Donald Larkin
@donaldlarkin.bsky.social
Attorney. Volunteer. Board Chair at www.futureyouthrecords.org a nonprofit record label helping young songwriters produce and distribute music that promotes social justice. All opinions my own.
The road goes on forever . . .
October 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The road goes on forever . . .
Important messages, just when they are needed.
August 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Important messages, just when they are needed.
Out now! Just when we all need a little sunshine!
Syante is the winner of the Perfect Stranger songwriting contest sponsored by Jesse Colin Young and @futureyouthrecords.bsky.social
Her single is out now on all streaming sites.
youtube.com/watch?v=J4-p...
Syante is the winner of the Perfect Stranger songwriting contest sponsored by Jesse Colin Young and @futureyouthrecords.bsky.social
Her single is out now on all streaming sites.
youtube.com/watch?v=J4-p...
A Little Sunshine
YouTube video by Release - Topic
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March 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Out now! Just when we all need a little sunshine!
Syante is the winner of the Perfect Stranger songwriting contest sponsored by Jesse Colin Young and @futureyouthrecords.bsky.social
Her single is out now on all streaming sites.
youtube.com/watch?v=J4-p...
Syante is the winner of the Perfect Stranger songwriting contest sponsored by Jesse Colin Young and @futureyouthrecords.bsky.social
Her single is out now on all streaming sites.
youtube.com/watch?v=J4-p...
Tomorrow, Future Youth Records will release its collaboration with Jesse Colin Young. The song is written by our singer-songwriter Syante, and the track also features the amazing Laurence Juber, Kenny Aronoff, and Jorgen Carlsson among others.
rockcellarmagazine.com/syante-jesse...
#musicsky
rockcellarmagazine.com/syante-jesse...
#musicsky
Premiere: Singer/Songwriter Syante + Jesse Colin Young, More
Syante, winner of the 'The Perfect Stranger Songwriting Contest' with Jesse Colin Young, debuted her winning single -- the powerful "A Little Sunshine."
rockcellarmagazine.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Tomorrow, Future Youth Records will release its collaboration with Jesse Colin Young. The song is written by our singer-songwriter Syante, and the track also features the amazing Laurence Juber, Kenny Aronoff, and Jorgen Carlsson among others.
rockcellarmagazine.com/syante-jesse...
#musicsky
rockcellarmagazine.com/syante-jesse...
#musicsky
Just in case anyone wants to know what I’m listening to now music.apple.com/us/album/wak...
It’s @chuckprophet.bsky.social but with a touch of cumbia and it’s fantastic!
It’s @chuckprophet.bsky.social but with a touch of cumbia and it’s fantastic!
Wake the Dead (feat. Qiensave) by Chuck Prophet on Apple Music
Album · 2024 · 11 Songs
music.apple.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Just in case anyone wants to know what I’m listening to now music.apple.com/us/album/wak...
It’s @chuckprophet.bsky.social but with a touch of cumbia and it’s fantastic!
It’s @chuckprophet.bsky.social but with a touch of cumbia and it’s fantastic!
Reposting now that @taushahanna.bsky.social is here!
Tausha isn’t just one of my favorite young artists, she’s one of the coolest/kindest people I know. This track features Albert Lee and Dave Shul on guitar & Steve Ferrone on drums. And as part of our nonprofit mission, Tausha retains all the rights to her song #musicsky
youtube.com/watch?v=BOOH...
youtube.com/watch?v=BOOH...
youtube.com
December 18, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Reposting now that @taushahanna.bsky.social is here!
Sharing again in light of the latest tragic school shooting. What’s the remedy? #dosomething #musicsky
youtube.com/watch?v=_btw...
youtube.com/watch?v=_btw...
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December 16, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Sharing again in light of the latest tragic school shooting. What’s the remedy? #dosomething #musicsky
youtube.com/watch?v=_btw...
youtube.com/watch?v=_btw...
Tausha isn’t just one of my favorite young artists, she’s one of the coolest/kindest people I know. This track features Albert Lee and Dave Shul on guitar & Steve Ferrone on drums. And as part of our nonprofit mission, Tausha retains all the rights to her song #musicsky
youtube.com/watch?v=BOOH...
youtube.com/watch?v=BOOH...
youtube.com
December 2, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Tausha isn’t just one of my favorite young artists, she’s one of the coolest/kindest people I know. This track features Albert Lee and Dave Shul on guitar & Steve Ferrone on drums. And as part of our nonprofit mission, Tausha retains all the rights to her song #musicsky
youtube.com/watch?v=BOOH...
youtube.com/watch?v=BOOH...
This is the latest release from Future Youth Records. Connie Claxon is a young songwriter from London. She wrote this song in response to high profile incidents of violence against women in her community. It’s a powerful message.
youtube.com/watch?v=m4Sd...
youtube.com/watch?v=m4Sd...
youtube.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:46 PM
This is the latest release from Future Youth Records. Connie Claxon is a young songwriter from London. She wrote this song in response to high profile incidents of violence against women in her community. It’s a powerful message.
youtube.com/watch?v=m4Sd...
youtube.com/watch?v=m4Sd...
Reposted by Donald Larkin
I wanna rock and roll 2 hours tops and party maybe every 14 days
November 22, 2024 at 5:02 AM
I wanna rock and roll 2 hours tops and party maybe every 14 days
Absolutely the truth!!!
In times like these, MUSIC is your best friend. Listen to some music—and turn it up..
November 20, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Absolutely the truth!!!
youtube.com/watch?v=cw6c...
Future Youth Records produced this performance of Julian Lennon’s Saltwater, featuring some of our young artists along with some studio legends!
Future Youth Records produced this performance of Julian Lennon’s Saltwater, featuring some of our young artists along with some studio legends!
youtube.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:31 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=cw6c...
Future Youth Records produced this performance of Julian Lennon’s Saltwater, featuring some of our young artists along with some studio legends!
Future Youth Records produced this performance of Julian Lennon’s Saltwater, featuring some of our young artists along with some studio legends!
Reposted by Donald Larkin
Temporarily out from the paywall:
Big piece in @wired.com, by me, on California recovering its think-big, innovative-leader role.
Yes, that California.
(Written before the election. More relevant now IMO.)
www.wired.com/story/califo...
Big piece in @wired.com, by me, on California recovering its think-big, innovative-leader role.
Yes, that California.
(Written before the election. More relevant now IMO.)
www.wired.com/story/califo...
Even Under Trump, California (Yes, That Hellscape) Will Keep Moving the World Forward No Matter What
California has been written off as a woke wasteland. But it’s still inventing the future on a bunch of frontiers nobody’s talking about. For the next four years, it will remain a golden, global exampl...
www.wired.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Temporarily out from the paywall:
Big piece in @wired.com, by me, on California recovering its think-big, innovative-leader role.
Yes, that California.
(Written before the election. More relevant now IMO.)
www.wired.com/story/califo...
Big piece in @wired.com, by me, on California recovering its think-big, innovative-leader role.
Yes, that California.
(Written before the election. More relevant now IMO.)
www.wired.com/story/califo...
Reposted by Donald Larkin
Papa John Creech was great. I can see why Madonna wrote that song about him.
November 18, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Papa John Creech was great. I can see why Madonna wrote that song about him.