Olafur Arnalds is one of my all time favorite composers and musicians.  I discovered him from his film score work on a wonderful television series, Broadchurch. After spending some time checking his music out it has rapidly become some of my go to music to listen to. His live shows in the last few years … Continue reading Live Video by One Of My Favorite Composers →

Hey folks.  I've created a cool new Playlist on Spotify filled with some of my favorite music.  It is called Night Music because many of the tunes are related to Ambient Music.  Did you know the roots of Ambient Music go back as far as Bartok?  Many of his slow movements are referred to as … Continue reading New Spotify Playlist – Night Music →

ART DAVIS STUDIOS ANNOUNCEMENT Hickory Dreams EP by Art Davis AVAILABLE NOW IN MAJOR DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS Stream it!  Buy it! Buy it for a friend! Buy it for all your friends! https://songwhip.com/album/art-davis/hickory-dreams Click below to join my mailing list and pick up a FREE download of my eBook, How To Add Variety To Your Chord Progressions. … Continue reading Hickory Dreams EP by Art Davis AVAILABLE NOW IN MAJOR DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS →

Official Music Video for Hickory Dreams is on YouTube!!!! https://youtu.be/zGFe8Ec1Zug Remember EP release date is November 2, 2018!!!!!!    

https://soundcloud.com/artdaviscomposer/moontower-overture-v6   Here's the final mix of a composition that will be on my next EP, Hickory Dreams.  The piece was used in a simpler form as the opening ballet sequence of my play, The Moontower's Glow produced by The Tongue and Groove Theatre at The Blue Theatre in Austin, Texas. Click HERE to have a … Continue reading Moontower Overture Final Mix →

Howdy folks!! Take a listen to the final mix of my latest project - Me And My Shadow. Me And My Shadow was written by Al Jolson, Billy Rose, and Dave Dreyer in 1927. I created this production/arrangement for Ellen Crouse's play, Thrive. The song features Clay Ruede on cello and Alice Spencer on vocals. … Continue reading Me And My Shadow – Final Mix →

New song. Finished writing. Thinking about production ideas. Wrote it in about an hour start to finish.

Here's another quick installment on progress on the project of arranging, producing and recording the standard from the 30s Me And My Shadow for the play Thrive by Ellen Crouse. Finished the cello choir arrangement and got all the parts written out. See pic.  Next step is to record the guitar, bass, piano, perc, and … Continue reading Production Update on Me And My Shadow →

Making good progress on producing the song Me And My Shadow for Ellen Crouse's play Thrive.  The play will be produced by the Hip Pocket Theatre later this year. The song will feature cello choir played by Clay Ruede and vocals by Alice Spencer.  Here are the first two pages of the sketch score.  Hope … Continue reading Me And My Shadow Update 2 →

Producing Me And My Shadow For Thrive, A Play Written By Ellen Crouse - part 1 This is the first installment for a series of blog posts that will chronicle my journey of producing the song Me And My Shadow written by Al Jolson / Billy Rose / Dave Dreyer.  I am producing it for Ellen … Continue reading Producing Me And My Shadow For Thrive, A Play Written By Ellen Crouse – part 1 →