Videos
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- Published: 18 August 2014 18 August 2014
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Videos Published on YouTube
Friends performances listed lower down on this page.
Vene Performances
Smokin' - Hayloft 2014 (original song by Vene)
https://youtu.be/13nX5LwSgfI
Keep Me In Your Heart - Live at the Ave
https://youtu.be/c4Z3m2PAYpE
GoodTimes at the Avenue (with Nadia, Rick, PeterPaul)
https://youtu.be/cPhGs2RWXLw
Hot Summer Nights (with Nadia, Quentin, Tad, PeterPaul, Ghetto Gas John)
https://youtu.be/J3DVfcyOB9M
Blackberry Moonshine - Jam (with the Pat Zelenka Project)
https://youtu.be/bM7e7xoYM8Q
SweetPea (with Kelly Waters @ Lansing City Market)
https://youtu.be/Bn3l6AyCthM
Cracker Jack Fortune - at Impact 89FM
https://youtu.be/Pw5GkqxIMqI
Love Unconditional - original performed Up North
https://youtu.be/VNwO97P52Fs
People Are Crazy - Up North on the Lake
https://youtu.be/-MfpxJQa4DE
Video of Friend's Performances
ABBS - Hayloft 2014
https://youtu.be/ELhi5Qm_El4
Stover - Hayloft 2014
https://youtu.be/Qy7la4BE5jM
Great Lakes Graham and the Fiddleman - Grayling 2014
https://youtu.be/tyct43zznM4
Kris Hitchcock, Joe Wright, Eric Jerome Brodberg - Unplugged 01 at Water Front Bar & Grille, Lansing. MI
https://youtu.be/6U2astTL1RM
Set Lists
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- Published: 26 December 2013 26 December 2013
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Originals by Vene - Song Titles
Ain't About Birthdays |
Another Sunny Day |
Beautiful Music |
Better Days (instrumental) |
Blackberry Moonshine |
Candlelight |
Cracker Jack Fortune |
Dancing Girl |
Down to the Pub |
Eclipse |
Good Sign |
Hot Summer Nights |
Letters |
Love Lessons Learned |
Love Unconditional |
Loving Care |
Perfect Harmony |
Reminiscing (instrumental) |
Smile |
Smoking |
Snow Run |
Startshine (instrumental) |
Cover Song List (more added over time)
SET 01 Eva Cassidy - Fields of Gold Love in the First Degree When You Say Nothing at All Just the way you are |
Sting Alabama Keith Whitley Billy Joel |
SET 02 Lobo - Dog Named Boo Bobby McGee (Me and) Peaceful Easy Feeling Love Will Keep Us Alive Lobo - Love You to Want Me |
Lobo Janis Joplin Eagles Eagles Lobo |
SET 03 Grow Old With You One More Day Keep me in Your Heart Walk with You Alan Jackson- Remember When |
Adam Sandler Diamond Reo Warren Zevon Edwin McCain Alan Jackson |
SET 04 Good Times She Will Be Loved Once In a Blue Moon Stepping Stone Adele - One and Only Hot Summer Nights |
Edie Brickell Maroon 5 Edie Brickell Monkees Adele Vene |
SET 05 Beer with Jesus World Needs a Drink Never Called Me by Name Angle from Montgomery Beer Run Bottle of Wine Last Night of the World - Drop F# |
Thomas Rhett Eric Church David A Coe John Prine Todd Snider Tom Paxton Bruce Coburn |
SET 06 Dream a little Dream of Me Wonderful World Glory of Love Somewhere In the World |
Mama Papas Louis Armstrong Bill Broonzy Altiyan Childs |
SET 07 Greg Bates - Did it for the Girl Greg Bates - Fill in the Blank I'll Be Stand By Me People are Crazy |
Greg Bates Greg Bates Edwin McCain Ben E King Billy Currington |
SET 08 Same In Any Language Pacing the Cage What Matters |
Ruckus / I-nine Bruce Coburn Edwin McCain |
SET 09 BobSeger - Accompany Me BobSeger - Like a Rock Grandfather's Hat Times Like These Still Be Lovin' You Ain't About Birthdays |
Bob Seger Bob Seger Jeff Daniels Kid Rock Todd Cherney Vene |
SET 10 Wanted Dead or Alive Wagon Wheel Find My Way Home |
Bon Jovi OldCrowMedShow Blind Faith |
SET 11 TobyKeith - American Soldier God Bless The USA Working Man Blues |
Toby Keith Greenwood Merle Haggard |
SET 12 Ring of Fire Elvis - Love Me Tender Elvis-Can't Help Falling in Love Can't Make You Love Me Every Rose Has its Thorns |
Johny Cash Elvis Elvis Bonnie Raitt Poison |
SET 13 Piano Man Can't Always Get What You Want Sweet Caroline Iris Kids Medley |
Billy Joel Rollin' Stones Neil Diamond GooGoo Dolls |
How Sweet it Is Sweet Pea |
James Taylor Amos Lee |
Home
