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Help me keep the candle burning and the squirrel lights on! I'd greatly appreciate your support of independent music at this time, and have made this special collection of songs available to download FREE with an option to donate if you wish. Thank you for considering a donation to help artists like me continue our passion of creating.

By popular demand, the debut collection of calming improvised solo piano meditation journeys is here! Enjoy some of the Music Meditation Family's favorite themes, including "Red-Winged Blackbird," "Friendship" (a charming duet with Camille), and even the captured recording of the very first music meditation session ever ("MM #1"). Join me on Instagram every Monday at 8pm PT to tune in live for Music Meditation with @deriknelson, and thank you for your support!

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Come HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS with this velvety 3-part harmony cozy Christmas album! Featuring holiday favorites and original music arranged in a beautiful acoustic style, this is sure to be a perfect addition to your holiday playlist.

Written, produced, recorded, mixed, and all instruments by Derik Nelson, with sibling harmonies throughout.

The first 5-song release featuring the velvety sibling harmonies of Riana, Derik, and Dalten.

A winter concept album featuring original songs inspired by the season of winter, and how it affects life, nature, and relationships.

Original songs written for the feature film, "Commencement."

I was honored with the opportunity to write custom music for this beautiful movie, written and directed by Steve Albrezzi. Steve wanted to use songs in the film that could play a role in moving the story forward, with specific themes intended for the beginning, middle, and end of the movie. He gave me a rough cut of the film, and the only direction he gave me was an overall intent or feeling he wanted me to elicit from each song: "hopeful, excited, & looking forward" for the opening song ("Welcome To The Finish Line"), "uncertainty" for the middle song ("Before You Can Fly"), and "reflection & moral of the story" for the end song ("Another Way To Say Hello"). I was very proud to write, produce, record, and mix these pieces myself, and even prouder to submit them to Steve and discover that he would deem them "perfect."

Included with the three songs is an acoustic instrumental cue I wrote ("Nate and Gillian Dance") that ended up underscoring my favorite scene in the movie.

"Commencement" is now available in over 100 million homes nationwide via OnDemand on Comcast, YouTube Movie Channel, Google Play, iTunes, Fandango, and more.

Thank you to Steve Albrezzi for this incredible opportunity, Riana Nelson for lending your beautiful voice, Ben Rose for playing drums, and Ryan Beveridge for co-writing the music for "Welcome To The Finish Line."