An original Ants on a Log song makes a great gift!

Here’s how it works:

1. We’ll send you questions. You send us answers. We might exchange a few emails. (We’ll want to know about your kid, mom, dog, favorite hobby— whatever this song is about! And we’ll want to know if this is for a special occasion— birthday, graduation, commitment ceremony, anniversary of that shelf you built together?)

2. The song will be recorded in our home studio, most likely acoustic guitar with a few harmonies.

3. We’ll email you an invoice. Half is due before we start writing, and half is due within a week after we send you the song. Payment is preferred on Venmo, but other arrangements can be made if needed. Our rate is $450-650 (sliding scale, you choose what to pay!) If it’s something more simple, or if you’re ordering more than one song, we can be flexible on pricing. Get in touch to discuss!

4. After we receive requested info and 50% payment, we usually need 2-3 weeks to create and record the song. We will email the song file to you, along with the lyrics.

Past song commissions include:

• “A song with my grandchild’s name in it to help her fall asleep.”

• ”A song about all the things that we can buy, but it’s way more fun to make yourself— like applesauce!”

• ”A song to help my grandkid feel less scared about the noise the vacuum cleaner makes.”

• “One of my activist heroes died recently. I want to commission a song based on her writings— something that can be sung in the streets at protests, as well as at more intimate gatherings.”

• A song for SAYFTEE, a Boston-based organization committed to serving gender expansive and LGBTQI+ people and those who love them. This song was based on words and art created during SAYFTEE's 2020 kickoff event. Kids and their families gathered on Zoom for an interactive music party inspired by the Trans & Nonbinary Kids Mix.