The Sleeping At Last Podcast

In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing how my new Astronomy song, "April 8, 2024: The Great North American Eclipse" was made and overview the newly completed, Astronomy, Vol. 2 album!

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Listen to "April 8, 2024: The Great North American Eclipse" & All of "Astronomy, Vol. 2" here:

https://fanlink.tv/Astronomy2

In celebration of some news around "Turning Page", here's a rerelease of the episode all about how the song came to be. Thanks for listening and breathing life into this song!! 

 

The official music video for "Turning Page": https://youtu.be/-hb2tecD13s

In this episode, I talk through the story of writing my song "Mother" and talk about the conclusion of my "Mother" collection of songs, which were each written in honor of my mom, who unexpectedly passed away one year ago. Thank you for listening and letting me process and grieve out loud.

In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing a new song called "Bright Sadness", which belongs to a small collection of songs called "Mother", written since the passing of my Mom. Thank you for listening and letting me process out loud.

Listen to "Bright Sadness" - https://fanlink.to/BrightSadness

In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing a new song called "Some Kind of Heaven", which is the third song in a small collection called "Mother", written since the passing of my Mom. Thank you for listening and letting me process my grief and anxiety out loud.

In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing a new song called "Wave After Wave", which is the second song in a small collection called "Mother", written since the passing of my Mom. Thank you for listening and letting me process out loud.

In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing a new song called "To Be Enchanted", which is the first of a small collection of songs called "Mother", written since the passing of my Mom. Thank you for listening and letting me process out loud.

In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing two new Christmas songs for 2022.

 

Show Notes:

 

?Snow (String Version)? - https://fanlink.to/Snow 

 

?It Came Upon The Midnight Clear? - https://fanlink.to/Snow 

 

FULL Sleeping At Last Christmas Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7wUETUzBJMRlYtHJ8pzkQF?si=32f8374620164a7d

In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing the how and why behind my new Astronomy song, "June 24, 2022: Parade of Planets"

 

Show Notes:

 

"June 24, 2022: Parade of Planets" - https://fanlink.to/ParadeOfPlanets

 

"atom 6" - https://fanlink.to/ATOMS

 

"Mother" - https://fanlink.to/SALMother

 

"atom 7" - https://fanlink.to/ATOMS

 

"Asleep (Acoustic)" - https://fanlink.to/AwakeAsleep 

 

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In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing the how and why behind my new Atlas: III song, "Asleep."

 

Show Notes:

 

"Asleep" (Spotify, Apple, etc) https://fanlink.to/AsleepAtLast

 

"Why We Sleep" Book by Matthew Walker: https://amzn.to/3KuA5KX

 

Remembering My Mom: https://bit.ly/3vV4ZqL

 

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In this episode, I have the privilege of introducing you to my brand new series of tiny music: "atoms" - so excited to explain the idea, how "atoms" fits into my other projects and show you the first three "atoms" and more! Thanks for listening!

 

Show Notes:

 

Listen & Watch "atom 1", "atom 2" and "atom 3": https://fanlink.to/ATOMS

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In celebration of the 10 Year Anniversary of my ?Yearbook? project, this episode is all about what I learned from this project (writing, recording and releasing 36 songs over the course of 1 year) and stories about how each of these 36 songs came to be! Honored to share!

 

Show Notes:

 

* ?Yearbook? Ten Year Anniversary - https://fanlink.to/Yearbook

* Yearbook: Ten Year Anniversary Vinyl & Art Seet - https://sleepingatlast.bigcartel.com

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In this episode, I debut my new song, "Overture III / Awake", which marks the start of Atlas: III. I have the privilege of talking through how this song came to life, instrument by instrument, lyric by lyric and how it all fits into my Atlas project. Delighted to share it with you!!

Show Notes:

* "Overture III / Awake" - https://fanlink.to/OvertureIIIAwake

* "Awake (Acoustic)" - only available for subscribers at the moment of this episode's release - https://sleepingatlast.bigcartel.com/product/atlas-iii-digital-subscription

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In this episode, in celebration of its 10th Anniversary, I talk through the making of my love song "Turning Page", how it came to life instrument by instrument, got to be a part of Twilight and more! I also share NEW details about my upcoming Atlas: III project!

