New from Hagen Music: "Give It a Try"

 

Give It a Try

(music & lyrics: Brent D. Scheihagen)

Gonna catch the moon 

     in a gunny sack

Gonna drive the sun 

     across the endless track

Gonna build some wings 

     and we won’t come back

Gonna kiss the sky …

… give it a try

(CLICK HERE TO LISTEN)

Work in Progress #8: News, Shows and Videos! January 24, 2013

Greetings all friends and fans of Hagen Music:

The workaday life that is teaching English in Taiwan continues to be a detriment to musical pursuits, but as always I'm pressing on with new music and performances as much as possible.  So I'm happy to bring good news as I've started performing once again!  Here's a run down of the latest news:

1) New collaborations and old - Guitarist Greg Tackett joins me on the road, while reuniting in the studio with friends Terry Luan and Aaron Kraft.

2) Performances - With our first gig under our belts, Greg and I look forward to performing regularly at venues across Taipei.

3) Videos - A couple of highlights from the "pilot" performance with Greg Tackett.

4) Photos - We were very lucky to have professional photographer, Zenith Lin, in our audience at last month's show and he was kind of enough to share them with us.

5) ... and more new music coming soon!

New from Hagen Music: "Morning" ... plus

Morning 

(music & lyrics by Brent D. Scheihagen)

As the morning sun was shining

bright upon your face,

were you wondering how or where

you'd ever find your place?

Are you holding on to pieces

of a past you held so dear?

Can't you see me by your side?

Can't you see me here?

(CLICK HERE TO LISTEN)

New from Hagen Music: "Resurrection (復活)" ... featuring Aaron Kraft and Terry Luan

Resurrection (復活)

(Music & lyrics by Brent Scheihagen, 

Aaron Kraft and Terry Luan)

A lot of strange things going on these days

A lotta gotta a little bit, a lotta got it made

From a small-time to a fat cat hood

The thieves are in the castle while the just roam the woods

There’s a dark, angry hum coming all around

You’re gonna feel the bite if you don’t listen to the sound

(CLICK HERE TO LISTEN)

Double Feature: New Music & Video!

A Hagen Music Double Feature:

1) "Stray Cat Blues" 
performed by Fugue State 賦格狀態

Lance Guru: vocals

Kyle Jeffcoat: acoustic guitar, backing vocals, inappropriate screaming
Marco Ortman: piano

with friends -
Greg Tackett: electric guitar
Paul Routledge: drums
Brent Scheihagen: bass, backing vocals

During the last several months, while Brent wasn't attending classes or doing homework, he spent time rehearsing and performing with his friends in Fugue State.  Filling in on the bass (the first time he performed playing this instrument), Brent had a lot of fun playing some good rock'n'roll, not to mention more than a few original tunes by members of the band.  Despite having such a good time, Brent always felt that he was just helping out Fugue State until he could get back to his own music.  It's been fun and Brent wishes the guys all the best.  (And he'll surely be working with some or all of them again at some point in the future, when time allows.)

This recording of "Stray Cat Blues" originally by the Rolling Stones is probably Brent's favorite from hours and hours of recorded rehearsals.  Hopefully, Fugue State will be posting some other recordings in the near future. (CLICK HERE TO LISTEN)

2) "探索台灣(Discover Taiwan)" 
performed by Terry Luan, Daniel St. Clair and Brent Scheihagen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPV4HJOb8_o&feature=g-upl

Performed at Taipei's A House Cafe, this is only the second live performance of this song. Furthmore, it's performed entirely acoustically - one guitar and three voices - so it's considerably different from the original recording.  Check out some of Terry's other work HERE.

This show would be the last time Brent would get to perform with Daniel St. Clair - also performing that night with Fugue State - who returned to the U.S. to get his teaching certification only a couple of days later.  We miss his excellent drumming, unyielding optimism and good cheer, but we're happy that he's doing well in his current endeavors.  Come back soon, Daniel!

3) Hagen Music's 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

On a final note, we'd like to celebrate our web site's first anniversary and we'll be posting some new things in celebration when we can, but more importantly we'll be reviewing what we've accomplished up to now on the Hagen Music Facebook Page.  Here's to another year!