I can't even remember the last time I wrote on here. I could go back and find out in my little account manager area, but that would take me away from the moment. I need to write quickly and to the point...and with passion. I have one sick baby and one happy healthy baby and mornings can be tough.
SO, I've been busy writing with some great people. I've also taken on the task of recording some of my demos at home. I am going to put a few of them on my Songs in the Raw Myspace Page. I've been doing so much writing with other folks that my own writing has taken a back seat. I've got a bunch of ideas to finish up, but haven't got the time.
I'm going to put a few songs that I demo'd at home as well as a couple that were put on a friend's record. My friend Hollie Jett and I wrote a couple cool country-pop songs. The first one is called "Break Me" and the second one that I'm going to post is called "Skinny Jeans". I'll also include "I'm a Pearl" that I wrote with Connie Howard and "The Scar Remains" and "You've Got a Hold on Me" that I wrote with Marcia Ramirez. It's a good mix of tunes that were either demo'd at home or at my favorite studio in East Nashville, Eastwood Studios.
If you're interested in hearing what I've been doing lately, check out Songs in the Raw Myspace Page and leave me a message.
A bit of good news came down the pipe in the last couple of weeks. I singed a "Single Song Publishing Deal" with a company called Gateway Entertainment/Cornelius Companies in Nashville. The song is called "Crumbling Pride" and I hope that it gets cut by some one huge!! Fortunately for me, it's a song that I could never put on one of my own records since it's written from a female perspective. It's nice to see it find life in some one elses arms.
Anyway, head over to Songs in the Raw Myspace Page and drop me a line. I'd love to hear from you.
Peace,
Jon
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Song of the Week - March 11, 2009
Maybe it's the long, cold winter. Maybe it's the fact that the world seems like it's collapsing on itself. Maybe I'm just really tired, but I cannot seem to write a happy go lucky song. You know...high school dating or college drinking or 20 something bliss. I can't seem to find the happy place....in my songs. Otherwise, I'm feeling pretty good about things.
"Buffalo Nickel" started out as a sort of happy tune and made it's way into a bath in self pity. I am not even sure when it changed. I was cruising along through the fist verse and all of a sudden I was in a dark cafe with rain and the smell of last night. I'm picturing a winter morning in New York before the snow falls. It's not cold enough to snow so it's just really cold rain. Quite different from the Santa Monica cafe that I often picture for happier songs. Why New York? Why LA? There's sun in NYC. Maybe all the Marvel Comic Movies have made their way into my psyche. I'm living in Gotham.
"Buffalo Nickel" is the latest entry on Songs in the Raw. I've got a few tunes up there from Feb and March. I'm actually almost done with Songs in the Raw Vol 6. I am trying to figure out a way to make all these available in a more convenient manner. Right now, Vol 1-3 are available on SNOCAP and through various paypal pages and Myspace pages, but I am not that happy with that.
If you come out to a show some time, I have all the SitRaw Vol 1-6 with me and all my other CDs, EPs and merch. You know...got to do what you got to do!
Anyway, head over to Songs in the Raw and let me know what you think of my personal Gotham. I'll get to work on some brighter tunes for you next time around.
Peace,
Jon
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"Buffalo Nickel" started out as a sort of happy tune and made it's way into a bath in self pity. I am not even sure when it changed. I was cruising along through the fist verse and all of a sudden I was in a dark cafe with rain and the smell of last night. I'm picturing a winter morning in New York before the snow falls. It's not cold enough to snow so it's just really cold rain. Quite different from the Santa Monica cafe that I often picture for happier songs. Why New York? Why LA? There's sun in NYC. Maybe all the Marvel Comic Movies have made their way into my psyche. I'm living in Gotham.
"Buffalo Nickel" is the latest entry on Songs in the Raw. I've got a few tunes up there from Feb and March. I'm actually almost done with Songs in the Raw Vol 6. I am trying to figure out a way to make all these available in a more convenient manner. Right now, Vol 1-3 are available on SNOCAP and through various paypal pages and Myspace pages, but I am not that happy with that.
If you come out to a show some time, I have all the SitRaw Vol 1-6 with me and all my other CDs, EPs and merch. You know...got to do what you got to do!