Show Notes:

* "Turning Page" Digital Re-Release w Live version - https://fanlink.to/TurningPage

* "Turning Page" 7-inch Vinyl - https://sleepingatlast.bigcartel.com/product/turning-page-7-vinyl-single

"Hope" by Sleeping At Last | Tim Fain - https://fanlink.to/HopeSong

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In this brief episode, I talk through the making of my new piece of music: "February 18, 2021: Perseverance - Mars Landing." This song belongs to my "Astronomy", an ongoing series of songs inspired by astronomical events and discoveries... kind of like soundtracks to cool stuff happening in the Universe around us.

 

Show Notes:

 

"February 18, 2021: Perseverance - Mars Landing" - https://fanlink.to/MarsLanding

 

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In this episode, I talk through the making of a new song from scratch. Each day of the process, the writing and un-writing of a new piece of music called, "December 21, 2020: The Great Conjunction", inspired by the "Great Junction" astronomical event, where we get to see Saturn and Jupiter appear the closest to each other in 800 years... on Dec. 21st, the Winter Solstice, no less. This piece of music belongs to "Astronomy", an ongoing series of songs, which are kind of like soundtracks to cool stuff happening in the Universe around us.

 

Show Notes:

 

"December 21, 2020: The Great Conjunction" - https://soundcloud.com/sleepingatlast/december-21-2020-the-great-conjunction 

 

"Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" - https://fanlink.to/Rudolph

 

"The Secret of Christmas" - https://fanlink.to/SecretOfChristmas 

 

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In this episode, I tell the birth story of my new song "Breathe Deep", how I've created a Podcast monster and I get to share an overview of music I've made since the last episode (forever ago).

 

Show Notes:

 

Music:

 

"Breathe Deep" - https://fanlink.to/BreatheDeep

"Saturn ft. Tim Fain" - https://fanlink.to/Saturn2020

"Landslide" (Alex Blue) - https://fanlink.to/BlueLastLandslide

"Neowise" - https://fanlink.to/Neowise

"Aphelion" - https://fanlink.to/SALaphelion

"Astronomy, Vol. 1" - fanlink.to/Astronomy

In this episode, I tell the birth story of "Body" - the heart, intention and inspiration behind each lyric and sound in this song, and discuss what exactly the Intelligence Centers of the Enneagram are, specifically the "Body" center: Type One, Type Eight, Type Nine. All with guest Enneagram Teacher, Author (and a type Eight!), Chris Heuertz.

Show Notes:

Music: "Body" - https://fanlink.to/Atlas2

Album: "Astronomy, Vol. 1" - https://fanlink.to/Astronomy

Book: Chris Heuertz' "The Enneagram of Belonging" - https://enneagramofbelonging.com

"Enneagram Mapmakers with Chris Heuertz Podcast" - http://chrisheuertz.com/podcast/

Art: Elicia Edijanto - https://eliciaedijanto.bigcartel.com

Atlas Enneagram GIF: https://www.instagram.com/p/BylJvTZhDzU/

This episode is all about how the Sleeping At Last song "Daughter" took shape. "Daughter" belongs to the long-form Atlas series of songs.

Show Notes:

Atlas: I - https://fanlink.to/Atlas1

Atlas: II - https://fanlink.to/Atlas2

 

This episode is all about how the Sleeping At Last song "Son" took shape. "Son" belongs to the long-form Atlas series of songs.

Show Notes:

Atlas: I - https://fanlink.to/Atlas1

Atlas: II - https://fanlink.to/Atlas2

 

 

New Cover Song Debut: ?It?s A Small World? - In the spirit of making hopeful things in a difficult time, I recorded my version of this timeless and sweet Sherman Brothers/Disney classic song. Featuring over 1,000 voices from listeners around the world. This episode is about why I chose to record that song right now, what went into it and what I?ve been up to over the past several months since the last episode of this podcast aired.

