I have always been a sucker for a good romantic comedy (yes I turned in my man card a while ago). One day I decided I wanted to capture one in a song. So here is Nothing To Lose, the story of a broken-hearted girl and a shy boy, both longing to find that […]
Recently, I found a contest by the Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop called Hans Zimmer Wants You. Hans Zimmer is an Academy Award winning composer whose credits include 12 Years a Slave, Man of Steel, and The Dark Knight Rises. He composed a piece called Destiny’s Door, and posted all of the “stems” meaning all […]
I love this time of year. There’s a renewed focus on family, generosity, joy, and wonder, and to me, the feeling in the air is palpable. True, we sometimes get wrapped up in the more superficial aspects, but it seems even those often stem from nobler sentiments. So each year I like to do something […]
Looking back at 2012 – Some things I’m happy I did: Made a children’s album Raised $10,000 for a professional workshop of my musical Completed 20 website projects and reduced costs by over $300,000 Passed the $50,000 mark raising money for Relay for Life Ran a half marathon Published another song with another music library […]
“Turning Thirty, The Musical” is my musical “dramedy” that explores what happens when a young couple debating starting a family is suddenly faced with a diagnosis of cancer. It’s based on my own true story, and I’m hoping you will help me take this story to a larger audience. I am raising money to do […]
“Never give up. Never surrender.” After stomaching over two dozen rejections for my song submissions to publishers, music libraries, and music supervisors for placement in film, TV, ads, and more, this week I got some good news. (As Thomas Edison famously said, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work.”) Two […]
Lately, I find myself suffering from GAS, or “Gear Acquisition Syndrome.” It’s an affliction that most musicians suffer from, and I am not immune myself. I’m obsessing a bit over my latest toy discovery, so much so that I even stepped foot in my current local music store of choice, Sam Ash Music, to see […]
Sing It Out (new version) by Tom WillnerThis month’s new song is actually a new version of one of my most popular tunes called Sing It Out. My good friend Ben Wakeman co-wrote the lyrics, and we recorded this one with Chris Kearney for our band Screen Door’s album Greener back in 2003. Well, recently […]
Parts Gone Missin’ (Demo) by Tom Willner It’s been a while since I shared a new song, so I decided to post this even though it’s still just a demo recording – me and piano. Let me know what you think. This one is inspired by my old flame cancer, with whom I had […]
PopTech Mixtape Vol. 1 by PopTech Back in 2006, I had the privilege to go to a conference called PopTech in Camden, Maine. It’s like the TED Conference except without the former presidents and $30,000 price tag. It was hands down the best conference I’ve ever attended. One of the cool aspects of it was […]