1/25/22: Back in the 80's I was in a couple of bands. I did some recording with both of them and am putting together a release schedule for the work. This is all "BC" (before Christ) material . . "Nelson Person" played the Boston Scene for about 3 years in the mid 80's. We recorded a 10 song LP as well as a 4 song EP. The precursor to the Nelson Person projects was a solo 4 song EP that I titled "Who Is Nelson Person?" recorded with a different line up. These songs ended up fitting prominently in the Nelson Person Show. "The Salesmen" was another group that I recorded a 4 song EP with and then later on, much later on, we put together another project that is still getting finalized. That stuff is down the road but stay tuned. The Nelson Person work will be released this summer with the 3 releases running a month apart, June, July and August. You don't want to miss it . . 

 

12/17/2021 ... Jesus, Born The King of Kings is released today. I wrote this 10 or 15 years ago and have finally, after several versions, decided to release it in it's simplest form. Listen: Spotify YouTube

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10/22/2021 ... "Revelations is set for release on 10/31/2021 and is available for pre-sale on iTunes here:  Pre-save on Spotify here: Read all about it here: "Revelations"

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10/11/2021 ... More Than a Feeling Released!! Check it out here: "More Than A Feeling"

 

9/27/2021 ... I'm releasing a single on 10/11. A cover song: "More Than A Feeling" by Boston. BackStory: I graduated  in 1969 from Danvers High School. There were and still are, some outstanding people in our class. One of them was Brad Delp. Brad and I met in Junior High in the same division and became friends. We were both Beatle fans but Brad was on another level. His bedroom walls at home were plastered with cut out Beatle pictures from magazines. We sang Beatle songs in the stairwell of his house together cause there was some reverb in the stairwell. In 1976 I released "Wild Strawberries" and gave Brad a call to swing by and give him a copy. When I got there he had a demo pressing of "Boston" . . . We listened to my record first and then his. Before he dropped the needle, he hesitated and took a moment to apologize for his voice. I accepted the apology. The rest is history. So . . this release is a nod to Brad. Everyone that knew him loved him and he is missed by millions . . . It's a different take but I'm sure he would approve. He always was a great encouragement to me.

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8/8/2021 ... Releasing "Young Man's Dream" on 8/12/2021. A few years ago I was playing through some songs I wrote back in the 70's and worked up the arrangement of a song called: "I'll Get By" . . . I was lamenting about those days as I was playing it and started singing "It's a Young Man's Dream" at the end of the tune. Back then I was intent on pursuing a career in the Music Business and 40 years later, was tagging the tune with 'young man's dream'  . . that's what it was . . I decided that the songs were still alive to me and recorded a bunch of them from my 70's catalog with a couple of favorite covers from the same time period . . I've got a bunch of material from back there so I suspect I'll put another one together.

 

4/27/2021 ... Putting finishing touches on the Release of "Revelations"

 

1/21/2021 ... Started a new YouTube Chanel: Songs From A Room with Vini Contreas ... Dedicated to Solo performances of Originals as well as favorite covers. Releasing an average of a couple videos a week. Check it out HERE ...

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1/18/2021 ... "Standing Man" released as a whole Album. I think I'm gonna pull all the "single" releases. Didn't get much action out of that strategy. 

 

8/3/2020 ... I'm releasing "Standing Man" on Friday, Sept. 4 2020. I'll be releasing one song at a time starting every Friday at 12 pm for 16 weeks worldwide so set your phones and reminders to be there!

 

About:

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My Dad bought me my first guitar for my 12th Birthday and I couldn’t put it down. The Beatles were on Ed Sullivan a couple of months later and that was that. I grew up in the 50's & 60's and toured solo through the 70’s so all of the artists of that era are my musical influences. I released a local record, 'Wild Strawberries' in '76 in Brewer Maine on Harry King's "Audem" Label. I got off the road in 1980 and got a “day” job playing in a few original bands in the Boston scene thru that decade. I moved to California in '90 where I met Almighty God and accepted Him as Lord (the biggest decision of my life!!!). My original plan in moving to California was to pursue a songwriting career but instead I started writing and playing worship as well as writing contemporary Christian material. In 2020 I moved back to my hometown in Danvers, MA, by way of Nashville, TN, where I stopped for a five-year layover. 

 

Over the years, whenever I had money I spent it on recording. I’ve recorded numerous projects, both solo as well as with a couple of bands I was involved in. I always just manufactured CDs and gave them away but I’ve decided to release everything into the digital world for the sake of posterity and legacy and to honor the Lord. I consider everything I've ever done musically to be an offering to the Lord. He gave me whatever I have and I'm inclined, feel obligated and consider it a privilege to just give it back to Him. Whether 'secular' or 'Christian' music, it's born out of gifting that is from God. I don't need an audience, per se. It's making the music that does it for me. I have to admit, though, whenever I see that I've had a couple of listens, it blesses my heart greatly . . Hardcopy CDs are and will be available here. Thanks for checking in and listening. Praise the Living King! God be glorified!