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Started this discussion. Last reply by Ray Stirling Apr 9, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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Leslie Quarcoopome commented on pete whitfield's blog post live vs sampled strings"Great blog post. It's incredible how just mixing a few live players in with samples just lifts the overall performance of sample libraries."
Doug Lauber left a comment for Leslie Quarcoopome"Good to meet you too! I've got a full day today, to compose and record. :)"
Thomas Van Beeck left a comment for Leslie Quarcoopome"Nice meeting you too, hopefully we can chat alot more next time!"
Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for Rudi [Rudolf Schmitt]"Hey Rudi, great see you at the weekend. At the moment, there is no complete recording of the quartet. I need to get a bunch of players together to record it."
Rudi [Rudolf Schmitt] left a comment for Leslie Quarcoopome"Hello Leslie, is there a complete version of your Jazz Quartet somewhere to listen to? You have great stuff here. Intimidatory. We will meet next week. Cheers, Rudi"
Clive Lukover left a comment for Leslie Quarcoopome"Thanks for the reply. Look forward to meeting you there."
Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for Clive Lukover"Hey Clive, thanks for the invite and very happy to make the connection. So yeah, do come to Composium. It is great fun. I sadly missed the last one and so the plan is to rectify that this time. I'm on a Flash-less mobile device right now so…"
Leslie Quarcoopome is attending James Semple's event3rd Composers Forum Gathering in London at South Bank Centre
October 16, 2010 from 5pm to 11:45pm
Hi CF,So far we've had two extremely successful Composers' Forum get-togethers (or Composiums are they becoming known).We're planning a 3rd for the evening of Saturday 16th October. This is a great weekend to be a composer in London because David Arnold's Concert for Care has events on the Sunday and Monday The basic agenda is that we get together for drinks in the South Bank Centre and then around 9pm we wander over to a restaurant…See More
Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for Yaiza Varona"Hey Yaiza, thank you :) I can't wait to hear what you, Marie-Anne, Mike and James are creating at the moment."
Yaiza Varona left a comment for Leslie Quarcoopome"Hi Leslie,
Your work is impressive. I have enjoyed listening to it, no doubt how your orchestrator skills manage to give such a deep dimension to it. I especially liked "The person in the mirror", I liked the delicate texture of it,…"
Paul Deakin left a comment for Leslie Quarcoopome"Superb compositions, Leslie! I like your orchestration work."
Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for Ryan Brady"Hey Ryan, welcome to CF and many thanks for taking the time to listen to my tracks and comment. I am liking your music, nice compositions and nice production.
L"
Ryan Brady left a comment for Leslie Quarcoopome"Hi Leslie,
New around the CF. Had a chance to listen to some of your stuff and really enjoyed your screen montage. Nice space with the orchestration!"
Leslie Quarcoopome posted a discussionCF Members in the NYC area
Hey fellow [NYC area] composers, I'm heading out to New York at the end of April for a couple of summer months and think it would be a nice to try and meet some of you. Hot off the heels of a very successful Composium in London (organised by the lovely and talented James Semple and Marie-Anne Fischer), I'm hoping to have an unofficial get-together in New York for local composers. Please note, this is in no way related to Composium, just me looking to meet some new people whilst out in the…See More
Profile Information
- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Choir, Orchestra, Small Ensemble, Big Ensemble, Songs, Contemporary Ensembles, film, television, web, multimedia
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- Symphonic Orchestral
- Is music your main income source?
- Yes!
- Where do you live?
- London
- About Me (MUST be more than 10 words to be approved):
- I am an accomplished classically trained musician, playing Piano, (orchestral) Double Bass, arranging and composing. I've been very fortunate to have worked with some of the world's great orchestras, conductors, composers and soloists and played magnificent halls and venues.
I have always composed, though very much for the concert hall but have recently started turning my attention to my love of the art of great film scoring. Having also worked in a highly creative industry where visual communication is scrutinized, I am very happy to be able to marry my ever-growing understanding of visual mediums with my music to hopefully create some very thoughtful and complimentary scores.
I guess you could call me a traditionalist in that I actually score notate all my pieces fully for whatever orchestration is required (perhaps down to my classical roots as an orchestral performer). I then manage playback through Native Instruments Kontakt Player with mainly Garritan Personal Orchestra instruments. This is possibly a longer process than using midi input et al, but I find it focuses my output on music that has human performance at its core. As a professional instrumentalist, I've, all-too-many times had to play new pieces that bear all the hallmarks of computer music where the subtle nuances of an instrument haven't always been understood. Don't get me wrong, some of it is still brilliant but for me, nothing can beat human interpretation.
