Doxter S is Number 1 on ReverbNation

Doxter S is Number 1 on ReverbNation Locally and Number 2 Regionally.

Check out Doxter S on ReverbNation. Doxter S is Number 1 on ReverbNation Locally, Number 2 Regionally, Number 541 Nationally, and Number 975 Globally.

Doxter S has 73 original songs on ReverbNation, also available on Spotify, iTunes, and Amazon. The most recent include Better Days, Connection, Masquerade, Handmaiden, Details, Bargain, Butterfly, Merry Christmas All Around The World, Daybreak, and Fa La La.

Fa La La

Christmas time fills the airwaves with familiar tunes that many of us can sing along with. Doxter S published a very family friendly original Christmas song in 2017 entitled Merry Christmas All Around the World. It is a Nice Christmas song.Crimson Studios has now published a Naughty Christmas song, Fa La La by Doxter S, created in the (Christmas) spirit of Ribeye and Squeeze.     

Fa La La by Doxter S has an original melody, snappy rhythm, and fun (naughty) lyrics. This production features a new male lead vocalist reminiscent of Bob Seger, John Fogerty, and Bruce Springsteen (the lyrics are more like Lenny Bruce). You can and should sing along with Fa La La by Doxter S.

Fa La La by Doxter S is Naughty. This original song is becoming popular in the alternative Christmas music genre.

Fa La La is now on Spotify and Apple Music

Daybreak

Daybreak is seasonal and spiritual without tying it down too much to Christmas.

Daybreak is now on Spotify and Apple Music

Merry Christmas All Around The World

This original song intended for children includes “Merry Christmas” sung in 20 languages. As you can imagine, it has been a big hit around the world. Merry Christmas All Around The World is now on Spotify and Apple Music

Better Days

There has been a lot going on in the last 6-months. What seems to be an upheaval in societal relations may be part of a natural evolution of human thought. Better Days by Doxter S provides a musical representation of these troubled times.

The melody is in a minor key that adds pathos to the relevant lyrics. Despite the melancholy there is also great hope. The song begins and ends with the word “Pray”. There is hope fore redemption in this prayer. There is optimism for humanity.

Connection

Connection by Doxter S is a love song in Em that starts out slow but will quickly get your heart beating double time. The acoustic bass and Violoncello are both melodic and percussive, with the piano bass providing gentle arpeggios of the simple chord progressions. The lyrics include a syncopated vocal echo of the phrase “I know” that is set up first by the pizzicato violoncello.

Masquerade

There was never a time in recent memory when everyone we know suddenly become phantoms, as we are to them. The entire world placed on a curfew, lock down, socially distanced and emotionally isolated. The impact of recent events will far outlast the so called invisible enemy of which we have become terrified. Masquerade by Doxter S tells the story from an all too familiar perspective. We are all trapped but desperately crave freedom. The melody is sweet but the lyrics are biting. The chord changes build up to an emotionally charged bridge and defiant chorus.

Handmaiden

Handmaiden by Doxter S is a fanciful tale of a young romantic renaissance teenager. The melody is in the Key of A with Mixolydian scale. The intro and bridges are simple arpeggios of this scale. The instruments include strings, harp, hand percussion, tambourine, and triangle. The setting is in a Tudor Garden in Renaissance England.

Details

Details by Doxter S is a Jazz-Blues song in Em that tells an ages-old story about the morning after – with a hangover of epic proportion. The instrumental phrasing alternates between keyboard and guitar. The rhythm is syncopated with the bass and piano echoing each other. The outro repeats the final statement of the chorus.

Bargain

Bargain by Doxter S is a soulful and lamenting song about a love that is well beyond it’s Sell-By Date. The theme is reflective of the happier early years of romance that give way with time to eventual resentment and the ultimate demise of the relationship. Bargain by Doxter S refers to a Lover’s Bargain that exists in many idealized love affairs that seems to ignore the true risks and realities of life and love. This lover’s lament is in the style of a ballad in 6/8 rhythm accompanied by piano, pedal steel guitar, fiddle, banjo, and violoncello.

