Nevada composer Michael Sion covered the music beat as a newspaper reporter out of college, and later began writing songs as "Smiley Mikey," despite having no formal training. With earworm hooks, quirky lyrics, and strong vocal performances, his Pop songs began garnering radio airplay. Michael's Dance-Pop song "Wishful Thinking," with vocals by Audrey Karrasch from "The Voice," has gotten spins on both of Reno's Top 40/CHR stations and was in rotation on KORQ in Texas. His Synth-Pop "Lost In the Music" was in rotation on Reno's Bob FM.
Many other songs by Michael, from the Honky-Tonk ballad "November Wind" to the political Folk song "Peace Song (The Pain)," have gotten play on Reno's AAA format KTHX-FM and Internet stations. The video for his song "Storey County Line," about a customer who falls in love with a prostitute at a legal Nevada bordello, was filmed at the Moonlight Bunnyranch and has garnered 340,000 YouTube views.
A spoken-word, defiant good-ole-boy introduction, complete with boozy bar ambiance and call-and-response crowd exclamations, leads into a boot-stomping singalong chorus about the glories of honkytonking even during a pandemic. Bouncy country violin and mournful steel guitar keep pace for this bar an, Male Vocals, Country, Classic Country
Rousing fiddle from a Grammy winner and crying lap-steel lead the band through this roadhouse two-step that conjures whisky-soaked walls and sawdust-covered floors. Instrumental, Country, Country Traditional
Tender and beautiful, longing love ballad to a beautiful and gentle woman, with piano, violin and male vocal, makes listener imagine a woman running barefoot through a field, hair blowing behind her. Male Vocals, Pop, Soft Pop
Beautifully romantic and melodic love song -- a man singing his appreciation and devotion to the wonderful woman he finally meets after many failed relationships. Features violin, grand piano and male vocals with harmonies. Male Vocals, Pop, Baroque Pop
Recalling the golden years of Motown, Comfort Man has a rich male vocal and harmonies, sax and guitar solos, and a sentiment of a man who'll do anything to take care of his woman. Male Vocals, RnB, 1970's Vintage RnB
Powerful psychedelic rocker with backward guitar solo and brooding verses that build to soaring, octave-jumping, singalong choruses, proclaiming peaceful utopian ideals while acknowledging the perilous state of society and future of humanity. Male Vocals, Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Instrumental version of powerful psychedelic rocker with backward guitar solo, chiming piano and organ chords that conjure the darkness of despair and the brilliance of triumphant optimism. Instrumental, Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Upbeat, exuberant, humorous dance-pop song about breaking up and making up in a relationship. Features young female pop vocals and catchy synth-pop solo. Works for film or TV scene about young boy-girl relationships, or commercial about saying goodbye and hello and returning to each other. Female Vocals, Dance, Dance-Pop
A rocking hooky ode to the Queen of Rock with crunchy riffing rhythm guitar and soaring, atmospheric lead-guitar licks and husky male vocals — a mix of admiration and longing for the rebel woman in leather. Male Vocals, Rock, 60s Rock
A hooky rocker that builds from crunchy riffs without bass and drums to a full-band rock-out topped by soaring, atmospheric lead-guitar licks. Instantly energetic and full of grit and soul. Instrumental, Rock, 70s Rock
Whistling, cheerful, dreamy tune, with rock-band format and synthesizer riff/hooks and ahh harmonies, about leaving the grid to be transported to a better place -- even Mars. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
Whistling hook, synthesizer riffs and rock-band format delivery a buoyant, poppy ride that is hummable and danceable and instantly cheerful. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
Tender ballad, man full of joy and nostalgia when reconnecting with old flame. Features: male tenor vocal, strings, piano. Sounds like Paul McCartney. Male Vocals, Pop, Britpop
Novelty honky-tonk ballad with homely man explaining how he won a beautiful woman, with countryfied male singer and guitar-bass-drums. Male Vocals, Country, Country Traditional
Elton John-like vocals and driving piano undertow with haunting saxophone flourishes power this wistful reminiscing of a man for a former lover that has disappeared from his life forever. Male Vocals, Singer/Songwriter, Contemp Singer/Songwriter
Male lead with female harmony on jivy, raunchy blues song of man courting a woman, with dirty sax and wicked electric guitar solos. Male Vocals, Rock, Blues Rock
Sultry young female pop voice singing a hopeful romantic indie-pop/indie-rock ballad to her lover, with anthemic chorus, about surviving with a separate peace -- love conquering all -- in our troubled times of climate change and mass shootings. Female Vocals, Pop, Indie Pop
Upbeat rockabilly song about a girl dumping a hot boyfriend because he's not the loving kind. Featuring a female vocalist, rocking guitar licks and a sizzling solo, and female background vocal. Super-catchy singalong chorus. Female Vocals, Country, Country Pop
Upbeat swing song with vocals, featuring a rock band format with a horn section -- a man singing to a birthday girl he's dying to kiss and for whom he's confessing his love. Male Vocals, Pop, Pop Rock
Happy escapist synth-pop song with indelible synth hook which also is whistled. A story of a strange song seducing a 9-to-5 guy into playing hooky from work — where he discovers the outside world is friendly. Lost in the music of the magical song, even the evil people of the world become peaceful. Male Vocals, Pop, Synthpop
Classic, slow, country male-female duet, with a male ruing losing his girl. Features weeping fiddle solo and heartbroken vocals -- like what Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton might have sung. Perfect for playing on a jukebox in a honkytonk for a romantic breakup, or in a period piece. Mixed Vocals, Country, Country Traditional
Comparable to Paula Cole's "I Don't Want To Wait." Smoky-voiced pop ballad of a young woman begging her first love not to dump her but to be her initiator into lovemaking. Sounds like a young, black Adele. Perfect for youth romantic film or TV show or commercial products for girls. Female Vocals, Pop, Pop Music
Down-tempo, Bacharach-like song with piano and strings, about a girl who can't quit a married man — it's "only goodbye until the next hello." Features deep-voiced female like Karen Carpenter, but bluesier, with bit of a vibe like "Suspicious Minds" but slower. Good for a movie with a love triangle, Female Vocals, Singer/Songwriter, Contemp Singer/Songwriter
Dance-pop song with an infectious synth hook and chorus that is instantly familiar. Featuring a Lana del Rey-like cinematic female vocal -- sexy and brooding, wistful and longing -- with a woman dreaming out loud about her fantasy that her love interest will truly love her. Female Vocals, Dance, Dance-Pop
A chorus that is instantly a singalong! Exuberant vocals, horns and upbeat ska rhythm section support an infectious sing-along chorus and an uplifting message about a joyful attitude bringing happiness even without money. Perfect promo for jeans, soft drinks and other youth-oriented products. Male Vocals, Reggae, Ska
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