Hello and welcome to the Murphys Hideaway Website! Murphys Hideaway is a project I started down the path on a few years ago. At the time I was reflecting on what my legacy would be, how i could put more love, encouragement, and inspiration in the world, and how I could hopefully make the world a better place.
Why Music?
I was driving down the road listening to music, as one does, and one of the announcers was talking about how one of the top Country bands had recently done a benefit concert and donated 100’s of thousands of dollars to a charity. At the time I had been contributing to encouraging the world in a couple of ways, teaching martial arts and Asian Philosophy, and sharing a lot of encouragement and personal stories on Facebook. Honestly I was a bit blown away that a celebrity could contribute so much to charity, and I remember thinking “I could never do that”.
Or could I?
In very typical MMB fashion, I reflected on the fact that “I do what I want!!”, and that even if all I did through music was create some good music and have a platform and attention to promote encouragement and love, that it was more than enough. All I had to do was learn to sing, play instruments, learn music theory and how to write music, find amazing artists to work and collaborate with, learn how to get music recorded and published, etc. Not much to ask for a guy with not much musical background, a full time job, teaching in my spare time, and at the time traveling and competing in dance, right? Fortunately I have found great coaches and teachers, have collaborated and worked with some great musicians, and have been able to work with Brett Lashley at Lashley Limited studios in publishing the Album. Enjoy! MMB
