FEELINGS

I am a songwriter who sees songs as expressions of feelings. When I write. I write a feeling more than thinking of it as simply writing a song. If my song does not “move” a listener then I work to “fix” it.

“This is the most romantic song I have ever heard”

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IDEAS

There is a time in a writers’ journey when they write something above and beyond what they have written before. When that happened to me, I decided to set my bar higher. I try to only write songs that are powerful, emotional and that are of great interest to listeners.

I write about things that move me. Generally, I write the song if I felt a strong emotion when the song idea came to me and I felt that other people would enjoy that same emotion. A good song needs to be interesting to other people.

LYRICS

I love writing lyrics! I believe that lyrics are the essential component that makes a song “good” or not. And if all else is good, the lyric can effectively direct the listener’s feelings.

MUSIC

I love composing music! I generally write a piece of music every time I sit down to play. Some are good enough to further develop and to become a song. I often post these pieces as an “Eric’s Playtime Series” video on Facebook, YouTube and as a blog post.

As I build up and develop a song, my goal is to add more instruments only if needed. The simpler the song the better. Many of my songs do not even have drums. One of my songs has only a Ukulele and a single voice.

INSTRUMENTAL PIECES

Not being a singer, I have a bunch of instrumental songs that I perform at house concerts, open mics or anytime I am alone on a stage. Most are Solo Acoustic pieces but a few are multi-instrument songs. Ranging from Classical Guitar, Jazz, Blues and even Rock.