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My name is Rand. Born and raised right outside of our nation’s capital, I am now a resident of Music City, USA.
I’m 22 years old and I aspire to write songs that restore a little bit of hope
to a world that so often crushes it. Maybe that’s a lofty ambition, but maybe
we’re supposed to have one or two lofty ambitions.
A wise man once told me that a
songwriter’s job is to make somebody feel happy or loved or less alone. We all
want to write the songs that make people cry, but that’s not the only reason
people listen to music. We already do plenty of crying on our own. Bringing
hope into someone’s life is sometimes a nobler goal. That doesn’t mean we need
to sugarcoat – nobody’s soul benefits from pure fiction. But “based on a true
story” – now that’s a song that might bring some light in. And in a world(wide
web) full of “authentic,” “honest” songwriters, we’re all really just looking
for a close retelling of the truth.
Now that retelling doesn’t have to
be done with an acoustic guitar and a whisper. For some people that’s the right
medium, but I need something with a groove to it. Something that moves both the
body and the soul. Like Parachutes or Continuum or Songs About Jane. Sometimes
it rocks, sometimes it rolls, and sometimes it simmers, and that’s just life
isn’t it.
So listen with your eyes closed or
your feet moving or maybe both if you’re feeling up to it. Give yourself a chance to feel something, sing
loud, be brave.
- Rand