Show Notes:

?It?s A Small World? Song: https://fanlink.to/SmallWorld

Choir/Voices Names: http://www.sleepingatlast.com/blog/2020/4/9/its-a-small-world-voices

Jason DeMeo Art: https://jaspace.squarespace.com

Sleeping At Last songs mentioned in the episode:

Atlas: II (incl. Enneagram) series: https://fanlink.to/Atlas2 ?Where Does The Good Go?: https://fanlink.to/GoodGo ?Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep?: https://fanlink.to/CountYourBlessings ?Christmas Time Is Here?: https://fanlink.to/ChristmasTime ?Love Is All Around?: https://fanlink.to/LoveIsAllAround ?January 30, 2020: Spitzer - Final Voyage?: https://fanlink.to/Spitzer ?Amazing Grace?: https://fanlink.to/AmazingGrace ?Lake: https://fanlink.to/Lake ?Covers, Vol. 2? (incl. ?Young Folks?, ?Looking At The World From The Bottom Of A Well?: https://fanlink.to/Covers3

New song debut: "Nine" - the 25th and final song in my Atlas: II series, and the 9th and final song in the Enneagram chapter - a song for each of the nine uniquely beautiful Enneagram types of personality.

 

In this 2hr+ episode, I tell the birth story of my song "Nine" - piece by piece, I explain the heart, intention and inspiration behind each lyric and sound in this song, and discuss who these sleepy and loving Enneagram Type Nines are with resident Enneagram master, Chris Heuertz.

 

Show Notes:

 

Get the song: "Nine" everywhere music is! https://fanlink.to/AtlasNine

All 9 Enneagram songs can be found here: https://fanlink.to/Enneagram

 

Chris Heuertz' "The Sacred Enneagram" Book: amzn.to/2Dl4MBS

 

Sleeping At Last songs referenced:

 

"April 10, 2019: Powehi - Image of a Black Hole ": https://fanlink.to/Powehi

"Breathe Again" Cover: https://fanlink.to/SALBreathe

 

New song debut: "Eight" - the 24th song (of 25) in my Atlas: Year Two series, and the 8th song in the Enneagram chapter - a song for each of the nine unique and beautiful Enneagram types.

In this episode, I tell the birth story of "Eight" - piece by piece, I explain the heart, intention and inspiration behind each lyric and sound in this song, and discuss who these secretly soft and incredibly powerful Enneagram Type Eights are with resident Enneagram master (and a type Eight!), Chris Heuertz.

Show Notes:

Get the song: "Eight" everywhere music is! fanlink.to/AtlasEight

Chris Heuertz' "The Sacred Enneagram" Book: amzn.to/2Dl4MBS Phileena Heuertz' "Mindful Silence" Book: amzn.to/2taf17x Phileena Heuertz' "Pilgrimage of the Soul" Book: amzn.to/2terIxX

Sleeping At Last songs referenced:

"October 30th, 2018: Kepler - Goodnight": fanlink.to/Kepler "When We're Together" Cover: fanlink.to/WWT "December 17th, 2018: Farout": fanlink.to/Farout "It Don't Come Easy" Cover: fanlink.to/EasySAL

Subscribe to the Atlas: Year Two: www.sleepingatlast.com/atlas/

New song debut: "Seven" - the 23rd song (of 25) in my Atlas: Year Two song series (and the 7th song in the Enneagram chapter - a song for each of the nine unique and beautiful Enneagram types.)

In this episode, I tell the birth story of "Seven" and piece by piece, I explain the heart, intention and inspiration behind each lyric and sound in this song, and discuss who these optimistic and incredibly deep Enneagram Type Sevens are with resident Enneagram master, Chris Heuertz.

Show Notes:

Get the song: "Seven" everywhere music is! https://fanlink.to/AtlasSeven

Chris Heuertz' "The Sacred Enneagram" Book: amzn.to/2fNsW0m

"Someone To Watch Over Me" Cover: https://fanlink.to/Some12Watch

Subscribe to the Atlas: Year Two: www.sleepingatlast.com/atlas/

New song debut: "Six" - the 22nd song (of 25) in my Atlas: Year Two song series, and the 6th song in the Enneagram chapter - a song for each of the nine unique and beautiful Enneagram types. In this episode, I tell the birth story of "Six" - piece by piece, I explain the heart, intention and inspiration behind each lyric and sound in this song, and discuss who these complex, vital and misunderstood Enneagram Type Sixes are with resident Enneagram master, Chris Heuertz.

