Oxford Perry Project
Two Family Guys with not nearly enough time on their hands.
15
songs
655
plays
Let You Go Let You Go
When kids finally grow up and move on, it takes a toll. A father's lament kind of song. A rough basement practice demo.
Inside The Moment-New Vocals Inside The Moment-New Vocals
A gentle acoustic thing about the mixed feelings a parent gets watching their kids grow up...and outgrow them.
Isn't Love Enough-Female Vocal Isn't Love Enough-Female Vocal
This is a more polished demo of the original, also posted here.
To The Corp To The Corp
A gal from work recently decided to join the Peace Corp for a 2-year stint in Paraguay. I wrote this one as a bit of a going-away present. This is Jeff Oxford's musical take on my lyrics.
Little Bit Of You Little Bit Of You
There's a gal out there who's not looking for committment...and a guy who's more than happy with that.
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We're Jeff Oxford & Tim Perrythe Oxford-Perry Project a couple of aspiring Grand Rapids, Michigan songwriters. Tim is the word guy and Jeff cranks out the music and studio production. We're both family guys, and for the most part our music has its origins in the maelstrom that is family life in the 21st century.
The Basement Bytes is actually a collection of songwriting demos. We're not really interested in being performers, per se and would be quite content to let others record our material. In the meantime, The Basement Bytes stands as our musical kick-at-the-cat.
Acoustically, basements aren't exactly the perfect place to record. But for creating, jamming and storytelling, they do just fine. We are pleased to present this home-built, computer-recorded, cellar-chilled musical chronicle for your listening pleasure.
We hope you enjoy The Basement Bytes.Band/artist history
We met back in 2001 at a local songwriters' group run by Grand Rapids indie singer/songwriter Lucy Webster. Tim is strong on lyrics. Jeff is a born composer. It wasn't long before we both realized that collaborating made real sense.Have you performed in front of an audience?Tim & Jeff run a local songwriting group and play the Urban Mill coffehouse in downtown GR once a month. We both do occasional open mics and Jeff also plays with his band, Neon Graffiti.
Probably our biggest moment as a team came in January of 2004 when we were asked to appear on The C.A.R. Show, run out of WJR radio in Detroit. We had written a song called Dewey Soakum & Howe. It's about a less-than-noble car repair facility, very loosely based on Tim's own personal experience. The C.A.R. Show had us on for about 20 minutes in each of 3 hours. The program runs on over 200 stations internationally, including Armed Services Radio. Another song Tim wrote on his own, This Ol' Truck, was also played.
And the Grand Rapids Press wrote a brief article about our appearance.
Your musical influences
We work with a mix of musical textures that range from folk and bluegrass to rock and blues. Think of what the influences of CSNY, Eric Clapton, The Byrds, Dan Fogelberg, James Taylor and Gordon Lightfoot might do for a couple of married guys with acoustic guitars. Sometimes it's fun. Sometimes it's somber. It's music that hopefully not only sticks in your head...but also your heart. Lyrically, much of it can be summed up as "simple songs in the key of Dad."
Belmont, MI
USA
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419341
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