I really like dance music, despite the fact that I can’t dance at all. *sob* Growing up in the 90s, I really, really liked the kind of club music that was coming out, stuff from C&C Music Factory, Cece Peniston, Crystal Waters, Martha Wash. DJ remixes were enough reason for me to buy CD singles; if an artist had Junior Vasquez working on it, it was almost a guarantee that I would buy the CD single. I never actually went to a club...

Today being one of my two days off, I found an hour to sit at the piano in my mother-in-law’s house to play some songs and worship by myself. My MIL is out of the house, attending a friend’s husband’s wake, and my family is in the other house (Nathan on the laptop, Nicki about to sleep, Cathy making dinner), so I appreciated the downtime and the opportunity to just sit down and play. I started out with Avalon’s...

This morning, I decided to layer my demo of Your Majesty Shines, adding a few background vocal layers and some Ryan Cayabyab-esque harmonies at the pre-chorus and bridge. Despite its rawness, I’m quite happy with the result. :) Give it a listen and tell me what you think. (The key is Teri’s, and I’m a guy, so it’s a little lower than usual.) Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this...

This is an a capella original I wrote rap lyrics to. (I’m no rapper, mind you.) It was fun to make, I tell you! The last line of the song features a melodic line and lyric from “Praise You,” written by Norman Cook and Camille...