Adam Miner Music

06/29/2024

"Will" 36x48" Acrylic on Canvas

This piece is available for purchase as of July 1st. $500 obo. I'm posting the entire process in the comments.

I consider this a warm-up for a series of Abstract Expressionism pieces I plan on doing this summer/fall. So I'm really looking to just recover the expense of the materials.

"Will" is about this idea that we may not have free will, the we are simply the result of prior causes, the genes we were born with, our location in the world, our prior experiences, the food we've consumed.

It's an idea where maybe we shouldn't take our wins in life so seriously, to not get prideful. Nor to take our failures as seriously either. Radical compassion and forgiveness.

I had no choice but to paint it.

04/26/2024

This is “Circles”. My mother had a similar tattoo. For her it meant rejuvenation. I called it Circles because it was a program she advocated during her career. It helped people in poverty. Check out https://circlescanada.com for more information.

I took a year off working on the painting due to the emotional difficulty. But here it is. I’m trying to think of a good home for it and I will be having affordable prints made for anyone interested. I’ll dig into pricing for it, but Paul Sorensen took such an amazing capture of it I just have to share right now.

02/23/2024

I'm one session away from finishing "Circles". Named after the program my Mom Gayle Montgomery delivered for years before she retired. The original is for sale as of March 1st. DM me if you're interested. I will also make prints if there is any demand for them.

Mom had something similar tattooed on her arm, my sister Carrie also has one. For Mom, the Frog represented renewal.

I didn't get the measuring tape out but I think it's 2.5'x3'. Acrylic on canvas.

02/17/2024

I got back to work on this tonight. My Mom had this tattoo and later my sister got it. I think I'm halfway done. I took a year off because it was too hard to work on. It feels really good to revisit it.

Anyone who knows me knows I'm working on Gayle Storm, It's a record about Mom. I'm doing double duty now I guess.

For Mom, the frog represented rejuvenation. Working on a record and a painting in her memory fills me up.

01/22/2024

This February I’m releasing “Gayle Storm” on all streaming platforms. It will be my 8th solo effort and follows 2018’s “Christina” album.

All lyrics by me unless noted.

I NEED IT TO RAIN

NO CLOUD ON THE HORIZON
FEELS LIKE THEY'RE SHOULD BE
STILL A STORM IS COMING
IT'S BLOWING RIGHT THROUGH ME
THE FEAR OF HOLDING ON
JUST HIT THE FEAR OF LETTING GO
MISSING YOU IS ENDLESS
WITH NO WAY TO LET YOU KNOW
EVERYTHING IS SHIFTING
BUT EVERYTHING IS THE SAME
I NEED IT TO RAIN
I NEED IT TO RAIN

I CAN SEE ALL THE YEARS
THEY'RE STANDING RIGHT HERE
THE DEALS AND COMMITMENTS
MY HOPE AND YOUR FEAR
THE COLDNESS IN YOUR EYES
LIKE THE WIND BITES MY SKIN
I'LL STAND WITH YOUR SHADOW
UNTIL THE COLD BRINGS ME IN
I FOUND A WAY OUT OF HERE
BUT YOU MISEED THAT TRAIN
I NEED IT TO RAIN
I NEED IT TO RAIN

I NEED IT TO RAIN
THE SUN IS TOO BRIGHT
NEED THE SOUND OF THUNDER
TO DROWN OUT THE LIGHT
I NEED IT TO RAIN
I NEED IT TO RAIN

I RAN TOWARDS YOUR LOVE
IT WASN'T ALWAYS PURE
GAVE MYSELF TO THE DOCTORS
BUT THERE ISN'T ANY CURE
SITTING IN THE DARKNESS
THE DARKNESS FEELS WARM
I'M TIRED OF KEEPING SCORE
WAITING FOR A STORM
I FEEL YOU IN MY LAUGHTER
I FEEL YOU IN MY PAIN
I NEED IT TO RAIN
I NEED IT TO RAIN

THE MORE I KNOW, THE LESS I UNDERSTAND

BONFIRE IS BURNING, AND THE BARN BELLS CHIME
THE WHOLE WORLD IS LONELY AND WE’RE LOSING TIME
THE LIMITS OF LOVE, THEY’RE NOT WHERE I FIRST THOUGHT
NOTHING CAN EXPLAIN WHAT I GAVE AND WHAT I GOT
I TRIED TO BUILD YOU UP BUT NOTHING GOES AS PLANNED
SEEMS THE MORE I KNOW, THE LESS I UNDERSTAND

