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.