Alas, until I get a cracking film commission with a cracking orchestra, I'll make do with Sibelius [but write as if for the London Symphony Orchestra]. I will be posting music here too but they'll most likely never be finished or by any means, completely polished works. I almost 'rapid prototype' musical ideas - a definite benefit of computers. This enables me to keep my skills sharpened and the ideas flowing - without getting bogged down with particulars. So with many of the pieces that I'll be uploading, they will most likely seem like miniature studies in developing small fragments of musical ideas (for example, an interesting interval produced by a two-note couplet). Rapid-prototyping allows me to hopefully get my point across quickly, then move on to something else. So, that's the important thing: getting my point across... Everything I'm doing always starts with the question of what am I trying to communicate. And it has to communicate something otherwise I'm failing miserably. That said, I really welcome your input, suggestions and comments through the usual means of emailing, messaging and posting comments on my page.
This profile will continue to evolve as I continue to grow so please, watch this space!
Thanks for reading
- Website:
- http://www.lesliequarcoopome.co.uk
Leslie Quarcoopome's Blog
A Little Game
Posted on April 21, 2009 at 5:47pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Just added A Game of Tag to my music player. I short cue full of mischief and surprises. I like the way it plays with the listener's sense of 'simple time' by seemingly hitting the next bar before the listener is ready - a bit like the game: getting caught out when you are not paying full attention.
As usual, comments welcome.
As usual, comments welcome.
Something a little different
Posted on April 17, 2009 at 7:11pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I thought I'd have a go at something a little different this evening. I guess one of the many roles a composer can fill with the help of a good music supervisor is source music: the band playing when the character switches on the car stereo; or the club who's thumping sound system can be felt many doors away; or the Jazz Quartet on stage in some flashy cocktail lounge frequented by equally flashy punters...
I've always shied away from Jazz as a musician growing up because I… Continue
I've always shied away from Jazz as a musician growing up because I… Continue
3 New Tracks - 14th April 2009
Posted on April 14, 2009 at 6:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
So I've managed to bounce a couple more tracks down for you all to audition. The first, Bicycle Music goes back to my liking of the sound world of kids/family films. Always invokes memories of sun-drenched careless afternoons playing and bicycle spokes. Bizarre, I know. The next is perhaps a bit sentimental but it's a cue for a fading and aging beauty as she asks herself: Who's The Person In The Mirror? It's not intended to be sad music, perhaps bitter-sweet. Driving… Continue
New Music - 4th April 2009
Posted on April 7, 2009 at 6:30pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
So I've successfully managed to navigate the upload tool on this site and pleased to announce the availability for your review and comment of no less than seven [film score] fragments.
An Opening is well, very once upon a time but is interrupted with.... who knows? The Great Army is full of the anticipation of something about to happen. Pictures the vast legions of mythic Kings and Lords and epic landscaped. Worlds away… Continue
An Opening is well, very once upon a time but is interrupted with.... who knows? The Great Army is full of the anticipation of something about to happen. Pictures the vast legions of mythic Kings and Lords and epic landscaped. Worlds away… Continue
Comment Wall (27 comments)
- At 1:57am on August 27, 2011,
Paulo cesar Maia de Aguiar (Br) said… - GREAT GREAt GREa Job
- At 12:07pm on December 7, 2010, Doug Lauber said…
- Good to meet you too! I've got a full day today, to compose and record. :)
- At 4:36pm on October 18, 2010,
GaribaldiMusic said… - Hi Leslie!
Great meeting you. Sorry there was not much time to talk but maybe another time?
I understood that you are on your way to New York ( music related I suppose?)
Good luck with your music and thank for adding me to your friends
Toomas
- At 3:43pm on October 17, 2010, Thomas Van Beeck said…
- Nice meeting you too, hopefully we can chat alot more next time!
- At 9:51am on October 8, 2010, Rudi [Rudolf Schmitt] said…
- Hello Leslie, is there a complete version of your Jazz Quartet somewhere to listen to? You have great stuff here. Intimidatory. We will meet next week. Cheers, Rudi
- At 5:37am on September 15, 2010, Clive Lukover said…
- Thanks for the reply. Look forward to meeting you there.
- At 3:50pm on June 25, 2010, Yaiza Varona said…
- Hi Leslie,
Your work is impressive. I have enjoyed listening to it, no doubt how your orchestrator skills manage to give such a deep dimension to it. I especially liked "The person in the mirror", I liked the delicate texture of it, almost ethereal, like a dream....fantastic.
Also I loved the ability of changing style and mood, awesome work!
Thanks for sharing!
Best
Yaiza
- At 5:14pm on April 18, 2010, Paul Deakin said…
- Thanks for your comments, Leslie. Sometimes I think my tracks aren't musical enough to be honest, since I write to picture a lot, which means sometimes there can be a lot of repetition and layering/building of tension. I do try to write more musical pieces when I can. Thanks for connecting.
Cheers,
Paul
- At 6:24pm on April 15, 2010, Paul Deakin said…
- Superb compositions, Leslie! I like your orchestration work.
- At 9:01am on April 9, 2010, Ryan Brady said…
- Hi Leslie,
New around the CF. Had a chance to listen to some of your stuff and really enjoyed your screen montage. Nice space with the orchestration!
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