I’m writing from my new studio in Altadena, CA, and I am so excited to start making new music here. In a weird way, my songs have always seemed to be a few steps ahead of me in life. Hmmmm, I wonder how that happens :) The phrase “Ok to Go” was part of a climactic scene in the movie Contact, which I watched just a few weeks ago in early quarantine. Jodie Foster’s character is terrified yet unmoved in her destined decision to take off in the alien-designed spaceship. What’s happening all around her is loud, unexpected, and worst of all…NEW! But she displays courage as she shouts back to mission control over and over, “I am okay to go. Okay to go. I am okay to go!” Well, I was certainly inspired by this moment as well as looking for an angle to approach the newest tune. From there, it chartered its own course. This is a song about courage. About faith. About stepping out into the unknown, and knowing that it’s okay.

Music written by Andrew Samples and Tom Gilbert. Lyrics by Andrew Samples. Recorded, produced, performed by Andrew Samples, except saxophone, played by Michael Birnbryer.

Mixed by Andrew Samples in Echo Park, Los Angeles, CA. Mastered by Colin Leonard at SING Mastering, Atlanta, GA.