(Music) - Kelsey Mira's new EP is out!!

 I can't believe I hadn't updated since December, but due to different factors, I haven't released much music lately, but new songs are in the works. :)

I wanted to take the time to let everyone know about Kelsey Mira's new EP - Don't Stop now.

Kelsey is a fantastic vocalist from Cincinnati that I have had the pleasure of working with on two songs so far (working on a third now), and has released her EP with 5 tracks that she recorded in LA. She is a great songwriter, and these were all written by her. 

The tracks feature some top studio musicians (like Lawrence Juber from Paul McCartney's Wings, and Chad Wackerman who has played with Steve Vai and Frank Zappa among others)

The tracks are free downloads for 24 hours and can be bought on Amazon, Itunes, Google play, etc, and played on Spotify as well. I highly recommend checking them out, all 5 are great songs, and she has an amazing voice.

Kelsey's Soundcloud page is here - http://soundcloud.com/thekelseymira

Kelsey's Facebook artist page is here - https://www.facebook.com/thekelseymira

Kelsey's homepage is here -  http://www.kelseymira.com/

Kelsey's Youtube page - http://www.youtube.com/user/TheKelseyMira

Kelsey's Twitter is here - https://twitter.com/KelseyMira

The first track I ever heard from Kelsey was "The Wall" and it blew me away.  The EP version with it's top class musicians is even better and it's still one of my favorites.  Watch her video here

I thought I would also link the title track to her EP "Don't Stop now" - It's just an amazing song with her amazing vocals and the end just leaves you wanting more, it's perfect. You can listen to it here 

For the rest of her tracks on YouTube, go visit her YouTube channel and be sure to like and leave a comment :)

(Music) Ave Maria - with Kelsey Mira

I am very pleased to present my new collaboration with Kelsey Mira, a symphonic rock/metal version of Ave Maria.

When Kelsey and I were working on Winter Paradise, she mentioned she had always wanted to do a version of Ave Maria with heavy guitar. The most important aspect I wanted for our new vision of Ave was to keep the beauty of the original. Kelsey created this beautiful new melody for Ave and that made it easy to keep that wish :) This track is a collaboration in the truest meaning of the word, in that I asked her approval of every part from beginning to end, and she made many wonderful suggestions that made the track so amazing. She is a great songwriter as well as a spectacular vocalist, and it was a joy and privilege to create this track with her.
I have always wanted to do an operatic metal track, have always loved Ave Maria, and this project is a dream come true :) I could not be happier with how this turned out:)

Please check out Kelsey's website at  http://www.kelseymira.com/
and her link about Ave Maria here -  http://www.kelseymira.com/ave-maria-a-twist-on-a-holiday-favorite/

If you haven't heard it, please also check out our previous track - Winter Paradise

(Music) Winter Paradise featured in a video

Being a gamer, I have a special fondness for cosplay, so I thought it was really cool to discover this video that featured my track with Kelsey Mira :) I love all the costumes and marvel at what these people create, their dedication to their art, and how well they pull off the costumes :) This video is just superb :)

(Music) - Video for Silent Screams - by Ms.Something-else

I mean to post this before, Gail (Ms. Something-Else) created a great video for our collaboration for Silent Screams :) Please check it out below.

(Music) - Video for Winter Paradise

Kelsey created a video for our song "Winter Paradise". Please check out her Youtube channel as she has some great videos.

(Music) - New song - Winter paradise with Kelsey Mira

I had the honor of working with Kelsey Mira on a new track called Winter Paradise. The song turned out absolutely wonderful and I'm very very happy with it. Kelsey's lyrics and vocals are just amazing  :)

You can check out her main page here

 Her blog is here

And her youtube videos are here

I highly recommend checking out her videos and music as its excellent!! :)

(TV) Michael O'Hare (Sinclair from Babylon 5) passes away at 60

I am a huge HUGE fan of Babylon 5, and was saddened today to learn of the passing by another of the TV show's cast, Michael O'Hare.

Michael played Commander Jeffrey Sinclair who was the officer in charge of B5 for the first season of the series. His character was so charming, noble, kind, emotional, and falliable. He was the strong but gentle leader, assertive but not a typical military type of personality. There was grace in the way Michael portrayed Sinclair, and I loved the character. When Michael left after the first season and the leading role going to Bruce Boxleitner,'s John Sheridan I was not happy at first. I love Bruce as an actor, but I enjoyed the friendship that Sinclair's character had with Michael Garibaldi, Babylon 5's chief of security (played by Jerry Doyle), his interactions with a much angrier G'kar, and his undeveloped relationship with Catherine Sakai. I always wished that there would have been more of that relationship, but the romance of the show was destined instead for Sheridan-Delenn (Mira Furlan).

My disappointment was short lived as Bruce knocked it out of the park with his performance as Sheridan. I grew to love his interactions with the other characters just as much.  I always felt sad for Garibaldi as Jeff was his best friend, and they looked out for each other., and then he was alone. I couldn't have guessed that Sinclair would eventually make a return for a short time and the plot developments would blow everyone's minds at the time. What an amazing story Babylon 5 was, and portrayed so incredibly with such an amazing cast. To this day, Babylon 5 is my favorite TV show ever.

I am including some Babylon 5 videos below that features Michael as Sinclair, to honor him.
He has crossed the rim to join the others that have gone before, Andreas Katsulas (G'Kar),  Richard Biggs (Stephen Franklin), Jeff Conaway (Zack Allan), and Tim Choate (Zathras).

Links - http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-ohare-babylon-5-dies-37518

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/30/michael-ohare-dead-heart-attack-babylon-5_n_1925947.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

http://io9.com/5947574/goodbye-to-michael-ohare-babylon-5s-commander-sinclair