Blackbirds & Cardinals
A recent school project involved doing what’s called a ‘multi-cam’ video, so I did one from our home for my song ‘Blackbirds & Cardinals’. I need to re-record the music, but enjoy what I’ve done to date!
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A recent school project involved doing what’s called a ‘multi-cam’ video, so I did one from our home for my song ‘Blackbirds & Cardinals’. I need to re-record the music, but enjoy what I’ve done to date!
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