Anyway, head over to Songs in the Raw and let me know what you think of my personal Gotham. I'll get to work on some brighter tunes for you next time around.
Peace,
Jon
www.jonroniger.com
www.myspace.com/jonroniger
www.myspace.com/songsintheraw
www.digitalrodeo.com/jornoniger
www.reverbnation.com/jonroniger
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Songs in the Raw - March, 2009
I was having a nice chat with another songwriter the other night. I got off on this tangent for a while about writing a "hit." You know, those songs that you hear for the first time and you cant get it out of your head. These days you also have to factor in the songs that you don't really like but you her so many times on the radio that you cant get them out of your head. Some have the power of longevity and some fade away until VH1 does a show on "One Hit Wonders."
Anyway, I was saying that I have not felt like I've written a "hit" in a while. NOW, keep in mind that I have not ever had a real "hit". I am in a state of obscurity. No one knows who I am and no one plays my songs over and over again while they get ready for a Friday night. However, I have, sometimes, felt like I just wrote a really good song. It's a pretty cool feeling. You put the pen down and sit back with a grin saying "that actually sounds pretty cool."
I have been doing a ton of writing these days. I keep on chugging along with the weekly songs at Songs in the Raw. I've also been writing some great folks around Nashville. Anyway, my conversation with the other writer on Friday night led to to the rediscovery that it's not about writing "hits". It's about WRITING SONGS!! It's not up to me to determine which song will be a hit, if any. It's my job to write songs. It's the songwriter's job to see the world through song.
I've added a few new tracks to Songs in the Raw. Not saying that any of them are hits, but I am pretty happy about how they came out. "Growing Old" is a little diddy about how growing old is not all that cool. I've been reconnecting with a lot of my old friends. It's been great. At the same time, everyone has a story or two about some really bad crap that has happened to them. Sometimes, it's really really bad. The kind of thing that you would never wish on your worst enemies. We were 20 years old when we were friends and now, many years later, we've seen many fantastic and wonderful things, but also been put through the ringer. It seems the older you get, the tougher life is on you. So, "Growing Old" is about that. "No matter how you slice it, growing old is hell."
Another track at Songs in the Raw is "Alive and Well". I was pretty happy with this tune when I wrote it cause it has a little bit of that sticky factor. It's basically about a girl who broke my heart and how I really don't care what she's doing. "To me you're dead" is one of the lines in the song and I'm sure that we've all felt that way once or twice.
I hope that you go over and check out Songs in the Raw. The third song I posted is called "My Own Angel". Everyone needs their own angel. Mine would need to know how to hang out in late night pool halls, make sweet tea and find me some bar-b-q.
I ain't writing hits, I'm just writing songs....and I like it that way....although it would be nice to write a hit every now and then.
head over to Songs in the Raw and let me know what you think!
Peace,
Jon
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Anyway, I was saying that I have not felt like I've written a "hit" in a while. NOW, keep in mind that I have not ever had a real "hit". I am in a state of obscurity. No one knows who I am and no one plays my songs over and over again while they get ready for a Friday night. However, I have, sometimes, felt like I just wrote a really good song. It's a pretty cool feeling. You put the pen down and sit back with a grin saying "that actually sounds pretty cool."
I have been doing a ton of writing these days. I keep on chugging along with the weekly songs at Songs in the Raw. I've also been writing some great folks around Nashville. Anyway, my conversation with the other writer on Friday night led to to the rediscovery that it's not about writing "hits". It's about WRITING SONGS!! It's not up to me to determine which song will be a hit, if any. It's my job to write songs. It's the songwriter's job to see the world through song.
I've added a few new tracks to Songs in the Raw. Not saying that any of them are hits, but I am pretty happy about how they came out. "Growing Old" is a little diddy about how growing old is not all that cool. I've been reconnecting with a lot of my old friends. It's been great. At the same time, everyone has a story or two about some really bad crap that has happened to them. Sometimes, it's really really bad. The kind of thing that you would never wish on your worst enemies. We were 20 years old when we were friends and now, many years later, we've seen many fantastic and wonderful things, but also been put through the ringer. It seems the older you get, the tougher life is on you. So, "Growing Old" is about that. "No matter how you slice it, growing old is hell."
