zombies Can't Swim)"! Imagine surviving the zombie apocalypse by living on a sailboat—where the sea keeps the undead at bay. Zombies can’t swim, but you can definitely float over to this new track! 🚤🌅 Check out the video and let me know what you think! And while you're at it, help me decide: Should my next song be about a pandemic that spreads chaos or election violence when the losers try to overthrow the government? Or maybe you have a different disaster in mind? Drop your thoughts in the comments! 💬🎤
Living on a catamaran at sea has unique challenges for musical instruments, as they are constantly exposed to high humidity. There is also limited space available on a sailboat, so size was an important consideration (hence the smaller 61-key, instead of a full 88-key keyboard).
After discussions with other sailors, musicians, as well as manufacturers I selected to go with Yamaha instruments. It was not a hard decision, as I have always been impressed with Yamaha equipment, from musical instruments to outboard motors, they offer some of the highest quality available. The selection of a single manufacturer also means I deal with only a single point of contact should service be needed.
Our songs and videos are rich with symbolism, much of which is not immediately apparent. Take our music videos, for instance. We made the deliberate choice to use a single static image for each video. This decision may seem counterintuitive since the essence of a video is typically in its moving pictures. However, this static image serves as a poignant metaphor for the state of our lives since our loss.