ANOTHER SHREDDED SAIL, ANOTHER WOUND WON’T HEAL
TOO MANY WEEKS ON THE WATER SHE SUFFERS AT THE WHEEL
SHE SAYS HER SHIPS BEEN BATTERED AND I KNOW HER POINT OF VIEW
I ONLY WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING MORE THAN NOTHING I COULD DO
LIFE’S A TANGLED KNOT, YOU CAN’T FOLLOW ANY STRAND,
SEEMS THE MORE I KNOW, THE LESS I UNDERSTAND

MY RACE IS ALMOST OVER I’M STILL STUCK HERE AT THE START
SOMETHING WEIGHS ME DOWN DEEP INSIDE MY HEART
I SEE STONES IN MY PATH EVERYWHERE I WALK
AND I PICK UP AND CARRY EACH AND EVERY ROCK
I LOOK BACK FOR MY FOOTPRINTS BUT THEY VANISH IN THE SAND
SEEMS THE MORE I KNOW, THE LESS I UNDERSTAND

THE NEW MOON IS RISING, CLOUDS ARE MOVING SLOW
I’LL TRY AND KEEP YOU WARM AS WE BATTLE THROUGH THE SNOW
IF I’M CERTAIN OF SOMETHING IT’S THAT WE’RE NOT ABOVE
THE DARKNESS CHASING US INTO THE ARMS OF LOVE
LET’S HEAD INTO THE NIGHT, CAN I BE YOUR GUIDING HAND?
SEEMS THE MORE I KNOW, THE LESS I UNDERSTAND
SEEMS THE MORE I KNOW, THE LESS I UNDERSTAND

A LOT OF ME - LYRICS BY GAYLE MONTGOMERY

HEY THERE SISTER
YOU’VE BEEN AWAY SO LONG
DO YOU KNOW I MISS YOU
DO YOU KNOW I WROTE THIS SONG

TELL ME SISTER,
DO YOU THINK YOU LET US DOWN?
COULD IT BE THAT AFTER ALL
IT WAS THE OTHER WAY AROUND

HEY THERE SISTER
DO YOU KNOW YOUR KIDS ARE GROWN?
CAN YOU FEEL YOURSELF WITHIN THEM?
ARE YOU PROUD THAT THEY’RE YOUR OWN

TELL ME SISTER
WHERE YOU GONE NOW THAT YOU’RE DEAD?
DO YOU TAKE YOUR MEMORIES WITH YOU?
WAS I THERE INSIDE YOUR HEAD?

I DON”T CARE WHAT PAIN YOU’VE CAUSED CAUSE
WHEN THE COUNTING’S THROUGH
I KNOW THAT A LOT OF ME IS HERE IS BECAUSE OF YOU

HEY THERE SISTER
WE’LL MEET AGAIN ONE DAY
ALYWAYS THINKING ABOUT YOU
IN MY HEART YOU’RE GONNA STAY

HEY NOW BRENDA
IN A DREAM I SAW YOUR FACE
SWEAR I WON’T FORGET YOU
CAUSE NO ONE COULD TAKE YOUR PLACE

I DON”T CARE WHAT PAIN YOU’VE CAUSED CAUSE
WHEN THE COUNTING’S THROUGH
I KNOW THAT A LOT OF ME IS HERE IS BECAUSE OF YOU

GAYLE STORM

THE COLDER NIGHTS, THE SETTING SUN
I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING, I KNOW WHERE I’M FROM
DON’T WORRY MA, I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG
DON’T WORRY MA, I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG
I’M TOO OLD TO DIE MA, IT’S AS REAL AS ANY SONG THAT WE’VE SUNG

I RAN TO HIDE, WHEN SPRING WAS SPRUNG
LIFE OF A MINER, I CLIMB DOWN EVERY RUNG
DON’T WORRY MA, I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG
NO NO NO MA, I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG
I’M TOO OLD TO DIE MA, IT’S AS REAL AS ANY SONG THAT WE’VE SUNG

SHADOWS ARE DRY, DARKNESS IS WARM
I DODGED THE RAIN BUT STILL GOT CAUGHT IN THE STORM
DON’T WORRY MA, I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG
JUST LISTEN TO ME MA, I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG
I’M TOO OLD TO DIE MA, AND IT’S REAL AS ANY SONG THAT WE’VE SUNG

EVERY STAR WILL DIE, THEY BURN TOO BRIGHT
YOUR LIGHT IS FADING, I’LL FOLLOW YOU INTO THE NIGHT
DON’T WORRY MA, I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG
DON’T WORRY BOUT’ ME, I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG
I’M TOO OLD TO DIE MA, IT’S AS REAL AS ANY SONG THAT WE’VE SUNG

