Album Notes

"One Day at a Time" brings something to the table never before heard out of Jon Robert Quinn. A complete CD written from just guitar. No bass, No Keyboards, and No Drums. Just the guitar mastery and melody of Jon Robert Quinn.

Written at a difficult time in JRQ's life, a lot of emotion was put into this record.

Each song was written and recorded in JRQ's home studio using nothing more than his guitar. Chord-progressions topped with soulful melodies make this record the power house that it is.

No flashy guitar licks, like you'd typically hear in a Jon Robert Quinn record, just pretty, well placed notes that seem to be in the perfect place to make each song a favorite.

Sit back in your chair and listen. Feel the emotion. Take a musical journey in the life of Jon Robert Quinn.

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Here's a breakdown of each song from the mind of Jon Robert Quinn.

1) LOST - This song symbolizes a point in my life where I didn't know whether I should have been at that point in time. I was lost.

2) ONE DAY AT A TIME - This song was therapy for me, telling myself to take it one day at a time. I knew I would point myself in the right direction, but it would only take time.

3) WALK OF LIFE - We all walk our own path through life. We guide ourselves with our decisions. This song is a musical journey through our walk of life.

4) WIRED - This was a fun song to write. I was playing with the wah and cames up with this great riff, then built from there. I thought the song was appropriately titled Wired.

5) SERINITY - There is a point in all of our lives where we need a little serinity. I would stare out the window and see nothing but mountains and dry, open land around me. Though I was lonely and missed being home, there was a sense of serinity. It was quiet. The open surroundings were so calming.

6) CLOUDS IN THE SKY - Clouds In The Sky was written and recorded in 2004 for the One Long Road. While writting and recording this album, I knew that a guitar-only version of this song would suit the album beautifully.

7) JOURNEYS - Journeys was also on the 2004 release of One Long Road. After re-creating Clouds in the Sky, I thought to myself, there may be other songs I have written that would be really nice for this collection of music. Like I said before, I was at a difficult point in my life and was a journey. Id look up and see the clouds in the sky and think about where my life at that point. This journey I am on, whether I wanted to be there or not, I would take it one day at a time.

8) BELIEVE - Believe was written and recorded in 2005 for the JeRQ THIS album. I knew that my journey would come to an end soon. I believed in myself and knew I would make the right decisions to bring myself to a place I needed to be. Though Believe had made to an album years before, I though it was be a great addition to this music collection of songs only written and recorded using 2 guitars.

9) NATIVE CRY - I lived in a place hundreds of miles from home. I was out in the middle of the desert. I thought by packing up my life and moving to a new place away from home would be a great decision. There is a reason they call it home. I would sit there at night with the lights out and nothing much was around me but desert and indian reservations. The coyotes would howl at the moon throughout the evening. As I sit there in my room late at night strumming on the guitar listening to the coyotes, this melody came to me. The journey that I would take one day at a time was soon coming to an end. This is an ode to the cry from the coyotes in the native territory.

10) ALA SAT - After making another huge decision to relocate back home where I belong, the CD project was coming to an end. I was finally happy and knew I was home. This song reminded me so much of Joe Satriani techniques and phrazing that is was initally called Ala Satriani, like a la carte Satriani. I didn't want to name a song after Satriani, so I called it Ala Sat. Just in case anybody asks what Ala Sat means, it really means nothing.

Thanks for reading and take a musical journey like I have. Make sure to take it one day at a time.

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History behind the artwork.

I was finally home and nowhere near the desert. We took a drive through the hills to find a great place for a photo shoot. As we were passing a home's driveway, I knew I had just seen the perfect spot for the shoot. Despite the signs saying "No Trespassing", we had the perfect picture for the record. This really wasn't what I was expecting for an album cover, but it sure turned out nice. A lot people have told me that it looks like I was in front of a backdrop, but no that was really somebody's driveway.