Voting starts today! I have listened to so many fantastic #FYC albums so far! I'm still listening, so keep sending music! #Grammy #GrammyFYC #NARAS If you haven't heard "City Lights Hide the Stars" yet, I would be so grateful to have your ears and consideration. 🎧 🎶 vindownes.com/grammy-fyc

My October newsletter is out. It includes free notation/TABs for this little tune callled “Trace of Blue”, as well as some updates and recommendations. Thanks for reading these and for supporting my music. ✌🏻 Link: vindownes.com/campaigns/10...

For your Grammy® consideration in the New Age, Ambient, or Chant category. "City Lights Hide the Stars" by Vin Downes - Recorded, Mixed, & Mastered by Tom Eaton at Sounds & Substance Listen here 🎧 : vindownes.com/grammy-fyc #FYC #GrammyFYC #newagemusic #guitar #vindownes

For your Grammy® consideration in the New Age, Ambient, or Chant category. "City Lights Hide the Stars" by Vin Downes - Recorded, Mixed, & Mastered by Tom Eaton at Sounds & Substance Listen here 🎧 : vindownes.com/grammy-fyc #FYC #GrammyFYC #newagemusic #guitar #vindownes

“City lights Hide the Stars” is submitted for the 68th #GrammyAwards in the New Age, Ambient, or Chant category. If you are a Grammy/NARAS voting member, I would be extremely grateful for your ears and consideration. Listen here: vindownes.com/grammy-fyc, or on any streaming platform. #GrammyFYC

My September newsletter is out now. Along with some updates on my current projects, it contains free notation/TABs for this little tune called “New Leaf”. vindownes.com/campaigns/10... Head over to www.vindownes.com and sign up to receive my monthly newsletter & check out my newsletter archive.

Grammy/NARAS voters…For your Grammy® consideration... Album: City Lights Hide the Stars Category: New Age, Ambient, or Chant Watch the album preview below... Listen to the entire album here: vindownes.com/grammy-fyc, or on your preferred streaming platform. youtu.be/UatPOtndDHI?...

“City lights Hide the Stars” is submitted for the 68th #GrammyAwards in the New Age, Ambient, or Chant category. If you are a Grammy/NARAS voting member, I would be extremely grateful for your ears and consideration. Listen here: vindownes.com/grammy-fyc, or on any streaming platform. #GrammyFYC

“City lights Hide the Stars” is submitted for the 68th #GrammyAwards in the New Age, Ambient, or Chant category. If you are a Grammy/NARAS voting member, I would be extremely grateful for your ears and consideration. You can listen here: vindownes.com/grammy-fyc, or on any streaming platform.

My August newsletter is out now. This month…free notation/TABs for this little bluesy etude called “The Wind Down”, new and very different music on the way, Grammy/NARAS stuff, and music & book recommendations. Thanks for reading these and your support.✌🏻 Link: vindownes.com/campaigns/10...

My July newsletter is out now. Free notation/TABs for "Kian's Blues", a recent roadtrip, upcoming recording sessions at Sounds & Substance, and some recommendations. Thanks for reading these and for your continued support. Newsletter: vindownes.com/campaigns/10... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajkz...

“A Brief Moment of Being Undistracted”. Notation/TABs available at www.vindownes.com

I did a little spring cleaning over on my website an gave it a new design. All my work is there. vindownes.com In the process, I found this video of "Kian's Blues" that I recorded a couple years ago. Check it out, and please consider subscribing to my YT page. ✌🏻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajkz...

My June newsletter is out. It includes free notation/TABs for “Naairah’s Blues”, some student highlights, Ben Verdery & Friends in concert, and some music & book recommendations. Thanks for reading these! vindownes.com/campaigns/10... “Naairah’s Blues”

My June newsletter comes out tomorrow. Along with updates on what I am currently working on, each month I give away free notations/TABs & video for a new piece of music, plus some music and book recs. If you’re interested, head over to my website & add your email to my mailing list. vindownes.com

Apparently my brain woke up in 1981 this morning, and I could not get this tune out of my head. I may have do a legit arrangement of this one. Colin Hay is such a good songwriter. (His post Men at Work solo records are fantastic.)

"The Call" is the final video for my "City Lights Hide the Stars" album. This was composed shortly after my mother's passing, so it has a lot of meaning for me. Thanks for watching/listening to these videos. I have really enjoyed creating them. youtu.be/kfBx_nMFwlY?...

A few years ago, I started the habit of writing music every morning. No plan or goal. Just write to write. This is this morning’s 20 measures. Maybe the start of something, maybe not. It doesn’t matter. The joy is in the process.

New video out for "The Coral Staircase" from my "City Lights Hide the Stars" album. Thanks for watching/listening. ✌🏻 Notations/TABs are available for the entire record on my website. www.vindownes.com youtu.be/OoNvmz1gY7I?...

My May newsletter is out now. This month…a new free piece using open triads, a Minor 7th review, a new guitar quartet publication, a guitar ensemble performance, and some recommendations. Thanks for reading these. ✌🏻 youtu.be/pAp3I7dJ2EQ

I have two new guitar quartets now available at Guitar Chamber Music Press. “Moving Parts” is an intermediate level piece. www.guitarchambermusicpress.com/product/movi...? “Winter Sun” is a beginner/intermediate level piece. www.guitarchambermusicpress.com/product/wint...

