Straight-Up Pop Track
This is a straight-up pop track built around a heavy drum groove, synth bass, and strings.
Cinematic Rap Groove
This track started out very minimal, with more of a drum-machine-heavy rap feel. As the bass line developed, I started adding strings, and different melodies began to flow from there. In the end, it turned into something very different from …
A Jazz-Fusion Work in Progress
This is a work in progress that will probably end up on a future jazz CD. For now, since it only has one solo, it also works as a kind of jam or backing-track demo. It’s a slightly strange jazz-fusion …
A Pop Groove with Jazz Voicings
I built this piece around a pop groove using modulating jazz chord voicings. The basic voicing uses three consecutive notes with an added note a fourth higher. The progression moves through the first four diatonic chords in C major, giving …
New Composition: Minimal Track
I’m trying a more minimal approach with this one. It’s built around just three chords, with fewer sounds than I usually use, so the focus is more on the groove and the drum tones. I started to add more, but …
New Composition: June 2026 Cinematic Piece
This song started with a riff and a drum beat, which is how I usually begin writing. I borrowed some of the chord movement from Chicago 25 or 624 — not the bass rhythm, but some of the same chords …
New Composition: May 2026 Classical Piece
This May 2026 composition has a classical feel, almost like a nod to Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, but in the key of A instead of C-sharp minor. For this piece, I used a broken-chord pattern instead of playing the notes together …
GUEST FEST article in Houston Press
Many thanks to Gladys Fuentes for this great article in the Houston Press about GUEST FEST II, a full day of music celebrating the city’s many talented bands that was hed on Saturday, May 16, with performances split between the …
Moses Guest in the Houston Press
MOSES GUEST is honored to be featured in a new Houston Press article highlighting the past, present, and future of Moses Guest. Writer Bob Ruggiero takes a thoughtful look at the band’s journey through Houston’s vibrant music scene, the years …