Music Videos

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A Major Seventh Sunrise

Breezy and light instrumental featuring acoustic guitar, synthesizer, lively bass and sensuous voices.

From the album “Morphic Dreams”

2019

Ambrosia Mist

Sit in a kayak on the Hudson River on an autumn morning. Meditative, relaxing. Ambient instrumentation and nature sounds. Houghtaling Island in the background.

2022

Another Sunny Morning

Co-written with John Ferraro

Vocals: John Ferraro

Up-tempo pop with a jazz texture, earthy singing style and joyful lyrics will make you want to sing along.

2015

Autumn Leaves

Celebrate the beauty of an Autumn day. Feel-good mellow jazzy downtempo instrumental. Ft. keyboards/synths, jazzy guitar, lively bass.

From the album “Chopped Memories”

2023

Back in School

A Latin-flavored rock reflection on the struggles and excitement of growing up, and the optimism of dreams not dead, but hiding featuring slick guitar, keyboards, and a taunting schoolyard chant.

“Dreams never die. They just run and hide.

Out there somewhere with your dreams.”

2018

BigBangBubbles

Take a mysterious trip down a worm hole through celestial clouds and intergalactic dust. Stunning visuals. Suspenseful, dramatic soundtrack.

From the album “Bionic Liquid”

2023

Bionic Liquid

Engaging atmospheric drones and growing synth pads play together in a floating, intriguing minimalistic instrumental track.

From the album “Bionic Liquid”

2023

Blossom

Filmscore: Warm and passionate instrumental featuring mellow keyboards, ethnic percussion and piano.

Enchanting beginning flows through a medley of melodic passages as tension builds intriguingly to a majestic climax, and resolves in a long slow heartfelt release. At times orchestral with touches of jazz.

2016

Chopped Memories

Animated. Psychedelic. Intriguing, quirky, dreamy.

Featuring floating synthesizer, electric guitar and keyboards.

Title track from the album “Chopped Memories”

2023

Country Night

Acoustic guitar, flute, crickets, katydids & a loon. You will find yourself transfixed and transported away from daily stress and worries by the soothing tempo of this instrumental inspired by mindfulness.

From the album “Reflections - Music for Meditation and Relaxation”

2014

Crickets & Rain

Piano, flute, crickets & rain. You will find yourself transfixed and transported away from daily stress and worries by the soothing tempo of this instrumental inspired by mindfulness.

From the album “Reflections - Music for Meditation and Relaxation”

2014

Cruisin’ at Midnite

Fun, quirky instrumental track fit for an adventure.

Stress out, then escape from it all.

From the album "Chopped Memories".

2022

Dark Days Bright Nights

A grooving blues rock tune with weather-themed lyrics that create a pining, determined mood, featuring guitar and keyboards, that morphs into a lush orchestral hybrid featuring synths, percussion and brass for an optimistic, bold adventure.

2018

Down with the COVID

Co-written with Michael Tucker

We wanted to make a statement counter to the Trump-led Covid Hysteria and general nuttiness as well as the economic and social injustice at the root of it, fertile ground for a Tin Pot Tyrant.

From the album “Dinosaur Tracks”

2020

Dreamy River

Dreamy and lush, this cinematic tone poem flows slowly like a river, with a warm under current and occasional dark threat, floating from ambient currents to a percussive groove.

Video is POV shot in a kayak on the Hudson River near New Baltimore, NY.

2021

Driftwood

Instrumental: Mild and subdued vintage-feeling jazzy R&B featuring slick electric guitar, keyboards and female voices that create a feel-good, warm, relaxed mood.

Get up close and personal with nature. Shot on the Hudson River near New Baltimore, NY.

From the album “Morphic Dreams”

2020

ElectroMagneticPulse

Cinematic instrumental adventure. Each scene has its own catchy melody. Percussion intro builds slowly to a majestic layered synth and percussion climax. Main characters: millipedes, centipedes, beetle, fly, dancing spider. Surprise ending for mosquito.

From the album “Droplets".

2020

Feeling Fine Outside

Light and breezy, with acoustic folk elements, featuring acoustic guitar, feel-good lyrics and ambient nature sounds that invoke a carefree mood and desire to be outside.

