The Incubator
Where the songs are born
Acoustic, live, and raw versions of the latest songs, including original demos from many of the production tracks on Florida, The Peace Project, and Gooseneck Soup below.
New Release - Florida (2019)
Peace Project (2004)
Gooseneck Soup Project (1999)
Videos
These are videos we have put together for demos of the songs. These are mostly for Facebook and YouTube. Several are live stream excerpts from Facebook live sets.
From the first time I heard the Beatles, I wanted nothing more than to play and write music, and I got my first guitar when I was 12. It was a plastic ES-335 replica with nylon strings that would not tune, and it was soon replaced with a real Harmony Sovereign my Dad bought at Harrell's music from David Burns. I remember the smell at Harrell's, a heavenly blend of amplifiers with their roasting capacitors, glowing tubes, and aging Tolex ... a scent every musician knows and identifies as a spiritual home and safe space.
I still feel the same about music stores, magical spaces where musicians meet, bands are formed, and one can hear every imaginable rendition of the Stairway to Heaven intro. This music came from those music stores and represents 50 some-odd years of a love affair with music, influenced by hundreds of musical and creative people that have graced my life along the way. The music is here as a historical marker and a reflection of my life. It is also here as a songwriter's demo clearinghouse, in case someone needs an oddball tune to fill out their record.
Please enjoy. ~ jim