Grace Under Stress is a patriotic reminiscence of 9/11, a turbulent time in New York City and the country. The tragedy inspires the solemnity of this powerful ballad and pays tribute to those lost, the courage of the people, and the resilience of the city.
Grace Under Stress
Grace Under Stress is a patriotic reminiscence of 9/11, a turbulent time in New York City and the country. The tragedy inspires the solemnity of this powerful ballad and pays tribute to those lost, the courage of the people, and the resilience of the city.
Our song emanates from a personal place. My co-lyricist Phil Fischer was in 9-11. The day before he was giving a speech on one of the top floors of the Twin Towers. The following day at 8:46 AM, he was on the 9th floor of World Trade Center 4. When the first plane hit, he ran to the elevator without even thinking, violating every rule. He called his colleagues, fixated on the tv and calling furiously. They got out but few survived from the top floors. He was just lucky. So was our composer Doug Oberhamer, a pianist, who performed often at the top of the Twin Towers.
Meanwhile, I was a state away, in New Jersey, sitting at my desk, working, when I got a call to turn on the television. I thought I was seeing things. I reached Phil as he was marching north with thousands of others, refugees in their own land. Two years later, we were married, and I moved into the city near Ground Zero. In the early hours, thousands worked to recover our world. And so together we wanted to preserve the memory of the lives taken and the time through which the city lived.
September 11 has deeply infused itself into the sinews of the city's history. Grace Under Stress serves as a musical memory of a time and a place we would do well not to forget. Our black and white video is meant to be reflective and provide a retrospective. We hope our music adds to the music, poetry, artwork, and other remembrances.
Blasted, Bombed, Being in Love: Failing to fight the call of love, this song is fast paced, energetic and moody. It tells the story of a woman chasing love and winning at it. What could be better!
Blasted, Bombed, Being in Love
Failing to fight the call of love, this song is fast paced, energetic and moody.
Love in the Ages: A visit to Rome presents itself for an emotional bluesy ballad about a romance between two bewitched lovers. They are dreaming, just dreaming on their way through the raptures that they hear. If you’ve been to Rome, you know how romantic it can be!
Love in the Ages
A visit to Rome presents itself for an emotional bluesy ballad about a romance between two bewitched lovers.
Blue in the Heart: In this lyrical ballad of loss, a dreamy and sentimental moment gets captured in sad, soft tones. There is two much time between our lovers here and she is missing him. Many of us that know how that is!
Blue in the Heart
In this lyrical ballad of loss, a dreamy and sentimental moment gets captured in sad, soft tones.
Locking Us Forever: A soulful, emotional, sexy moment of remembrance – heat, glistening bodies, thundering beats. Grab a glass of wine and remember the time when you first met someone special.
Locking Us Forever
A soulful, emotional, sexy moment of remembrance – heat, glistening bodies, thundering beats.
Little Words: A smooth, soulful R&B recording gives a tender moment a jazzy pace. You two are in love. A touch of the hand, a glimpse of the eye, little words need to be said.
Little Words
A smooth, soulful R&B recording gives a tender moment a jazzy pace.
Racing to the Moon: A passionate retro mid-tempo, jazzy, groovy, soaring story of a woman falling in love. Two lovers are forged forever. For the romantic in all of us.
Racing to the Moon
A passionate retro mid-tempo, jazzy, groovy, soaring story of a woman falling in love.
Map of Ice: This fast, punchy, fun and whimsical rock song is every woman’s breaking free and following love. A woman bets on love and listens to the numbers on the dice tumble and slide. A song sure to uplift!
map of Ice
This fast, punchy, fun and whimsical rock song is every woman’s breaking free and following love.
Trails in My Life: This is a woman today: she runs for hope in a mid-tempo, groovy, funky and sexy memory. Her life has had twists and turns but someone good has entered her life and slowed her down. It’s the romance that we have all had or want to have.
Trails in My Life
Our lives can have twists and turns but when someone good enters, there are new possibilities and life seems to slow down.
Slow, Slow, Quick, Quick!
A fast and funky throwback to the dance songs of the 70s that’s sure to get you moving your feet.
Thinness of the Air: A haunting, spacey, melodic piece that records a kiss in the night under a lamppost. You can see it happen. Listen to the rhythm of your heart.
Thinness of the Air
A haunting, spacey, melodic piece that records a kiss in the night under a lamppost.
Holiday Wishes
It’s a blue Christmas ballad, jazzy but sentimental, and it asks for a gift – a mist in a box, a gift of love’s vapor.
