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Doxter S is Number 1 on ReverbNation
Doxter S is Number 1 on ReverbNation Locally and Number 1 Regionally.
Check out Doxter S on ReverbNation. Doxter S is Number 1 on ReverbNation Locally, Number 1 Regionally, Number 170 Nationally, and Number 378 Globally.
Doxter S has 72 original songs on ReverbNation, also available on Spotify, iTunes, and Amazon. The most recent include Connection, Masquerade, Handmaiden, Details, Bargain, and Butterfly.
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.
Mountain by Doxter S on Spotify
Mountain by Doxter S on Spotify
Crimson Studios proudly announces a New Release – Mountain by Doxter S. This is the 62nd original song by Doxter S.
Listen to Mountain by Doxter S.
“We were seated at a local Family Restaurant in McLean, Virginia and noticed the middle of the benches were higher. We laughed because we have a similar hump in the middle of our well used bed at home. I described it as a Mountain between us and we both laughed.”
“I decided that was enough to write a song describing the way couples can become separated even when they are together. This is a very soulful, melancholy love song that I sing with acoustic guitar.”
Lyrics
There's a mountain, it's been growing in between for many years
Rising up with our emotions, made of sorrow, threats, and tears
I have tried to climb it many times to reach the other side
Where you lay in waiting silently inside a shell of pride
Well I know that mountain rises up because we stay apart
It's because I don't express myself, don't show what's in my heart
Had we spent more time together, in a lover's warm embrace
We'd be laying in the valley of a very fertile place
Our love can't redeem us. It's like
Mars approaching Venus
Like a spiral that keeps spinning in my head
Baby we got, maybe, we got time
I had not foreseen this, there's a
Mountain in between us
Like that hump that's in the middle of our bed
Babe we got a long long way to climb
Well I should have told you long ago, I should have found a way
I drew strength from you, the things you do, the gentle words you say
I was frightened by your honesty, your passion and your drive
I'm embarrassed by my cowardice with no will to survive
Even when I cannot speak, it's
when my spirit's feeling weak,
I bow my head and I begin to pray
Praying like a pilgrim at the wall
So we lay in silence, hoping
there's no pain or violence, I just
can't reach out to you in any way
Babe that mountain's grown to be so tall
Amazing by Doxter S on Spotify
Amazing by Doxter S on Spotify
Amazing by Doxter S is an upbeat revival style song that echoes the traditional song Amazing Grace in one refrain, but has it’s own upbeat character that will bring the entire congregation to its feet.
Everyone is familiar with the original Christian Hymn “Amazing Grace” written in the 18th century by Anglican clergyman John Newton. The inspiration for the lyrics was a near death experience sailing on a slave trade ship during a violent storm in 1748. He prayed to God for salvation and redemption and experienced an awakening of his religious convictions.
The melody, composed by American composer William Walker, sung in the Major Pentatonic Scale, later became a popular song used by the Baptist and Methodist evangelical preachers in the Southern United States. The tune is often played with Bagpipes at solemn occasions, such as funerals.
Vocal recordings of “Amazing Grace” became common, with Aretha Franklin becoming one of the more famous performers of this song.
Doxter S has taken inspiration from “Amazing Grace” to create a totally new and original song simply entitled “Amazing”. Sung by a choir, with instrumental accompaniment, Amazing by Doxter S picks up the tempo and lifts the spirit even higher than ever before possible.
Amazing by Doxter S uses pounding percussion, lively hand claps, a variety of spiritual verses, and unforgettable chorus sections. The church organ, electric bass, and electric piano join tied percussion section in support of the choir. The effect is, in a word, Amazing!
LYRICS
Lost but now I'm found
Oh how sweet the sound
I once was lost but I turned myself around
I was blind but all at once I can see
Amazing Grace you have given me a place
The entire human race destiny
Alleluia
Amazing Grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
Alleluia
I once was lost but now I'm found
I was blind but now I see
Saved a wretch like me
Blind but now I see
There is a spark that illuminates the dark
It lies deep within your heart set it free
A brilliant light so magnificent and bright
Like a beacon in the night all can see
Revelation
Jubilation
Lost but now I'm found
Oh how sweet the sound
Touched by the love of the presence from above
Gentle hand that reaches in to my soul
Amazing Grace I accept your warm embrace
Let my being become part of the whole
Saved a wretch like me
Blind but now I see
We're not alone You can feel it in the bone
Our salvation at this moment sublime
Raise you hands high praise the spirit in the sky
Seek redemption from the pure and divine
Revelation
Jubilation
Lost but now I'm found
Oh how sweet the sound
Saved a wretch like me
Blind but now I see
Alleluia
Ahh Ahh Ahh Amen
Connection by Doxter S on Spotify
Connection by Doxter S on Spotify
Connection by Doxter S is a love song 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.
Doxter S has written, recorded, and produced 72 original songs here at Crimson Studios in Northern Virginia.
