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Some Updates 

Greetings.

I feel like some updates are in order, so here we go.

I had hip replacement surgery 3 weeks ago.  It is not an easy road, but I am making progress and expect a full recovery.

I have been doing more little YouTube Videos, although people have a hard time finding my channel. Those algorithms ya know?

Here is a recent one I did, it's kind of a compilation of a few songs I have done in my home studio. So enjoy this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NajP5glcRTE

I will be back with a download report for the month of may soon.  In the meantime…take care of yourselves.

Peace.

YouTube Shorts and Download Sales For March 

Download sales for March were good, the new release, “Essential Human Project,” has not started to show up yet, it takes a couple of months.  Here are the top downloads

The Devils Right Hand                                          Riding The Rails  2022
Steve Earle

Norwegian Wood                                                  Human's Last Stand 2014
Lennon/McCartney

Stormy Night In Texas                                         The Real Stuff 2006
Vandergriff

57 Channels                                                           Fadin To Gray 2019
Springsteen

High Anxiety                                                          Human Project II, Humanized 2008
Vandergriff

Hi Fallutin Momma                                               The Real Stuff 2006
Vandergriff

Running From the Shotgun                                 Last Train Out 2011
Vandergriff

Requiem For Washington                                    Last Train Out 2011
Vandergriff

Lookin For My Freak Flag                                    Human's Last Stand 2014
Vandergriff

Top countries that downloaded my music:

USA. Indonesia. Germany. Poland. Canada. France. Saudi Arabia. Italy. Brazil. Malaysia. Switzerland.

Here is the link to a YouTube Short, Bad Luck, acoustic version.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wr3iEjsPilY

Thanks for all your support.

 

A couple of cool Human Project YouTube "Shorts." 

YouTube shorts have become all the rage now, They have to be under one minute in length.  Given that, I have made a couple of them that you might want to check out. If you haven't subscribed to my channel, you can do that too!  

The  first short is called, “Central California Boogie,”  It's a series of pics with my version of Tom Petty's “Something Big,” as the soundtrack.  AC Myles of Fresno provides the lead guitar, I do everything else.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/V-gmivtIKOE

The second short is “Gotta Have My Whiskey,” with pics and images set to my song which is….Whiskey.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uWL4OKFiMKY

I will be doing more shorts in the coming weeks ahead.  Enjoy.

Loyd,  “The Human,” of the Human Project.

Early March Updates. 

The new CD, "Essential Human Project seems to be doing pretty well, but I will not really know until I get the March sales reports.  This will have allowed enough time for the CD to get into all systems and sites.

My 2008 CD, Human Project II, Humanized never got the publicity or marketing it should have. I consider it to be my best one. It has 10 original songs on it.  This, along with the 9 I wrote for my first release "The Real Stuff, made 19 original songs on my first two releases.  This accomplishment impressed some people in Lousiana enough that they nominated me for the Blues Hall of Fame. I thought they were joking.  But..I was admitted in 2010.  No one around these parts even knows this, or much about my music.  Anyway, I wanted to leave a link for you to Human Project  II, Humanized.  This will take you to all sites, allowing you to find the one that best suits you, and you can download it.   It was mastered at Sterling Sound in NYC by Steve Fallone. It has a big time sound.

https://hearnow.com/settings/humanprojectii#nt_base_menu

One of the killer tracks on this release is My V8 Ford. I recently did a rockin video to this song. The link is below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lby1i_QlWbs

The next blog will cover download sales for March, 2023.

Keep it Rockin!

 

Top Downloads for February and other HP info. 

The new CD, “Essential Human Project,” has been well received but it is not yet reflected in monthly sales.  It takes some time to get into their system. Thanks to all of you that have been supportive.  I have no agent, label or marketing people helping me. I do all that to the best of my ability and just put the music out there. People just find it. You can help by sharing the music! This is homegrown stuff!

This is the top downloads for February 2023.

Norwegian Wood
Last Train Out 2014

The Devil's Right Hand
Ridin the Rails 2022

Highway 58
Humanize 2017

My Flag
Single Release 2012

57 Channels
Fadin to Grey 2019

Taliban Man
Best of the Human Project 2010

Deep River
Human Project II, Humanized 2008

Politics 2022
Ridin the Rails 2022

All songs except Norwegian Wood and The Devil's Right hand were written by Loyd Vandergriff.

