The 5th single with the band Octavate is now available everywhere. The song is Money Changes Everything. Does that name ring a bell? It was made famous around 1984 by Cyndi Lauper, on the same album Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is on. Though, the song was actually written and released initially by The Brains in 1980. 

In early 2020, Josh Prost (my partner in Octavate) came to me, and asked if I'd be interested in singing this Cyndi classic. Instead of giving Josh an answer, I immediately headed to my studio and belted out a verse and chorus, in my style, but holding true to the punk roots of the song.

Over the next several months, we went back and forth, making updates, re-recording parts, and I even live streamed my process of editing vocals. 

Towards the end, Josh brought in superstar drummer Tom Dupree III to lay down a killer drum part.

Give it a listen. Buy it, stream it....it all helps us get the word out.