Another track at Songs in the Raw is "Alive and Well". I was pretty happy with this tune when I wrote it cause it has a little bit of that sticky factor. It's basically about a girl who broke my heart and how I really don't care what she's doing. "To me you're dead" is one of the lines in the song and I'm sure that we've all felt that way once or twice.
I hope that you go over and check out Songs in the Raw. The third song I posted is called "My Own Angel". Everyone needs their own angel. Mine would need to know how to hang out in late night pool halls, make sweet tea and find me some bar-b-q.
I ain't writing hits, I'm just writing songs....and I like it that way....although it would be nice to write a hit every now and then.
head over to Songs in the Raw and let me know what you think!
Peace,
Jon
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Jon Roniger Digital Rodeo
Jon Roniger Website
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
Feb SitRaw on the move!
I've been a bit out of touch lately. I am sorry for that. I am not sure if it's the kids, the new president, the writing appointments that keep canceling, the fact that football season is over or the anticipation of Mardi Gras. I'm sure that I could pull out a few more excuses but I figured that 4 or 5 would do. I am going to make a real effort to stay on my game a bit more now that we're six weeks into the new year! Oh yes...it's flying by!
The thing is, I've been doing a ton of writing, so it's odd that I am not writing my blog more regularly. There are certainly plenty of things to discuss. Let's just dive right in with the last two songs that I wrote for Songs in the Raw. "Nice, Disguise" is a song about finding crap in your closet that belonged to an Ex. I think that we've all done it. At the very least, finding those random pictures that you have in the back of the drawer in the hallway closet under your 10 year old biking shorts next to that paper-weight you've been looking for. "Nice, Disguise" is about finding a sweater and a picture that lead me to the discovery that she had been seeing some one else and that relationship was probably the reason that she left me.
Now, maybe this has happened to you....maybe not. Either way, I decided to take the song to a place of malice. "It must be hard to be human when you're cold as ice." That's line that ends the chorus. The title comes from the first lines in the chorus, "You looked so nice, maybe that was your disguise." Have you ever known one of those beautiful people who is the meanest, ugliest person on the inside. Sort of a wolf in sheep's skin type of thing. Head over to Songs in the Raw and let me know what you think.
"Love for the Week" is the next song that you should listen to on Songs in the Raw. It's a song about love....obviously. We all go through rough times, I think that most people get that, especially now. I find it very comforting that I have my wife and kids to get me through bad days. "Love for the Week" is about days of noddle soup, rice and baked potatoes for lunch and dinner. I had an egg crate bed and a clock radio for entertainment. Going out meant a bottle of Mad Dog 20/20 and a $2 joint. They we still good times. Of course, for me, I was not involved with anyone at the time, but IT IF WERE, I would have been comforted by the love of my companion. Instead, little old me had to do it alone. Head over to Songs in the Raw and let me know if it strikes a chord with you.
I am going to try and be more diligent about writing my blog. I am busy writing songs and making demos and working the Nashville scene. I look forward to any comments or input from anyone.
All the best,
Jon
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Jon Roniger Myspace
Jon Roniger Reverbnation
Jon Roniger Digital Rodeo
The thing is, I've been doing a ton of writing, so it's odd that I am not writing my blog more regularly. There are certainly plenty of things to discuss. Let's just dive right in with the last two songs that I wrote for Songs in the Raw. "Nice, Disguise" is a song about finding crap in your closet that belonged to an Ex. I think that we've all done it. At the very least, finding those random pictures that you have in the back of the drawer in the hallway closet under your 10 year old biking shorts next to that paper-weight you've been looking for. "Nice, Disguise" is about finding a sweater and a picture that lead me to the discovery that she had been seeing some one else and that relationship was probably the reason that she left me.
Now, maybe this has happened to you....maybe not. Either way, I decided to take the song to a place of malice. "It must be hard to be human when you're cold as ice." That's line that ends the chorus. The title comes from the first lines in the chorus, "You looked so nice, maybe that was your disguise." Have you ever known one of those beautiful people who is the meanest, ugliest person on the inside. Sort of a wolf in sheep's skin type of thing. Head over to Songs in the Raw and let me know what you think.