Here is a good promo video for the new CD, “Essential Human Project.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnjlWOnC31g

Keep rockin!

Top Downloads for January 2023. 

This are the top downloads of Human Project Music for January, 2023.

The Devils Right Hand (Steve Earle)
Riding the Rails 2022

Highway 58 (Vandergriff)
Humanize 2017

Bad Luck Acoustic (Vandergriff)
Ridin the Rails 2022

Politics 2022 (Vandergriff
Ridin the Rails 2022

Southern Accents (Tom Petty)
Ridin the Rails 2022

57 Channels (Springsteen)
Fadin to Gray 2019

Life (Vandergriff)
The Intersection 2020

Can't Let Go (L. Williams)
Ridin the Rails 2022

My V8 Ford (Vandergriff)
Humanize 2008

Top Countries that downloaded HP Music:

USA. China. Germany. France. Netherlands. Canada. Finland. Ukraine. Brazil. Austria. Great Britain.

New Release:

Essential Human Project 2005-2023. The End of the Road releases on all platforms on February 6th, 2023.

Thanks for all of your support of Human Project Music.

Downloads for November, 2022. 

Another very decent month for Human Project Music. The downloads came for over 30 countries and over 60 different songs were downloaded from the various music sites.  These are the top downloads as well as countries that were involved.

57 Channels  (Springsteen)
The Intersection 2019

Norwegian Wood (Lennon/McCartney)
Human's Last Stand 2014

Highway 58 (Vandergriff)
Humanize 2017

Standing in the Shadows (Vandergriff)
The Real Stuff 2006

Connection (Jagger/Richards
Single Release

Stormy Night in Texas (Vandergriff)
The Real Stuff 2006

My V8 Ford (Vandergriff)
Human Project II, Humanized 2008

Requiem For Washington (Vandergriff)
Last Train Out 2011

My Flag (Vandergriff)
Single Release

*It was cool to see some of my older songs make it into the top downloads. A good sign.

People from over 30 different countries downloaded the music.

Indonesia. USA. Russian Federation. India. Finland. China. Czech Republic. Brazil. Great Britain. Canada. Denmark, Ireland and many more.

Human Project Music is self financed, self promoted, are the efforts of Loyd Vandergriff, ie "The Human," of the Human Project.  If you put good music out there, people will find it. Thanks!

A cool project is on tap for 2023. Stay tuned.

Downloads For October, 2022. 

Another good month for Human Project Music. Well over 30 countries had people download the music from various sites.  Here are the top downloads.

57 Channels (Springsteen)
The Intersection 2019

Norwegian Wood (Lennon/McCartney)
Human's Last Stand 2014

Train 69 (Vandergriff)
The Intersection 2019

Highway 58 (Vandergriff)
Humanize 2017

The Devil's Right Hand (Earle)
Riding The Rails 2022

My Flag (Vandergriff)
Single Release

Requiem For Washington (Vandergriff)
Last Train Out 2011

Stormy Night In Texas (Vandergriff)
The Real Stuff 2006

This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie)
Riding The Rails 2022

Life
The Intersection 2019

*Interesting Note: 57 Channels was recorded in my home studio using a Boss BR 1600 recorder. I play all the instruments and do all the vocal work on the track.  Train 69 was done in the same manner.

Top Countries that downloaded HP Music:

USA. Guatemala. Germany. Republic of Korea. Finland. People's Republic of China. Switzerland. Great Britain. France. Canada.  Lots more with fewer downloads.

Thanks for your support of Human Project Music.  I have no major label or marketing company. I self finance all of this and do all the marketing.  I am glad you are a part of all this.

Peace and Love.

The Story of The Creepers, A Halloween Horror Tale. 

I wrote The Creepers in 2008, and it's on Human Project II, Humanized. It's about what goes on the dark alley's of the inner cities at midnight of Halloween Eve.  Basically, The Creepers come out.  They come out in ever more force if it happens to be a full moon.  While I wrote this song, Dana Long of Visalia, CA who I co-producted the CD with, contributed heavily with is brilliant guitar work.  The song is almost 7 minutes long, which is really too long for many to stay with it.  But I consider to be one of my best tracks ever. It was mastered at Sterling Sound by Steve Fallone, who has really gone big time since he mastered my stuff. Below is a link to a little promo I did that is around  2 minutes long. You should be able to at least get the flavor of the track. The full version is on all major music sites if you would like to download it.