FIRE IN THE DARKNESS, GUITARS ARE STRUNG
YOU’RE SO FAR AWAY NOW BUT ONCE WE WERE ONE
DON’T WORRY MA, I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG
DON’T WORRY MA, I’M TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG
I’M TOO OLD TO DIE MA, IT’S AS REAL AS ANY SONG THAT WE’VE SUNG

THIS FRIEND OF MINE

IN THIS FRIEND OF MINE
A FRAGILE SIDE I SEE
EVEN IN MY DARKNESS
I KNOW THAT YOU SEE ME
THE TEARS WE'VE CRIED
SPAN BLUE RIVERS WIDE
YOUR STAR HAS BEEN THE GUIDE
ON MY JOURNEY

THIS FRIEND OF MINE
I'M HOLDING YOUR HAND TOO
WALKING THROUGH ASHES
OF EVERYTHING WE KNEW
THE LIGHT YOU SEE
IN BROKEN PARTS OF ME
WILL SET ME FREE
WILL SEE US THROUGH

OLD WOODEN DAM WHAT ARE YOU HOLDING AT BAY
I'VE GOT YOU'RE HAND FOR WHEN IT BREAKS AWAY

IN THIS FRIENDSHIP OF OURS
WE LOST THE ONES WE LOVE
GOT LOST IN THE MEANING
OF WHAT'S BELOW AND ABOVE
IF WE DON'T AGREE
YOU'RE STILL EVERYTHING TO ME
NOW I SEE
WHAT LOVE IS OF

OLD WOODEN DAM WHAT ARE YOU HOLDING AT BAY
I'VE GOT YOU'RE HAND FOR WHEN IT BREAKS AWAY

THIS FRIEND OF MINE

HELL IS AN EMPTY ROOM

THIS EMPTY ROOM
HELL IS AN EMPTY ROOM

I IGNORE ALL THE VOICES
THAT HAUNT ME AND TAUNT
WITH EVERYBODY GONE
I CAN DO WHAT I WANT

I’M MY OWN MAN
GO AT MY OWN PACE
I DON’T MISS THE GHOSTS
THAT FILLED UP THIS PLACE

HELL IS AN EMPTY ROOM

HELL IS AN EMPTY ROOM
SO I FILL IT WITH JUNK
WANDER HALLS NAKED
GET FALLING DOWN DRUNK

THIS FREEDOM’S EXPENSIVE
BUT I TAKE NO ACCOUNT
YOU CAN’T GIVE IT UP
NOT FOR ANY AMOUNT

HELL IS AN EMPTY ROOM
HELL IS AN EMPTY ROOM

I MAKE MY OWN HOURS
LIE IN MY BED
AND I DON’T CONSIDER
THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID

DON’T COUNT YOUR LOSSES
IT DON’T BRING YOU NO GAINS
I DON’T EVEN QUESTION IT NOW
WHAT’S RUNNING THROUGH MY VEINS

HELL IS AN EMPTY ROOM
HELL IS AN EMPTY ROOM

EVERY ROOM HAS SECRETS
BUT NONE THAT I’LL TELL
JUST TO SAY IT BREAKS TRAIL
FOR A ROAD STRAIGHT TO HELL

HELL IS AN EMPTY ROOM
HELL IS AN EMPTY ROOM
HELL IS AN EMPTY ROOM

NOW I’M JUST ALONE

TONIGHT, THE SKY IS STORMING
IT’S BLOWING OUT BRANCHES FROM THE TREE
THE SKY CAN CRY WITHOUT A WARNING
IT CAN HIT AS SUDDEN AS HOW SWIFTLY THAT YOU SET ME FREE
LAST NIGHT YOU LET ME KNOW I WAS A BURDEN
WITH WORDS THAT COULD CUT THROUGH BONE
RIGHT NOW I’M NEARLY TOO NUMB TO NOTICE
THAT I USED TO BE LONELY AND NOW I’M JUST ALONE

I’M SWINGING BY THE OLD PLACE
TO CATCH YOUR GHOST KNOCKING ON MY DOOR
YOU CAN SEE IT WRITTEN ALL OVER MY FACE
THIS IS A CORNER I’VE BEEN CAUGHT IN TOO MANY TIMES BEFORE
WHEN EVERY OLD STREET FEELS EMPTY
WHEN EVERY HEART I TRY TO TOUCH IS STONE
NEAR BY I KNOW A PLACE TO HELP ME FORGET
THAT I USED TO BE LONELY AND NOW I’M JUST ALONE

