Ghost Program
A music project about addiction and the love of God. Although this project probably started in the summer of 2001, it’ll be available on streaming platforms in fall 2026. As a nod to that length of time, a “ghost program” is a bit of abandoned code or software that continues to run forever on a forgotten system. Someone wrote the program, and maybe the project was canceled, or the company was decommissioned, but a process runs continually on an old network like a memory to nowhere.
I’m looking forward to releasing this more formally, but if you’re here on this page, it’s worth sharing the first song with you now.
Nobody Asked You To Be So Strong
The song acknowledges that—in fighting sin and addiction—I am not the hero of the faith I would like to see myself as, that God is making me more like a kid and less like a sin soldier, and that maybe it’s fine to fall asleep next to Jesus in the boat.
Magnanimous
Coming September 18
Only Looking at You
Coming October 23
– Engineered, mixed, and co-produced by Corban Roberts
– Mastered by Brian Lucey
– Written, performed, and co-produced by JD Raab
– Thank you to Phil Waggoner for the 60s Univox, to Zach Sanderson for the ADS-7 Drum Machine, to Sean Brage for the G2D Cream-Tone, to Keith Dickey for the Dr. Z, and to the countless others who have shaped what I think music should sound like. Thank you to Corban for getting me to play these things using adjectives like “sauce” and “swagger” and ” juice.”
Upcoming Shows
Friday, September 18 • Support for Andy Squyres
Andy Squyres in Denver • Park Church (3025 W 37th Ave, Denver) • 7pm • $23
Saturday, October 24 • Support for Ian Mahan
Ian Mahan Vinyl Release • The Outpost on Platte (1635 Platte St, Denver) • 7pm • $25
(Here are some cute process photos from the time with Corban Roberts—engineer, co-producer, friend, and patchbay wizard.)
