Reward Music

Soon after my first two dogs died of old age, my father died.  A thoughtful theologian, I doubt if he believed in a heaven, but somehow the title seemed ok....   I remastered this piece I wrote way back in 1994.  This used a...

My nephew Stryde loves drifter cars.  For a treat, I created a series of songs based on noises of drifter cars.  For more on how I created the pieces, please click here.  ...

These early (1990) pieces were composed on my EPS Ensoniq sampling keyboard, using only the sounds of Sprite pop cans jangling together, a small drum and a small tubular bell.  I used a small 4-track cassette tape recorder to...

"Don’t let the signature bow tie and Buddy Holly glasses fool you.... under this Clark Kent-like exterior lies a rock n roll heart! In a world full of show-off, technique for technique sake solo bass records, it’s refreshing...

All the sounds you hear are from a meadowlark I recorded.  For more information on how I did that, click here....

Solo album featuring the electric bass in an unaccompanied format. credits released June 1, 2016 Recorded 3/17/16 at Overneath Creative Collective, Kalamazoo MI
Recorded/Mixed by Gordon Van Gent
Mastered by Garrett...

Taking solo bass into the realm of soundscapes and South Indian music, the combination of Jonathan Moody and Jen Tonon fuses a wide variety of genres and cultures together for an inventive EP. credits Released April 3,...

All the sounds you hear are from a meadowlark call I recorded.  For more information on how I did that, click here....

This is a collection of "stubborn songs" and "old friends." Those ideas that you work on but never quite get into that groove, or it evolves into something you don’t like. So you put it down, and work on it another day. And...

All the sounds you hear are from a tiny cymbal I have.  For a description of how I wrote these pieces, please click here....

Just a spare-of-the-moment live jam. I put a basic Em/D progression into the Boss RC-5 Loop Station and just went for it. The guitar is a Fender American Professional II Strat. The amp is a Soldano SLO30. I also used the...

A collection of darker, more contemplative tunes, involving effects and a looping pedal. credits Released February 14, 2020 Recorded live at Overneath Creative, in Kalamazoo, MI...

Jonathan Moody - Hilton Workhorse 5 string fretted (1, 3, 4), Eastwood Airline MAP 4 string fretted (2, 5)
Dennis Morehouse - Drums (1, 4)</br /> Anabel dFlux - Photo Recorded & Engineered by Jason Achilles...