https://www.magisto.com/video/LVtMPwgKEWhvUw5iCzE?l=vsm&o=w&c=c

The Story of Spider and The Fly  

Sometimes a song will pop into my head and I will go into my little studio and mess around with it some. More often than not, nothing will come from this and I just move on from it. If it starts to feel good, and I think I might be onto to something, I will turn on my Boss BR 1600 Recorder and lay down an acoustic rhythm track to see how that feels.  If I get that dialed in, and it still feels good, I will add a scratch vocal and  continue to build the song track by track.  Even with this, there are no guarantees and I have often abandoned songs even at this stage.  But sometimes, magic does occur as was the case with this Rolling Stones Song, "The Spider and the Fly."  Once I got this track finished, I sent it to my friend AC Myles to put down a lead track. (I left room for this). He also added some rhythm stabs as well.  He knocked this out of the park, so now I have what I consider to be an really good version of Spider and the Fly.  It has not been released yet, but I probably will release it after the first of the year with 3 or 4 other songs.  The link to the promo of this song is below.  

What did I use on this song?

Yamaha F450 Acoustic guitar. Fender Strat. Epiphone Bass. Alesis SR 16 drum machine. (kick only) Bongo's or conga's. Shakers. And, I did the vocals using a AKG P220 Condenser Mic.

 

Downloads for September, 2022 

This was another good month for downloads of Human Project Music.  People from well over 50 different countries downloaded over 60 different Human Project songs.  These are the top downloads.

57 Channels (Springsteen)
The Intersection 2019

Train 69 (Vandergriff)
The Intersection 2019

The Devil's Right Hand (Steve Earle)
Ridin The Rails 2022

Highway 58   (Vandergriff)
Humanize 2017

Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (Waylon Jennings)
Ridin The Rails 2022

Norwegian Wood (Lennon/McCartney)
Human's Last Stand 2014

Can't Let Go (L. Williams)
Ridin the Rails 2022

Hi Fallutin Momma (Vandergriff)
The Real Stuff 2006

Life (Vandergriff)
Fadin to Gray 2020

Fadin To Gray (Vandergriff)
Fadin To Gray 2020

Goin South (Vandergriff)
Human Project II, Humanized 2008

Top Countries or regions that downloaded.

USA. Indonesia. Germany. Great Britain. Finland. France. Costa Rica. Czechoslovakia. Canada. Brazil. India. Spain.

Statistics provided by CD Baby who distributes my music.  Stats compiled by Natalie Vandergriff-Saechao.

I have no agent or representative for my music. No marketing firm.  I do not perform live to further promote my music. Over time, people have found it and continue to do so month after month. I may get out a little more music, but I am coming to the end of the line with all this.  I am grateful for all your support.

 

Top Downloads for August, 2022. 

This was a very good month for downloads of my music.  "Train 69" was the top downloaded song for this month and it kinda came out of nowhere since it has not made the top 10 before. It's kinda cool when listeners discover older tracks like this.  I did Train 69 in my home studio and played all the instruments on it, so that makes it even cooler. I will put a link to a little promo video I did at the bottom.

Top Downloads for August 2022

Train 69  (Vandergriff)
The Intersection 2019

57 Channels (Springsteen)
Fadin To Gray 2020

Norwegian Wood (Lennon/McCartney)
Human's Last Stand 2014

Highway 58 (Vandergriff)
Humanize 2017

The Devil's Right Hand (Steve Earle)
Ridin The Rails 2022

Life (Vandergriff)
Fadin To Gray 2020

Politics 2022 (Vandergriff)
Ridin the Rails 2022

Bad Luck Acoustic
Ridin The Rails 2022

Deep River (Vandergriff)
Human Project II, Humanize 2008

Requiem For Washington (Vandergriff)
Last Train Out 2011

Top Countries that downloaded my music.
USA. France. Austria. Great Britain. Czechoslovakia. Italy. Spain. Brazil. Netherlands. Switzerland. Canada.

Link to Train 69 Promo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpOR8pwW_Bk

Thanks for your continued support of Human Project Music. 

 

Top Downloads for July 2022 

Another good month for downloads of my music with well over 60 songs getting downloaded from well over 25 different countries.  Thanks so much for all your continued support of my music.                                                                               

Top Downloads for July.

