"Thanks, Art, but that's not me playing on these recordings! As I listed in the credits, I composed these three pieces and concert pianist Greg McCallum played and recorded them on his CD Southern Quilt. I'm glad you liked…"
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The Muggle Commute
Started this discussion. Last reply by Art Hughes Apr 17, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Got back from work last night through a challenging rush-hour commute and decided to take out my frustrations on a composition. The poor soul starts with a carefree whistle only to be smacked by the…Continue
A Sendai
Started this discussion. Last reply by Art Hughes Mar 22, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
http://www.arthughesstudio.com/samples/A%20Sendai.mp3
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Playing with negative space - Mystery of Water
Started Mar 2, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hi Guys,I put this together in a few hours with EWQL and FL9. I didn't think I would like FL9 but once I got used to it, it's my first choice in framing a piece. I've used other tools, but FL9 gives…Continue
Tags: atmospheric, film, EWQL, art hughes, mystery of water
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Marie-Anne Fischer left a comment for Art Hughes"Hello Art,
Thank you very much for your kind comments and visiting my page. I only just got back from being away on holiday. I very much enjoyed listening to your music especially 'Mystery of Water', I like the way you combine vocals…"
Yaiza Varona left a comment for Art Hughes"Hi Art, thank you so much for your kind words! Glad you liked it :-)
I´ve also enjoyed your music, especially Joelle´s Valentine, I loved the soft string writing in the beginning, very nice and delicate. Congratulations!
Thank you again,…"
Art Hughes left a comment for Beth Patterson"Hi Beth, Thanks for the kind words. Yep, you will definitely enjoy better samples with more control over expression. (It's hard to do emo pieces with Finale.) Debut Score 3 has good lines and form. Nice and interesting interplay. It…"
Achazia left a comment for Art Hughes"Thank you for nice comment :) I also heard your songs.. Love them..And I am so impressed! Beautiful sounds...
I have a long way to get at your level and many others here..I But atleast is good to be here on this forum. For…"
Art Hughes left a comment for Achazia"meadowbreeze14 - Wonderous Stories, Enya... You are a natural. You got harmony, structure, inner voice chops. The piece accomplishes what it set out to do. The energy is unlocked and flows through, simple and pure. No more and no less. Well done."
Beth Patterson left a comment for Art Hughes"Loving a sendai! a really fantastic piece of writing- you can tell it's pure inspiration. The rhythm is brill and the climax of the piece is very majestic, but all the way through you can sense the despair.love it."
Art Hughes replied to Art Hughes's discussion The Muggle Commute"Hi Tyler,
Thanks for the listen and review. It means alot. I hope someday to be able to get Finale dialed in with EWQL libs to the point where I can just score, but for now, with FL, I have to export the midi and then edit the expressions et al."
Tyler Hughes replied to Art Hughes's discussion The Muggle Commute"Very well written piece, loved the harmonic language and your use of rhythm to imitate the sounds of traffic. The contrast between chaotic moments and peaceful ones was very good as well. So far I have no critics other then very good job. I hope you…"
Art Hughes replied to Lennart Östman's discussion What to do with the inspiration"Hi Lennart, yes, I often intially record without a clicktrack. I work with the EWQL libs and I found that I wanted to adjust the timing of the notes so as to get more expression with the attack or release of the sample (leading/lagging the…"
Art Hughes replied to Lennart Östman's discussion What to do with the inspiration"For me, I clear any preconceived musical concepts from my head before I sit down to compose. Using the DAW, I will choose my palette, find the sweetspot of the instrument, and without meter, start recording lines one after another.…"
Art Hughes replied to Cari Live's discussion Composing in my own style"Dear Cari,
IMHO, composing music is a personal healing and only for me and my journey. Once you make the conscience decision to go that route, then you are alone with your insecurities and fears. It is the de-energizing of these fears that is the…"
Art Hughes posted a discussionThe Muggle Commute
Got back from work last night through a challenging rush-hour commute and decided to take out my frustrations on a composition. The poor soul starts with a carefree whistle only to be smacked by the traffic. Somewhere along the plodding ride he drifts into a daydream only to be awakened by brake lights. Finally he reaches the end of this nightmare... a free parking space.Three movements. Simple structure. Variations between mild and sharp dissonance, sometimes uncontrolled and always grating. I…See More
Art Hughes replied to Tyler Hughes's discussion Bad Night Suite"Hi Tyler, (Sorry, down maj third from Night Before. tired). When I was listening to Hang Over I was hoping for a completion back to the Night Before tonality. You know, we seem to never learn from hang…"
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- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Web, Songs
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- Atmospheric Film Score - all styles
- Is music your main income source?
- No - Not Yet
- Where do you live?
- Virgina
- About Me (MUST be more than 10 words to be approved):
- I have been a musician for 45 years and spent the last 5 years building my digital studio. Just started composing pieces using the EWQL libraries. My wife is a graphic artist and we combined forces for our new website. I'm looking for peer reviews of my work. Glad to contribute where I can.
- Website:
- http://arthughesstudio.com
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 7:13am on December 16, 2011,
Julie Harris said… Thanks, Art, but that's not me playing on these recordings! As I listed in the credits, I composed these three pieces and concert pianist Greg McCallum played and recorded them on his CD Southern Quilt. I'm glad you liked the pieces - Greg is a wonderful pianist. It's a great pleasure to have superb artists record our compositions!
- At 5:27am on September 5, 2011, Marie-Anne Fischer said…
Hello Art,
Thank you very much for your kind comments and visiting my page. I only just got back from being away on holiday. I very much enjoyed listening to your music especially 'Mystery of Water', I like the way you combine vocals with strings, harp and woodwind, keeping it light and delicate. Beautiful work! Great rhythm in 'Lead me in, lead me out'. I wish you great success with your music and thanks again.
- At 4:28am on August 29, 2011, Yaiza Varona said…
Hi Art, thank you so much for your kind words! Glad you liked it :-)
I´ve also enjoyed your music, especially Joelle´s Valentine, I loved the soft string writing in the beginning, very nice and delicate. Congratulations!
Thank you again, hope you´re having a nice day, best wishes!
- At 12:26am on May 3, 2011, Achazia said…
Thank you for nice comment :) I also heard your songs.. Love them..And I am so impressed! Beautiful sounds...
I have a long way to get at your level and many others here..I But atleast is good to be here on this forum. For inspiration and maybe I learn something too :)
- At 10:12am on May 1, 2011, Beth Patterson said…
- Loving a sendai! a really fantastic piece of writing- you can tell it's pure inspiration. The rhythm is brill and the climax of the piece is very majestic, but all the way through you can sense the despair.love it.
- At 4:14pm on March 2, 2011, Tyler Hughes said…
- Welcome to the Composers' Forum
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