Day 2 of @wxpnfm.bsky.social #xpnfest is underway, starting with 2025 #xpnsongchallenge winner Sadie Gust. Watch/listen: xpn.org/xpn-fest/

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Hearing "Rise" by Herb Alpert on @wxpnfm.bsky.social this morning for today's "yacht rock" #TBTXPN reminds me of how the vibe of this song influenced my 2024 #xpnsongchallenge entry to the point where I took my trumpet out of its case for the first time in decades for a 3-bar riff out of the bridge.

Summer's Not My Thing
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It's days like these that made me write my 2024 @wxpnfm.bsky.social #xpnsongchallenge entry, "Summer's Not My Thing"...way too hot. youtu.be/oehAe3dLz-0?...

Summer's Not My Thing
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Bluesky Social
You can still watch this, and it's nice to have the 12 #xpnsongchallenge semifinalists in one convenient stream. I placed my votes a few days ago for "Belong" by Jared Jones, "Belong" by Strays and Misfits (how can I resist a harmonium!) and "Fever Song" by my fellow New Jerseyans, Jackson Pines...

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All the #xpnsongchallenge semifinalists were fantastic, by the way.
Watch the 12 semifinalists for this year's @wxpnfm.bsky.social 24-Hour Song Challenge. You can vote for up to 3 songs! #xpnsongchallenge songchallenge.xpn.org/song-challen...

Song Challenge Vote
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Watch the 12 semifinalists for this year's #WXPN 24-Hour Song Challenge. You can vote for up to 3 songs!

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https://songchallenge.xpn.org/song-challenge-vote/

Song Challenge Vote

Out of more than 270 entries, our judges have selected 12 standout songs as this year’s semi-finalists. Now it’s up to you! Listen to the tracks and vote for your favorite to help decide who moves on to the finals.

24 Hour Song Challenge

One year ago today, I released my EP, Open Your Eyes, featuring "Beyond Forever," a song I wrote in 24 hours as a warmup about 2 weeks before the 2024 #xpnsongchallenge (for which I wrote "Summer's Not My Thing," which is also on the EP).

https://youtu.be/vDewLIPNrAM?feature=shared

πŸ”—: https://wp.me/PcZlvI-c4

Beyond Forever

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One year ago today, I released my EP, Open Your Eyes, featuring "Beyond Forever," a song I wrote in 24 hours as a warmup about 2 weeks before the 2024 #xpnsongchallenge (for which I wrote "Summer's Not My Thing," which is also on the EP). youtu.be/vDewLIPNrAM?... πŸ”—: wp.me/PcZlvI-c4

Beyond Forever
Beyond Forever

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Even though I just released Off You Pop! & hoping to have a new music video for another track from that soon, I may have another EP on the way. I'm working on a collection of my "24-hour songs." I've written two such songs for the #xpnsongchallenge the past 2 years, plus 2 warm-up songs. Stay tuned.