musician. video artist. designer
solo guitar
I’ve been really enjoying performing solo lately, building the excitement in the room. I’m having fun flowing from some ambient textures into some of my own compositions, dipping into blues, soul, funk, and even some jazz, standards. Here’s a few recent pieces.
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Drop a line if you’d like some sonic pleasure at your next party, opening or event.
Painting with Time.
I get a lot of joy from making music videos; because they combine several of my favorite interests- music, film and collaboration. I especially enjoy digging back into my image archive, making connections between the music and the footage, and watching as the chosen layers overlap and degrade into each other - like a painting in a blender. Here’s a few of my favorite concoctions.
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letters home
by lay/lie. off the album,
Love Letters from the End of the World
filmed & edited by John Givens
copyright ©2021 lay/lie
A meditation on the rain and road rage, Put on a Fucking Blinker, Man