Karmic Jesters

Welcome

Welcome to the World of Karmic Jesters. We hope you enjoy your stay. If you're looking for music that is always fun, often funny, occasionally moving, and sometimes take deep, dark turns into the realm of mind, heart and spirit, you've found a safe place to explore. Check us out. Peruse. The site is ever-changing and evolving. We are steadily growing our music catalog and try to release new music every 6-8 weeks. Of course, the greater our support, the faster we can finish the songs, so please share with your friends. And if you like what you hear, see and read just know - the best is yet to come! Thanks for hanging with us. Cheers!

Latest News

July 7th, 2023

SOMETIMES...

Our newest track, "Sometimes..." is now available via our website + the other usual sources - Spotify, Apple Music, etc. "Sometimes..." is, quite simply, a musical trip - a semi-psychedelic journey into our inner realms. With the release of "Sometimes..." to our musical catalog, regular listeners should begin to get a sense of where Karmic Jesters is going musically. You may start to recognize we have a number of different styles but they tend to fall into two main categories - the more comic and fun "Jester" music, and the deeper and more adventurous "Karmic" tunes. "Sometimes..." is our most "Karmic" song to date.

We are trying to make music that is "experiential" - songs that take you on a sonic journey into the world of mind... and possibly beyond. To take better advantage of the the mix and more fully enjoy the musical experience, we recommend you listen in a quiet room, lights low (or off), and listen with a good pair of headphones or earbuds, or a great sound system (be sure to place yourself in the center, in balance with the right and left speakers). Then simply close your eyes, hit play, and let the music take you away.

I can't guarantee what will happen next. The experience will be different for everyone. I only know what listening to "Sometimes..." in this manner does for me. I never get tired of the experience. Funny, I don't even recognize my own voice singing. I often feel transported (to another place and time?), and have beautiful creative thoughts and visions.

Try it and let us know. Larry and I are always interested in what other listeners experience in our music. So please, give us a shout via email at karmicjesters@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening! In Joy!

April 20th, 2023

THE MOON IS UP!

In celebration of Earth Day on Saturday 4/22, We are releasing our latest single "Man in the Moon." This little ditty is probably our most conventional song to date. But don't let this happy, upbeat tune fool you. More than our previous songs, Man in the Moon has something to say. I won't tell you what he has to say (I never want to spoil a good surprise), I'll let the ol' Moon speak for himself. But I warn ya, he sounds a little bit pissed. I think he's envious of us here on our beautiful blue planet and is upset we seem to be taking her for granted.

And he wants to know "Why?"

So as we move into this Earth Day weekend (and the days and weeks and years to follow) let's pay a bit more attention to how we treat our lovely planet Earth. Look after her better (and each other while we're at it) and treat Mother Gaia with the love and respect she deserves. She is the only home we have. And remember - "You never know what you've lost until it ain't found."

Enjoy the song. Enjoy life. Take care of the planet so our children and grandchildren can enjoy their lives too.

Love & Peace...

April 1st, 2023

Happy Birthday to US! Yes, Karmic Jesters is officially 1 year old today (though unofficially we are a wee bit older). And as we celebrate what is traditionally "April Fools Day" - We have renamed this wonderfully odd holiday "Jester Day!" In celebration of Fools, Jesters, and all around Weird People Everywhere we are releasing another silly song - "Stick it Up Baby!" Think of this song as an ode to love... and all the frustration that sometimes comes with being with someone you love. If you've perused our website before you might recognize the tune. "Stick it Up Baby" was the musical foundation for "Stick it Up Putin" - Our first official song released one year ago on April 1st, 2022. That's right - we ripped ourselves off! How Jesterly of us don't you think? For the present we have removed "Stick it Up Putin" from the site, but I have a feeling it will make a return in the near future (though it is a song I would love to permanently retire - as soon as Teeny Weenie Peenie Vladdy retires or is removed from office). In the "Mean Time" feel free to dedicate "Stick it up Baby" to your person of choice. Oh yeah!

January 8th, 2023

Hey all! Welcome to Karmic Jesters - the 2023 Edition. Sometimes "No news is good news...?" Nah, not this time. We have no news... and that to me is not good. Okay, maybe we have news but not the kind of news we want to give you. We are planning to release more music soon but can't tell you when. Can't cause we don't know yet. What I'm finding is that there are a lot of expectations when you release music these days... especially when you're an independent artist like we are. The music listening public seems to want something to look at when they listen to songs. And I would like to provide that for every song we release but the reality is we can't yet afford to create the videos I want to make - and I hate to compromise my vision (I'm a bit stubborn that way). But, I may need to.

