An intricate cathedral of piano drones and vibraphone haunted by chiming, spectral guitars. Subtle, slowing swells of breath. Waves of sound. Tides of sound encroaching and receding. Clouds of sound. Skies of sound rich with colors, muddied hues, shifting layers of enveloping overtones. There is nothing to hold onto in this… Read More

Three contiguous movements with marimba, guitar, bowed vibraphone, hammer dulcimer and samples from outer space. It is my hope that no one will ever hear this album in it’s entirety… One hour of continuous music designed to put the listener to sleep… Dense dreamy textures like the musical equivalent of white… Read More

My nine-year-old daughter asked me to make a sleep song specially for her that was different from the other ones I had made. I asked her what she wanted it to sound like and she said “I just don’t want it to sound like I’m in space.” So… Read More

This collection was born out of a pile of unused sketches initially composed for PRI’s This American Life. The songs began as short, sparse background pieces. Some stayed that way while others formed the seed for larger, fully fleshed-out compositions. Here the pendulum swings back, rhythmically and harmonically… Read More

Much of this collection of songs eschews formal, rhythmic and harmonic conventions of popular idioms, replacing them with experimental, yet clear, highly-structured compositional systems governed by unique self-contained internal logic. The majority of the instrumentation is acoustic with the exception of the electric organ and some samples on… Read More

Selections, sketches and outtakes from a decade of film music 2002-2011, a diverse set of compositions that vary greatly in style and mood but maintain an unexpected cohesiveness when taken as a whole.

An experiment in pushing the pedal steel into non-traditional/non-idiomatic settings. All accompanying sounds are acoustic (unless a 1978 Datsun 210 is considered otherwise).

An early exploration of instrumental compositions. Generally post-rock both in terms of nearest genre-affinity and of my personal musical timeline.

Second album from Portland’s Waxwings. Released 12/1/16. Available here: https://thewaxwings.bandcamp.com/ Eric Schopmeyer, (guitar, vocals, harmonica), Mark Schopmeyer (banjo), Kurt Weist (guitar, vocals), Adrienne Leverette (ukelele, vocals), Matthew Marchyok (fiddle, drums, vocals), Tony Jamesbarry (bass, vocals).

Debut album from acoustic sextet The Waxwings. Eric Schopmeyer, (guitar, vocals, harmonica), Mark Schopmeyer (banjo), Kurt Weist (guitar, vocals), Adrienne Leverette (ukelele, vocals), Matthew Marchyok (fiddle, drums, vocals), Tony Jamesbarry (bass, vocals). These songs were recorded live in the studio on July 25-26, 2011