Dances with the Devil

Dances with the Devil is a creative Honors Thesis Thomas wrote in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Honors College at UW Oshkosh. It tells a story of demons and angels, war and love- using multiple genres of music. Thomas uses Hip Hop, Pop, EDM, and Rock (and originally included Classical music) to tell the story. The thesis paper, available to read below, goes in depth into Thomas's processes for writing, producing, recording, and developing the songs in this concept album.

Credits:

Vocalists:

Aimee Footit

Lou Jaeger

Chris Jewson

Thomas O'Shea

Lily Lavon Scott

Instrumentalists:

Guitar: Burkely Ravenhorst

Bass: Dr. John Mayrose

Drums: Zach Schmitt

Keys: Thomas O'Shea

Produced, written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Thomas O'Shea. Original Story idea by Lily Lavon Scott.

Special thanks to The Honors College at UW Oshkosh, Dr. Laurence Carlin, Dr. Don Dingledine, Julie Russo, Nathan Edwards, Dr. Ed Martin, The UW Oshkosh Music Department, and Dr. John Mayrose- Thomas's advisor for this project.

Reviews:

Hayden Frear of BeachHousemag.co says Dances with the Devil "takes listeners on a thrilling musical journey through pop, rock, hip-hop, and EDM while delivering a dramatic narrative about demons, angels, love, and sacrifice." And says "The vocalists, Lou Jaeger and Lily Lavon Scott and Chris Jewson and Aimee Footit deliver such emotional depth to the narrative that listeners become fully absorbed by the music." Read the full review here:

Indiefferential Magazine

Interdiefferential Magazine calls Dances with the Devil "more than just a project... a testament of his evolution as an artist." And says" the ambitious narrative unfolds through the voices of four featured vocalists- Lou Jaeger, Lily Lavon Scott, Chris Jewson and Aimee Footit- each bringing a distinct perspective to the storytelling." Read the full review here (page 10 and 11 of the e-book).