Below zero temps in Minnesota are making me pretty jealous of the dancers in my new video for "No Turning Back."
“No Turning Back” Music Video
Category: Video
New Videos by Charlie McCarron
MN Opera Commission: Chim Lạc (Lost Bird)
My good friend Oanh Vu and I were commissioned by MN Opera to write a mini opera, which will be available to stream for free starting February 9th at 1pm. It's part of a month-long series of short operas created by Minnesota artists.
Oanh wrote the story and co-created a beautiful shadow puppet show with Andrew Young, with the help of puppeteers liping vong and Ty Chapman. I composed the music and songs that came to life thanks to the MN Opera orchestra, vocalists Lady Midnight and Monique Bạch Hạc Nguyen, classical guitarist Milena Petkovic, percussionist Eri Isomura, music mixer Andy Thompson, and sound designer Mike Hallenbeck.
“Words Too Wrong” Music Video
Jason P. Schumacher approached me with a wild idea: let's use every single camera we have available to make a music video. Jason rounded up 17 cameras from every era: VHS cameras, Mini DV cameras, DSLRs, GoPros, and a phone.
“2020 Vision” Music Video
My friend Jason P. Schumacher made a beautiful music video for "2020 Vision," the first track on my album 2020.
2020 Album Released
My album 2020 is out now on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, etc. It was a yearlong project that came to life with the help of 20 musicians recording in their homes, sponsored by many generous Kickstarter backers.
“Thinking of You” Cover by Ivan Maramis
Designer and photographer Ivan Maramis reached out about trying a "remix" of my song "Thinking of You." He took my vocal line and created a dreamy backing track from scratch, influenced by Javanese gamelan music.
“Creatures Large and Small” Cover by Bunkin’ Cousins
Bunkin' Cousins did a fun multi-instrument cover of "Creatures Large and Small" from my upcoming album 2020.
“Friend for the Ages” Cover by Joe Graves
My cousin Joe Graves made a really cool cover version of "Friend for the Ages," along with a trippy autumn lyric video.
“2020 Vision” Cover by Brittany Benjamin
Brittany Benjamin just sang a gorgeous cover version of "2020 Vision" from my upcoming album 2020.
“Thinking of You” Cover by Bubba Holly and Nicole Wilder
Bubba Holly and Nicole Wilder are two super talented singers and friends from my college days, so it was very special to hear their cover of my song "Thinking of You." They even turned my "bridge" into a chorus by repeating it at the end...a duet I was really craving to hear again!