Butterfly

Butterfly by Doxter S started out sounding like a nursery rhyme song. The opening melody is very fanciful and sweet. The quintessential nature of the butterfly is her transformation from caterpillar during metamorphosis. This transformation needed expression in music. The Butterfly in this song continues her transformation into a human social butterfly. The melody also changes abruptly to reflect the new and exciting life she is seeking. The backing of the violoncello transforms into an overdrive electric guitar with percussion from a full drum set.

You can stream all original music by Doxter S from Crimson Studios by going to the music page. Many of these original songs are accompanied by unpublished versions with a different mix or lead singer.

Babe by Doxter S on Apple Music

Babe by Doxter S on Apple Music

Doxter S creates and performs in a popular music style with catchy melodies and lyrics that convey positive emotions. Babe by Doxter S is one of 73 original songs available for streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.

Doxter S has been writing and performing popular music for many years, with each new song introducing a different style and emotion. His songs always start with catchy melodies and emotion evoking chord progressions with lyrics that match the mood and message.

Lyrics

LET ME LIGHT THE FIRE UNDER YOUR DESIRE BABY LET MY LOVE SHINE IN

SPENT ALL MY TIME JUST TRYING TO PLEASE 
SPENT ALL YOUR TIME JUST TRYING TO TEASE 
SPENT ALL OUR NIGHTS JUST FOOLING AND LYING 
RAN OUT OF TIME OR WE JUST STOPPED TRYING

BABE, WHEN DID OUR LOVE RUN DRY
WANT TO LAY DOWN AND CRY
I NEVER TOLD YOU JUST WANT TO HOLD YOU MY LOVE ENFOLD YOU

FEET OFF THE GROUND MY HEAD SPINNING ROUND
I'M ON A CAROUSEL
NEXT THING I KNOW MY HEAD'S HANGING LOW
BABE I DO WISH YOU WELL

LET ME LIGHT THE FIRE UNDER YOUR DESIRE BABY LET MY LOVE SHINE IN

TRY TO REMEMBER THOSE EARLY DAYS
WE WERE ALIKE IN SO MANY WAYS
SHARING OUR FEELINGS HEARTS FILLED WITH PLEASURE
THOSE WERE THE MOMENTS I ALWAYS TREASURE

BABE, LETS GIVE IT ONE MORE TRY
I WANT TO BE YOUR GUY
HANDS THAT ARE SHAKING HERE FOR THE TAKING MY HEART IS BREAKING

FEET OFF THE GROUND OUR HEADS SPINNING ROUND WE'RE ON A CAROUSEL
NEXT THING WE KNOW OUR HEARTS ARE AGLOW  BABE I'M CAUGHT IN YOUR SPELL

LET ME LIGHT THE FIRE UNDER YOUR DESIRE BABY LET MY LOVE SHINE IN

Vegas by Doxter S on Apple Music

Vegas by Doxter S on Apple Music

Listen to Vegas by Doxter S, one of 73 original songs available for streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.

Doxter S was staying at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas in 2017. The hotel had placed a large banner over the windows on the 32nd floor that read “Las Vegas Strong”. Everything and everyone seemed the same. Saturday Night there was life on the strip an in the hotel that lasted until dawn. Sunday Morning was warm and sunny. Party goers with a hangover were laying around the Wave Pool or floating down the Lazy River. Cocktails were being served (Hair of the Dog).

Out on the Strip, across from McCarran International Airport, there is a memorial to the victims of the tragic snd senseless shooting. The entire city seems surreal. People trying to go on with their lives but not able to forget what had happened. What happened in Vegas will Stay in Vegas for s long time.

When I wrote Vegas a few years ago this tragedy was never a possibility.  Vegas was where everyone went to Party All Night and seek traditional entertainment,  Comedy acts, Magic Acts, Cirque de Soleil, Elvis Impersonators, etc. Today there is the Stratosphere Tower where you and your friends can drive a car over the edge!  There is a Shark Reef with man-eaters surrounding you in a glass tunnel. Janet Jackson was performing the night we arrived.

I do agree that Vegas is Strong and will continue to attract millions of visitors every year.  Las Vegas in Spanish means “The Meadows”, like an oasis in the desert. Today Vegas is an emotional Oasis where people can briefly forget their daily struggles from work or life in general. I just hope and pray  that Vegas will never suffer another tragedy like the one they had in 2017.

Vegas Strong!

