from bruce roger medici

hi!
harpy here which is my nickname.i know theres another harpy on
the blogs here so lests get this together.i am a male and a christian songwriter/performer who writes music for our lord jesus and wishes to spread the good news of his coming .my songs have been online for quite some time now as bruce roger medici and i do not wish to get confused with a band called 'medici' from italy!
so remember to use roger in my name.

i have to say i am thankfull although the past couple of years have been rough.i was in a band called 4 a cross for over a year and got ill and had to leave.
also they were not receptive to my material so leaving was my only choice.
so i am a solo act for now although i may be forming a band soon!
i shall update you when that happens!
i have total of 55 songs now as opposed to the ten i had when i was with the band and thats made me think god had me leave them for a good reason although its been painfull not being with them anymore.
a man must go where god sends him though and i did.
i had to.
listen to my original songs on emusic,i tunes,amazon,yahoo and all the other delightfull online places and you will see why i had to leave and be solo.

being a solo artist is hard!!!!
i thought it would be a breeze..welp..it aint!
for one thing theres nobody to bounce off of.
most folks would hear christian tues and scoff at them.so you never know if you are hearing the right kind of critisism~!

another non christian player may say that sucks!
you may agree.
i have a cd called "souls' which has been online and out since last april 2008.
while i did the mix not knowing what i was doing,there are some really good songs there.
some of the words were coweritten by my friend wabbz which remains a anonymous friend!

some songs are good and clear..others are garbled up badly.
but im selling loads of them!
so the word must be getting out somhow.
i have had fueds online with my previose bands manager which got me "banned" from indeheaven.com..a place where all us christians are supposed to be able to sell and advertise our work.
i strongly advise you to read about this site and keith its owner who if you do not agree with what he or an ex band says will use a server called apache to block you.like you cannot go to the local library AND SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING WITH YOUR SONGS?
the cd we did as band called the ministry begins is a good one but i have two songs on it and i get no kudos on indeheaven with thier page at all.
why is this?
hatred and envy prevail.i left them when they had just finished the album.
daddy ran from home and they couldnt take it?
they refuse to credit my songs although two of them"angel smiles" and 'just pray" are mine so if you go there listen to them both.
also note just pray was my first christian lyric and they dont even mention it.
'angel smiles" was mistitled and sung by the leader without my permission.
on my 'souls" cd you can hear "angel of god' which is the real version as it was written..when i was a little boy my mom would sing it to me.so if they wrote it with me they must have been there in 1961!!!

ok..lets not make this all bout them.i just wanted to clear the air!

since my cd,i have also recorded and released two singles online."come what may" which was done as a cop off a moody blues feel..has no bass on it but has the feeling on it that you are truly hearing what was in a dream i had about the holy spirit and it telling me what i would see someday!
needless to say the song gives me chills even now.
the other song""away with all of you" is not christian..its a pun on the people who demeaned my music when i first began writing.
i ask in the song..'does it make you cring to hear if im in tune..well thats ok..its in a play anyway!"
i believe i robbed shakespear..my friend ralph says i did. :()

new songs are coming now at a quicker pace and i allreasdy have more than enough for the second album which is tentatively titled.."seconds"!

the songs are cleaer now and i know how to mix! i play everything just like on the first album but more clearer now.(i am a drummer at heart but lead sing and play guitar,bass and keyboards too).
the songs are all originals and shoot more towards story telling to get folks to hear christ and his message!
i have also redone "a matter of time" as a slower rock song now as opposed to the neil young country feel it had then.i think its better!
so with all this said please follow my blog.keep in touch.i will be writing more songs and may even throw a few secular ones in too.god doesnt care what we sing as long as we do his work.
but back to the band i was in..stealing his work is another issue completely!

as a last note i will be doing gigs with memphis rockabilly out of boston mass soon as as fill in drummer.
while i think this can lead to a better situation for my solo stuff it will also be fun as i love to sing and play roots music too.i will keep you posted as to when and where! god bless you all and remember to love your bothers and sisters no matter what they do to you.
thats gods command.and i love everyone.but i still believe in being honest and having the truth come out.
ditto on indeheaven.com
you wont see my music there ever!
i believe i can spread gods words without begging people to recognize what i have allready done.
bruce roger medici
2/10/09