Personally, I wish we could get away with releasing music without needing any imagery or video support. I believe our music to be experiential - meaning songs that tell a story and that if you just close your eyes and listen, the audio experience will paint their own pictures and movies in your mind. That's our goal anyway.

I have recently added a few more curiosities and thoughts in "The Deep End." Check them out.

This year promises to be an exciting year for all of us. We hope to release more than just music. Karmic Jesters was never meant to be just a band - it was meant to be a source of entertainment using all types of different mediums. The music will remain our #1 medium, but hopefully you'll enjoy the other forms of entertainment (and weirdness) that we plan to share.

So please be patient with us as we figure this all out. We are learning on the fly how to navigate this wild and whacky world of the Web. But rest assured, it will be worth it.

The best is yet to come... and I promise - THIS year!

And pleas stay in touch. Larry and I would love to hear from you all. Tell us if you like or dislike what you hear. What kind of music moves you? What are your thoughts about the songs? You can reach us at :

www.KarmicJesters@gmail.com

So don't be shy.

Have a fantastic year Everyone!!!

October 27th 2022

Hey Kids! TRICK or TREAT!!! - We play the tricks and you get the treats!

We just dropped another single, this one just in time for my BIRTHDAY on Monday - otherwise known as HALLOWEEEEEEEN! Yep. It all makes since now, right?

Our new little ditty is a bit of a departure from our previous more tongue in cheek tunes.

"I Call Her Name" is darker and edgier, and hopefully SPOOOOOOKIER. The story, set to music, is about a man who can't seem to get the attention of the woman of his dreams.

So he follows her.... (OOOOOOOOOhhhhhhh SCARY!)

I won't tell you more as I don't want to ruin it for you. Have a listen... maybe a few listens... and let us know what you think.

You can always reach us at KarmicJesters@gmail.com - Or on our Facebook site.

Just search for us. We aren't hard to find.

Enjoy the song and HAPPY HALLOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!!

August 21, 2022

We released our 3rd song last night - "Pink Panties." Check it out on our MUSIC page as well as our other songs. Plenty more to come.

Stay tuned!
T

April 1st, 2022 - or as we call it - KARMIC JESTER DAY!!!

We are officially launching the band today. No fooling! Everything before today was merely a rumor - a mere figment of our collective imaginations. It's been a loooooong time coming but we are finally here. Our new song "Stick It Up Putin" is on our Music Page, so click on over there and have a listen. It's free, so be our guest and download it and share it with whomever you like. We're not in it for the money... at least not yet. But at some point we will need to start paying the bills.

New logo graphics and artwork are also on the way. Just a few tweaks away.

Please let us know what you think. I'll try to be better at responding. My hope is that this is the true beginning of a fun journey for all of us.

Enjoy and keep smiling! - T

Happy 2022!!!

Happy 2022 fellow Jesters! And what a glorious year this can be… if each of us wants it to be. I’ve found in my life that attitude is not necessarily everything, but having a good one sure helps a lot. So starting the year with a positive mental attitude with clear optimistic goals is a good way to begin. It’s the following through consistently that can be difficult.

My optimistic goal for this year is to release a bunch of music for you all. I know, I know… I’ve been promising that for a while. But I’m pretty sure this time it’s going to happen. And soon. The music for the first album is ready. The hold up lately is getting some of the marketing stuff together. Yes, that stuff. Logos, and album cover designs and marketing plans, etc… what I call the boring stuff (though the artwork is pretty exciting). But since I’m new to this world of independent music marketing (no record company as of yet), my learning curve is long and slow.

I’m very excited about the music Larry and I and the rest of our bandmates have created. Should be a fun ride for you. Hopefully the album will give you an idea of who we are musically, and where we are headed. I don’t want to say too much as I don’t want to spoil anything. But the few people (Guinee Pigs?) I’ve tested it on have given some pretty positive reactions (unless they were just being polite).