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- Published: 30 November 2013 30 November 2013
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This is the story of the evolving journey of Vene Thomas Yates (AKA Vene Thomas Music) and my development of knowledge in the Music Business, friendships and the in the moment experiences while growing a place in the world wide community of musicians.
The mission of this site is to serve as a portal for sharing my musical experiences while also introducing you to others who are on the same journey. You will find links to other's sites, as well as pictures and videos capturing creative encounters. Many are in-the-moment, unrehearsed, unpolished, and maybe even a bit “pitchy” with a few bad notes. But that is the nature of real musical inventiveness when recorded live. Hopefully this site will inspire you to join us in our travels to motivate and encourage others to continue to contribute to our musical legacy.
- Music provides an opportunity to tell a story (real or imagined) as we wish it could of been or feel it should have been or how it actually was.
- Music is a means of expressing emotion or to invoke a feeling which can aid in relief and recovery.
- Music inspires imagination and an invitation to reflect on life's meaning.
- The Business Side of music is a never ending but necessary task we must pursue to keep on making music.
- What would we do without music? What we do without our tunes?
About
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SAVEvolution
SAVEvolution is more than just an acronym for Strings and Voices Evolution. Original intention is in reference to the development of musical skill through persistent pursuit, practice and performance. The more you work at something like becoming a member of the music community, the better you will get.
Volution is having the capacity to move in a new direction. So an additional meaning is revealed. SAVEvolution also means having the ability to make your own choices. While you may get distracted doing what you need to do to pay the bills, never lose sight of your musical aspirations.
Record your songs. Take videos and be sure that your hand appears in the tape to show your finger positions. Perform your songs at house parties and Open Mics. Have someone else take pictures and videos while you do the same for them. This will help everyone develop their performance skills as well as provide a history for reference and later inspiration.
Inspiration & Genre
My musical compositions and cover song selections seek to inspire relaxation, contemplation and meditation leading to a person attracting good vibes from the cosmic consciousness. Quite esoteric I know, but studies have shown that people tend to attract those things they dwell upon. The goals of my performances are to release folks from dwelling on daily troubles and instead focus on the good that will help draw to them the life they genuinely desire.
When it comes to cover songs, I look for that artistic piece that the song writer wrote from the soul that moves us but may have been over-looked by the producers who promoted the more “generic” tune developed and massaged by the in-house interests to make it more mainstream. In other words, I seek to discover the song writer’s song in the middle of the tracks. Music and lyrics that tell a story and provide insight, encouragement, motivation, and generally make you feel good.
Another genre I look at for songs and inspiration are movies. The Peaceful Warrior, The Secret and Elizabeth Town are among the stories that have influenced my life as well as my songwriting. In addition to the story, I look for songs that play in the background enhancing a snapshot of life that touches us emotionally and tugs at your heart strings. In some cases it may be a song that has been around for a while but takes on new meaning when placed in the context of the show’s story line. Some examples are Iris when placed in the movie, City of Angels and You Can’t Always Get What You Want, featured in The Big Chill.