Painted Heart Music L.L.C.

06/27/2024

New video on our YouTube Channel.

The first half of Norm Smith’s Interview in 2010.

Norm Smith Interview - Boot Camp

Part 1 of an interview with a WWII Veteran, named Norm Smith, in his home in Albion, NE. Here, Norm talks about his experience at Boot Camp.Norman L. Smith ...

11/22/2018

We are excited to share our latest release Just Another Rainy Day. It is an original 9-song solo 12-string guitar suite by Venezuelan-born Diego Ayala. To listen to the album and learn more about Diego, visit

To mark Paul Hosford's 30th anniversary in the music business, Painted Heart has released an album with tracks from 15 jazz, classical, original and Christmas albums Hosford has produced through the years.

10/25/2017

Painted Heart Music has just released a 2-CD album by classical pianist Janet Rieck performing the works of several famous composers. The cover artwork for this 2-CD set was created by 13-year-old Tristan Shively of Albion. To learn more please visit

01/27/2017

Check out our latest video of Paul performing the song "Tangerine" on guitar.
https://youtu.be/ETAw8yzSYNs

If you like this song, check out our Emergence Album.
http://www.paintedheartmusic.com/emergence/

Paul Hosford performing the song "Tangerine" on guitar. This video was also a test of a new lighting system and an improved sound recording method.

12/23/2016

JUST in time for the holidays, 18-year-old Painted Heart artist Thomas Hosford has released a six-song holiday EP. As a special holiday gift to all our friends, you can download all six songs for FREE! Please visit our website to learn more, and please have a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

http://www.paintedheartmusic.com/seasonal

12/01/2016

Thomas Hosford performed I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day from his soon-to-be-released solo Christmas EP, Yuletide Carols, in Albion on Nov. 29th as part of the opening for a concert by the band Abby Nichole. Yuletide Carols will be released in the coming weeks -- keep watch for its release!

09/20/2016

Had a great time on Friday playing live on the air and talking about how we started!

09/16/2016

Listen to us on the radio tomorrow! Paul and Thomas will be playing live on the air and will follow with an interview.

"Though usually broadcast from The Mill Coffee & Tea in Lincoln’s Historic Haymarket, Friday LIVE will be broadcasting from the West Point Community Theatre this week. The Hosford’s musical performance is scheduled for 9:22 a.m. and their interview for 9:45. Friday LIVE broadcasts statewide on NET Radio (KXNE 89.3 FM in the Albion area) and webstreams at www.netnebraska.org/radio ."

07/10/2016

Be sure to check out our article in the Omaha World Herald! You can also check out the video by clicking the link below.

http://m.omaha.com/living/albion-family-s-recording-and-cd-business-stems-from-a/article_c78bfbab-c5e1-51f2-a157-f2669a4378a1.html?mode=jqm

In rural north-central Nebraska, among the cornfields and the cattle, a farm family with deep roots in a Boone County community has cultivated something more enduring than soybeans and wheat.

06/28/2016

Check out this video that was featured on the Boone County News. We had a great time doing the interview and we want to thank them for this opportunity to spread our story.

06/08/2016

Our song "What Might Have Been" has been featured on allaboutjazz.com. Check out the link below to learn more.

https://media.allaboutjazz.com/media.php?id=10646&width=1024

Download free MP3: “What Might Have Been” by Paul Hosford. Search thousands jazz tracks at All About Jazz

05/07/2016

We got an article written about us in the Grand Island Independent! Thomas's picture was even on the front page.