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Hello Friends!

This past Friday, I released a new song called “World’s Gone By.”

Listen to the new release here!

This is the third and final song in a series I wrote and produced with Dustin Ransom, following “Manically Free” and “Violins.”

Let’s be real, the modern media landscape has turned many of us into dogs “with too many bones.” The myriad of entertainment options and the dopamine-inducing slot-machine-like nature of social media keep our attention pulled and pulled… and pulled into our screens over and over again.

This song shines a light on the irony of looking for the world inside a screen when the real world is all around us, waiting for us to look up and engage with it.

I hope you enjoy “World’s Gone By.”

Love,
Gabe

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CREDITS
“World’s Gone By”
(written by Gabe Dixon & Dustin Ransom)

Gabe Dixon: lead vocals, background vocals, wurlitzer electric piano, clavinet, piano
Dustin Ransom: drums, percussion, bass, background vocals, mixing & mastering
Laura Epling, violin
Veronica Joines, violin
Cassie Morrow, viola
Cara Fox, cello
Jared Fox, string engineer

String arrangement by Dustin Ransom
Produced by Dustin Ransom and Gabe Dixon

Today I released “Manically Free,” my first original song since 2024. You can listen to it HERE!

This song was born after months of winter malaise, in a moment when I stepped out of a coffee shop in North Carolina and into the bright morning sunshine. It’s probably safe to say I deal with a bit of what they call Seasonal Affective Disorder. Sometimes it’s hard to see the light because it’s behind the clouds. Sometimes it’s hard to see because you’ve had your head down so long, you forgot you can look up. What can I say? Nothing chases away the darkness quite like the light.

Sometimes people who are simply healthy, functional humans seem almost manic to me––but after I get a little light and a dose of perspective, I realize it’s only because I was depressed that they seemed that way. I hope my moment of “mania” might remind you that leaving your mind behind and simply basking in the warm sunshine of life is a joyous and wonderful miracle. I may need you to remind me of that someday.

I hope you enjoy this song.
LISTEN HERE.

– Gabe

Song / Recording Credits:

“Manically Free”
(written by Gabe Dixon & Dustin Ransom)

Gabe Dixon: lead vocals, bgvs, piano
Dustin Ransom: drums, percussion, upright bass, Wurlitzer, B3, mixing & mastering
Produced by Dustin Ransom and Gabe Dixon

Recorded at Camellia Studio and Sputnik Sound, Nashville, TN

Hello! I just released two versions of “Morning,” by Beck: A vocal version and an instrumental version.

Listen to both versions at these links:

Piano Spells – “Morning” (Piano Version)

Gabe Dixon – “Morning” (Vocal Version)

“Morning” is a song about beginning a new day, metaphorically and literally. I have always loved this musical rendering of the breaking dawn, written by Beck. After performing it at a friend’s wedding recently, I was inspired to record it.

I hope you enjoy these.

Sincerely,
Gabe

Song/Recording Credits:

“Morning” (Piano Version)
(written by Beck Hansen)

Gabe Dixon: Piano

Arranging, Engineering, Mixing, Mastering by Gabe Dixon
Recorded at Cavalier Studios, Nashville, TN

“Morning” (Vocal Version)
(written by Beck Hansen)

Gabe Dixon: Piano, Vocals, Celeste

Arranging, Engineering, Mixing, Mastering by Gabe Dixon
Recorded at Cavalier Studios, Nashville, TN

Special thanks to my son, Liam, for his help with the cover art.

Hi! Happy Valentine’s Day! Today, I’m releasing two versions of “Have A Little Faith In Me,” by John Hiatt. One instrumental version and one vocal version. I have always loved this song, and I hope you like these latest offerings. Here are links to the 2 tracks:

Piano Spells – Have A Little Faith In Me (Piano Version)

Gabe Dixon – Have A Little Faith In Me (Vocal Version)

I used to cover this song live with The Gabe Dixon Band back when we were in school in Miami. It’s nice to revisit this transcendently amazing song written by the great John Hiatt. Hope you enjoy!

Sincerely,
Gabe

Song/Recording Credits:

“Have A Little Faith In Me” (Piano Version)
(written by John Hiatt)

Gabe Dixon: Piano

Arranging, Engineering, Mixing, Mastering by Gabe Dixon
Recorded at Cavalier Studios, Nashville, TN

“Have A Little Faith In Me” (Vocal Version)
(written by John Hiatt)

Gabe Dixon: Piano, Vocals, Organ, Synthesizer

Arranging, Engineering, Mixing, Mastering by Gabe Dixon
Recorded at Cavalier Studios, Nashville, TN