Lyrics
Is it in your eyes ? Is it in your smile? In the way you kiss my lips Lingering a while Little things you do that connect to me Like a little bridge no one else can see Pulling me in close irresistibly You are changing my sensibility It's been going on For a long, long time I complete your sentences Or do you start mine ? We can feel our hearts beating double time All my thoughts are yours All your thoughts are mine We can take things fast We can take things slow You know everything, everything I know I know, I know, I know I know I, I have waited a long, long time I was searching to see a sign To discover a soul like mine, like mine, like mine There is chemistry between you and me It's the way you hold me so tenderly I can feel your calm and serenity Fibers of emotion connect to me Is it sensory Or telepathy This connection must be our destiny I can hear a song Playing in my mind Then you start to sing along Happens all the time Little things you do that connect to me Like a little bridge no one else can see You have always been everywhere I go You know everything, everything I know I know, I know, I know I know I, I will always be by your side And our conscience will be our guide And we never will have to run, to run, to run an hide There is chemistry between you and me It's the way you hold me so tenderly I can feel your calm and serenity Fibers of emotion connect to me Is it sensory ? Or telepathy ? This connection must be our destiny Must be our destiny
New Release | Connection by Doxter S
New Release | Connection by Doxter S
Connection by Doxter S is a love song 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.
Doxter S has written, recorded, and produced 72 original songs here at Crimson Studios in Northern Virginia.
Lyrics
Is it in your eyes ? Is it in your smile? In the way you kiss my lips Lingering a while Little things you do that connect to me Like a little bridge no one else can see Pulling me in close irresistibly You are changing my sensibility It's been going on For a long, long time I complete your sentences Or do you start mine ? We can feel our hearts beating double time All my thoughts are yours All your thoughts are mine We can take things fast We can take things slow You know everything, everything I know I know, I know, I know I know I, I have waited a long, long time I was searching to see a sign To discover a soul like mine, like mine, like mine There is chemistry between you and me It's the way you hold me so tenderly I can feel your calm and serenity Fibers of emotion connect to me Is it sensory Or telepathy This connection must be our destiny I can hear a song Playing in my mind Then you start to sing along Happens all the time Little things you do that connect to me Like a little bridge no one else can see You have always been everywhere I go You know everything, everything I know I know, I know, I know I know I, I will always be by your side And our conscience will be our guide And we never will have to run, to run, to run an hide There is chemistry between you and me It's the way you hold me so tenderly I can feel your calm and serenity Fibers of emotion connect to me Is it sensory ? Or telepathy ? This connection must be our destiny Must be our destiny
Dancers by Doxter S on Spotify
Dancers by Doxter S on Spotify
Dancers by Doxter S is a dance fantasy with a latin beat. This song evokes the nightlife in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the tango dancing that originated there.
Traveling through the mountains in western Virginia we were listening to local college radio from UVA. As we crossed to the western slope the station changed to a latin program from West Virginia entirely in Spanish. That was the inspiration for this song. Initially I wrote something more humorous with a Mariachi style. I placed that aside and reconfigured the melody into a Tango style instead. The lyrics and title are changed as well.
The singer recalls her experience as a tourist and the lasting impression that stays with her. She carries in her memory the dancers that so impressed on her the beauty and grace of the Tango. She dreams of herself becoming a tango dancer in Buenos Aires.
Dancers by Doxter S includes the traditional instruments used for the tango. The familiar Bandoneon is an essential component, along with latin percussion using conga, wood blocks, and tambourine. A cello and acoustic bass complete the instrumental support for this tango dance.
Lyrics
Instrumental Intro
It was not many years ago
I flew away to Argentina
In Buenos Aires for the Summer
I found an open air Cantina
I tasted wine and sampled Tapas
The cobbled streets were filled with couples
I watched the young tango dancers perform in the square
They moved with beauty and grace they seemed lighter than air
Instrumental Break
One special dancer caught my fancy
She was a raven haired romantic
Her flashing eyes and pouting boca
Made every movement look dramatic
Her partner held her in possession
They danced together with expression
I felt the music they danced to was played just for me
Their every movement was perfectly timed to the beat
Long Instrumental Break
I see that dancer when I'm dreaming
And how I wish that I could be her
When I was younger I was wiser
I saw that beauty was inside her
The music carries like a whisper
I dream that I am dancing with her
Next to a garden with flowers that glow in the light
I would be dancing for hours the moon shining bright
Instrumental Break
Play the music that they dance to just for me
Instrumental Break
It seems so many years ago
I flew away to Argentina
In Buenos Aires for the Summer
I found a open air Cantina
I tasted wine and sampled Tapas
The cobbled streets were filled with couples
I was a young tango dancer alone in the square
I moved with beauty and grace I was lighter than air
Instrumental
Buenos Aires Argentina in my dreams
I still dream I’m dancing tango in the night
Outro
Sleep by Doxter S on Spotify
Sleep by Doxter S on Spotify
Sleep by Doxter S is an award winning song, now available for listening on Spotify. This adorable lullaby is one of 56 original songs by Doxter S, which are produced at Crimson Studios. Doxter S creates emotionally engaging music, with catchy melodies, and heartfelt lyrics. These melodies stay with the listener long after the performance has ended. Listen to Sleep by Doxter S on Spotify.