Show Notes:

Get the song: "Six" everywhere music is! https://fanlink.to/AtlasSix

Chris Heuertz' "The Sacred Enneagram" Book: amzn.to/2fNsW0m

"July 27, 2018: Total Lunar Eclipse": http://bit.ly/SALastro

Subscribe to the Atlas: Year Two: www.sleepingatlast.com/atlas/

Nina Simone's "July Tree": https://youtu.be/LkPq-yL8Icw

New Song Debut: "June 30, 2018: PDS 70b - Birth of a Planet" - hear how this brand-new piece of instrumental music from my "Astronomy" series came together, written as a soundtrack of sorts to the first ever image of a planet being formed.

Show Notes:

Get the song! https://fanlink.to/PDS70b

Official "Astronomy" Spotify Playlist: bit.ly/AstronomySongs

& everywhere else music is available online!

Subscribe to "Atlas: Year Two" and get the Enneagram song "Six" early!! www.sleepingatlast.com/atlas

New song debut: "Five" - the fifth of nine songs inspired by the nine Enneagram types! "Five" belongs to the ongoing series of songs, Atlas by Sleeping At Last. In this episode, you'll hear how the song came about, the Enneagram, who an Enneagram type "Five" is and so much more! Guest: Chris Heuertz. Show Notes: Get the song: "Five" everywhere music is! Spotify: http://bit.ly/AtlasYearTwo Chris Heuertz' "The Sacred Enneagram" Book: amzn.to/2fNsW0m Subscribe to the Atlas: Year Two: www.sleepingatlast.com/atlas/

New song debut: "Four" - the fourth of nine songs inspired by the nine Enneagram types! "Four" belongs to the ongoing series of songs, Atlas by Sleeping At Last. In this episode, you'll hear how the song came about, the Enneagram, who an Enneagram type "Four" is and so much more! Guest: Chris Heuertz. Show Notes: Get the song: "Four" everywhere music is! Spotify: http://bit.ly/AtlasYearTwo Chris Heuertz' "The Sacred Enneagram" Book: amzn.to/2fNsW0m Subscribe to the Atlas: Year Two: www.sleepingatlast.com/atlas/

This episode is all about how my original Ocean-inspired song "Pacific" took shape. "Pacific" was originally released in 2011, as part of my "Yearbook" song series, and was later added to the "Atlas: Oceans" EP, which are available everywhere music is! Show Notes: "Song of the Sea" Conceptual Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aamz-aXwcfw "Yearbook" Series: https://open.spotify.com/album/7Eo61cFGGxddEB9F25pDE6?si=6CHQkmF_Q1qUmWk4Tz8v6A www.sleepingatlast.com

New song debut: "Three" - the third of nine songs inspired by the nine Enneagram types! "Three" is also part of the ongoing series of songs, Atlas by Sleeping At Last. In this episode, you'll hear how the song came about, the Enneagram, who an Enneagram type "Three" is and so much more! Guest: Chris Heuertz. Show Notes: Get the song: "Three" everywhere music is! Spotify: http://bit.ly/AtlasYearTwo Chris Heuertz' "The Sacred Enneagram" Book: amzn.to/2fNsW0m Subscribe to the Atlas: Year Two: www.sleepingatlast.com/atlas/

New Song Debut: "January 31, 2018: Super Blue Blood Moon" - hear how this brand-new piece of instrumental music from my new "Astronomy" series came together, written as a soundtrack of sorts to the upcoming Super Blue Blood Moon viewing experience. Show Notes: Get the song: Spotify: http://bit.ly/AstronomySongs & everywhere else music is available online! Subscribe to "Atlas: Year Two" and get the Enneagram song "Three" early!! www.sleepingatlast.com/atlas

This episode is all about how my original Christmas song "Snow" took shape. "Snow" was originally released in 2011, as part of my "Yearbook" song series, which is available everywhere music is! It's also a part of the recently released "Christmas Collection, Volume One" - My 18-song Christmas album! Merry Christmas, friends!!! Christmas Collection, Vol. 1: https://open.spotify.com/album/1DINBPK1Aqj6Y4Cjf3w11o www.sleepingatlast.com