Universe by Doxter S on Apple Music

Universe by Doxter S on Apple Music

Doxter S has created a new sound with an R&B style that has a great dance beat and is expressive the of joyful emotion shared between lovers and friends.

Doxter S has been very prolific over the last year and is closing out 2014 with 3 original new compositions that expand his eclectic repertoire of popular vocal performances. Much of the year has been devoted to moody and emotional themes, but why not end the year with a BANG!

Universe by Doxter S is one of 73 original songs available for streaming on Spotify and on Apple Music

Lyrics

ALL MY LIFE FOR YOU I SEARCHED
HOW I FOUND YOU DON'T THINK I KNOW 
YOU BECAME MY UNIVERSE
MORE THAN FRIENDS WE'RE LOVERS ALSO

YOU WERE SOMETHING GOOD IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD
AND I THOUGHT WE COULD MAKE SOME ROMANCE
GOT THE FEELING YOU FELT THE SAME WAY TOO 
ALL WE HAD TO DO TAKE THAT FIRST CHANCE

MYSTIFYING GRATIFYING 
ODDS DEFYING LOVE UNDYING

I LOVED YOU RIGHT FROM THE START I HAD ALL MY FEELINGS SHOWING 
TOOK MY HAND THEN TOOK MY HEART I KNEW WE HAD SOMETHING GOING

WANT TO MAKE YOU MINE TAKE YOU SOMEWHERE FINE 
YOU CAN MAKE ME SMILE WITHOUT WARNING
WE GO OUT AND PLAY DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY 
WE CAN SLEEP IN LATE SUNDAY MORNING

DON'T STOP TRYING LOVE'S LIKE FLYING 
NO DENYING I'M NOT LYING

ON THE DAY THAT WE FIRST MET
FROM THAT TIME MY HEAD WAS SPINNING 
THERE'S ONE THING I WONT FORGET
WE WERE ONE FROM THE BEGINNING

TRY TO MAKE YOU SEE WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME 
ALL THE MAGIC WE MAKE TOGETHER
I WILL CHERISH YOU MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE 
AND I PROMISE TO STAY FOREVER

MY HEADS REELING GOT THAT FEELING 
IT'S SO THRILLING IF YOUR WILLING

Doxter S and SIRI make Beautiful Music Together

Doxter S and SIRI make Beautiful Music Together

The Real Story of SIRI by Doxter S

Doxter S was writing music for Hexagon in 2014 and came up with the idea for his song about SIRI.

Doxter S was driving to a Hexagon meeting in Virginia to discuss music for the next show: “I was using my iPhone for directions. I had other people in the car who were also using their smartphones ‘helping’ with the directions. It was disconnecting  in a humorous way. I offered to write a song for the 2015 Hexagon show about this experience and I came up with SIRI.  The director liked the song but did not see transforming SIRI into a live performance due to technical issues. The smartphone Voice of Siri was a computerized actor, and he wanted live actors.

Siri is, of course, much more famous than Doxter S. I recently had the good fortune to contact the Voice of Siri, Susan Bennett . Susan is a very talented Voice Over artist with many more offerings that most of us have experienced without making the connection. If I had known then what I know now I would have recruited Susan to perform off stage. Maybe there will be an opportunity to do something like this in the future.

Great music always needs a purpose. Writing songs for a show with a specific theme requires a special mindset. The critics are right there sitting with you at the table, drinking coffee, suggesting changes. This meeting of the minds is part of the teamwork needed to produce great music. Composing music and writing lyrics always goes smoothly working alone. Collaboration is more of a rocky road.

Siri by Doxter S is one of 73 original songs available for streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.

Mele Kohola by Doxter S on Apple Music

Mele Kohola by Doxter S on Apple Music

Mele Kohola is Hawaian  for “Singing Whale”.

Each year approximately 4,500 Hawaiian Humpbacks migrate from Alaska to breed, give birth, and bask in the warmer waters of Hawaii.

Kohola begin arriving in Hawaii in November, with the peak of migration and activity occurring in February and March. Scientists speculate that the whales use ocean currents, temperature changes, acoustical cues, and the Earth’s magnetic field to find their way to Hawaii (the most remote island chain in the world).

Most whales remain in Hawaii for 6-8 weeks, with some extending their “vacation” to late May or early June. At the end of their time in Hawaii, the whales return to the food-rich waters of Alaska to feed and replenish their blubber in preparation for their next journey to Hawaii.