Doxter S’ song “Sleep” was awarded Finalist in the Children’s category of the 33rd Mid-Atlantic Song Contest by the Songwriters’ Association of Washington (DC). The MASC Awards Night Gala was held on Sunday January 22, 2017 at Jammin’ Java in Vienna, Virginia. This was a wonderful event presenting many new singer-songwriters to the DC Metro area public. The music scene continues to grow here, rivaling Nashville and NYC.
Doxter S continues writing, playing, singing, and producing new contemporary music. These original songs span across multiple genres, and carry the emotions of the listener into new directions. Each song captures the imagination, with engaging lyrics, and unforgettable melodies. This starts the listeners humming the song in their heads.C
Official Video – Sleep by Doxter S
Check out the latest Official Video Release from Crimson Studios – Sleep by Doxter S.
Bargain by Doxter S on Spotify
Bargain by Doxter S on Spotify
Doxter S has 71 original songs on ReverbNation, also available on Spotify, iTunes, and Amazon. Doxter S published 12 new songs in 2019 (Butterfly, Dancers, Form A Line, Amazing, Mountain, Everywhere, and Dorian) and continues in 2020 with Bargain.
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.
Bargain by Doxter S sounds like: Willie Nelson, Dan Tyminski, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash.
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.
Daybreak
Daybreak by Doxter S is a madrigal style polyphonic composition with 3 vocalists accompanied by piano, cello, violin, and music box.
Dancers
Dancers by Doxter S is a dance fantasy with a latin beat. This song evokes the nightlife in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the tango dancing that originated there.
Form a Line
This upbeat song has more energy and less sweetness (than my last wedding song) and will get everyone crowding the dance floor dancing vigorously singing and shouting along with the band.
Amazing by Doxter S
Doxter S has taken inspiration from “Amazing Grace” to create a totally new and original song simply entitled “Amazing”. Sung by a choir, with instrumental accompaniment, Amazing by Doxter S picks up the tempo and lifts the spirit even higher than ever before possible.
This is an upbeat revival style song that echoes the traditional song Amazing Grace in one refrain, but has it’s own upbeat character that will bring the entire congregation to its feet.
Amazing by Doxter S uses pounding percussion, lively hand claps, a variety of spiritual verses, and unforgettable chorus sections. The church organ, electric bass, and electric piano join tied percussion section in support of the choir. The effect is, in a word, Amazing!
Mountain by Doxter S
We were seated at a local Family Restaurant in McLean, Virginia and noticed the middle of the benches were higher. We laughed because we have a similar hump in the middle of our well used bed at home. I described it as a Mountain between us and we both laughed.
I decided that was enough to write a song describing the way couples can become separated even when they are together. This is a very soulful, melancholy love song that I sing with acoustic guitar.
Everywhere by Doxter S is an upbeat, latin rhythm, inspirational song dedicated to a very happy new couple starting out their new life together with a dance and a promise to keep traveling and dancing together, leaving behind all the worries and complications of daily life.
Dorian by Doxter S is a musical interpretation of the Gothic novel by Oscar Wilde – “The Picture of Dorian Gray”. Dorian appears at various times and places chasing after a dream-like companion. The mood is mysterious, the music intoxicating, and at the end Dorian and the music fades away.
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.
Butterfly by Doxter S on Spotify
Butterfly by Doxter S on Spotify
Butterfly by Doxter S on Spotify 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.
Lyrics
I am just a butterfly Feel Free
Painted wings on purple flowers Real Me
I emerge from my cocoon Hide Me
After all the April showers Seek Me
You will see me flutter by Hold Me
In the garden there for hours Feel Me
But when I'm in the mood
I shed my innocence
I’ll dance around the moon
I only need the chance
Butterfly Butterfly trying to multiply
Everyone satisfy on my mind in my eye
I go out in the night everything is alright
As I dance in the light of the moon
I'm a Butterfly just a Butterfly
I'm a Butterfly of the Night
I'm a social butterfly Friendly
Painted lips and big eyelashes Lovely
I won't stay inside my room Lonely
Grab my phone and my Sunglasses Meet Me
Everybody passing by Find Me
Turn their heads to watch me dancing See Me
And if I'm in the mood
I lose my innocence and
Dance around the room
I go into a trance
Butterfly Gratify Please be my Alibi
Private eye Counterspy Don't need to justify
Butterfly Lullaby Mystify Me
Butterfly Butterfly trying to multiply
Everyone satisfy on my mind in my eye
I go out in the night everything is alright
As I dance in the light of the moon
I'm a Butterfly just a Butterfly
I'm a Butterfly of the Night
Butterfly Gratify Please be my Alibi
Private eye Counterspy Don't need to justify
Butterfly Lullaby Mystify Me
I am just a butterfly Feel Free
Painted wings on purple flowers Real Me