"Love for the Week" is the next song that you should listen to on Songs in the Raw. It's a song about love....obviously. We all go through rough times, I think that most people get that, especially now. I find it very comforting that I have my wife and kids to get me through bad days. "Love for the Week" is about days of noddle soup, rice and baked potatoes for lunch and dinner. I had an egg crate bed and a clock radio for entertainment. Going out meant a bottle of Mad Dog 20/20 and a $2 joint. They we still good times. Of course, for me, I was not involved with anyone at the time, but IT IF WERE, I would have been comforted by the love of my companion. Instead, little old me had to do it alone. Head over to Songs in the Raw and let me know if it strikes a chord with you.
I am going to try and be more diligent about writing my blog. I am busy writing songs and making demos and working the Nashville scene. I look forward to any comments or input from anyone.
All the best,
Jon
Jon Roniger Website
Jon Roniger Myspace
Jon Roniger Reverbnation
Jon Roniger Digital Rodeo
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Two More Songs for January
I can't believe that January went by like that. I do have to say that it was a great month in the history of the world. I'm not just talking about the songs that I wrote. No, in fact there were some wonderful and incredibly tragic events that happened in the month of January 2009. I don't really want to go into it right now, I am here to talk about songwriting.
I have put two more songs on Songs in the Raw MySpace page. "A Thousand Words" and "Play the Fool" were posted a couple of days ago. I was trying to finish one song and the other one popped up in my head.
"A Thousand Words" is a love song. I talk about poets and songwriters searching for the perfect words to write a poem or song. I've found, that in affairs of the heart, words just get in the way. A look in your lover's eyes says it all. Check out Songs in the Raw MySpace page and let me know what you think.
"Play The Fool" is a melody that I had been churning around for a while. I kind of couldn't get it out of my head, but was never happy with the lyrical direction that I was taking. As it turns out, it's about the contradictions that life seems to display from time to time. "I've seen rain fall from a clear blue sky." "I've seen tears come from the eyes of laughter." "I've seen bad things done by good people." Things like that seem to happen all the time in this crazy life! "I'm not a fool, but I've been foolish." What can I say, I do it all the time!
Head over to Songs in the Raw MySpace page and let me know what you think. I love to hear from you.
Here are some more Jon Roniger links for you;
Jon Roniger Website
Jon Roniger Myspace
Jon Roniger Sonicbids
Jon Roniger Reverbnation
Jon Roniger Facebook
Jon Roniger Songs in the Raw
Jon Roniger American Songspace
take care....keep on rockin!
Jon
I have put two more songs on Songs in the Raw MySpace page. "A Thousand Words" and "Play the Fool" were posted a couple of days ago. I was trying to finish one song and the other one popped up in my head.
"A Thousand Words" is a love song. I talk about poets and songwriters searching for the perfect words to write a poem or song. I've found, that in affairs of the heart, words just get in the way. A look in your lover's eyes says it all. Check out Songs in the Raw MySpace page and let me know what you think.
"Play The Fool" is a melody that I had been churning around for a while. I kind of couldn't get it out of my head, but was never happy with the lyrical direction that I was taking. As it turns out, it's about the contradictions that life seems to display from time to time. "I've seen rain fall from a clear blue sky." "I've seen tears come from the eyes of laughter." "I've seen bad things done by good people." Things like that seem to happen all the time in this crazy life! "I'm not a fool, but I've been foolish." What can I say, I do it all the time!
Head over to Songs in the Raw MySpace page and let me know what you think. I love to hear from you.
Here are some more Jon Roniger links for you;
Jon Roniger Website
Jon Roniger Myspace
Jon Roniger Sonicbids
Jon Roniger Reverbnation
Jon Roniger Facebook
Jon Roniger Songs in the Raw
Jon Roniger American Songspace
take care....keep on rockin!
Jon
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Songs in the Raw - Week #2 - 2009
"Numb and Number"...that's basically how I feel these days when I tune into the world's issues. I mean, can anything else actually go wrong. HEY....I'm trying to raise a family here!!! If you dont feel like reading any more, just give a listen at SONGS IN THE RAW.
The Middle East...financial markets...unemployment....SAINTS going 8-8 with world class talent. What else can possibly happen?