Mele Kohola by Doxter S has captured the spirit of freedom, adventure, and love in this singularly moving composition that brings together native rhythms, natural sounds, and the overwhelming compassion we have for our fellow inhabitants on the planet.

Doxter S continues to produce some of the most memorable and heartfelt music available, bringing together catchy melodies, pulsing rhythms, and clever yet meaningful lyrics for what is to date a collection of 73 original songs available for streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.

Ribeye by Doxter S on Apple Music

Ribeye by Doxter S on Apple Music

Everyday life inspires Doxter S to create catchy melodies with memorable and clever lyrics. Ribeye by Doxter S is one of 73 original songs available for streaming on Spotify and on Apple Music.

Ribeye is inspired by conversations between men and women regarding relationships and everyday life. The idea was to add new meaning and inject more fun and excitement into our lives.

Lyrics

When we married life was harried I spent weeks on the road
When we’d speak of plans to make love we used our secret code

She wants ribeye tonight and her mood must be right 
I won’t put up a fight I don’t try
I’ve been feeling uptight since the dawn’s early light
Now I’m hoping we might Make Some Ribeye

When I get home When we’re alone She just touches my soul
So much better close together That’s when I lose control

Are the stars out tonight? Is the moon big and bright ?
Let’s just turn out the light I reply
When I look in her eyes there ain’t no big surprise
Just one thing satisfies Making Ribeye

We made it in the kitchen We made it on the floor
We made it in the living room as she cried out for more

When I get home When we’re alone She just gives me that Look
So much better Close together That’s when things start to Cook

There are sparks that ignite when two heart beats unite
Hold each other so tight Me Oh My
Now we’re feeling alright We’ve been cooking all night
To our hearts own delight Making Ribeye

We made it on the terrace and we caused quite a stir
I asked her how she liked it She just said Well Done Sir

When I get home When we’re alone She just gives me that Look
So much better Close together That’s when things start to Cook

There are sparks that ignite when two heart beats unite
Hold each other so tight Me Oh My
Now we’re feeling alright We’ve been cooking all night
To our hearts own delight Making Ribeye

We made it in the Hot Tub and by the Fireside
And now it’s time for making some T-bone on the side


Squeeze by Doxter S on Apple Music

Squeeze by Doxter S on Apple Music

These love songs may not be appropriate for children. I don’t use explicit lyrics. Listen to “Squeeze” all the way through and you will get the idea. The hook (also the punch-line) is in the third verse. I find when I perform “Squeeze” the women in the audience get it during the second verse. The men don’t get it until the third verse. Squeeze by Doxter S is one of 73 original songs available fr streaming on Spotify and on Apple Music.

I got my inspiration for “Squeeze” from my wife. You men reading this won’t get my point until the third sentence. She and I practice oral hygiene differently. I follow the directions, so I’m always good to the very last drop. We share a lot of things but toothpaste isn’t one of them. I wrote “Squeeze” thinking  that a casual (or drunk) listener might just get the wrong idea what the song was about.

The cover art for “Squeeze” is inoffensive. “Ribeye“, on the other hand, is more risqué. This country-bluegrass love song was inspired by a full-figured woman at the dog park. She was speaking to her husband on her mobile phone. Her face lit up with a big smile when she proposed “Let’s Have Ribeye Tonight”. I couldn’t help thinking she was planning a romantic evening with him. My inspiration for the song was implanted and I went home to start composing music and writing lyrics. “Ribeye”  makes the point without explicit lyrics.

I needed an idea for a album including all my songs with these more adult themes (this album includes “Hair of the Dog” and “Mister ED”):  “Songs You Can(‘)t Sing to Your Children” (A compilation of Love Songs by Doxter S that are more appropriate for Clyde’s than Gymboree).

Song From The Heart by Doxter S on Apple Music

Song From The Heart by Doxter S on Apple Music

Doxter S composes and performs melodic ballads and catchy pop tunes with simple, heartfelt and memorable lyrics. Song From The Heart by Doxter S is one of 73 original songs available for streaming on Spotify and on Apple Music.

