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Right now the clips are limited to 30 seconds each - but will play sequentially; so as I add new clips they will appear at the end of the stream and will be refreshed a couple of times a day. Also, I'll look at getting another feed setup in reverse chronological order and post a subscribe link from here and probably embed the player on www.myspace.com/jasoncarsonmusic.

Shot by Karen Oliver on the shores of sunny Southern Ca.

This post features a new song called "Right Now!" I wrote it with Steve Austin a few days ago in my garage. I recorded the audio of us actually writing the chorus (it wrote itself in about 4 minutes). I recorded the first live performance of our new song with the iRiver at The Listening Room in Franklin, TN in the round with the Writer's Posse. Stay tuned after the song for some writer's chat with the Writer's Posse "Scout Master" himself; Jeff Dayton. Thanks to my kid brother Ben for this awsome picture of my kids!

This is the first recording of "Happyness" that I have. I took it at Steve's house sitting at his kitchen table with Matt Snodgrass on a lazy weekday afternoon before everyone got home from work/school. We were discussing the general vibe of the song and Matt started beat-boxing.... so we just recorded it! This recording was the framework for our perfomance at the Bluebird Cafe. Even though the recording is ruff in spots (I sat the MacBook on Steve's kitchen table and hit the record button) without a doubt; it's still my favorite one that I have... go figure! Even though Brian (middle) was not there for this recording, the song itself would not be what it is today without him as a writer on it. In fact, I want to thank both Steve (Left) and Brian for writing "Happyness" with me; this episode goes out to the two of them. I believe this song has great things in it's future for all of us. Just for good measure I'm pasting the lyrics as a comment to this post.

There is something about this song that still moves me. Usually I get tired of my own songs after playing them a few hundred times; but this one sticks... dunno why. I'm joined in the round at Lyrix by my good friends Shaunna Bolton and Lee Rascone. And, of course, the one and only Steve Austin drops in at the end.

Karen Oliver and I discuss my upcoming trip to Los Angeles to work on a TV pilot together. What do you think about the idea? Would you like to contribute? Listen in and feel free to comment.

This little movie came to me from my mother as an email attachment (as I'm sure it came to her...). I have no idea where or what this function is, or who the artist is. But take a few moments to be amazed. I love stuff like this!

Thanks Mom!

You guys all remember Andy from the podcast? Hell, we go way back to the "Shiloh" days... anyway, his band "Whislter" is performing on the Cumberland tomorrow night and if you are in the area, you really should check these guys out! I've seen them several times and I've never been disappointed! Sample their music here. Click here for details about the show. In other news: I'll be at Lyrix tonight with a few of the Writers Posse. The Godfather himself is rumored to be there tonight...Come on and getcha some!

My kids started school today. I'm getting kinda old....

Dano was kind enough to bring his new toy to Lyrics the other night and snap a few shots of WiN Co. Click here to go to the photostream. Be sure to leave a comment!

Special thanks to Tony Buzzard for the video footage.

This is a real book (I know!) that I saw as I was browsing the shelves of a local bookstore this weekend (no, I didn't buy it)! It's amazing though; I consider myself a person of faith and yet I have no idea where our president is coming from with regard to his policy in general, but most specifically regarding our current situation in Iraq and his policies on world deplomacy.

I take some time during this eposode to speak my mind regarding our president's actions and voice my response to a call sent out by my good friend and fellow artist/podcaster David Ippolito to call on our conservative minded friends to shed some light on how it is that conservatives in this country feel about our president and his policies.

It's not all politics though! I share with you music from the podsafe music network, and feature Matthew Ebel as part of a LIVE roundtable disscussion on the The Big Break Live podcast with host; Don Lewis.

I also have a great idea for my conservative friend on how he should be using his talents to better the world. Curious? You'll have to listen to find out what that is....

Thanks for listening and I hope to see you all at Podsafe Music Live!

This is your brain.... This is your brain trying to podcast the creative process. I'll get the links up tomorrow. Your good. Cheers!

This week I try my hand at being a DJ! Actually, I spent so much time messing around on MySpace that I forgot to do my show prep for the podcast this week. Well, as it would turn out all the time I waisted on MySpace turned me onto some amazing talent and gave me more than enough music to fill an episode. About halfway thru the making of this podcast I reallize how interconnected we all are in the "PODoshpere"; and how all the music that I'm playing has a sort of 'story' to how I came accross these awsome independent artists.

I provide links to all the artists and info in my del.icio.us shownotes. Thanks for listening and come back next week!

Welcome back for another episode! This is the catch-all episode; the one where I take the time to do all the things that I've meant to do, play all the songs I've meant to play, and feature the people I've always meant to... like my good friend Bill Borlies. I've had him on the poscast before; but never taken the time to sit down and let you all take a trip thru his head... It's quite fun to do; at least for me. Thanks Bill for being a great sport and coming on the podcast. Thanks to David from thatguitarman.com for writing a wonderful and funny song that my kids and I LOVE to sing with each other.

