phil Kelly's Page

Ray:

My CD isn't even mastered yet,

When it is, You can be sure I'll have mp3 samples up on my website ( as well as on the Origin Website as well ) Continue

I'm really excited about the two projects I've managed to bring to fruition this summer: My third Big Band CD and a vocal project for Seattle singer / pianist
Primo Kim . The vocal project couldn't have been pulled off without the invaluable help of fellow composer Chris Alpier, who managed to turn three full live symphonic orchestrations into actual music with his programming skills. ( unfortunately , due to copyright restrictions, I can't post the final tracks here, but when the CD is avaiable… Continue

hi forum folks:

if anyone has noticed my absence from these parts lately, i just got home from two weeks in the clutches of the medical establishment after being blown over by sudden wind gust on to 50 or so acres of slanted blacktop
on the ferry dock on orcas island ( in the san juan is ) where i'd been having a nice visit with jazz trumpetist/ jazz ed guru guy willie thomas on the weekend of 12-14 ..16.

ironically, the accident occurred on my 70th b/day.. (12-16) and i was in medical prison… Continue

When I was began working in situations that required my music be in synch with the visuals many things were different -among them :

1. There were no computers with Quicktime built into the DP ( or whatever sequencing program was to come )

2. Scoring to projected film was pretty much restricted to LA , NYC, and one place in Chicago.

3. Due to the budgets we were working with, there was no provision for "music editor" ..that would be your gig ( prior to writing the score ).

Other than pre-reco… Continue

I would guess I am no doubt the oldest person on this list ..
Therefore, I will answer to the following names:

Eminince Grise
Dinosaur
Old Fart
( or others of your choosing )

Anyway ..since I've been doing this ( "this' being writing all kinds of music for money ) for over 40 years, I have been priveleged to watch the industry evolve in an interesting fashion over the years, both for good and evil ,depending upon your viewpoint.

When I started recording in the mid 50s ( cutting rock and roll… Continue