THE SILENCE PROJECT

KEVIN'S VOCALS
TALK TOO MUCH
BON ZO LAY
THE LEARNING GAME
THE PORCH LIGHT
TIME ON MY HANDS
Test
JUST THE SILENCE
OUTSIDE LOOKIN' IN
PREACHER'S DAUGHTER
SINK OR SWIM
LOST IN THE WIND
BYE BYE BLUE NIGHTS
LOVE'S LIKE A RIVER

LOVE’S LIKE A RIVER

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

This is mix: “Love’s Like A River 7-2-25.wav”

Monday, June 30, 2025

This is mix: “Love’s Like A River 6-30-25.mp3”

  1. Worked on instrumental melodies.
  2. Melodyned vocal.
  3. Tweaked the steel guitar part.

Sunday, June 29, 2025

This is “Love’s Like A River 6-29-25.mp3”

  1. I added a flute and French horn from the Kontakt Factory Library 2.
  2. I added Cakewalk SI Strings for the cello and string part.
  3. I fixed the bass part at the beginning of the 2nd verse.
  4. I have NOT yet fine-tuned Kevy Evy’s vocals with Melodyne.
  5. There is more tweaking to be done with the instrumental tracks.
  6. I brought down the level of Kevy’s vocal.

Friday, June 27, 2025

This is “Love’s Like A River 6-27-25B.mp3”

Thursday, June 19, 2025

This is “Love’s Like A River sans vocal.mp3”

This is the slower version 155 bpm with the flutes and cello parts.

This is: “Love’s Like A River 155 bpm.mp3”

This is: “Love’s Like A River 165 bpm.mp3”

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

This is “Love’s Like A River 6-18-25B.mp3”

BYE BYE BLUE NIGHTS

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

This is mix: “Bye Bye Blue Nights 6-17-25.wav”

  1. remixed strings
  2. tweaked vocal on verse 3.
  3. Used “Thick ‘n Low” mastering preset in ACL.

Monday, June 16, 2025

This is: “Bye Bye Blue Nights 6-16-25.mp3”

  1. Added strings
  2. Added background vocals

Sunday, June 15, 2025

This is “Bye Bye Blue Nights 6-15-25.mp3”

  1. Used Melodyne (pitch correction) on vocals. Upgraded from Essentials to Assistant.
  2. Redid drums using AddictiveDrums2
  3. Add sax section on last verse.
  4. Took delay off vocal and added Breverb2.

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

This is: “Bye Bye Blue Nights 6-11-25.mp3”

Sunday, June 8, 2025

This is: “Bye Bye Blue Nights 6-8-25.mp3”

Thursday, June 5, 2025

This is “Bye Bye Blue Nights 6-5-25.mp3”

KEVIN’S VOCALS

“Time On My Hands”
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“Just The Silence”
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“Lost In The Wind”
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“Sink Or Swim”
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“The Learning Game”
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5/20/25 – Tuesday (1:30-8:30 pm)
Kevin came to West Union and recorded the vocals on these five songs—which are not yet mixed.

“TIME ON MY HANDS”

Saturday, June 28, 2025

This is mix: “Time On My Hands 6-28-25.wav”

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

This is mix: “Time On My Hands 5-27-25.mp3”

This is mix: “Time On My Hands 5-26-25.mp3”

This is mix: “Time On My Hands san 5-26-25.mp3”

Today is Monday, May 26, 2025


1. The top mix has the old vocal lyrics but is a refined mix.

a. condensed & cleaned up guitar instrumental

b. lowered harmony vocals

c. put chorus after verse 2

d. modified drum track’s dynamics

e. aligned timing on some of Kevin’s harmonies

f. brought up tremolo guitar (which starts on verse 2.)

2. The bottom mix, is today’s mix sans vocal.

Saturday 5/3/25

This is “Time On My Hands 5-3-25 B.wav”

“LOST IN THE WIND”

Friday 5/2/25

This is “Lost In The Wind 5-2-25.wav”

“SINK OR SWIM”

7/8/25 – Tuesday

This is mix: “Sink Or Swm 7-8-25 C.wav”

7/3/25 – Thursday

This is mix: “Sink Or Swim 7-3-25 C.wav”

4/26/25 – Saturday

This is “Sink Or Swim 4-26-25.mp3”

“THE PORCH LIGHT” – words & music Doug Koempel / April 21, 2025

4/21/25 – Monday

This is “Porch Light.wav”

“OUTSIDE LOOKIN’ IN” – words & music Doug Koempel / April 13, 2025

4/22/25

This is “Outside Man 4-22-25.wav”

4/18/25 – Friday

This is “Outside Lookin’ In 4-18-25.wav”

4/17/25 – Thursday

This is “Outside Lookin’ In 4-17-24.wav”

4/16/25 – Wednesday

This is “Outside Lookin’ In 4-16-25.mp3”

“TALK TOO MUCH”

7/25/25 – Friday

This is “Talk Too Much 2 7-25-25 B.wav”

  1. dialed reverb back on narration.
  2. re-wrote and re-recorded some lyrics

7/24/25 – Thursday

This is “Talk Too Much 2 7-24-25.wav”

  1. I added a narration and ducked the rhythm guitar at that point.
  2. I boosted the lead vocal 2 dB and added Smoothe 2.
  3. I lengthened the guitar slide at 2:10 and raised the volume 2 dB.
  4. I panned the piano further right (to about 3 o’clock)
  5. I panned the brass further left (to about 9 o’clock)
  6. I waddled in the mirth of my own soul.

This is “Talk Too Much 4-4-25.wav”

“BON ZO LAY” – words & music Doug Koempel / Kevin Conner / March 28, 2025

3/29/25 – Saturday

This is “Bon Zo Lay 3-29-25.wav”

“THE LEARNING GAME” – words & music Doug Koempel / Kevin Conner / March 26, 2025

4/9/25 – Wednesday

This is “The Learning Game 4-6-25.mp3”

  1. This is the final mix sans vocal
  2. I put an English Horn in for the instrumental.
  3. New drum track
  4. Guitar track tweaked

“Learning Game” with vocal

“JUST THE SILENCE” – words & music Doug Koempel / Kevin Conner / March 16, 2025

4/13/25 – Sunday

This is “Just The Silence 4-13-25 sans.wav”

Verse 1:
Don’t you ask me what I’m thinking
I’ve pretended for too long,
No intentions, I’m done thinking
Just the silence, I’m moving on

Verse 2:
I’ve seen enough to know we’re lost,
We played our parts, don’t look back
Count the scars, the curtain falls
Just the silence, the final act.

Chorus:
No more words, no more lies,
We’ve said enough, said our goodbyes.
Hold your breath and close your eyes
Just the silence, just the silence

Verse 3:
The fire’s gone, and I’m not sorry,
No regrets to rest upon
Please forget, end of story
All is quiet, all is gone.

Chorus

Instrumental

Bridge:
Time has passed
When words would change my mind
Please don’t ask
‘Cause I don’t wanna lie

Chorus
Tag: No more words, no more lies
Just the silence, just the silence

“PREACHER’S DAUGHTER” – words & music Doug Koempel / Kevin Conner

7/27/25 – Sunday

This is “Minister’s Daughter.mp3”

3/21/25 – Friday

This is “Preachers Daughter 3-21-25.mp3”

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