From the recording Friends in New Waters
I found myself reaching out and connecting with musicians past and future - a new journey began- one of the first reconnections was with my good friend Paget in Seattle and so the seeds were planted for collaboration which what this project is about - Enjoy!
Guitar - Paget Campbell
The Cast:
Ray Cooper -
music / lyrics
piano / guitars/ keyboards / vocals /arrangement and engineering and production
Bass players on the Journey:
Brian Crossman , Danny Latham, Colleen Codaic , Greg Zorba - Tony Scrace, Boyd Norman - Mike Wileski - Edo Castro - Ray Cooper
Guitars -
Ray Cooper - acoustics - 6/12 various electrics
Brian Dun , Matt Kall - Kel Klapik
Paget Campbell, Tony Scrace - Jason Alexander , Mike Kerrigan , Charles Davis
Vocals
Dana
Drums
Al Burns
Perc
Michell Lepolet
production, scoring and arrangement
Ray Cooper
Ali Mcleod
production staff
Clarence
Ray Cooper
Zach Blackstone
Peter Young
Marty Taylor
Greg Koch
Peter Hill
Al Hynes
Ari Rios
Lisa Murton
Patrick Phillips
Robert Gatley
Leslie Ann Jones
Piper Payne
Artwork
Priscilla Huber
Thomas Schworer Jr
Robin Murphy
Ray Cooper
Studios
Hal Beckett Studios
Grapevine
Cooper Productions
Ocean Sound Studios
Richmond Sound
BullFrog Studios
Vancouver Studios
Phoenix Studios
CBC Vancouver
880 Studios
Coast Mastering
Laughing Tiger
Digital Media
Cadillacs and Stars
Skywalker
Real World
Sponsors
Greenhouse
Larrivee
Kawaii
Bosendorfer
Petrof
Bluther
Yamaha
Collins
Focusrite
Apple
Avid
Spitfire
Korg
SSL
B&W
Sweetwater Sound
CBC Vancouver
Coaching
Steel Guitar Coach - Bev West
Guitar Coach Rik Emmett
Randy Bachman Mic Rentals and a awfully great guy!
George Massenburg for the chat in Nashville - you were just going to be teaching up in Canada -
John Oram - thx for getting us in the Rodney Crowell Session !
Jack Douglas - to hear Toys in the Attic and the stories - so glad our paths crossed.
Bob Ludwig - this was when I was thinking of moving to Bethel , Maine - thx
Leslie Ann Jones - great working with you and team - learned and absorbed a lot. From a meal at Nicasio to where things ended up - what a journey. Stay well Leslie !
Patrick Phillips - Amazing - how your involvement came into being - thx for the Space and Service !
Lynn Asher
Deb Winter
Claudia
Gem
Mike Swanson
David Fox
Wise Council
Ramona Jones
Rob Sutherland
Lyrics
[Intro]
[piano chords, guitar and busy bass with modern drums ]
[VERSE 1]
We make ourselves from moments—
what stuck, what broke, what we remember half-right.
Doesn’t matter who we are,
we all bump around the dark,
guess flale fail and brush off.
[VERSE 2]
Grasp at straws.
Make things up.
Stranger shows up.
Violation lands.
We don’t know anything.
[CHORUS]
Ride it loose. Ride it wild.
One way ticket, no return.
Some find shelter somewhere.
Some ride it open.
[BRIDGE]
We’re all making it up as we go.
No map. No answer.
Just the next moment
and what we do with it.
[OUTRO HOOK]
We make ourselves from moments.
We make ourselves from moments.
So hold on
hold on
Grab and hold on
[Main Theme]
[clean electric guitar arpeggios enter]
[kick drum on beats 1 and 3, tambourine on beats 2 and 4]
[Variation]
[electric guitar plays melodic slide riff]
[piano continues staccato rhythm]
[Outro]
[instruments fade out]