Marc Cushman kicks off a multi-year release of decades of unreleased songs

Marc Cushman and Jacobs/Brown Media Group have launched The Marc Cushman Music Project, a rolling series of albums that will turn more than 400 songs into public releases starting in fall 2026. The project begins with three albums already out and aims to chronicle Cushman’s songwriting year by year through music, videos and archival imagery.

Why it matters: - The project opens up a large private songwriting archive to the public. - Jacobs/Brown Media Group says the release plan could span 33 albums, giving listeners a chronological view of Cushman’s life as a songwriter. - The rollout blends restored recordings, music videos and written features, making this more than a standard album campaign.

What happened: - Marc Cushman began releasing music through Jacobs/Brown Media Group in fall 2026 as part of The Marc Cushman Music Project. - The first three albums are "Lost in the Crowd," released Aug. 15; "On the Rocks," released Sept. 15; and "Living with Ghosts," released Oct. 14. - The project is set to continue with "Drifter with a Guitar" in mid-November and "Broken Strings and Distant Dreams" in mid-December. - Additional albums are planned throughout 2027 and beyond.

The details: - Cushman wrote more than 400 songs over several decades, enough material for 33 albums. - Some songs were used in film and television soundtracks or recorded by other bands, but most of the catalog had not been publicly released. - The albums are being issued at about one per month, alongside a continuing stream of music videos. - The recordings were made over many years with various studio musicians and vocalists, identified on the releases as WHATSTHEIRNAME. - The analog and digital recordings were remastered and enhanced using digital restoration and studio technology. - The music videos use photographs of Cushman from the periods when the songs were written, then animate those images into cinematic narratives. - Album covers also use vintage photographs tied to the era of each recording. - "Lost in the Crowd" features songs written and first recorded when Cushman was 17. - "On the Rocks" draws from material written when he was 18. - "Living with Ghosts" includes songs created when he was 19. - Each later release will move forward chronologically by one year of Cushman’s artistic development. - Jacobs/Brown has published feature articles on each album at Jacobs Brown Media Group, covering the origins and creative background of the music. - Digital albums are available on Amazon, Apple Music iTunes, Spotify, YouTube and the Jacobs/Brown website. - CD releases are planned for December.

Between the lines: - The release strategy frames Cushman’s catalog as an archival project, not just a comeback or new recording campaign. - The use of older photos, restored tapes and year-by-year sequencing positions the albums as a time capsule of his early life and career. - Cushman’s comments suggest the project was delayed by other work and accelerated by the loss of musician collaborators and a sponsor willing to release the full archive.

What’s next: - Jacobs/Brown and Cushman will keep rolling out albums at roughly monthly intervals. - More music videos and album-focused articles are expected as the catalog expands. - CD editions are scheduled to begin in December.

The bottom line: - Marc Cushman is turning a decades-long, mostly unheard songwriting archive into a long-form public release that will unfold album by album for years.