ABOUT

After a 20-year hiatus from songwriting and composing, the creative energy began flowing again in Peter Dolan’s soul. The combination of nuptials and the state of social turmoil in the world inspired a new wave of creative forces to build up in desperate need of being directed for a controlled release. The result is a bright, decisive, and hopeful guitar-driven recipe mixing classic, indie, and alternative rock, peppered with some folk-rock inspiration.

Peter’s original songwriting spark burned brightly from age 15-22. His first songwriting inspiration came from Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, The Beatles, Cream, and Jimi Hendrix, and his rock band in high school shared a similar aesthetic.  In college, he studied classical and jazz guitar, expanding his horizons, which led to him composing and performing original music in the Chicago black box theater scene for a few years. In his mid-twenties, his songwriting spark began to flicker down to a low simmer as he pivoted away from music to filmmaking and video production as a different passion and career.   

Peter’s wedding in 2017 inspired him to finish one of his older, lyric-less songs with an adaptation of his wedding vows.  This became the first single, “Turn Towards.” While recording this track, he began writing new material from scratch again.  The George Floyd protests alongside other major social justice events, as well as the birth of his daughter in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, became major factors in Peter’s growing desire to write about what he’s feeling.

Under the banner “Circle of 3rds,” each new release represents a different collaboration with many talented artists, with whom Peter wishes to share the credit. Working with such incredible musicians has helped expand the scope of the material, as well as Peter’s burning fire and passion for making music.