Progressive Singer-Songwriter | Joshua Du Chene Live Acoustic Performance @ Critical NW 2025

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These original songs span 25 years of songwriting and musical exploration through progressive metal, jazz, and American folk music. This showcase highlights my progressive acoustic composition style, blending intricate guitar work with highly melodic vocal lines and abstract personal storytelling.

Though I hadn't performed most of these songs live in over a decade, several were actually debuted publicly for the first time in this set. But whether older or more recently composed, each song was carefully refined and arranged for this intimate live setting with the support of my producer and friend, Zeke, who also composes and produces as Outset Initiative.

I had so much fun performing for everyone, and I'm super grateful for the enthusiastic engagement and response to my music. Sharing the stories behind this music, the jokes and laughter between songs, and the genuine connection with all my friends in the audience made this everything I hoped it would be. Thanks, y'all for participating in my radical creative self-expression. This was a genuinely joyful experience. And special thanks to Tara at Bad Decision Boot Camp for asking me to perform - that was the nudge I needed to dust off these tunes and get back into live performance.

Setlist and timestamps in both the description and pinned comment below.

Thanks again for watching!
~Joshua
(Playa name: "Ratchet")

SETLIST:
0:00 Introduction
0:59 Hazy Remembrance
7:11 Spirits
11:12 Braid
21:35 Home
29:04 All the Time
38:44 The Rager
43:43 The Boy & The Wildcard
49:42 Colors
57:02 An Arcane Art

Lyrics in CC