The Musical Diary of Greg Scheer » Colin

Can’t Get Enough?

gregscheer — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:16:52 +0000

I know what you’re thinking: “When Greg posts only a few times a week to his music blog, it’s just not enough! How on earth can I hear Greg all the time, whether or not I have an internet connection?”

Well, my friends, an answer to your deepest need is here. Colin Gordon-Farleigh has just released a CD of our song collaborations called “Simply Greg.” You can get it at CD Baby, iTunes, or Amazon. You can purchase individual tracks or the whole collection. You can set your iPod to repeat the CD indefinitely or program your iPhone so my singing wakes you up each morning. You can even set up the cover graphic as your desktop picture!

So much Greg, so little time. I know. I sometimes feel the same way.

Alan Watson sings “When I’m with You”

gregscheer — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:04:34 +0000

You thought Greg was just for the young and trendy. No, my friends, Greg is an equal opportunity composer. In this blog post, Greg reels in the older folks as Alan Watson sings the Colin/Greg ballad “When I’m with You.” The retro musical arrangement matches Alan’s crooning delivery perfectly. And the video proves once again, that green screen is alive and well:

Love Alone

gregscheer — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 02:50:17 +0000

The collaboration between Colin Gordon-Farleigh and me has slowed to a trickle, with our output dwindling to only 16 songs since the start of the year. The latest was finished this morning. In this demo of “Love Alone” I took a straight up ballad approach, but I think what’s really going to put this one over the top is an arrangement in the long lineage of ballad/disco hits like Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive,” Donna Summer’s “Last Dance,” and Cher’s “Believe.” Each of these has at its core, a great melody, often in a minor key. Things usually start off slowly, then the song becomes a double-time dancing frenzy of grief release. Nowadays, that great pop disco tradition has developed into techno style ballads, although good examples escape me at the moment.

For now you’ll have to satisfy yourself with the down tempo ballad version (MP3, PDF). But if you want to create a bangin’ remix, just let me know and I’ll get you all the files you need.

Four More of the Countrified Colin

gregscheer — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:21:33 +0000

Colin and I are now up to 14 Gospel songs for his new singer. Here are the latest four, with MP3s:

For Eternity!: PDF, MP3

At the Well: PDF, MP3

Heaven’s Highway: PDF, MP3

Worthy: PDF, MP3

The Four Gospels

gregscheer — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:19:29 +0000

Today’s post features four gospels–no, not Matthew, Mark, Luke and John–the gospel according to Colin and Greg. That is, four gospel songs I wrote to lyrics by Colin Gordon-Farleigh. Since Colin works with both country gospel and black gospel singers, he wanted music that could swing either way. Wanna get your praise on? Check ‘em out:

Better by the 1/2 Dozen

gregscheer — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:49:33 +0000

I finished 6 new country Gospel songs with Colin Gordon-Farleigh last week, but haven’t had time to upload them to my blog because I was so busy finishing Be My Everything (have you voted yet?). Here they are:

Let Go and Let God
Old-Time Gospel
One Saint at a Time
The Armour of the Lord
The Gospel Singer
Walking with Jesus

By the way, Colin posts a new hymn to his blog every day. (Take that Charles Wesley!) And why wouldn’t you want to visit the website of a guy who once looked like this?:

Our Song Is Playing Still

gregscheer — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:15:21 +0000

Colin and I are back at it with a new collaboration: Our Song Is Playing Still. Do you happen to know Lionel Ritchie? Pass the MP3 or PDF along to him with our regards.

Catching up with Colin

gregscheer — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:11:14 +0000

I’ve had to put off writing new songs with Colin the last few months while I get everything in order at the church. But now that my Christmas planning is all in place, I’ve got a little time to write tunes for the lyrics that have been piling up in my inbox.

While Colin and I usually split duties–he’s the word guy and I’m the music guy–this time the lyrics he emailed me were accompanied by a recording of some melodic ideas. It was clear Colin was going for an old-time Gospel sound, and hey, I cut my teeth on that back at Apponaug Pentecostal Church in Rhode Island, so I just channeled all those childhood musical memories and out came “I Will Love You” (MP3, PDF)

A Child Is Born

gregscheer — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:54:05 +0000

This is the time of year when I catch up on all the projects I’ve put off while preparing for Christmas services. Now that the services are basically planned and ready to go I give myself the Christmas present of sitting at the piano for long hours doing creative work. Here is the first to be completed: A Child Is Born (MP3, PDF), written with Colin Gordon-Farleigh. It’s a melodic Christmas song that makes a nice follow up to our Emmanuel Now.

Darren Mullan’s Forever Friend

gregscheer — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 19:08:28 +0000

A few years ago, I wrote a song with Colin Gordon-Farleigh called “Forever Friend.” Our Australian friend Darren Mullan has just turned it into a countrified classic. Take a listen to the low resolution MP3 here, or head on over to cdbaby where you can download a high rez MP3 for all your forever friends.