Just completed the final mixes on my 7th album in 7 years. The covers several genres of music from Rock Alternative, Pop, Country, World Fusion and Spiritual. On the album played guitar, bass, piano and drums. Used Ai Technology for aligning the tracks. Now the DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) built in Ai. Can start a recording with Ai commands. Mastering Chain is built on Ai Technology. Done on keyboards and drums Midi than transpose to VST Instruments. Featured my brother on 2 songs we written on ‘Needing Your Help Today’, Goodnight, My Love” this track was a guitar lesson turn it to a song. At the end of the song you will hear the guitar lesson. On this album was working on 9 songs written in my early 20’s when was a member of the group, “The Capitalists’ but never did anything until now and added 4 new songs. Including ‘Myrtle Days’ about Myrtle Beach spending time with my friends. Album started early 2025 completed on May 8, 2026.

Think of myself as a Singer-Songwriter that I try to be very organic on my approach how I write. Use sensory details, metaphors, and concrete imagery to paint a picture of my story tell experience. Focusing on specific sights, sounds, smells, and feelings, to turn emotions into memorable. I’m a very deep compassionable writer.

Been busy this year working on alot of songs. And didn’t make a post with any updates to my recordings. Decided to delay my next release, ‘My Darkest Hour’ probably shooting for June 4th since that my mom birthday. Alot of work needed to be redone. On this new album be playing drums, guitars, bass and keyboards. Also will have a few special guest in the local area to assist.

Next release after this might be done by December before Christmas later this year. To have 2 albums released one year would be amazing total of 24 tracks like I did in 2020. Managed working on a few artist in Raleigh, NC so we got ourselves someone to play slide guitar, mandolin and violins. Changing my style from Fusion Rock Pop Country and Blues. Songs will be about going thru hard times but at the end there is a tunnel there a light comes thru that changes the way we are and how we look at things. Want to be inspiration to alot of people that go thru what I have gone thru the last several years. Being a widow constantly trying to search who I am seeking living my life seeking the truth and finding my identity. Also about mental health sometimes we have to dig deep who we truly are to find our true selves. My songs speak about that. One of the artist comes to mind is William Brothers they have amazing record that talks about how these see themselves. Also been writing Jenn Vandering from Nashville, Tennessee and a few others.

Every scar, every bridge burned,
Had to lose you to find my turn.
Now I don’t crash like before;
These are my lessons learned.

Every page that hurts,
I was breaking just to break this curse.
Now I choose me like I choose you,
Lessons learned

We are in the age of Ai my last company work for Ai has been a core of technology that has been applied to our systems when placing order it will suggest the best offers and even our ordering system is based on Ai so we can present the best offers. In music its little different the software use to record my music in my DAW. Has Ai functionality. So that can speak and say start recording or stop recording. In the music development that can upload my music and words. Ai looks at my music and enhances different parts when developing. I either take note or reject it. Based on the music Ai puts out. I will overdub the drums, replay the bass and guitars. My vocals sent to another application use a demo of my vocals when I was 30 so can I have the best recording as possible. I will even play piano and keyboards use VST technology from my midi files. See what is the best sounds that I can bring. So the human element it’s about 75%, Ai 15% and VST 15%. My words are my own Ai might suggest few words here or there. But still my ideas.

One of my music production companies I use for Ai for getting inspiration ‘Suno’ just signed a deal with Warner Music Group. This company has grown thru the years. Until lawsuit was filed last year. It’s something that taking place right now. The labels want to take better control of Ai since they are not developing as fast as companies like Suno. The only way is taking them to court and sue them for copyright infringement. But what the major labels are looking for is to partner up with them so that they can train their models of their artist so they can create another Spotify. Spotify has about 700million subscribers while Suno has 100million. Still not sure what this will bring to the table. Time will tell. Hopefully it will help my direction of music. Right now looking at the positive. Let you know give you more of an update.