Norwegian Wood (Lennon/McCartney)
Human's Last Stand 2014

57 Channels (Springsteen)
Fadin To Gray 2019

The Devil's Right Hand (Steve Earle)
Ridin The Rails 2020

Highway 58 (Vandergriff)
Humanize 2017

Fadin To Gray (Vandergriff)
Fadin To Gray 2019

My V8 Ford (Vandergriff)
Human Project II, Humanize 2008

Bad Luck Acoustic (Vandergriff)
Ridin The Rails 2022

Stoned to the Bone (Vandergriff)
Ridin the Rails 2022

Back to Memphis (Vandergriff)
The Real Stuff 2006

Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way? (Jennings)
Ridin the Rails 2022

Top Countries that downloaded.      
USA. Indonesia. Germany. France. Canada. China. Australia. Finland. Spain. Great Britain.

This is the link to my most recent release, "Ridin the Rails."

https://thehumanproject.hearnow.com/ridin-the-rails

Top Downloads for June 2022. 

One of my better months of sales by download in sometime. One of the reason's is my last release, "Ridin The Rails," has finally started showing up in sales in June, over 4 months after its release.  Over 25 different countries purchased Human Project Music in June.  Cool Huh?

Top downloads for June. 

The Devils Right Hand  (Steve Earle)
Ridin the Rails 2022.

Highway 58  (Vandergriff)
Humanize 2017  

Bad Luck Acoustic  (Vandergriff)
Ridin the Rails 2022

Politics 2022  (Vandergriff)
Ridin the Rails 2022.

Can't Let Go  
Ridin the Rails 2022

Standing in the Shadows  (Vandergriff)
The Real Stuff 2006

High Anxiety (Vandergriff)
Human Project II, Humanized 2008

Fast Train  (Vandergriff)
Humanize 2017

Southern Accents (Tom Petty)
Ridin the Rails 2022

Top Countries that downloaded Human Project Music:

Russian Federation, USA, Australia, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, Canada, France, Japan, Austria, Finland. (Over 20 more but not in the top)

Thanks for your support of Human Project Music.  No label. No Management. Self financed and produced. No marketing firm.  "If you put out good music, people will find it."

Peace and love. 
The Human. June 2022.

 

Mescaline Alley. A New Version. 

I originally wrote "Mescaline Alley" around 2018.  The original version is very slow and trippy and has a druggy haze ambiance that describes a dude on a trip as he entered an alley where a somewhat hidden music club was located.  The original version is highlighted by AC Myles electric guitar lead that adds to this ambiance.  Recently, this song has kinda swirled around in my head and this more upbeat acoustic driven version finally came to fruition.  I recorded it in the home studio using my old Boss BR 1600 digital recorder.  My Yamaha F 450 Acoustic guitar drives the song. I also added a Fender Strat and I set my amp to a Tremolo Twin Setting.  It really added even more ambiance.  I put a bass in with this and used the Alesis SR 16 drum machine to put a "kick" drum sound in.  I also used a cardboard box lid for a snare type sound.  Then I added in some shakers for even more ambiance.  This version of course has flaws, but if you try to fix these, more often that not you lose some of the magic going on in the track.  So, I mixed and mastered it as is, and here ya go.  "Mescaline Alley" 2022.  I used this version as a soundtrack for this YouTube video I recently completed.  The link is below for you to check it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBCs9SOX9cw

Thanks for stopping by and thank you for all of your support.

Loyd...The Human.  May 2022.

Downloads for April and Miscellaneous News  

Greetings.  The month of April was one of the top months for sales/downloads of Human Project Music a quite sometime.  Fans from over 20 different countries downloaded my music, and there were some shake-ups in the top 10 list.  I see this as a good thing, because it means people are digging deeper into the Human Project Music catalog. The top songs downloaded for April were as follows.

Top Downloads:
57 Channels                                           Fading To Gray 2019
Springsteen

Norwegian Wood                                   Human's Last Stand 2014
Lennon/McCartney

Fadin To Gray                                        Fading to Gray 2019
Vandergriff

Highway 58                                            Humanize 2017
Vandergriff

Taliban Man                                           Best of The Human Project 2010
Vandergriff

Jimmy's Juke Joint                                 The Real Stuff 2006
Vandergriff

Headin For Tennessee                           The Real Stuff 2006
Vandergriff

Requiem For Washington                      Last Train Out 2011
Vandergriff

Got Myself In Trouble                             Humanize 2017
Vandergriff

Mescaline Alley                                      Fadin to Gray 2019
Vandergriff

Top Countries that downloaded HP Music:

USA. Indonesia. People's Republic of China. France. Germany. Great Britain. Australia. Switzerland. Canada. Greece. Norway. Turkey. Brazil. Many more countries, but these were the top ones.       

