A running journal of what I’m working on, creating, experimenting with, and learning throughout September 2026. In Progress Videos To Make Completed: September 21, 2026 Songwriting Spent about an hour, from approximately 10:30–11:30 AM, working on the lyrics for “This Life Is a Strange Thing.” I focused on the verses. I originally started this song…
Songs by Greg — Official Bootlegs is a music series created by Greg Kocis featuring original songs written by me and presented as performances using AI-assisted music technology. The series was created as a way to share songs that I have written without requiring every recording to follow the traditional process of assembling a band,…
Song Stories is a YouTube series created by Greg Kocis that explores the stories, ideas, and creative origins behind my original songs. The series grew out of my desire to document more than just the finished recordings. A song can go through several stages before it becomes the version people eventually hear. Sometimes it begins…
This page contains the parade and performance schedules from my years with the North Hills Buccaneers Baton & Drum Corps, from 1984 through 1988. We performed throughout the Pittsburgh area and traveled to other cities and locations for parades and competitions, including Hershey, Philadelphia, Montreal, and Ocean City. I’ve preserved these schedules as part of…
My First Songs By Greg Official Bootleg Livestream Taught Me Valuable Lessons About Live Streaming, Audio, Chat Monitoring, And Future YouTube Premieres.
This is an ongoing chronological account of Greg Kocis’s musical journey, from his early years as a drummer in Pittsburgh to songwriting, recording, music production, online education, YouTube, and AI-assisted music. Along the way, it includes the people, places, bands, recordings, and life events that helped shape the music. Although written primarily in the third…
