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The official video for part III of the totally epic The Solid State Siren. Only took two years! Which is ironic, since the entire video took a whopping twenty minutes to throw together. Just another way to sample the music without actually paying for it (shock!) 😀

New year. New web stuff. I dunno why I keep putting a new wrapper on the same ol’ stuff, but hey… it’s festive!

Finishing up a couple of new videos. One for It’s Not The Bomb. I haven’t put up a video from Balance so it was time.

Plus, gun control has become a much bigger deal (at least to me) than when I wrote this. The number of guns and the obsessions people have with them have become more insane than I could’ve imagined. In other words, when I wrote the song ten years ago I felt a little on the margins. Now? I think you’re crazy if you’re not appalled. If you feel the same way, please do what I did this year and send a couple of bucks to The Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence. If yer lookin’ for instant gratification, I doubt this is money well spent, but we gotta start somewhere […]

I’ve put together a medley of three bits from Detroit in a simple promo video. This contains the Overture to Act I, where Eddie Powell introduces the neighbourhood, the aria ‘Tear Down The House’ which ends of Act II and the finale to Act III ‘Evergreen’.

Evergreen is a mix of live tracks from rehearsals summer 2012 with a number of studio overdubs. You’ll note the vocal track has slightly different lyrics from the libretto.

There are a lot of sections with loooong notes. Hiiiiigh notes. Unfriendly to those who have to breathe to make noise. Whenever I get this stuff rehearsed it’s either with pros who tell me to what I can do with my chop destroying stupid parts (unless I open my checkbook—in which case they’ve never heard anything quite like it.) Or, I can get unsuspecting children.

God Bless The Future Of Our Children. Who Are Our Future.

The great thing about young people is that, despite what you may have heard, they will happily […]

So it’s been a while since I checked in. As per usual, apologies all round. And as per usual, the reason being, the ongoing health issues. It’s not that I’m doing poorly, it’s just that getting back to the traveling has predictably taken some getting used to. If you ordered spots at the remaining shows you’ll be glad to know that things are going smoothly and I’m pretty sure you’ll enjoy what we have cooked up.

Next…

Now, regarding a quick post I made a few months back. Next year there should be a new record. Actually there should be two new records. The first will actually be a video compendium. I’m finally getting around to editing the live performance footage from back when the band was together (2007) and also the full orchestra performance of Open Your Eyes from 2006. And to top it off I’ll have some footage of solo concerts from both then and now that are not exactly ‘professional’ quality but I […]

Official video from JCHMusic for the new album Songs From Detroit The Opera by JC Harris.

This is from Act II. The son has returned from WW II and is obviously depressed. Father meets him at a local bar and encourages him to snap out of his depression. Thinking to commiserate, he recounts his own suffering upon first coming to America. He then reveals that he has a ready-made business opportunity to share with him. Instead of being excited, the son explodes with anger. Father is clueless and turns away in horror. He now realizes just how truly damaged his son really is.