MoeShinola1

Fresh out of the box, playing a few of the included patterns.

Original song, 2nd version with better singing. Video shot on my smartphone and edited with Shotcut free video editor.

The song of my dreams - literally! Earlier tonight I awoke from a really intense dream, as a song was playing I'd never heard before. I could only remember fragments, but from those I was able to piece together this, which I think delivers the message pretty well. Please forgive the vocal problems i was having on that third verse, I did the best I could to minimize the damage, mainly thanks to the fact the the Blockfish VST channel compressor has PRESETS, something I hadn't noticed before tonight. Audio noise cleanup done using Audacity audio editor, further audio processing in Cakewalk by Bandlab DAW, video brightness cleanup and cropping done in Shotcut video editor.

Here's a song from last summer, a parody of John Lennon's "Imagine" with original lyrics by me lampooning the arrogance of the Davos set who've decided they can run all our lives. Again, this is PARODY, no copyright infringement intended. LYRICS: Enjoy your stay in Davos Your betters welcome you The planet is our country, and our religion too Imagine all your rulers Under just one roof We may sound kinda creepy Like a religious cult Denouncing birth and family Proclaiming "Gaia vult!" Reducing all you sheeple To half a billion, tops You may think I'm a villain You wouldn't be the only one But I just have one question Why do you need that gun? Imagine owning nothing You're gonna learn real soon When your market crashes Like a popped balloon Just think of all the people Eating all the bugs, oh No more carbon cow farts It's a mandate now But you won't miss your sirloin Just eat your mealworm chow And we'll smile as you swallow Pretending we do, too So savor your middle class existence Soon to tumble in the flood That sinks your money, jobs and homes, now, Leaves you languishing in a pod At least we're done with lockdowns Finally in the clear Til those pesky midterms Re-start the Covid scare Yeah, it may be your body But it sure ain't your choice, no But there's always Ukraine Let freedom call you there To fight our rival Putin And not make trouble here Just stay weak and divided As your time runs out As we enjoy your destruction From far above the lowly mob And there ain't no way you'll ever join us 'Cuz you ain't in this big club

Words/Music by Moe Shinola, written in 2001-3, somewhere in there. Recorded in Energy XT 3.0 using Linplug RM III sampler + Groove Monkee midi files for drums, Sfz soundfont player for bass, Tagima Woodstock Series 55 copy for all guitars and Shure mic.

Here's a new version of a song of mine from a few years ago. Here are the lyrics: If you, my friend, are worried in the same way that I am From seein' Captain Ahab Where once stood Uncle Sam on meaningless vendettas waged on made-up enemies and includin' our neighbors in with these I think a healthy disregard is well-advised when grown-ups abdecate and children supervise and brush our freedoms with the brush suspicion tarred I hope I see some healthy disregard Oh, don't you wonder why we're led to think authority's invested in some scary "them" and not the common "we"? and you who hold a shield ain't it time you looked inside and see the face your helmets hide? You might think a healthy disregard is well-advised can't we be countrymen instead of warring sides? who treat our neighborhoods like Folsom Prison yard I hope I see some healthy disregard So, when they mention things that if we see, we'd better say so folks who make us nervous can be neatly dragged away remember what our Grandma's generation would've thought and all the injustices they fought They had a healthy disregard for stupid rules and not much indulgence for legalistic fools so when some punk decides to play some fascist card I hope I see some healthy disregard Yeah, I hope I see some healthy disregard!

From my 2006 album Radio Caroline, available at moeshinola.bandcamp.com LET'S GO PLAY SOLDIER Now, Dan and Tom and Sam'll get a picture on a camel while Uncle Sam debriefs them there in bed They'll tell the truth you're cleared for, and dry poor momma's tears for all her boys and girls who come home dead Oh, goodie, it's a war and we get to watch, I've looked forward to this so much, we're gonna dance all over somebody's country, we're gonna spike our football in the sand, live from a newly conquered land, c'mon, cameraman, let's go play soldier c'mon, cameraman Now, national pride is crumblin' this humblin' ain't in keeping with the arrogance Americans should feel 'cuz people just won't buy if they don't think their pie'll be as high as all that gas we're gonna steal Oh, goodie, it's a war, let's hide behind, occupy the public's mind, drown it all in a bottle of Flag and Country, why, we'll boost consumer confidence, it just makes advertising sense, packaged all up with a brand, let's go play soldier packaged all up with a brand Now, we got politicians prayin', TV preachers playin' "Onward, Christian SOldiers" to the war, cashin' in on fear, now, leadin' that bloody cheer, now, surf the crowd right through the White House door Oh, goodie, it's a war, we'll hold the fort, lead the sheep, observe, report, help make the world safe for God and country, we'll volunteer for priest and cop, positioning ourselves on top, a new establishment, let's go play soldier a new establishment

Recorded 12-15 years ago, using an alternate guitar tuning I don't remember how to do anymore. Good luck trying to figure it out.

Written, performed, recorded and produced by Moe, All rights reserved. From my "Hippie Protest" record, Radio Caroline, available at https://moeshinola.bandcamp.com/album/radio-caroline. Made in 2005-06 on home PC using Cakewalk Sonar 3 Producer Edition, using an M-Audio Delta 44 interface, AudioTechnica Midnight Blues mic, Takamine acoustic guitar, Fender Squier Mini electric, Linplug RM III drum sampler & ProSamples Real Drum Kits, Maz V-Sampler(acoustic bass), and many software plugins, the most important being Buzzroom's Buzzmaxi 3 limiter and the Sonitus Reverb. Dedicated to the American electorate. not meant to address or describe any individual persons or situations.

Here's a COVID-19 song, written while in home quarantine, now unleashed upon an unsuspecting world.

Performed live at Steel's Used Books in North Kansas City, MO. Words and music by Moe.

This one is like Andrea's Birthday Song, an old guitar piece done in an alternate tuning I don't remember.

From my "Hippie Protest" record, Radio Caroline, available at https://moeshinola.bandcamp.com/album/radio-caroline. Made in 2005-06 on home PC using Cakewalk Sonar 3 Producer Edition, using an M-Audio Delta 44 interface, AudioTechnica Midnight Blues mic, Takamine acoustic guitar, Fender Squier Mini electric, Linplug RM III drum sampler & ProSamples Real Drum Kits, Maz V-Sampler(acoustic bass), and many software plugins, the most important being Buzzroom's Buzzmaxi 3 limiter and the Sonitus Reverb. Dedicated to Sharon Eiker, for shared headaches.