The new release, "Ridin The Rails," is just starting to show up in the download statistics and I am sure will make more of an impact in next months report.

I appreciate all that support my music.  I have no agent. No marketing people. No Label. I just put my stuff out there, do minimal marketing myself and let the chips fall.  Given all this, I am amazed by the sales and amount of love my music gets from all of you.

If you have not heard my top download for this month,  57 Channels, I have placed it below. Just click on it to give it a listen.

 

Planet On Fire 

If you believe in Global Warming and Climate Change and its threat to our planet. This blog is for you.

I just finished writing a song which I chose to call "Planet on Fire."  It's about the threats our planet faces that come pretty much from the activity of man.  It is a very sparse track to give it more of a haunting feel. I only use a Yamaha F450 acoustic guitar, and my Stratocaster to put in some simple leads that don't interrupt the flow and feeling. I also used it for some light rhythm as the track progresses.  Also, a simple tambourine in the last couple of verses. I did a video to the song on one of my more obscure YouTube Channels and I will link it here. It is pretty powerful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTny0Qko-GE&t=4s

I also placed this song in my music section. It has not been released and is only available here for .99 cents if you would like to download it.

Thanks for dropping by.  Peace and Love

March News and Download Sales  

Greetings.  The new release, "Ridin the Rails," has been released for a little over a month now.  This has not been long enough for download sales to make it into my sales/download reports I receive from CD Baby. I will know more about how it is doing in the next couple of months. Thanks to all fans that have downloaded it from all the various music sites. This report has sales from all my previous releases and each month seems to have a few surprises. This month is no different. 

Top download sales for March 2022.

Norwegian Wood                  Human's Last Stand 2011                           Lennon/McCartney
Life                                        Fadin to Grey 2019                                     Vandergriff
Headin For Tennessee         The Real Stuff 2006                                     Vandergriff
Highway 58                           Humanize 2017                                           Vandergriff
Hard Work Blues                   Best of the Human Project 2010                 Vandergriff
Goin South                            Human Project II, Humanized 2008            Vandergriff
Fast Train                              Humanize 2017                                           Vandergriff
Hi Fallutin Momma                The Real Stuff 2006                                     Vandergriff
Train 69                                 Fadin To Gray 2019                                     Vandergriff 

Top Countries that downloaded My Music For March
USA. Indonesia. Canada. China. Great Britain. Germany. S. Africa. Switzerland. Russian Federation.

Many of these songs are showing back up in the top download sales after long absences.  Norwegian Wood was a top seller for several years before falling out of the top.  This is a good sign that people are going through the Human Project catalog and revisiting lots of The Human's older material. It will be exciting to see how the new release will do once it fully gets into the system.

If you are interested in getting the new one, "Ridin The Rails." The link is provided, right below.

https://thehumanproject.hearnow.com/ridin-the-rails

I am working on a few new YouTube videos.  I have a section in this website of current video's, feel free to go and check them out. And of course, thank you for all your support. Some of you are long time Human Project Fans. Very cool!
You can check out Hard Work Blues from 2010's Best of the Human Project below. Just click on it and crank it up!

New Release and more... 

These are the songs on my new release, "Ridin The Rails."

The Devil's Right Hand
This was written by Steve Earle, and a song I have always wanted to do. I recorded it at Pyramid Studio in Fresno, CA working with Rik Willmitch a very talented musician as well as a producer and engineer.   This is not an anti-gun song, but one about a mother concerned about her son who became infatuated with pistols at too early and age.  A rocker in the finest Human tradition.

Bad Luck Acoustic
I wrote this song in 2010. The original version is on "Best of the Human Project," released in 2010.  I have always loved the song. The studio version is is ok, but some things on the track bothered me.  I felt it was well suited to acoustic treatment. So, this is a sparse acoustic version of the song.  I think you will like it.

Politics 2022
I can't remember exactly when I wrote this.  It was when the bitter partisan divide was just starting in the USA.  I recorded it with a band in 2014 and It appears on my CD, "Human's Last Stand."  I was not entirely pleased with the result.  I thought it lent itself well to me doing an acoustic version. So I recorded it in my home studio around 2019.  I got AC Myles to toss some lead guitar in.  I added all the other stuff. I think the song is just as relevant today as it was when I wrote it.  I think fans will like this version more.  