2018

Fruit of Summer

Celebrate Fruit of Summer up close. Like a trip to the Farmers Market.

A visual rhapsody of fresh fruit and veggies in abundance, ready to cook into your favorite pie or soup.

2022

Fumbling in the Dark

An electronic instrumental. Intrigue, mystical, spacious. Psychedelic synth pads and pensive synth pulses play together with a guitar in a poetic, dreamy track.

The video features a fog-shrouded excursion by a mystery person in a canoe on the Hudson River near New Baltimore, NY.

From the album “Synthetic Dust”

2018

Go with the Flow

A fun uptempo blues/rock/pop tune with a timeless story: Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy meets girl. With a slight twist.

From the album “Dinosaur Tracks”

2021

Guitar & Birds

Lush strings, wind & a water wheel. You will find yourself transfixed and transported away from daily stress and worries by the soothing tempo of this instrumental inspired by mindfulness.

From the album “Reflections - Music for Meditation and Relaxation”

2014

Hit the Target

Cinematic soundtrack.

Take a little trip with me. Enjoy the beauty of nature on the water with a relaxing kayak cruise exploring Hudson River tributaries near New Baltimore, NY.

The title track to the album “Hit the Target”

2021

It Can’t Happen Here

Prophetic and timely lyrics envision the evolution of an authoritarian state backed by heavily instrumented mix with forceful percussion to create a surreal/sci-fi feel.

Inspired by “It Can’t Happen Here” by Sinclair Lewis and “Christian Nation” by Fredrick C. Rich.

2016

Leftovers

An invalidating relationship. You treat me like I’m an old shoe. But, there is no future without dreams.

2014

Losers and Fools

For all the politicians running for office… Follow me.

You don’t need facts if you believe. Use superstition, innuendos and lies and you can get elected.

Inspired by all the speeches and debates during the last presidential election.

2014

Mechanical Ability

A fun experiment with animation. Creation, re-creation, duplication & release.

Pulsating, hypnotic & soothing electronic instrumental featuring flowing synthesizer, drones.

From the album “Morphic Dreams”

2020

Pictures of Your Mother

Country rock with lyrics inspired by a nefarious self-centered, self-serving politician with no empathy, morals, ethics.

Written just before 2016 elections, lyrics are more pertinent today.

From the album “Dinosaur Tracks”

2020

Steel Wheels

Pt. 1 - An ethereal electronic instrumental featuring mellow keyboards and piano that create a calming, intriguing mood;

Pt. 2 - A song of longing and desire with blues/folk/rock elements, featuring warm electric guitar, keyboards and male lead vocals.

Is it love for trains or about an ex?

2020

Sunny Field

Guitar, strings, birds & insects. You will find yourself transfixed and transported away from daily stress and worries by the soothing tempo of this instrumental inspired by mindfulness.

From the album “Reflections - Music for Meditation and Relaxation”

2014

The Race

Instrumental: Upbeat, driving, fun-loving rock track serves as a bed for moving watercraft.

Bold, confident, dramatic and fun-loving electronic classic rock instrumental featuring electric guitar, male oohs-aahs and piano.

Title track from the album "The Race"

2021

Time

Released December 29, 2023.

Video Premiere January 01, 2024.

The latest project is a single and a video.

The images are powerful and engaging, while the lyrics navigate the relentless passage of time, exploring themes of work, love, loss, and the inevitable transitions in life.

The chorus serves as a reminder that the time we have is finite, likening it to a fine glass of wine that, once consumed, cannot be replenished.

Time - Written and Produced by Chris Leide

Water Love

Electronic instrumental: Flowing and reflective, featuring sustained synthesizer and female oohs-aahs that create a mesmerizing, tranquil mood.

From the album “Morphic Dreams”

2019

Winds & Waves

Lush strings and pan flutes along with the sounds of wind and waves.

You will find yourself transfixed and transported away from daily stress and worries by the soothing tempo of this instrumental inspired by mindfulness.

From the album “Reflections - Music for Meditation and Relaxation”

2014

Wren & Finches

Keyboards, lush strings, wren & finches. You will find yourself transfixed and transported away from daily stress and worries by the soothing tempo of this instrumental inspired by mindfulness.

From the album “Reflections - Music for Meditation and Relaxation”

2014

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