MY MUSCLES ACHE AND SHIVER
SUDDENLY I’M NOT AS STRONG AS I WAS BEFORE
THESE ENDLESS FIELDS MAKE ME MISS THE LAKE AND RIVER
IF WAS MISSING THEM THEN, NOW I’M MISSING THEM MORE
CARELESSLY YOU SENT ME INTO THE COLD
AND TOOK AWAY THE ONLY THING I OWN
IT’S LIKE YOU TAKE SOME PLEASURE KNOWING
THAT I USED TO BE LONELY AND NOW I’M JUST ALONE

QUINCEY COWERS FROM THE THUNDER
THE OTHER DOG IS SLEEPING IN MY BED
TONIGHT I’LL LIE AWAKE AND WONDER
WHERE I TOOK THE WRONG TURN IN THIS LIFE I LED
I DON’T FEEL SAFE IN THIS BODY
I’M A PRISONER WHO CAN NEVER GO HOME
THE RATTLE OF THESE CHAINS REMINDS ME
THAT I USED TO BE LONELY AND NOW I’M JUST ALONE

AT DAWN I HEAR THE SPARROWS SINGING
THEY’RE BUILDING NESTS IN THE PINE
I’M SWEATING AND MY EYES ARE STINGING
AS I HEAD OUT ON THE ROAD FOR THE COUNTY LINE
LAST NIGHT I LEARNED I CAN’T UN-RING A BELL
SOME CRIMES FOR WHICH YOU NEVER CAN ATONE
THIS OPEN ROAD IS MY MEMENTO
THAT I USED TO BE LONELY AND NOW I’M JUST ALONE

12/12/2021

Recording my friend W***y. It's been awesome to get back to a semi-normal schedule at the studio. Having a few projects on the burner is great medicine.

10/17/2021

Feels good to be getting back to a working life again. Here I am listening to Eli Martin cutting vocals.

08/16/2021

Happy Microphone Monday! I need to update this, still a great collection of paint brushes though. The microphone is the first and most important way to shape tone.

07/14/2021

TIMELESS VIBE FLASH SALE!!!! Please share.

You have until August 15th to book this stellar offer: For $180 come by the studio walk away with three songs recorded, mixed and mastered with an accompanying video of each. The linked video is me playing with my stereo mic set up. No computer effects. We run your performance through my analog EQ and compressor and hit analog tape. If you like the tape version, we keep it, if not we go digital. *

I’m looking to work with experienced players. This kind of recording is successful if you balance your voice and guitar. We’ll do a few takes of each song and you can pick your favourite takes. No software effects. No auto-tune. No reverb. No edits. OLD SCHOOL and not for the faint of heart. It’s a timeless vibe.

*Tape is provided, but if you want to take home a tape, contact me and we’ll make sure you get your own reel for an additional charge.

My Mom had written some lyrics about her sister who passed when I was three years old. In the 90's I put them to music but I was never happy with it. So this...

06/12/2021

Mixed some hip hop for Mistah Jay last month. Check it out!
Got any music that needs mixing/mastering? Give Adam Miner Music a shot. Don't love it? Don't pay. You're gonna love it!

06/07/2021

This is a pair of AEA R84 Ribbon microphones. They’re in a setero configuration called a Blumlien Pair. Ribbons were designed in the 1920’s. The Ribbon is a thin corrugated piece of metal housed between two magnets They create a small voltage when sound pressure moves them in that magnetic field. It’s exactly what happens when you have a guitar string over a magnetic pickup. Difference is that instead of a string, it’s a ribbon. A Blumlien pair is one of the best stereo set ups Ribbons only pick up sound in front or behind, not on the side. They’re like a sail, and if the wind blows across them and not into them, they don’t move. When you have two of these “figure 8” patterns at right angles to each other, they create a very realistic pattern. I’ve done entire records with just a pair of these, and you get a very beautiful picture of what’s being performed.

06/02/2021

A HUGE congratulations to the folks from Beer Store Money. They won $900 of studio time with me and I'm thrilled. I've enjoyed seeing them live and can't wait to make some music with them.

05/21/2021

On May 30th one winner will be selected to receive $900 worth of studio time. Spend it on tracking, mixing, mastering or a combination. Visit adamminermusic.com for details and how to increase your chances of winning. Let's make music!

05/12/2021

05/06/2021

Visit adamminermusic.com to enter and win $900 worth of studio time! Contest lasts until May 30th. Refer the contest to your friends for more chances to win. Sharing this post and liking this page sure would be awesome. As soon as lock-down ends, let's make some music!

audio, audio mixing, audio mastering, recording, analog, analog tape, adam miner music

04/10/2021

adamminermusic.com just launched. I'll be putting together a chance for you to win studio time when it makes sense to.