Southern Accents
This is a song by Tom Petty.  I was encouraged to do it by my friend David Brown from the Fresno/Clovis, CA area.  All the credit as far as the musicianship goes to him. He played everything. I tried to lay a decent vocal down.  My roots are in the south and in Texas as well. I am grateful for his good work on this and felt like I wanted to include it on my new release.

Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way
I loved this Waylon Jennings song. I started messing with it in my home studio. I got a good basic track put down and what I consider to be a damn good vocal.  I had David Brown come over and toss in a mandolin.  I had some empty spaces on the track so I put a harmonica in. This was not my strong suit, but its there...raw and rollin.  I think country fans and my fans in general will dig this.

Can't Let Go
I first heard this song on one of Lucinda William's first records, "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road." I liked it.  All these years later, I started messing with it in my home studio and got a killer tone on my acoustic guitar, so I put down and acoustic track. It felt good, so I added a vocal and then tossed in a bass guitar and a kick drum. I got AC Myles to toss in a simple lead, and here we are...Can't Let Go. Simple and sparse. Enjoy.

This Land is Your Land
Yes, the classic Woody Gutherie song.  I started messing with it one day around a 4th of July I think and I just recorded it.  I played everything on it and just decided to include it on this release. I think it fits.

Stoned to the Bone
Back in the day, when the weekend would roll around it wouldn't be uncommon to hear someone say I'm gonna get Stoned to the Bone tonight. So, in honor of those days, I wrote..."Stoned to The Bone."  You might get a little smile on your face if you can relate. 

Dead Flowers
One of my favorite Jagger/Richards songs.  Around 3 years ago, I just tore into it and recorded it. I played everything.  You might be interested to know that I used a cardboard box for a snare sound.  They used to to this back in the late 50's.  Anyway, I think it has its own charm and feel to it. Enjoy.

That's the tracks to Ridin The Rails. Here is the link to get it.

https://thehumanproject.hearnow.com/ridin-the-rails


 

Human Project News for February 2022 

Hello Friends and Fans.  Here is some updates on what is happenin with HP Music.

New Release:
My new digital release, "Ridin the Rails," officially drops March 8th, 2022. It has 9 songs on it. There are some of my favorite covers, plus a few originals.  You can get it at all music sites such as ITunes, Apple Music, Spotify, etc. You can listen to "The Devil's Right Hand," in the music section of this website.  So, be on the look-out for new HP Music!

Ridin the Rails Cover

Top Downloads for February, 2022.
Another good month of downloads, so here are the top ones as well as top countries that downloaded.
Highway 58
Humanized 2017

My V8 Ford
Human Project II, Humanized 2008

Norwegian Wood
Human's Last Stand 2014

Life
Fadin to Gray 2019

Jimmy's Juke Joint
The Real Stuff 2006

Headin for Tennessee
The Real Stuff 2006

57 Channels
Fadin To Gray 2019

Connection
Single Release 2019

Running From The Shotgun
Last Train Out 2011

Top Countries Downloading:
Indonesia! USA. China. Iran. Brazil. Canada. Switzerland.

Thanks for checking in.  Be on the look-out for.....Ridin The Rails!

News and Top Downloads for January 2022. 

I have been in Pyramid Studio in Fresno, CA working a new song for the past 6 weeks. It has been a slow process, but I almost have the track complete. It is a cover of Steve Earle's, "The Devils Right Hand."  Once this track has been completed, I will release it,  along with 6 or 7 others songs in a download only format. Some of these will be originals and some will be covers of songs I like. So, I guess you could say that this will be a new CD. Physical CD's just don't sell anymore. If I feel good about how this release turns out, I might make some "special edition" CD's for limited release.  This release will be available at all music sites, like ITunes, Spotify, Apple Music, etc.  This should happen within the next 6-8 weeks. It is a slow process.

Top downloads for Human Project Music for January, 2022.                                                                                                 

Fadin To Gray
From Fadin to Gray 2019

57 Channels
From Fadin to Gray 2019

Norwegian Wood
From Human's Last Stand 2014

Highway 58
From Humanized 2017

Vicodin Blues 2019
From Fadin To Gray 2019

Taliban Man
From Best of the Human Project 2010

Headin for Tennessee
From The Real Stuff 2006

Jimmy's Juke Joint
From The Real Stuff 2006

Top Downloading Countries
USA. Sweden. Switzerland. Norway. Canada. Great Britain. Germany. Australia. Brazil.

