Austin-based Progressive Rock and Jazz Fusion composer Alan Goldberg has stepped fearlessly into the unknown with his bold and musically untethered new album “CreateBecome”, due for release on March 3rd. His fifth full-length album is a deep meditation on a life-long, universal philosophy of being in the moment. Although there are layered themes and genres intertwined through this visionary record, the approach reflects humility, reflection and personal growth experienced through the tapestry of collaborative creative energy and personal power.
“CreateBecome” is a forty year old mantra I use, and the title of my fifth album. Repeating CreateBecome over and over is a focus that I use to be purely In the moment. It’s also a perfect title for the eleven songs on this album. The songs are linked together by what I’ve learned in my life, through paying attention, making choices, and changing, hopefully growing.
The eleven songs are a melodic mixture of alternative and progressive rock, jazz, swing, and a tapestry of genres. Piano plays a central role throughout the album, driving the melodies in the foreground and background as well as steering the emotional flow with solos and interludes. Piano, Jazz Ensemble instruments, plus guitar and some strings are the palate used to dive into musical observations about life and growth.
CreateBecome has the feel of a classic prog rock album, with a theme or story. I like feeling like I’m on a musical roller coaster ride and just letting go and have the music take me somewhere. It’s fun to weave the piano within the song as it happily plays with the other instruments. Melody, rhythm, and harmony are important and takes me places – to a higher vibration – which is useful for growth and transformation. CreateBecome is a constant cycle.
The overall arc of the album are musical themes derived from my observations about living and growing. It starts with a statement of continuity and permanence in “Unbroken Chain”, through the experiences of creating, making choices, changing, asking questions, pursuing goals, managing emotions, growth, and making decisions.
“There’s a mantra I’ve carried with me for forty years—CreateBecome. A rhythm of transformation, a pulse of evolution. It’s more than just a phrase; it’s a way of being. And now, it’s the name of my fifth album.
These eleven songs are a reflection of that cycle—creation, change, growth. Each track is a step forward, a moment of awareness, a choice made in sound. Woven together, they form a journey—one that unfolds through melody, movement, and emotion.”
CreateBecome is a sonic tapestry, threading together the textures of alternative and progressive rock, the elegance of jazz, the swing of momentum, and the unexpected. At its heart is the piano—sometimes leading, sometimes whispering from the shadows—guiding the flow of each song. It dances with a jazz ensemble, embraces the warmth of strings, and surges alongside guitar, shaping a landscape of musical storytelling.
Like a classic prog rock album, CreateBecome feels like a journey, a story in motion. A musical rollercoaster where you surrender to the ride, letting the melodies twist and transform you. The interplay of rhythm, harmony, and improvisation lifts the spirit—an ascent to something higher. Growth. Change. Becoming.