New Song Debut: "December 13, 2017: Geminid Meteor Shower" - hear how this brand-new piece of instrumental music from my new "Astronomy" series came together, written as a soundtrack to the upcoming Geminid Meter Shower viewing experience. Show Notes: Get the song: Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2BWkzFD iTunes/Apple Music: http://apple.co/2y8mx2y & everywhere else music is available online! New: "Space" on 2x CD! - http://bit.ly/2iEcVaw New: Enneagram "Two" song inspired Giving Key Necklace - http://bit.ly/2k96XyS www.sleepingatlast.com

New song debut: "Two" - the second of nine songs inspired by the nine Enneagram types! "Two" is also part of the ongoing series of songs, Atlas by Sleeping At Last. In this episode, you'll hear how the song came about, the Enneagram, what an Enneagram Type "Two" is and so much more! Guest: Chris Heuertz. Show Notes: Get the song: "TWO" everywhere music is! Spotify: bit.ly/SpotifyAtlas2 Chris Heuertz' "The Sacred Enneagram" Book: amzn.to/2fNsW0m Phileena Heuertz' "Pilgrimage of the Soul" Book: http://amzn.to/2A6NiKs Subscribe to the Atlas: Year Two: www.sleepingatlast.com/atlas/ Get "Christmas Collection, Volume One": http://spoti.fi/2ir22bD Ryan's "Christmas" playlist on Spotify! http://spoti.fi/1ZejL4B

Christmas is just on the horizon! In this episode, you'll hear two brand new Sleeping At Last Christmas covers, as well as a brief breakdown of each of the 18 Christmas songs that make up the "Christmas Collection, Vol. 1"! Get "Christmas Collection, Volume One": Vinyl or CD: http://www.sleepingatlast.bigcartel.com Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2ir22bD Apple Music: http://apple.co/2h0XsRj Noisetrade (FREE, please consider leaving a "tip" to support Love Does!): http://bit.ly/2hBz2ON Please consider giving to LOVE DOES, to support the beautiful and important work they are doing! http://lovedoes.org

New song debut: "One" - the first of nine songs inspired by the nine Enneagram types! "One" is part of the ongoing Atlas series of songs by Sleeping At Last. In this episode, you'll hear how the song came about, what the Enneagram is, what an Enneagram Type "One" is and so much more! Guest: Chris Heuertz. Show Notes: Get the song: "ONE" everywhere music is! Spotify: http://bit.ly/SpotifyAtlas2 Cassini Music Videos: http://bit.ly/CassiniGrandFinaleMusicProject Chris Heuertz' "The Sacred Enneagram" Book: http://amzn.to/2fNsW0m Sleeping At Last + The Giving Keys "GRACE" Key - On Sale Now: http://bit.ly/SAL1Key Subscribe to the Atlas: Year Two: http://www.sleepingatlast.com/atlas/

New song debut: "September 15, 2017: Cassini - The Grand Finale" - hear how this brand-new piece of music from my new "Astronomy" series came to be inspired by NASA/JPL, and how it honors the upcoming Cassini farewell! Show Notes: Get the song: http://spoti.fi/2ji4VPG Please watch this incredible 3-part Music Video for my Cassini song, as well as the beautiful compositions by Joe Trapanese and Sarah Schachner! Watch here: http://bit.ly/CassiniGrandFinaleMusicProject Chris Heuertz' Enneagram Book: "The Sacred Enneagram" - http://amzn.to/2eZXPhv www.sleepingatlast.com

This episode is all about how the song "North" took shape. Listen to "North" as part of the "Atlas: Year One" song series by Sleeping At Last, everywhere music is! www.sleepingatlast.com

Welcome to the Sleeping At Last Podcast! This debut episode is all about the making of the Sleeping At Last song, "August 21, 2017: Total Solar Eclipse" - the first track in a new series of songs inspired by astronomical events called, "Astronomy." I pull apart elements of the song to show you what/why/how these sounds and ideas became a song. Thanks for listening! Love, Ryan