Song From The Heart is just that – composed while living in relative solitude but longing to be together with his soul mate who is often thousands of miles away. The melody is soulful but eventually upbeat with a happy ending. Warning: Song From The Heart may bring tears to your eyes if you have ever been longing to be with the one you love.

Song From The Heart Lyrics

  I’ve been lonely so long
 So I wrote down this song
 Only took me s while
 Hope you like my new style

 Just acoustic guitar
 Strumming in every bar 
 Know it sounds kind of strange
 Keeps the notes in my range 
 
 Hope you’re having fun in the Florida sun
 When I’m feeling so blue I’ll be thinking of you
 If I had the fare I’d be joining you there
 In the Florida sun, Hope you’re having some fun
 
 Wrote this song just for you
 But I haven’t a clue
 Why I got you so mad 
 And it’s got me so sad
 
 So I wrote you this song
 Wish you could sing along
 To the end from the start
 It’s a song from the heart
 
 Hope you’re having fun in the Florida sun
 When I’m feeling so blue I’ll be thinking of you
 If I had the fare I’d be joining you there
 In the Florida sun, Hope you’re having some fun
 
 Thought I’d drop you a line
 Tell you I was just fine
 Everything is the same
 I got no one to blame
 
 Trying to stay in touch
 ‘Cause I miss you so much
 You’ve been down there so long
 So I wrote you this song
 
 Hope you’re having fun in the Florida sun
 When I’m feeling so blue I’ll be thinking of you
 If I had the fare I’d be joining you there
 In the Florida sun, Hope you’re having some fun
 
 Got my song on the air
 They’re playing it everywhere
 Finally got my chance
 And I got an advance 
 
 So I booked me a flight
 It’s arriving tonight
 By the evening tide
 I’ll be there by your side 
 
 We’ll be having fun in the Florida sun
 I could never be blue long as I’m holding you
 For the love we share I would go anywhere
 In the Florida sun we’ll be having some fun
 
 Hope you’re having fun in the Florida sun
 When I’m feeling so blue I’ll be thinking of you
 If I had the fare I’d be joining you there
 In the Florida sun, Hope you’re having some fun
 
 

Da Boom by Doxter S on Apple Music

Da Boom by Doxter S on Apple Music

We are currently experiencing a revival of retro-style musical productions for theater and cinema. Some examples on Broadway are Chicago, Wicked, and Pretty Woman. On the big screen we saw The Entertainer, La La Land, and The Greatest Showman. This New Release, Da Boom by Doxter S, captures in music the rhythm and excitement of a big dance number. The descriptive lyrics take the listener step by step through a complete dance routine. You can’t resist the beat, you must pick up your feet, and dance the night away, until the day breaks. Da Boom by Doxter S is one of 73 original songs available for streaming on Spotify and on Apple Music.
Lyrics

Move to the beat, dancing to Da Boom, and swing it! 

Shuffle your feet, prance around the room

Now let your arms do the work, swimming through the air

Then make your whole body jerk, shimmy everywhere

And when the beat gets fat, tip your hat, bow to the applause

Ba Da Boom

Stretch out a leg, let it touch the floor, then tap it

Don’t make it vague, let it tap some more

Rise up from down on your knees, spinning on your feet

Then put your hands in the air, waving to the beat

Now throw your head way back, make a laugh, dance arround the room

Ba Da Boom

Ba Da Boom, you get into the groove

The music fills the room, so let your body move

You can’t resist the beat, you must pick up your feet

And dance the night away, until the day breaks Baby

Ba Da Boom will change your attitude

It doesn’t matter whom, it puts you in the mood

With everyone you meet, you just pick up your feet

And dance the night away, come what may

Dancing to Da Boom

Ba Da Boom

Reach out a hand, any one will do, then snap it

At your command, dancing to Da Boom

Now spin around like a top, synchronize your move

The steady beat doesn’t stop, staying in the groove

Just like a chorus line, marking time, makes you want to shout

Ba Da Boom

Ba Da Boom, you get into the groove

The music fills the room, so let your body move

You can’t resist the beat, you must pick up your feet

And dance the night away, until the day breaks Baby

Ba Da Boom will change your attitude

It doesn’t matter whom, it puts you in the mood

With everyone you meet, you just pick up your feet

And dance the night away, come what may

Dancing to Da Boom

Ba Da Boom