After 6 months completed 2 single and 10 songs. This album was a lot of fun using Ai in certain parts mostly in my voice. Clone my vocals from an old demo had single track from a recording did back in 1994, Playing piano, guitar and bass also did drum programming. This album was very different. Also use midi recording convert to VST. Work on those 5 songs when was 17 to 23 years old. Think will remix of some of the past songs to make it sound better. Lately been a huge fan of fusion pop rock country as it fits to my style of music. Love being very organic. Being one man band it does get challenging. Currently doing final master and final review. Right now waiting on our distributor see if they will allow me to send it the way I’ve recorded. Let you know. Have a great Thanksgiving.

Coming up in a few weeks will be release of ‘Needing Your Help Today’ song writing with my brother John. And “Justice For The Poor’ written with Brian Hanson. Both will be remixes, Needing Your Help Today and Justice For The Poor were released on 1st album in 2020. And then 10 new songs will be on the 7th album with 5 songs from my early days when was with the group, The Capitalists. Used the portastudio Tascam to clone my voice when was 30 years old using Ai for a stronger and wider voice. Virtual Studio Technology to overdub the drums. Band In The Box and Ai for music direction as music assistant. My DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) Luna Recording Software for a professional sounding studio. Best album been part of. Thanks to some local talent from Raleigh/Cary, North Carolina.

Spent last few weeks in my studio (Tradewind Studios in Raleigh, NC). Editing drums etc. HiHat, Snare, Toms, Crash Cymbals. Use my keyboard Yahama. Editing my bass guitar, String Ray. My acoustic guitars Taylor, Talkamine and Ovation. Working on recording my vocals. A song for me takes about 2 months to complete. Almost done with this project. Then will have a final mix review and then master it thru Steinberg Wavelab and pick a few dates for the release either going with April 17 my son birthday or June 2nd, 2026 date meet my love of my life Sirlene. This is a new way of recording for me. As don’t have a band. Everything is relied on me known as D.I.Y. Do it yourself. With 33 years as a solo artist and written 450 songs with 6 albums and 1 single and over 300,000 audio streams continue to keep it going to see what’s the highest level can competite. Under a new publishing deal with TooLost LLC partners with BMG Administration and involved with music promoter and music supervisor company. Things could be better. The use of Ai has open my world for ideas as a training tool like Band In The Box as well. Using Virtual Studio Technology. Already can’t wait for the next album it will more of rock and roll album stay tuned for that starting in 2026.

Just wrap up recordings on You Always Be, Breaking These Chains, Your On My Mind, Need You By Myself, I Know There A Long Way. Working on last 3 songs, ‘Goodnight My Love written with my brother John as a guitar lesson when was teenager made it into a song. Bringing a song wrote in August 2023 ‘Brazil’ and ‘Myrtle Days’ during a trip with friends. Then I will be revisiting the whole album we haven’t picked a release day but it will be out sometime in 2025. Been fun re-programming the drums, playing the bass, acoustic guitars including my 12 string Takamine. Bringing out my Epiphone Les Paul, Taylor Acoustic and my Sterling Bass Guitar. My piano by Shamick and Yamaha as my Midi Controller for VST Instruments. Also using Ai to work on my vocals where took demos when I was 30 combine with my voice of today it feels like singing with another person but really it’s another shade of my voice. Next year will do some promotion with my promoter as we are continuing growing my streamings. Looking to do Ai Video haven’t seen what were are looking for. So the time being we are holding it back until we see if there something that we looking to try.

Coming up are 2 brand new singles, ‘Justice For The Poor and Needing Your Help’. These songs have deep messages and they are amazing song. They will be re-recorded and remixed for this releases. Technology has really step up which allows me to really give it a much fuller sound. With Ai Capability to grab my voice from 30 years back using demos. And run it by Ai to clean up my voice. Also input my keyboards and piano, acoustic guitars and bass. Justice For The Poor was written by Brian Hanson and myself. Needing Your Help Today was written by brother John Cunha and myself. Been using VST Instruments since 1999. Using Recording System Software ‘Luna’ similar to Pro Tools. These two singles should be coming out in a month or two maybe by the end of 2025. New album in 2026 ‘My Darkest Hour’.