Category: Music

  • Beauty in the End EP is Released!

    Beauty in the End EP is Released!

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    My latest EP, Beauty in the End, has just been released! Last year I set a goal for myself to write and record 5 or 6 songs and learn how to mix music.  It took a year longer than I planned, but 2020 was kind of difficult (also mixing is really hard).  Alas, it’s finally…

  • Beauty In the End

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    I wrote this song last year for my upcoming EP.   After listening to it on a recent walk, I felt like the music and lyrics really resonated with the current moment we find ourselves in, so I decided to release it early. The musical movements in the intro tell a story of struggle, then…

  • Prelude in C Major / F Minor (Summer Rain)

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    This is my first proper classical composition.  I stumbled across this chord progression while studying some different piano chords and was very moved by it.  I found myself playing it over and over again.  As a gentle rain storm set the mood outside, I spent several hours piecing the composition together into its finished form.…

  • Temor

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    I’m very happy to share my latest track created with the help of my music composition app — Bop.  Please have a listen.

  • Tipping Point Soundtrack

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    I’m very happy to announce the release of the Tipping Point Soundtrack!  All of the music  from my point-and-click adventure game has been remixed & remastered and is now available to download. Most of the music was recorded 25 to 30 years ago, so a lot of work was put into cleaning up the original…

  • Charlotte 1991-1995

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    Here is a sample of the songs that I wrote and recorded in Charlotte, NC between 1991 and 1995. All songs (c) 1991-1995 Dan Russell-Pinson Carnival: Charlotte – Spring 1995 Sometimes I peer over the wall To catch a glimpse of all the business Suits lining up in the hall Do I have to say hello…

  • Music With Arek Greniuk 1991-1992

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    Here are most of the songs that I wrote and recorded with Arek Greniuk between 1991 and 1992. All songs recorded by Dan Russell-Pinson, Arek Greniuk (c) 1991-1992 Dan Russell-Pinson, Arek Greniuk Another Town:Dan Russell-Pinson, Charlotte – Summer 1992 I’m closing in on a dream to leave There will be places There will be reasons…

  • Clemson 1989-1990

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    Here is a sample of some of the songs I wrote, recorded and collaborated on between 1989 and 1990. Light: I recorded this during some school break when everybody at the apartment/campus was gone. I was pretty proud of this song/recording at the time.   Downtown II:    New Gown:    Reservations:    I Dont See…

  • Fort Pickens 1989

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    I lived and worked at Gulf Islands National Seashore (near Pensacola, FL) during the summers of 1987 to 1990. From my house, I could see Ft. Pickens (see above) which is an old civil war fort. In 1989, I brought my fostex 4-track recorder with me and recorded several songs. These were pretty much the…

  • Restless Leg Exhibit

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    Restless Leg was my first band consisting of: Craig Cochran – Vocals/Guitar Doug Ferrell – Keyboards Mason Wells – Drums Dan Russell – Bass Formed while students at Clemson University, we were a cover band with a few originals and managed to play our share of downtown clubs and fraternity parties for the two semesters we played together. Then……