music and tales
After all this talk about givning Priscilla’s character more…. character (something i’ll be tackling this week) there then remains one last major revision before i’m done putzing with the show. Jasper’s song. Here’s the deal: Jasper, the dead guy in the mannequin […]
I still have some issues with the show to clear up. Some tempos issues in the 3rd Act (resolved i believe) and something about the 4th Act which i’ve had a hard time putting my finger on, but which i […]
An ensemble number! Featuring Lauren Osborn, Jason Broderick, and Kayleigh McKnight… this is of course the one song of the show whose creation i have posted about in length. The Voodoopunk song. (before that, the subculture song), Where haitian voodoo culture meets steampunk, much […]
Welcome back. Let us now move on to a smattering of selections from the other 3 acts. With the next 5 songs i am not going to try to fill in the story, since i want you to actually, you […]
Welcome to The Steampunk Opera, a 4 Act theatrical musical that follows 4 generations of a family in the mythical steampunk city of New Albion. For promotional purposes, we present here the entire recorded 1st Act, featuring performers Lauren Osborn as […]
And so, with the help of the dream weaving voice of the sultry Kayleigh McKnight we come to the end of the 1st Act: [bandcamp track=3356522304 bgcol=4e1818 linkcol=f7da82 size=venti] A few things: This track is free to download. It’s not […]
This. THIS. THIS is the one. Ask me which song from the session is my favorite. Go ahead. Ask. This one. Listen to it. Writing it was a lyrical nightmare. The way i solved my absolute cluelessness in how to […]
[bandcamp track=12277408 bgcol=4e1818 linkcol=f7da82 size=venti] Thus we continue on with our 1st Act. I’d fill you in on the plot, but the SO was designed so that the plot could be followed, and i mean this literally, by a blind […]
Act 1 revolves around Annabelle, and she carries the Act hands down. Enter a singer who is utterly jaw dropping, with a voice and talent that’s so killer, it’s either proof of some type of divinity or clear evidence that […]
Let’s start at the very beginning (a very good place to start…) Over the next few days (okay, week and a half) i present to you all the completed recordings. We shall begin with Act 1, which has been recorded […]