This arrangement started out with James Taylor challenging his fans to post covers of "You’ve Got a Friend" to social media to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tapestry. It was a blast to play, people loved it, and after James Taylor and Carole King both shared the original post on their Instagram stories, I figured it would be fun to flesh it out into a full-length recording! The spirit of love and friendship behind this song has never been more needed in fifty years than it is now—I hope you all dig my take on this timeless classic.

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Click here to read NoTreble Magazine’s review!

When You Come Home was my pandemic-era paean to the outside world. Apart from "When You Wish Upon a Star," these are all originals written about people and places I missed while trapped in quarantine. I’m so proud of this record and even prouder that it brought solace to people in deeply trying times.

Click here to read the press release from RMI Records.

Enjoy this amazing lo-fi/chill hop remix of my song “Wishing Well” (from When You Come Home) by my dear friend and pop-producer extraordinaire, PRNDL. I still can’t get over the sound of a sub-bass synth underneath my original bass track! 😂

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Salt of the Earth was my first release as a solo artist. These are all original songs other than “To Make You Feel My Love” by the great Bob Dylan. This record was very fun and rewarding to make, and I hope you enjoy listening to it! (Bonus points if you recognize the Boston subway station where the cover photo was shot.)

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Click here to read the press release from RMI Records.

This indie/neo-soul band was one of the first gigs I landed when I first moved to Los Angeles. Their songs and groove are so infectious, and in a trio setting, everything’s always really honest and exposed and everyone can stretch out. We recorded an EP, Not Feeling Human, and six singles (one of which, “Vegan Chai,” landed a placement on one of Spotify’s “New Music Friday” playlists) during my time with the band before we disbanded in 2023.

Britta Raci — guitar, vocals

Johnnie Gilmore — bass

Diego Patiño — drums

Britta was the singer/songwriter/guitarist/front woman-extraordinaire of It’s Butter, and I’m so grateful to be part of her solo career as well. I’ve taken to describing Britta’s music more than once as “X-rated Taylor Swift,” ‘cause she’s got a knack for writing sassy kiss-off songs about her ex-lovers that Swifties might find familiar…but with a distinctly spicier (to say nothing of funkier) bent, in my completely biased opinion.

I’ve known Daphne since we were both music students at Wesleyan, and she is the absolute baddest cat on the planet. This album, Nomadder, is brilliant from start to finish, and I had an awesome time laying down some bass for her song, “Pica Pica.” (She even doubled one of my fills on the guitar!) Do yourself a favor and listen to the whole record…with a fresh box of Kleenex ready.

Love Right is my college music mentor Noah Baerman’s tribute to the memory of his late former student, Claire Randall. This double album was years in the making and features over 100 musicians, and I am honored that Noah trusted me and Daphne Gale to record his tune “Lilacs” as a voice/bass duet, augmented with a string section and a gorgeous piano solo from the composer himself. Check out the whole album on Bandcamp—it’s a masterpiece.

Fran was one of the first people I met in L.A. (at my first gig after moving!) and I love playing with him. He’s got a great voice and he’s a wonderful songwriter to boot.

Fran McCann — guitar, vocals

Adam Rochelle — keyboard

Johnnie Gilmore — bass

Daniel Coles — drums

Informal is jazz drum virtuoso Tobias Frohnhöfer's debut album as a bandleader. He was an exchange student at Wesleyan from the Musikhochschule conservatory in Mannheim, Germany my freshman year, and I had a blast playing with him—it was an honor to play on this record with three powerhouse players.

Tobias Frohnhöfer — drums, composer

Noah Baerman — electric piano, synth, organ

Sean Sonderegger — tenor saxophone

Johnnie Gilmore — bass

Rui Barbosa was my jam-band/fusion trio project in college. We recorded an EP of original songs, An EP Named Steve, and two singles, "Constantine" (original) and a goofy prog-jazz arrangement of the theme from “Ghostbusters.” Nobody ever clowned around more than we did, and we were damn proud of that reputation!

Adam Rochelle — keyboards, guitar, vocals, composer

Johnnie Gilmore — bass

Jonah Wolfson — drums

James and I have known each other since high school. This session was a blast—we did a take of just the written bass line and a take of just fills, and he cut them together later after everything else had been recorded. Check out the full EP, Dissipate, on Spotify!

I played a few gigs with this folky beach-rock band in my senior year of college. The studio sessions for this album End of Season were really laid-back and raw; almost everything was recorded live in one big room. Sun out, windows down, volume up! 

Dave TenEyck — guitar, ukulele, composer

Dave Kopperman — guitar, vocals, keyboards, producer

Noah Baerman — organ, slide guitar, harmonica

Kevin Frear, Georgie TenEyck — vocals

Kate TenEyck — trumpet

Eric Berens — bass (tracks 1 & 3)

Johnnie Gilmore — bass (all other tracks)

Edz O'Leary — drums, percussion

I had a lot of fun composing and recording the music for a fantasy-game podcast called “Play to Find Out.” This is the sci-fi/80's-style theme song I came up with (layering a bunch of bass tracks on top of each other), and check out the podcast itself at https://playtofindout.net/.