The Sleeping At Last Podcast

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.t...

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 mu...

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" - ...

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 A...

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...

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...

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 pow...

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 incredibl...

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 misunderstoo...

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! Su...

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 He...

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 H...

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/7Eo...

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...

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...

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/1DINBPK1Aq...

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"...

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 Heuer...

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 (F...

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 Cas...

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 Sar...

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