Author: John
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Thank you for your visit here. I am so very pleased to have made it over the finish line to get Book 1, “The O-Z: Conception.” It has been a long and winding road, my friends. Let me tell you just a bit about it. I owned a small factory in Kingfisher, Oklahoma in 1999.…
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Having received a 4-Chair Turn in “The Voice” the ladies of OK3 provided some delightful sounds in exquisite harmony for the book! The acapella clips of “In Rides the Joker” are the result. Here’s a link to their performance at The Voice: Bing Videos. You can find more about them and the OK3 music at…
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In the spirit of full disclosure, I think it should be mentioned that John and I have known each other for a long time. John is in some of my earliest memories. He’s my uncle.I have discovered that John is the type of person that sees the world slightly differently. And because of that, there…
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I am the proud son of a most loving mother who performed as a concert pianist throughout much of her life. Though she passed away in 2024, she created a legacy with her life and the love of her family. She was once Miss Oklahoma and played piano for the Miss America pageant. She and…
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The Off Zones Book 1, “The O-Z: Conception” features the music of my brother, Mark Gooden. He is a talented songwriter and musician and has continued to record albums of his songs over decades of sacrifice and devoted work within his craft. All of the clips in “The O-Z: Conception” that feature drums and a…
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When I decided to record my own voice for the audio book, I had the wonderfully good fortune to come under the training of Tristan Todd of Oklahoma City, who taught me the use of Pro Tools in his position with the Guitar Center of OKC. Tristan got me started and worked with me through…
