My Music

My Music

For those of you who have emailed me asking if I entered this year's New Mexico Music Awards, I posted an answer in my Myspace blog:

Rumaldo's Myspace Page

Go Right To New Tune

Recent Discovery! The Evolution Of A song... I was looking through some old cassettes for some blues reference tracks and came across the original version of my song Incessant Love which at the time I recorded it (around mid 1980's), had a working title of What Can I Do. That was my first time recording in a real studio! Bear in mind that this file is copied from a very old cassette which was originally copied from a two track tape deck and now transferred from a boombox to MP3 form, so the sound quality isn't very good, but it's a neat snapshot in time of my music! This is also my first attempt at vocals - main and harmony. I don't consider myself a singer, but singers were hard to come by in those days in Santa Fe so I gave it a shot. The vocals seem rushed, but I guess at that time, that's the best I could come up with! There was actually one other version of the song between this one and the final one with a more rock / metal approach. I don't have a recording of that version though, but I remember playing it with a band in Albuquerque.

What Can I Do / Incessant Love-(Click to play)

MP3 samples From My Angel Edge Revisited CD

"On the Angel Edge Revisited CD, I wrote / composed / arranged all the music, and either wrote or co-wrote all the lyrics with producer Wayne Dotson. I also played bass guitar, did some of the keyboard parts, sang lead vocals on Realm Of Darkness, and Will You Be There; and harmony vocals on Broken Hearts And Shattered Dreams."

!!!07/26/06 Added New Song (Incessant Love) From Angel Edge Revisited CD

Incessant Love-(Click to play sample)

This Is A Song About Unrequited Love

Headin' To Sound City-(Click to play sample)

"This song originally was slated for lyrics, but one day in the studio I had the engineer roll the tape while I warmed up on my guitar. I played through the whole song and just let the music move me as I always do on my solos. The engineer called me into the control room and said "I think you'd better give this a listen..." Needless to say we decided to leave it as an instrumental. (Thank goodness! I didn't think I'd ever finish the lyrics anyway!"

Realm Of Darkness-(Click to play sample)

"A song about someone trying to hold on to what's left of a dying love and keep it alive. This was a fan favorite. "

All That's Left Is Goodbye-(Click to play sample)

"Tired of a bad love...you move on, and then she wants back. Now you get to say - no more lies...baby don't even try..."

All A Game-(Click to play sample)

"A song about a girl who thinks love is just a game. But the tables can turn!"

Will You Be There-(Click to play sample)

"A lovers devotion in question. This was another fan favorite and I got tons of e-mail about this song."

Broken Hearts & Shattered Dreams*-(Click to play sample)

"This is a love song about a dying love and the uncertainty of whether love will last . Award winning song NMMIC. Received heavy airplay in L.A. and regionally."

*1990 New Mexico Music Awards Winner-Best Rock Song Metal Category

From Current Blues Project

Won't Ever Be The Same**-(Click to play sample)

**Winner Of The 2006 New Mexico Music Awards 'Best Production- Blues Category'

'Won't Ever Be The Same' Was Also Nominated For 'Best Instrumental Production' In This Same Event

New Blues Tune - Guess I'll Always Have The Blues

Finalist in the 2007 New Mexico Music Awards

Guess I'll Always Have The Blues-(Click to play sample)

On my merchandise page you'll see a logo designed by my good friend and fellow musician Michael Peace. I had the honor and priviledge of being asked by Michael to create a solo for his inspirational song- These Wings Were Made To Fly. You can hear this song here:

These Wings Were Made To Fly

Radio Interview