Friends, it’s my latest collaborative project! Between the production of books 1 and 2 of J.D. Sawyer’s Antithesis series, Mr. Sawyer is releasing a shorter work called Down From Ten. It’s a ‘country house mystery’ that’s fully dramatized with actors, sound effects and original music. by me

This is the theme music, and there is plenty more coming soon! Thanks for listening!

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This is what you get when you give a drummer a guitar. About a year ago my dad gave me one of his old guitars when he was down visiting me.  Since then I’ve had that thing in my hands almost every day. I really love playing guitar, but I usually treat the thing like a drum. This piece is inspired by Victor Wooten, no doubt. It’s also inspired by my lazyness, not wanting to push the strings down on the fret-board. This piece is played entirely with open strings, using the harmonics to move the… well, harmony.

The guitar you hear is not the one my dad gave me, it’s a new one I’m trying out… the agency sent it over for me to try.

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Oh how I love the blues. My love for the blues is deep and it is eternal. However, I do have a thing on the side with funky back beats as well. This is another totally demo version of what I’m calling “Muddy”. I really like this sound and I want to keep exploring this blending of old time country blues with modern dance beats.  Hope you enjoy!

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I decided, after watching the bluegrass episode of King of the Hill, to pick up my ol’ mandolin. (The mandolin that my uncle is loaning me, indefinately. Thanks uncle!) I hadn’t touched it in months, up to this point. And here’s what spat out after a few hours of re-practicing. I call it “Blue Glass”.  The ‘train’ beat on the drums is inspired by the tune “Devil Went Down to Georgia” by Charlie Daniels and his band. This is nowhere near as epic as that tune, but it might be a bit more catchy. That means that my tune will be annoyingly stuck in your head, while you struggle to remember the part that comes before “… devil’s in the house of the rising sun!” My apologies. This version is totally demo-style. I’m going to be using this track for a project I’m working on, but I don’t want to discuss any details yet. Just enjoy the music, and you might hear it again… new and improved!

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A short while ago, an old school friend named Adam Grasser died. I had lost touch with Adam since high school, but was shocked to hear the news. He left behind a 2 year old daughter and a twin sister, among many others. The funeral was terribly sad, but it was a chance for a lot of people to come together. There were people I hadn’t seen or talked to in 5 years, emotions were high and everybody bonded. There were a lot of tears and a lot of hugs. It was such a bittersweet reunion under extremely unfortunate circumstances. Such is life.

I composed Groovesound while all these thoughts were flowing through my head. I was thinking about the Grassers and their terrible loss. This piece is instrumental, so the precice meaning and intent is really up to the listener.  With that in mind, I’m officially dedicating this piece to Adam Grassers friends and family. My deepest condolences, I’m so sorry. I know there are no words that will make the pain go away and I know this song certainly won’t either. But I hope the song will remind you that however sad life can be, it will always be beautiful.

Take care, my friends.

Danny Schade

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This was used in a spicy sex scene in episode 26 of Antithesis: Book 1 Predestination, http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net

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Here is a little piano ditty I came up with. I’m most likely going to keep working with this piece and probably use it with another project I’m working on (super secret, will give more details later!). But I hope you enjoy “Piano Ballad” as it is now. This is the 2nd draft.

The piece developed from a lot of improvising on the piano. I recorded it with a MIDI keyboard onto Garageband, so after I laid down what I liked, I chopped it up a bit and made a nice arrangement. And here it is….

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So on my freetime, I like to compose music for my friends who have podcasts.

You can hear The Curious Podcast hosted by me good friends “The Ramblin’ Nerd” and “The Nitor” (Not using full names yet, huh? tsk.) AND starting on episode three you’ll hear “Curious”, an original podcast theme song composed by me. It’s a cool podcast, so y’all better check it out! Hope you like the music as well! http://thecuriouspodcast.com/

Not only that, my good friend Reed Braden has a podcast called Two Smokin’ Hot Freethinkers and he used another tune of mine which I’ve already released, Your Mama’s Groove.

Thanks friends, for letting me produce your theme music! If you have a podcast and you want custom music, CONTACT ME! schaded@gmail.com

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Everybody’s got to be loved, or else they sing the blues.  This song has been under my hands for months now and I’ve never known what to do with it. The lyrics finally came to me while I was digging a hole at my landscaping job. This song has nothing to do with the hole or my landscaping job. It’s just an ode to all the good lovers out there. You may be a good lover, or you may have a good lover. If not, consider being a pleaser and see how it works out. I hope you enjoy the tune and I hope you check out some of my other music and write feedback as well!

Pleaser

by Danny Schade

I’m a giver, I’m a pleaser

I’m a lover, I’m a teaser

So tell me how would you like to be loved?

I’m a hearer, I’m a feeler

I’m a toucher, and I’m a healer

So don’t tell me you don’t want to be loved,

oh honey, everybody’s got to be loved

Let me light your fire, baby lose control

Let me lay you back and make you curl your toes, I’m a pleaser

You’re a taker or a leaver,

You’re a doubter or a believer,

But baby everybody’s got to be loved

So baby lay your head down,

let’s go to funky town.

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