Bryan David Knight
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Smooth Jazz Sky
Bryan Knight uses both acoustic and electric guitars along with a looping station to create this smooth jazz instrumental track.
Earthly Dreams
Acoustic Guitar and piano compliment the vocal melody in this fusion of Folk, Pop, Rock, and Country Rock styles. Lyrics are very philosophical in nature.
Heroes of the Earth
Latin Rock fused with Pop/Folk Rock. A clarion call for people to stand up for their lives, for freedom, for health, and most importantly of all, to protect humanity and all life upon our precious Earth.
I'm In Paradise
Pop Rock/Tropical Rock/Island Rock Fusion. Inspired while living in Paradise (South Caribbean Sea Islands. Recorded in 2002.
Ryder of the Wind
Harmony guitar riffs dominate this uptempo classic rock styled song written in 1976 and recorded in 1994.
Sunny Sunday Aftenoon
Swingin' Blues featuring authentic New Orlean's style sax solos by a real New Orleans blues-man. A fantasy story about exploring an adventure into a threesome relationship. This song was presented at the Cannes Midem Music Festival by IRL Records.
El Corazon
Chill-out Latin style rock fusion ballad embellished with Santana inspired guitar soloing. Recorded using a live looping station in 2018.
Guilty Till Proven Innocent
A protest song about the two-tiered Injustice System blues, inflicted under the crushing weight of the (easily corrupted) State.
Sail Away!
This Island-Rock song was inspired by an extended music performance tour of the Southern Caribbean Sea aboard the "Windsurf", the world's largest yacht sailboat.
It's So Sweet (song demo)
Uptempo Pop Rock - A crudely produced song demo, a bit dodgy and roughly recorded.
A Love Tried & True (song demo)
Obstacles, hardships, and setbacks from without can never destroy true love. Instead, its one's own demons from within which possess such negative and destructive powers.
Higher & Higher
Actually, this song isn't about drugs or getting high. Both title and song refer to the personal struggles one is sure to encounter when attempting to traverse a path toward inner Spiritual Awakening.
Cherry Blossoms On The Wind
Smooth Jazz Fusion. Meditative, smooth, slow, & very ethereal. An attempt to capture the fleeting beauty & deep melancholy of falling cherry blossoms as they float down & fill the air when the wind gusts - so symbolic of life's impermanence.
Disco Chic
Instrumental - Bryan Knights improvised guitar and keyboard soloing over a backing track. Recorded in 2014.
Satriani Shred
Hard rocking instrumental guitar based song - Bryan Knight's improvised guitar soloing over a backing track. Recorded in 2014.
Traffic Jam
Instrumental - Improvised guitar soloing over a backing track inspired by the Psychedelic Rock style popularized by creative LSD-influenced bands such as Jeff Beck's "Traffic". Recorded in 2014.
Almond Jam
Instrumental Southern Rock style song track (single unaltered take) - features Bryan's extended improvisational guitar soloing over a backing track. Recorded in 2014.
Summertime Alpine Meadows
Instrumental - Bryan Knight improvises guitar soloing over a backing track. Recorded in 2014.
Let's Go Higher (short version)
A shortened version (sans long piano intro) edited for an album release by River Otter Records. All instruments performed and recorded by Bryan David Knight.
Song For Mark
A fast tempo instrumental pop/rock style song. Baroque Rock style elements. Song is dedicated to an old band mate from Bryan's high school days - Mark was organist for the rock band that he and Bryan founded, "J. Mann Company".