                              
                                                     

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Pyramid Studio. Fresno, CA 2022.

Thanks for your support of Human Project Music. I am a true independent artist.  Financing, Producing
and marketing my own music. No big Label. No management. I put it out there, you find it. Very cool.                                

News and Top Downloads for December 

On the news front, I am back in the studio working at Pyramid recording here in Fresno, CA.  I am covering a Steve Earle song I have liked for years.  This is taking some time for various reasons. Once I get this complete, I am now leaning more towards releasing an essential Human Project CD with some of my best stuff since 2006.  I would include this new track.  Things are starting to wind down for me as an artist and I think this is a good time to release something of this sort.

Top Downloads for December                                                                                                                                           

Highway 58    Humanize 2017

Life    Fadin to Gray 2019

Hard Work Blues Best of the Human Project 2010

Headin For Tennessee  The Real Stuff 2006

My V8 Ford  Human Project II, Humanize

Deep River  Human Project II, Humanize

Red Vette Roll  The Real Stuff 2006

Bar Room Meltdown Humanize 2017

57 Channels  Fadin to Gray 2019

Top Countries Downloading 

USA, Finland, South Africa, Canada, Great Britain, France, Denmark                                                       

Top Downloads for November 2021 

This months download report had some real surprises and some older songs broke into the top downloads list.  It's always nice when fans dig in and find some of my "other stuff." I have written a ton of songs and if you dig deep like some do, you will find them. That's what happened here.  Here are the top downloads for November.

Fading to Gray                                                                                                                                                                    Fadin to Gray 2019

Taliban Man                                                                                                                                                                          Best of the Human Project 2010

Norwegian Wood                                                                                                                                                                  Human's Last Stand 2014

Highway 58                                                                                                                                                                          Humanize 2017

Stormy Night In Texas                                                                                                                                                          The Real Stuff 2006

57 Channels                                                                                                                                                                        Fadin to Gray, 2019

Headin For Tennessee                                                                                                                                                        The Real Stuff 2006

Jimmy's Juke Joint                                                                                                                                                              The Real Stuff 2006

Bar Room Meltdown                                                                                                                                                            Humanize 2017

All songs written by The Human, except Norwegian Wood and 57 Channels.

The top countries that downloaded were:

USA. France. Brazil. Canada. Norway. Finland. Netherlands. Sweden.

*Working on a few new tracks. :)

Updates/Studio. 

I mentioned previously that I had a lot of stuff recorded but not released yet, and I would be releasing it probably in December. I am putting this on hold.  I have decided I want to record 2 or 3 cover songs that I have always liked. I have already started on one at Pyramid Studio in Fresno, CA.  I will take this one song at a time, but I would like to do at least 3 songs.  Then, I will evaluate where I am with this. But one thing you can count on is that I will be releasing some new stuff in early 2022.  I will have my download/sales report for November soon. Thanks for your support of Human Project music.  I have no label. No management. I finance, record and pretty much produce my own stuff. The fact that you find it and buy it is very rewarding.  I appreciate you taking the time to read this blog and your support.  I will be in touch. 

Top Downloads for October 2021 

Downloads of Human Project Music remain strong even though The Human has not released anything new in a year.  This might change very soon. Be on the look-out for news about this.  

Top Downloads for October.

57 Channels

My Flag

Highway 58

Red Vette Roll

Fadin to Gray

Vicodin Blues 2019

Keep it To Yourself 2017

Riding This Train 2006

All songs written by Loyd Vandergriff except 57 Channels, written by Bruce Springsteen.  This music comes from releases that span from 2006-2019.  All of his music is on Spotify, ITunes, Apple Music and more.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Top Countries That Downloaded:                                                                                                                                                                                   

USA. China. Canada. Finland. Spain. Norway. South Africa. Switzerland. Germany. France.   

Loyd Vandergriff writes most of his music. Pays for all the engineering, and production cost. Market's his own music. Has no label or management. The fact people find his stuff is a testimony to the strength of his songs.  Thanks for all of your support. You know who you are.

Be on the look-out for a possible new release in December, tentatively called, "Back Pages."   These will be songs from his archives. 

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.