Megan wanted a song to deeply thank her husband, Yusuf, for standing by her with ultimate patience and helpfulness through the past couple of years of her illness and surgeries. Their family of 3 lives in Connecticut, and they have spent some special times together on Block Island, and they were planning a trip to the Grand Canyon to celebrate Megan’s recovery. I worked references to those into the song, using the lighthouse as the main metaphor for their marriage and family love. For their video I used dozens of photos and short videos, all from Megan’s Facebook page, that perfectly capture the essence of her story of recovery, the joy of their marriage, and the warmth of their family love.

Ann is a healer and guide, using nature as her inspiration and teacher. She heard and felt the birch trees outside her window in Ontario, Canada, singing and speaking to her. She wanted to capture this in a meditative piece of music and video that she could share with her clients in her app and other mediums. I composed this epic, 11-minute piece for her with the idea of taking her listeners on a gentle journey, while putting them back in touch with nature and themselves. And I had so much fun creating the video for it. The video features clips Ann sent me of her own neighborhood trees singing, clips another friend in Ontario took around his rural locale, and some stock footage, all celebrating the etherial majesty of these trees, forests and rivers. You can hear the crunch and singing of the leaves, as well as birdsongs and magnificent rivers. This is one of my favorite projects to date, and was made all the more special when I finally, almost a year later, got to travel from my decidedly birch-free home state of Florida, up to New York, listening to this piece and hiking through a lovely, singing birch forest myself. There is nothing like it. I invite you to surrender to meditation on the joyous energy of all living things while enjoying this video.

Anna wanted to surprise Chase at their first Christmas with a song about how meeting him changed her life. I loved the story of their relationship, a long distance love that was as romantic as it was dramatic. There was a day when she texted him, "Just for a minute. Can we say anything. And then delete it all and pretend it never happened." He said, "OK" And she wrote, "I've about lost my mind over you, what do you have to say about about it? Are you carrying on with girls like this all the time, or just me? Cause I'm having an existential meltdown over you." And that was the beginning of an open, honest, deeply loving relationship where they have an understanding that they can say anything, share their hearts, and not be punished for it like in past relationships. They have now celebrated two "Say Anything Day" anniversaries, but they revel in the fact that, as I wrote in the song, "Every single day is Say Anything Day."

The Phillips Phamily requested a song about lions, which is their family mascot. I crafted a song that captured both the beating heart and lions of Africa, where Wendy has done missionary work, and the spirit of Ireland, her family’s heritage land. The lyrics used lion metaphors to tell the story of each member of the family, including their 22-year-old cat, Cajun. The video includes over 120 photos taken by the family - including Wendy’s photos from her Africa safari and her million-dollar dental marketing business - strategically placed for maximum impact, giving extra insight to the adventure stories behind the song lyrics.

This is a song I wrote for my husband, years ago, and recently recorded as part of my upcoming album. I tried to capture that mystical feeling of falling in love, how it's amazing that two people find each other and make a life together, and how I was always trying to write him songs but never could find the words to express my love. The bridge (instrumental middle part) is an excerpt from an instrumental song I wrote him when we first met, called ”Island Bound.” The last verse is about my hesitation to commit and get married, but then being overcome by my love for him.

Becky wanted a song to surprise her sister, Celena, on her 40th birthday. She was concerned that Celena felt like she had successfully raised a family but wasn’t sure where life would take her next. She wanted to express her humor, love and admiration for her sister and encourage her to spread her wings and not be afraid to try something new. Celena lives in Florida and loves the ocean. I also recorded a performance video of the song that was played at Celena's birthday party.

"Thank you so much for writing this song for me. I love it!!" - Celena Sigurnjak Ramos