Dax Johnson - The Random & The Purpose

Music affects everyone in different ways.  I heard the music of Dax Johnson a few years ago and loved his music.  I associated the music to a certain time in my life.  Life happens and things change and for a while listening to his music hurt.  Over time that hurt faded away and I can still listen to his music.

Recently I got some fantastic birthday presents.  Actual CD's of Dax Johnson's Merciful Dwelling and The Random and the Purpose.  Now I've downloaded the digital copies or the handful of albums that he had released before he passed away, but having the actual CD's sounds better.

Now I was listening to The Random and the Purpose in the car and I've probably listened to that album a gazillion times.  One song started to play and I've never heard it before... "Child's Garden."  Listening to it felt like being a kid at Christmas finding something new and it gave me goose bumps.  Apparently the song wasn't included in the Amazon digital download.  Somewhat surprising and unfortunate that the only way to get the song appears to be from the CD. 

I now associate the song with the person that gave it to me.  Without that special someone, I might have never ever heard the new track.  Life does sometimes seem to come full circle and in this case, Dax Johnson's music to me has.

I love you Heather!

Dax Johnson - A Moment In The Life Of Me

From the album Random And The Purpose, A Moment In The Life Of Me is a track that I can listen to over and over.  Every note, you can feel the emotion flowing from the fingers of Dax Johnson to the piano keys.  Listening to this track on long drives just seems to make the time disappear.  Still triggers memories of the past for me, but it'll be a song that I could never stop listening to.

David Nevue - Words Left Unsaid

David Nevue is a composer that I came across as a suggestion on Youtube when I was listening to Dax Johnson. Solo piano music that you can feel the emotion put into it. You can hear some of his music on Whisperings - Solo Piano Radio
  

Dax Johnson - A Father and Son

"A Father and Son" off the album Merciful Dwelling was the first song I've ever heard by Dax Johnson.  I was searching youtube for "how to" videos to come up with ideas for a valentines day gift.  Had it not been for this, I would probably have never come across his music. You can feel with every press of the piano key the emotion that he puts into it. This is emotion that resonates from his fingers to the piano through speakers and into your soul. It's a shame that his life was cut short. Sounds like a cliche' but his music will still live on forever.