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Piano is taming the beast - said this to my long time client earlier today. "Huh?" he asked, startled, unsure of what I had said. I repeated, "Piano is taming your beast. Good for you." He chuckled in his, I've-come-through-a-bout-of-defensiveness-and-am-learning-to-have-a-sense-of-humor-about-it voice I have come to recognize and cherish after our decade plus of adventures in songwriter land. He had successfully navigated his right and left hands, counted time, and read th

NEW RELEASE "Nobody's Child" from tonight's 52 Acoustic live. Watch the debut LIVE on Facebook and X on 52 Acoustic Live. This song has a long history of showing up when you need it. Written to promote awareness of kids aging out of the foster care system, this tune has been a constant in the lives of hundreds of young people, foster families, policy makers and care givers. Here's the video built in cooperation with Youth Endeavor International and specifially Tim Eldred. Su