Covid has really interrupted our industry. Many have lost family and friends, Being touched by these tragedies, I’ve written a tribute song to ‘First Responders’, on the C.D. ‘Old School Music’...a variety mix. In a moment of levity, my Maria was dancing to me while I practiced, and as she danced, the muse appeared and I wrote ‘The Wiggle Song’, a humorous old school country tune on the same C.D. Many of my songs are on major streaming platforms, via CDbaby, and the breadth of the material is extremely wide...from country to jazz and to a faith based Christian theme; the musical genres are all over the place. I’ve created a couple of new songs that are a tribute to those that have left this veil of tears, and a healing prayer that is touching and beautiful, which I’ll publish sometime in the future. I’ve written all of the songs and arrangements, and recorded all of the music, instrumental and vocal. I use LogicX as my DAW, a Rode NT1000 for vocals, horns and acoustic guitar, and a Digitech pedal for the electric guitar, all going through a PreSonus interface with PreSonus E5 monitors. The keyboard is a Korg RH3, the electric guitar is a G&L Telecaster, and the acoustic guitars vary. This might be too much info for some, but I’m always curious as to what other artists use to create their songs, so I included this for those that are interested. In 2017, I wrote the music for ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ a musical conceived by Robert Cabell that premiered at the Renton Civic Theater, with near capacity crowds for every performance. The musical was kind of an Auntie Mame musical and extremely family friendly. This was a great experience for me, and as an added benefit, one of my vocal students got a singing/acting part and stole many of the scenes in the show. The songs on the C.D. ‘Sail On!’ and some of the songs on ‘Old School Music’ form the basis of a Christian musical I’ve written, and I hope one day to see this musical on the stage. I really appreciate all the fans that support me and other artists involved in this magical and mysterious business of music, and I wish you all health and happiness. Larry Schacher