As we move forward, I promise to be more in touch with everyone. After all, this is not just my journey, or even the band’s journey - it’s all of our journey (and no, we don’t sound like Journey). I’m looking forward to the feedback from you (please be kind and constructive) and developing a Karmic Jester community. Let’s have fun, open our minds and hearts and see where this journey takes us. You never know, together we might just change the world!

My heartfelt love to you all. Have a GREAT 2022!!!

01/03/2022

A funny thing happened on the way to the album release....

Well, not too funny. The world basically shutting down because of a pandemic combined with Larry's physical ailments slowing us down is not something to laugh about... but we try to anyway. These distractions have caused me to neglect this website and blog for way too long. The good news is we're close to finishing the album and in the process of getting all of the graphics, logos, marketing plans etc. designed, created and implemented. Let me tell you - it's tough making a musically ambitious album from nothing and trying to finance and market it yourself. We are doing our best, but I guarantee it will have been worth it... to somebody... hopefully. My present goal is to release "retro-spective" sometime in early spring 2022. We plan to release a few singles and teasers till then so keep an eye and ear out for them. And please bear with me - I've never done this before. This is a crazy new world for me - creating, releasing and marketing a rock album. I'm making a lot of mistakes along the way and am trying to learn from each one. I want this experience to be wonderful for everyone who invests their time and money into it. The one thing I am sure of is the music. I love it... and I think many of you will too. Jester fans... this is my dream come true. Thank you for helping me realize it.

Let the games begin!

T - 8/26/21

Hey look - We got some music up!

It's about frickin' time!

Yeah, we've been threatening for a while, but finally got our first song up for the world to listen to. "Momma was a Beatle" was one of the first songs Larry and I wrote together and is the first to be born. Many more songs are in the pipeline, but we don't want to release anything until we feel it is ready. Kinda picky that way.

For those of you just discovering us, Hi. Welcome. If this site and my occasional ramblings seem a little haphazard, well, it's probably because we are... I am. I gotta admit, this is all new to me. I'm doing my best to figure it all out - keeping this site up and running all the while trying to continue to write and record new music and finance everything by working a more than full time job. For the past 25 years or so I have been a supervising sound editor for movies and TV shows. Worked on some good ones too. Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Legion to name a few. This music thing has come late for me, but I'm doing my best to catch up. I've learned I have a LOT to learn. So please be patient with us.. with me. We have a bunch of songs in different stages of completion and want to release them to the world, but, not to repeat myself - repeat myself - not before each song is ready. Hopefully they will be worth the wait.

So... who the HELL are we? Funny you should ask...

Larry and I started writing songs together a little over 5 years ago. I'm the writer, he's the musician. I'm more of the instigator while he's more of the facilitator. I write words, melodies and sing, he composes/arranges, plays and records the music. Very symbiotic. We generally work well together... generally... we are after all - BROTHERS! We've been getting some great help lately by some incredible musicians. Dave Bach has been replacing our temp drum tracks and adding his percussive touch. Dan Antunovich has acted as our co-producer, playing bass and some keyboards and helping us finish these songs. And the great Scott Page (Pink Floyd) has wailed on his saxophone on a handful of songs. So, a lot to look forward too (and a lot of work still to do to "get 'er all did!"). These guys have been a tremendous help to Larry and I, and we will need more help in the weeks/months/years (hopefully) to come.

It's all very exciting to me as I'm the newbe in all of this. You see, I wasn't a musician, a singer or a song writer until about 5-6 years ago. It was something I had dreamed about when I was young but as I got older figured it was just a fantasy. But then I reached an age where I let go of my fears and insecurities and decided to go after the many things I had always wanted to do in my life but had been too afraid to try. So I began having art shows, and learned to scuba dive and surf. And then in 2013 I decided to go after something I wanted to do more than all the others...

It started almost as a lark. I just thought it would be fun to write some Blues songs - but not sad, depressing Blues - more of the funny and maybe a little risqué variety. Hell, at the time I didn't know what I was even going to do with them. I've been an artist and a writer since my teens, but I was never a real musician. That was Larry. I took a year of piano in high school, but I didn't keep up with it. Never really held a guitar until after I started writing these songs. And there was no way I was going to sing. I haven't been able to sing since my voice cracked (shattered) when I was 14 years old! For years I had convinced myself I would never be a song writer because (as I used to say) "I'm not a musician and I can't sing worth shit!" But as Larry and I began to work together, everything changed. It's amazing what the mind can do when you put enormous energy and drive into it - when you want to do something so much you WILL it to happen.

