I’m stepping up efforts to marketing myself - just got a couple new paying gigs.  For me, a good gig is not a bar cover gig.  I am interested only in listening venues and in concentrating on my original songs.

I created a mini-brochure - both color and black & white - promoting me (yes, wonderful me as Laura said in a funny poem she wrote).

I played Cave Creek Coffee Company last night and wrote about that here.  Thanks Mike for the “Sweet & Spanish” guitar sound you added…

I am finalizing a guide to house concerts - mostly stealing ideas from Chris Bingham over at GaiaConsort.  But he said I could….

I recorded 10 of the songs I often play live as part of an all acoustic collection called “Everyday Lies“.  I also have links to the lyrics, demo songs, and the liner notes that tell you a little more about how each song came to be written.

If Mom Were President, she’d set things straight
She would battle for causes just….

Read the rest of the poem here.

Sara, my 9 year old, narrated my poem, If Mom Were President with the illustrations by Joye Petrine.  I put the Battle Hymm of the Republic in the background.

If you like it, leave a comment at youtube and pass it along.

Enjoy!

I did a little bit of work this weekend on both MatthewMoranOnline.com (this site) and KreativeKnowledge.com. The goal is to focus this site more clearly on songwriting, performance, and other creative endeavors - while keeping my consulting and speaking business information separate.

Continue reading ‘Refining the message - songwriter & creative versus boring/business - sort of..’

I played last Friday - the Inza show - and had a good turnout and great feedback.  Opened with a new tune - Do It Again - a sort of hopeful ballad….

Continue reading ‘Show Notes - playing live’