I was honored to conduct the 2025 NJMEA All State Guitar Ensemble’s performance of my composition titled “A Year to Remember” at the Long Island Guitar Festival. youtu.be/Gzk7jpl_KL4?...

I am so very grateful for James Filkins’ review of “City Lights Hide the Stars” in the new edition of Minor 7th Magazine. I am also so happy to see Tom Eaton acknowledged for his contributions. I couldn’t imagine making a record with anyone else. www.minor7th.com

New video out for “Short Conversation” from my “City Lights Hide the Stars” album. Thanks for watching/listening to these! ✌🏻 youtu.be/23mf4u6ZYzQ?...

New video out for “Short Conversation” from my “City Lights Hide the Stars” album. Thanks for watching/listening to these! ✌🏻 youtu.be/23mf4u6ZYzQ?...

Here's a new video for my piece titled "Quiescent". Many of the pieces on my "City Lights Hide the Stars" album were inspired by incidental film music, so I am really enjoying the process of creating mini movies for the compositions. I look at it as film scoring in reverse. youtu.be/NPwrq8Cp6Q4

My April newsletter is out. This month...free notation/TABs for a new short piece, a new publication, guitar in the classroom, and some music and book recommendations. As always, thanks for reading these. Newsletter link: vindownes.com/campaigns/10...

Lol. Thank you! I appreciate your support Sue!

I have a new publication available through Guitar Chamber Music Press. “Winter Sun” is for beginning/intermediate guitar quartet or ensemble. Perfect for high school guitar ensembles. www.guitarchambermusicpress.com/product/wint...

"The Quiet House" from my album "City Lights Hide the Stars". CDs, downloads, and tons of notation/TABs available at www.vindownes.com. Thanks for watching/listening! www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOV...

New video out today for "All Out of Words" from my "City Lights Hide the Stars" album. Thanks for listening! Links to music and more... linktr.ee/vindownes youtube.com/watch?v=lI86...

🍀 Sláinte! 🍀 My March newsletter is out now and includes my arrangement of "Baídín Fheilimí & The Booley House", plus some news and recommendations. Thanks for reading these! vindownes.com/campaigns/10...

🍀 Sláinte! 🍀 My March newsletter is out now and includes my arrangement of "Baídín Fheilimí & The Booley House", plus some news and recommendations. Thanks for reading these! vindownes.com/campaigns/10...

"Old Photos" is the newest video from my album "City Lights Hide the Stars". You can watch them all over on my YouTube page if you need some peace and sanity. Notation/TABs available at www.vindownes.com. Thanks for listening... youtu.be/SbfBWuH8154?...

I recently set up an archive page on my website that contains all of my monthly newsletters going back to 2022. Each one contains a free notation/TAB. Original pieces & arrangements like this one... vindownes.com/newsletter-a... Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond youtu.be/p3RwJ4kNwDA?...

I had the great pleasure of speaking with Matthew McAllister, Matthew Cochran, and Uroš Barič yesterday on the "Duo Talk" livestream on YouTube. If you missed our conversation, you can still watch it by clicking the link. Give the Gallery of Guitar page a follow! www.youtube.com/live/jyYM9ft...

Take a couple minutes and just breathe… youtu.be/_X8ZFSew0uk?...

Take a couple minutes and just breathe… youtu.be/_X8ZFSew0uk?...

My February newsletter is out now. It includes free notation/TABs for this simple little tune called "Give It Time", plus some news, recommendations, and baseball talk. Here's the link: vindownes.com/campaigns/10... Thanks for reading these! youtu.be/E0gyUvrf6HU?...

I wrote "First Morning" on New Year's Day a couple years ago. The music came from feelings hope and optimism, which can sometimes feel fleeting nowadays, but maybe it can give you a couple minutes of positivity today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hVq...

Need a break from the world today? vindownes.bandcamp.com/album/city-l...

Mississippi John Hurt makes everything better.

When I wrote "Deserted", I wanted to come up with something that gave the listener a feeling of being stranded alone on a desert highway in a David Lynch movie. Can you hear that? 🤔 Listen to the whole album “City Lights Hide the Stars" here: soundraiser.io/link/vin-dow... youtu.be/oKf9fbEX7fU?...

Thank you so much for your ears and support!

A beautiful album! Give it a listen!

Have you heard my new album “City Lights Hide the Stars”? 16 new pieces for solo guitar. Recorded, mixed, & mastered by Tom Eaton at Sounds & Substance. Streaming: soundraiser.io/link/vin-dow... Bandcamp: vindownes.bandcamp.com/album/city-l... CDs & TABs: www.vindownes.com youtu.be/wIEUrKCDwd4?...

I’m getting weary of social media these days. Politics, ads, algorithms, doom scrolling. Signing up to be included on my mailing list is the best way to stay up to date on my music, plus you get a free notation/TAB, & some music/book recs every month. ✌🏻 vindownes.com

My new album, “City Lights Hide the Stars”, is out now! 16 new pieces for classical/nylon string guitar. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by the incomparable Tom Eaton at Sounds & Substance. Available on all streaming platforms. linktr.ee/vindownes Here’s the title track… youtu.be/fKfDRJbCRWk?...

We miss you Croz 💔

RELEASE DAY!!! City Lights Hide the Stars 16 new pieces for classical/nylon string guitar. Recorded, mixed, & mastered by Tom Eaton at Sounds & Substance. Available today on all streaming platforms. soundraiser.io/link/vin-dow... CD & TABs available www.vindownes.com youtu.be/fKfDRJbCRWk?...