And now, after 5 years of work, it is happening.

"Momma was a Beatle" is our first song and sort of represents what we're all about - borrowing styles of past musical eras that we love and rearranging them into something (hopefully) fresh and new. It will be a very broad landscape - a musical journey. Where will we go?

Stay tuned...

In the beginning... there was Blood Lake?

09/19/18

Okay, so here we go. My first blog! I'm sure a lot of you (anybody out there?) would like some background on how Larry and I started this whole shebang and are curious what our intentions are with Karmic Jesters. And those are very good things to be curious about, and possibly I'll get around to telling you all about it. But not today. Just too much going on in the NOW that I don't want to spend the necessary time looking backwards.

Speaking of looking backwards - Tomorrow (Sept. 20, 2018) Larry and I are flying to Austin, Texas to attend Fantastic Fest (a film festival celebrating Horror and Fantasy films). On Sunday, my movie "Blood Lake" will be getting it's "World Premier" screening - 30 YEARS after it was originally released on video. Seems my little "No-Budget" movie has developed a cult following and is now getting a DVD release. I will attend the screening, do a Q&A with Writer/Produce/Star Doug Barry (who I haven't seen or spoken to in almost 30 years) and then the two of us will record a running commentary for the DVD. All of this is a huge surprise for me. I'm very grateful that the movie is getting some attention, but I still don't truly understand why. You see, I always thought it was a piece of crap. It didn't live up to the quality I had hoped it could. But somehow, some way I guess it contained a little magic that has touched some people (I hope not inappropriately) and has become beloved by a very small segment of movie buffs. I hope to learn what the appeal is and why they love the movie so much. No matter what, I'm so glad I made the movie. I learned so much from the doing, and might not be where I am today if I hadn't directed Blood Lake.

If I have time I'll give updates, but most likely that will be on our Facebook site.

Well, that was fun. I might have to write another one of these soon. Until then... Peace Everyone!

Latest Track

July 7, 2023

Check out our latest musical adventure - "Sometimes..." now available of download and streaming. It's better than drugs! Have fun kids!

April 20, 2023

Our newest single "Man in the Moon" is now online and available for download.

Download responsibly.

In Joy!

August 20, 2022 - OOPS! We dropped our Panties!

Pink Panties is our newest track. It's a song about a guy who can't remember what happened the night before. Hmm.... seems vaguely familiar... but I can't... quite... put my finger... on...

NOPE! Not about me. Definitely NOT about me!

Just head over to our MUSIC button and you'll find our Panties and a few other items to peruse... just don't let anyone catch you! Enjoy!

July 4, 2022 - Happy Independence Day!!!

Today we dropped another single - "Bad Bad Boy" - The song is a rocking blues song that features Scott Page of Pink Floyd fame on Sax. "Bad Bad Boy" continues the irreverent fun we hope to be known for. Stay tuned - more fun to come.

April 4, 2022 - New Music - Stick it up Putin!

"Stick It Up Putin" is our newest song, and it is our "OFFICIAL" first song to be launched. Consider it it our "Hello, how do you do. We are Karmic Jesters."

Because of the recent conflict in Ukraine, I wanted to write a protest song that expresses my (and hopefully many others) feelings toward a certain maniacal head of state (who shall go unnamed, but you're free to guess) who has brutally and without any provocation invaded that beautiful, peaceful country. Larry and I were already planning to release our song "Stick it up Baby" as our first song, when it occurred to me that I could use the already recorded music of "Baby" and just rewrite and re-sing the lyrics. Thus, in the past couple of weeks "Stick It Up Putin" was born.

We still plan on releasing "Stick It Up Baby" on our upcoming album "retro-spective" now slated for a fall of 2022 release, but felt the timing was such that we needed to get this song out now while it was still relevant and useful. We are giving it away and just hope our friends and fans will share it far and wide.

We have also added a Donation Button that we encourage you to use. While the song is free to download, we encourage you to donate what you feel is fair or generous to "World Central Kitchen" to support sustaining Ukrainian refugees either on the Karmic Jesters "Music" download tab or at: donate.wck.org

Of course all donations to any charitable organization is welcome, encouraged and appreciated.

With your help, we can "Stick It Up Putin" together!

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