I'm trying to learn how to use my EastWest Symphonic Orchestra and I'm feeling in the holiday spirit so I decided to experiment on a [tag]Christmas[/tag] tune. The good news is after much troubleshooting I've got it figured out. [tag]60bpm[/tag] … [Read more...]
Music from 12-06-05
I've taken a few months off of posting music here but I'm back in the saddle now. It took a while to get my work flow down after my move to Boston. So I'll be archiving all my new and old music again. This is an [tag]iPod[/tag] recording of a … [Read more...]
Music from 06-13-05b
Cleaned up 120bpm [tag]electronic[/tag] groove in [tag]Dmin[/tag]. It's multiple takes of me playing over top of everything else. 0:00 - [tag]Apple Loop[/tag], [tag]Step Freak Beat[/tag], [tag]rhodes[/tag] 0:07 - Dark, tense, hypnotic … [Read more...]
Music for 07-3-06
A couple choruses of [tag]Nostalgia in Times Square[/tag] by [tag]Charles Mingus[/tag]. I'm trying to memorize the changes. Download: Music for 07-3-06 … [Read more...]
Music for 06-27-06a
Baby I'm a Star by Prince. I took my new Blue Snowball out to the garage today to try it out. I scratched up some vocal tracks for about an hour. It's all first and second take stuff. It turned out pretty good but I need more time to get a feel for … [Read more...]
Music for 06-24-06
Baby I'm a Star by Prince. I f'ed up the form on the yesterday's version. Now I've got it right. I'll put the vocals and more synth down tomorrow. 140bpm in the key of D. Download: Music for 06-24-06 … [Read more...]
Music for 06-23-06c
Baby I'm a Star by Prince. So far I've got the loops, acoustic bass, piano, clav, and hammond. I've got most of the form together except for the ending and maybe the last couple shout choruses. 140bpm in the key of D. Download: Music for … [Read more...]
Music for 06-22-06b
I'm focusing on two things here. Hand interdependence and phrasing with little or no regard to pitch. So motion and rhythm basically. 205bpm. Very choppy. 1:35: Walking bass. We'll see how it goes... 2:45: Slowing it down because I'm not … [Read more...]
Music for 06-22-06a
This is a warm up on a cool and dreary day. 0:56: Turn around into the blues in Bb. 75bpm. 1:57: Working on my hand interdependence here. 3:55: Charlie Parker's bebop classic Parker's Mood. I should memorize this solo better because it's … [Read more...]
Music from 06-15-06
I captured this quickly. I'm experimenting with motion in the bass and piano at first. Then I try to bring some contrast into the chord progression. It's not quite right, but I try it a few more times anyway. I hear a quiet vocal melody teasing the … [Read more...]