Updated Show - Go!

At the very beginning of Jeff’s compositional career, he wrote a show titled “Go!” for Kamiakin High School (where he graduated) in Kennewick, Washington. It was a crowd favorite and scored well. But here’s the good news; it just got better! Jeff and Pete spent a few weeks this winter reorchestrating, rewriting, and updating audios. Hear the new version of “Go!” below!

On A Personal Note...

Jeff here! My wife and I are less than one month away from meeting our baby girl and we couldn’t be more excited. With that being said, our pregnancy has not been an easy one and Karissa has had to battle through quite a few struggles with regards to sickness, complications and pain. One thing that has been really cool is that through our entire journey, I have had so many clients from the past and present reach out and ask how we are doing and offering their best wishes and prayers. I can’t tell you how much this means to us. I spend so much time designing shows and collaborating with you all on music but at the end of the day, the world of marching arts is a family and I have felt that love quite a bit over the last 8 months.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of you who have taken a moment to check in and see how we are doing! It means the world to us and we can’t wait for you all to meet our baby girl next month!

Royalty Free Shows

Buying the show is only half the battle anymore. With performing licensing fees being as expensive as ever, we thought a Royalty Free Show page would come in handy. Follow the link below to see a page of shows that are all written with either original music or with music that is in the public domain. As always, don’t hesitate to reach out for score requests or questions!

More Individual Arrangements Added

One of the under-utilized pages on our website is the Individual Arrangements page. If you’re piecing together a show from multiple sources, check out this page! There over 100 arrangements of various pieces all for purchase. They are a mix of music taken from an individual movement of one of our shows and stand alone pieces. Don’t stress over what closer to use anymore! Check out all of our arrangements today.

Light Prevails Returns!

Light prevails has been a popular show since it was written in 2019. It was taken down while it was reworked to create Lantern in the Window. Check out both shows now!

New Show - Paparazzi

New show alert! Paparazzi is the newest show added to the family. Featuring the music of Brittany Spears and Radiohead, Paparazzi is sure to be a popular show both at state finals and halftime! Follow link below to hear a recording and see full details.

Don't be a victim of your passion

Artists, don’t be a victim of your passion. Wait what?

In the world of creative arts, all too often I encounter people who are extremely passionate about what they do and what they are creating. Is this a bad thing? Absolutely not, it’s a great thing! But what happens when that passion turns on you? 

If you are a professional artist, by definition your main occupation is your art (meaning you make money doing it and it is not just a hobby). So if you fit into that definition, that means you exist in a world of deadlines. Yes, artists still have to meet deadlines. Despite what so many artists want to believe, we are not entitled to endless amounts of time for our projects. We don’t always get to climb to the top of a mountain and wait for nature to inspire us. Most times we have to sit down at our desks, create the best art we possibly can and deliver it to our clients within the timeline that we are given.  If our clients hire us to create a piece of art for them, we must be respectful of the agreed upon deadlines and deliver the end product to them in a timely manner. Otherwise, you won’t get paid at which point, you cease being a professional artist and you are back to being an amateur artist.

I say all of this to say, don’t become a victim of your own passion. As an artist, you have to care about your projects. If you don’t, they will suck. But you need to know where the line between passion and obsession is. Have you ever known an artist who has wept endlessly over their work and they have revised and revised and revised that work? That process can go on for years! And I hate to be the one to say it (because some of you who are reading this probably fit into that category), but it is completely unnecessary and in most cases it is extremely counterproductive. 

 In every creative process, there is a point where your revisions aren’t better, they’re just different. Sometimes “different” can seem “better” but the truth is, every project eventually reaches the point where “different” is simply “different”. And this is a huge problem for artists. We can have so much passion for our project that we want every single detail to be perfect. Being a perfectionist isn’t a bad thing, but you have to be in control of it and not let it consume you and your work! When we endlessly revise our pieces of art, we get sucked into our own little world where time stands still and everything has to be just right. Unfortunately when we get sucked into this world, we don’t let anyone else in. At some point, you have to let everyone else into your world and let them see your art, even if you don’t think it’s ready quite yet. Have you ever heard the term “paralysis by analysis”? Unfortunately, it is the death of so many artists in the world. 

 What does it mean to become a victim of your passion? It means that you care so much about your work of art that you get too emotionally invested in it. You end up revising it to a fault, you miss your deadlines and in the end, the world never gets to see your art in its true potential. Don’t be a victim. Know when to put away the red pens and call your project done. Have a trusted person in your life who can speak truth to you when you start overanalyzing your work. Most importantly, become very aware of the difference between “better” and “different”. I hope this helps an artist somewhere out there climb the wall and have the courage to finally let the world see what they’ve created.