I've always looked back on this album with fondness, mostly because of the circumstances under which it was recorded. In the fall of 1984, I was living at home in Madison, WI. I had set up an 8-track recording studio there in the pleasant atmosphere of my parent's house. I still had dreams of becoming a recording artist and decided to give it one more shot with all that I had. The plan was simple enough: record an album's worth of new songs, move to California, and then..."make it."

As I listen to the album, these many years down the road, many memories flash back of its production: waiting for the lawn mower next door to stop so I could finish recording my vocals, lost in heaven as I mixed the title song, "Melody" and then, asking myself a familiar question, "Was that mix good enough?" Well, in the end I learned to mix a song until that question never appeared.
I learned never to settle for second best when my passion was at stake!

Before "Melody," all my other recordings seemed to fall a little short -- not enough time or good equipment or focus -- just something always seemed to be missing. Finally, with "Melody" all the right circumstances seemed to line up and there I was, right where I wanted to be, doing what I loved with all my heart -- making my own music. I had a glorious whole year to complete it, and this gave me all the extra time I needed to "polish the statue" to the point I had always dreamed of.

Oh yes, about "making it." My Mom & Dad showed me that the greatest joy is in the journey, not whether you "make it" or not. Many thanks go to them for making it possible. Also, to Ken Arlen and Scot Streeter for their friendship and support, and lastly, to God, for making this divine essence called Sound; these notes that humans shape and arrange to form music...which, in my opinion, is humankind's greatest creation.

Bless you all, and I hope you enjoy your journey through "Melody!"