Eli’s Lullaby
This Lullaby was written for Eli. Eli has since passed away from GM1 Gangliosidosis at the age of 11, in May 2020. Some of the photos in this video are of Eli as a baby. Comment below about a beautiful baby in your life!
Songwriting and Producing Eli’s Lullaby
Brainstorm – I wrote this song 11 years ago, so I’m trying to remember how I came up with the song. I think I just knew I wanted to write him a little lullaby and wanted it to be relaxing
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
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Arranging the song “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire”
My parents were visiting me and I told them I was trying to figure out what cover song I would do for December. My Mom told me that her favorite Christmas song is Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire. I replied, “ok, that’s the one then.” I arranged a jazzy piano version of this song back in college at USU. It happened to be the only time this one professor seemed to be impressed with me!
After Today
Weighed down with sorrow today
I see you struggling in every way
Nights are long and heavy and sad
Few and fewer moments when you’re glad
Songwriting and Producing Clips for “After Today”
Brainstorming – This song is about an event in my life, the death of our child. But I also tried to write it in a way that would apply to anyone who has cared for a terminally ill loved one who has passed on. Writing it helped me to process everything that happened and to maintain some hope along with it. It’s a brutal topic and a heavy one, I realize that, but hopefully it will touch some hearts.
Songwriting/Producing Process
I am going to start sharing a little behind the scenes as I write and arrange the music. Here is my 8 step process I go through from beginning to end with an original song.
Lullaby Princess
Lullaby Princess is a sweet little lullaby written for a baby girl, my baby girl. I made it up 13 years ago, shortly after bringing her home from the hospital. It’s a right of passage for every mother to sing
A Million Dreams
To some, it may sound naive to believe in something that we can’t see or explain, to trust in a redeemer, in a Savior; but I like to think of it as being courageous.
Peace in Christ
In the days and weeks leading up to Eli’s death, I was, at times, very emotionally distraught. One day, I thought of the song “Peace in Christ” which was the Youth Theme for The Church of Jesus Christ in 2018. I found the sheet music online and printed it. I sat down to play and sing it that day and immediately the tears began to fall.