I think that we have become less and less connected to what it is to be a human! Everyone is so fixated on making sure that they're RIGHT!!! Who f*#cking cares if you're right, if you're dead! This is mine...that is yours...I want yours and you cant have mine...I'm not rich enough...you're too rich...your TV is bigger than mine..it's too cold...it's too hot...my job's not good enough....you're lucky to have yours!! I mean, what the f*#ck is going on? Neighbors are killing each other and blaming it on god. I am dumbfounded! No, I am numbfounded and getting numbfoundeder.
I only rant here on the blog. My song "Numb and Number" is a little more luke warm than that. I dont want to scare anyone. I am just writing a song to help get it out of my system. These days, I need to get the song done and loaded on to SONGS IN THE RAW, before I can get on to another song.
Seriously though....what the hell is going on? I don't have a clue!!!!!
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Jon
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Jon Roniger - Songs in the Raw
Jon Roniger Digital Rodeo
Jon Roniger Reverbnation
The Middle East...financial markets...unemployment....SAINTS going 8-8 with world class talent. What else can possibly happen?
I think that we have become less and less connected to what it is to be a human! Everyone is so fixated on making sure that they're RIGHT!!! Who f*#cking cares if you're right, if you're dead! This is mine...that is yours...I want yours and you cant have mine...I'm not rich enough...you're too rich...your TV is bigger than mine..it's too cold...it's too hot...my job's not good enough....you're lucky to have yours!! I mean, what the f*#ck is going on? Neighbors are killing each other and blaming it on god. I am dumbfounded! No, I am numbfounded and getting numbfoundeder.
I only rant here on the blog. My song "Numb and Number" is a little more luke warm than that. I dont want to scare anyone. I am just writing a song to help get it out of my system. These days, I need to get the song done and loaded on to SONGS IN THE RAW, before I can get on to another song.
Seriously though....what the hell is going on? I don't have a clue!!!!!
Here are a few more links for your Jon Roniger needs;
Jon
Jon Roniger Website
Jon Roniger Myspace
Jon Roniger - Songs in the Raw
Jon Roniger Digital Rodeo
Jon Roniger Reverbnation
Sunday, January 11, 2009
First song of 2009
I'm back in action after a few weeks off. Family, travel and general Holiday madness took me away from writing for a little while. It feels good to be back in the game. I certainly hope that everyone had a great New Years and arrived safe and sound in 2009.
I posted a new song on Songs in the Raw - Myspace called "Slip Up PHD". It's about making mistakes. I have made plenty of them. The phrase "you learn from your mistakes" came to mind. I am not really sure if I have learned from all my mistakes. I'm pretty sure that I have learned from some of them, but I also feel like we make the same mistakes over and over again. Sort of the human condition. However, if I was to learn from my mistakes, then I should be the smartest person in the world! Maybe I'd be a PHD....a slip up PHD!!
I also put a demo'd version of "Quickie Mart Rodeo" up on Songs in the Raw - Myspace for you guys. It came out really cool and I'm pretty happy with it. It also kind of fits the Songs in the Raw theme. We did it in one take and feels like a band vibe.
It's good to be back in the writing world again and I look forward to giving you guys some cool material to chew on!!
Here are some more links for you guys to eat up;
Jon Roniger Website
Jon Roniger Myspace
Jon Roniger Digital Rodeo
Jon Roniger Reverbnation
Songs in the Raw
All the best,
Jon
I posted a new song on Songs in the Raw - Myspace called "Slip Up PHD". It's about making mistakes. I have made plenty of them. The phrase "you learn from your mistakes" came to mind. I am not really sure if I have learned from all my mistakes. I'm pretty sure that I have learned from some of them, but I also feel like we make the same mistakes over and over again. Sort of the human condition. However, if I was to learn from my mistakes, then I should be the smartest person in the world! Maybe I'd be a PHD....a slip up PHD!!
I also put a demo'd version of "Quickie Mart Rodeo" up on Songs in the Raw - Myspace for you guys. It came out really cool and I'm pretty happy with it. It also kind of fits the Songs in the Raw theme. We did it in one take and feels like a band vibe.
It's good to be back in the writing world again and I look forward to giving you guys some cool material to chew on!!
Here are some more links for you guys to eat up;
Jon Roniger Website
Jon Roniger Myspace
Jon Roniger Digital Rodeo
Jon Roniger Reverbnation
Songs in the Raw
All the best,
Jon
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