Custom Works

Using Appreciative Inquiry, Mark S. Meritt helps people express themselves by writing original works based on their needs and desires, from songs to all manner of non-musical writing. MP3s and other content released whenever there is something new.

Our Whole Lives

April 16, 2007
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Our Whole Lives

This song was written as a submission for American Idol’s first songwriter contest. Howard and Mark used Appreciative Inquiry to tailor the song for the program — the first time either of them had created a song fully through the use of AI. Learn more about Potluck’s custom songwriting service which uses Appreciative Inquiry...

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Come Out

November 26, 2006
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Come Out

This song was written for a compilation album of songs inspired by the work of Daniel Quinn. Mark wanted to throw things for a loop with this song about being true to who you are. The appreciative approach he took led him to create an homage to some of the great disco anthems, both...

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Three Times a Burger

August 29, 2000
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Three Times a Burger

This song was written as a submission for Wendy’s Search for Sizzlin’ Sounds Contest, in which Wendy’s sought to judge the best song about hamburgers. Learn more about Potluck’s custom songwriting service which uses Appreciative Inquiry to draw out your needs and desires as the basis for an original song. Music by Mark S....

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The Unexplainable Bonefish

March 17, 1999
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The Unexplainable Bonefish

This piece was written as the theme music to a proposed television series in which host Dr. Wiley Bonefish and a crew of puppet lab assistants would humorously help kids explore paranormal science using the scientific method. The blend of strangeness and fun that was to define the series led to the scores of...

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