New FunkeyMonkeys Song: “The Mustn’ts”

 

The FunkeyMonkeys set the classic Shel Silverstein poem to music.  ”Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”  CREDITS: vocals-Carey White; Guitar, Piano-Josh Sitron; Trumpet, Percussion-Eric Biondo.

New Song: Wild Yaks “Pondering Philosopher” Live

The Wild Yaks are the howling folk punk and poetry of  Rob ‘Bronco’ Bryn.  Rob and I  met in 2007 when he showed me the rental space where I would later build my recording studio in Bushwick. Our childlike (childish?) enthusiasm made us fast friends and we started a band called ‘Wind and the Mountains’ which soon became, ‘The Bird Game’ which was just drums and group chanting.  2 years later, Rob and his Wild Yaks are the toast of the hippest corner of the music world, and poised to perform for Letterman and the Dalai Lama.  Yesssssssssss.

I co-produced and mixed their Live at Southpaw EP (unreleased) which includes the below track…

CourtTV Theme Songs (1995-2000)

I wrote music for a number of shows on this network (now called TruTV) from 1996-2000 including Crime Stories, The Greatest Trials of All Time, Legal Cafe, Snap Judgment, Justice Factory, and Your Turn, mostly with talented producers Lynne Kirby and Lori Siegel.   I got to write a couple of fun pieces in my true medium,  TV theme songs.

The Greatest Trials Of All Time – Theme Song 

Legal Cafe – Theme Song 

Under The Rainbow – Documentary Film Score

Under The Rainbow (2000) is the original Hasid-meets-Hippie documentary, made by Ryan Lifchitz.  In composing the underscore, I was aiming for a Grateful Dead-on the road-Americana-meets-Jewish-Jewish-Jewish.  Let me know what you think.

BTW, despite having diametrically opposed  beliefs on religion and politics, Ryan is one of by best friends.  It’s proof that love exists, I think.  :)  

LISTEN: Cues from Under The Rainbow soundtrack:

Opening Theme

Create A Vessel

On the Road

Welcome Home

Sh’ma

Theme (reprise)

G_d’s Table

 

WATCH:  Documentary