If you just found the podcast, thanks for stopping by. I hope you take the time to sample and enjoy this crazy mashup of my life and times. I hope you'll like what you hear and come back each week for more.

This week I had the pleasure of attending the release party for Jason Fitz's new CD "Brand New". In this episode I play some of my favorites from the show plus a live recording of a song that "kicked my ass" from Dereck George, who opened the show for Jason that night.

Also in this episode I hold a "press conference" with Karen... well, ok it's more like a phone interview... well, ok it's more like a brain drain over the phone... anyhow; Karen was curious as to the direction this podcast is taking for the purpose of writing a press release. I'm not sure but I may have only confused her further; listen and decide if you know what I mean.

I open the show with a couple of ideas I'm working on; Listen and participate. That is the idea behind sharing my creative process with you. By all means, please send feedback.

Talk to you next week.

We are going to change gears just a bit on the Carsonator Podcast from here on out. This week Steve and I sat down together to watch Al Gore’s movie “An Inconvenient Truth�, and were so inspired by what we saw that our perspectives on life and what we are here to do will never be the same. Please listen to this episode with an open mind; I strongly invite anyone who has not already watched this film to do so as soon as possible. After doing this, if you are as inspired as we were, please send me some feedback and share your thoughts on the subject of global warming. I want so much to enjoy our future on this planet. If you are involved in or know of anything that I could lend my talents to help further the cause, please get in touch with me. I want to do my part.

It’s not all doomsday on the show, though. In fact none if it is! It’s about what we can do; NOT just what is going to happen! To that point; Everything starts with shedding your fear! EVERYTHING! Steve and I wrote a song about just that and share it with all of you in this episode.

Climbing mountains begins with the first step, and Steve takes that step this week in converting his household over to one that recycles!

And finally, I introduce you all to a person that I have never met, but I already consider a good friend. His name is David Ippolito; That guitar man from Central Park. I already feel a strong connection to this dude and in this episode I share the first step of what I hope is a long list of works that we will share ideas and collaborate on. Listen to what we did and  give me some feedback.

That’s it for this week! I’m working of Fridays again, so this may turn into a weekend podcast… we’ll see how things go. Thank you all for stopping by. Please consider using the links to your right to get subscribed to this podcast. Talk to you all next week.

Starting off the New Year with a song about hope… how poignant! So, two of my good songwriting buddies Butch and Steve came over to the Carsonator Studios on New Years Day and we were able to help me finish an idea that we had been working on here and there for the last few weeks. I think it came out great and I couldn’t wait to get a polished reference track done on this one before I shared it with you! Be sure to check myspace.com/jasoncarsonmusic for a reference track of it that as soon as it’s ready. Thanks Butch and Steve for letting me be a part of this one. I love you guys. Let’s write more like this one.

You know, in my opinion, the craft of co-writing is the ability to let go of fear of judgment and just talk or play out what you are feeling inside… what you believe… regardless of what your partner may think of you; so that you can let the authentic stuff work it’s way out. That’s the stuff that we are all after as songwriters. Steve and I have conversations like that all the time; the stuff that plants the seeds for our songs. On this weeks show (as I have in past shows) I play one of those conversations. Give it a listen and perhaps it will give you some ideas of your own to put to paper. Open it up and receive! (Brought to you by Taco Bell) �

I also play music from LivinTrust and Rascal Flatts. Two songs that I can identify with and inspire me to write songs like them.

I hope you enjoy the show… Talk to you next week.

This episode has absolutely no redeeming quality to it whatsoever. Listen only if you are inebriated or intend to use this podcast in order to become so. WARNING: You should not listen to this podcast unless you have a suffient amount of alcohol available in order to intoxicate yourself to the point that it might actually seem entertaining to you or if you are pregnant or if you have anything resembling taste for any form of audio entertainment.

Have a safe and Happy New Year. See you next week.

This is going to have to pass as my Christmas special this year. I had originally planned on something much different but, due to circumstances beyond my control, I had to spend the last couple of days working a side job for some extra cash for the holidays. The good part is that I have a great friend in Steve Austin who needed an extra hand helping with a remodeling job out in Hermitage, TN. While working that job, I was able to bring the iRiver along and capture some audio content enough to piece a show together.

This episode is about letting go of fear, going after your dreams, and finding time to connect with those in your life that mean the most to you… that can pass for a Christmas theme…. right?

I used a lot of original material during this show. First is a new song that Steve and I wrote this week called “Loosing Is Better Than What Might Have Been�. Next is a song I wrote with a long time buddy of mine Jeff Dayton called “Come Along�. I throw in a live recording of the traditional Christmas song “Little Drummer Boy� as performed by the band formerly known as Shiloh, and finish off with another original I wrote with Steve called “Sorry Don’t Fix It Anymore�.

I’m grateful for all the wonderful people I have in my life. I am very fortunate to know  many people that care so much for me and are willing to be there for me when I need them. Thank you to all that help me to focus on my desires, overcome my fears, and who continue to support me in pursuing my dreams. I love you all.

Have a fun and safe Holiday everybody! See you in the New Year!