Hello! My name is Landon Cormack. For my Bible Passion Project, I am composing, and eventually, recording an album. I have always been a fan of music, since as early as I can remember. I took piano lessons from grade 1 until grade 7. Two summers ago, I borrowed (and to this day haven't returned) my grandpa's cheap acoustic guitar and started playing. In the first few weeks after I started, I played around 4 hours per day. It was summertime, and I was bored of it at that point. Currently, I am in a rock band with some friends from school. We jam often, and all have a good time. The other members are like me, in that we all have a reasonable grasp on music that we want to play, but have never really had others to play with. This band is pretty great for fulfilling that internal desire. 

I've decided to create an album for a couple reasons. Firstly, I have never really done anything musically. I've played piano at a school concert or two and one wedding, but never anything that I've created or really been too overly passionate about. 40 minutes to get this sort of itch to create should be enough, and I'll see what's what after that. Secondly, I've been fairly influenced by listening to records. In that same summer that I started playing guitar in, I started not only expanding the music I listen to, but listening to records. My dad has always been an influence on my music taste, and most of the records I have listened to are his, though I have a small collection of my own. Something about a 40-45 minute album, with a pause halfway through just seems to be perfect. It is not too short, nor is it long enough to be boring. 

I'm not completely sure what my album will sound like, at this time. Most recently I've listened to progressive rock, psychedelic rock, blues, and punk. These styles all intrigue me but I know that a mixture of a bunch of genres just get noisy and half hearted. I'm assuming that it will lean towards progressive metal/rock, but at this point, I'm not sure.

I've asked the assistance of Noah Cormack, in the areas of recording, drumming, and being an all around mentor for the project. He knows a lot more than me about using recording equipment, and he will be useful in keeping me in check throughout the semester.

This project both excites me and kind of frightens me, as it is something completely new to me. I prefer to think in regards to the former, and want to continue to be influenced to create, even after this album, whatever happens of it. 

Cheers,

Landon