Author Archives: Kelly Carpenter

First Promotional Video Is Here!!

We are quite happy to announce that the first promotional video is out for Kelly’s upcoming holiday release “The Noël Project”. Take a look and share, share, share with your friends. Slated for a November 15 release date, we will start taking pre-orders in mid-October. Enjoy!Continue Reading

Wanna Whistle On My Record?

Wanna Whistle On My Record?

I’m scouring the continents for people who would like to add some whistling to this track. That’s right, I would like you to whistle on my upcoming holiday record, The Noël Project.

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Progress on “The Noël Project”

Progress on “The Noël Project”

Work on The Noël Project, the upcoming holiday album, is coming along nicely. Please enjoy a rough mix of Kelly’s adaptation of Bach’s “Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring”.

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Overwhelmed? Stressed? Use Your “Safe” Thought

Overwhelmed? Stressed? Use Your “Safe” Thought

Do you ever feel completely overwhelmed by a relentless to-do list that never seems to get shorter? I know I do. I have found that feeling like I can never really get on top of all I have to do can lead to a downward spiral of stress, anxiety and frustration. Feeling such pressure canContinue Reading

Post-Apocalyptic Music Store

Post-Apocalyptic Music Store

There’s a Guitar Center right across the parking lot from the nearest Trader Joes, so every once in a while, I’ll walk in there to browse the keyboard department. The last few times I have been there, I have noticed a disturbing trend. Maybe it’s this particular store, so I don’t want to make aContinue Reading

A First Taste of Project “Noël”

A First Taste of Project “Noël”

Have a listen to the first taste of my upcoming Christmas record, codenamed “Project Noël”. Yes, it may be the end of July, but I’m visualizing mistletoe and sugar plum fairies.

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Seeds of Understanding

Seeds of Understanding

“When the need for bread is met we discover that we have other hungers, and none so deep as the hunger to be understood.” ~ Elizabeth O’Connor (Originally posted on soulseeds.com

Etude No. 1

Etude No. 1

Here is one of those improvisational piano pieces I came up with that I later added some atmospheric pads and woodwinds to.

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A Garage Full of Nouns

A Garage Full of Nouns

I have been reading Rob Bell’s latest book, “Love Wins”. Enjoying it a lot. Many fresh perspectives. One thing that struck me: There’s nothing wrong with possessions: it’s just that they have value only when we use them, engage them, and enjoy them. They’re nouns that mean something only in conjunction with verbs. That’s whyContinue Reading