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At 9:43pm on August 25, 2009, Fredrick zinos said…: Marv,

You might find "American Songs" now posted on my home page, interesting.

At 1:43pm on May 15, 2009, Robert "Robby" Piotrowski said…: thnx so much! very much!

At 12:42pm on April 28, 2009, Juliana said…: Hi Marv,
I listened to your songs.
I must say they all are so "honest"sounding,so very clear expressing the emotions...So much can be discovered about you from listening...
I can feel the stories and the emotions of each song.
Nice compositions!Keep it up!

J

At 11:56am on April 22, 2009, Ray Kemp said…: Seeing as you like 'Trial By Jury' you realise I'm going to have to work on it some more.
cheers

Ray

At 11:15am on April 21, 2009, Kyle said…: "no such thing as bad music"... i love your honesty. there is a lot of music i don't understand, but more and more i have a growing appreciation for such. the perceptual differences between a muscian and the end-user (if you will) bend on hearing the song as it is, and being able to hear a song for what it could be, as we discussed before. i have "bad" copies of "good" songs that noone understands (so i assume), but i find there is a draw to the mystery itself (of not understanding) and so i push into the bizzar.

At 5:34am on April 19, 2009, Ray Kemp said…: Hey! Marv,
You've made my day, noticing the difference in my re-mastered Strange Theory.
Now "Storm Warning" is my favourite here. All you need is some collaboration that will allow re-recording the instruments to a higher standard and give it some pro gloss. What you are doing with the tools you have is great.

Ray

At 5:32pm on April 18, 2009, douglas mccann said…: storm warning, just love the clarity of the different voicings, and now a real voice,,, this is truly original music, which always impresses me....

all of us are 'out there on our own''

hugs
douglas

At 3:41am on April 18, 2009, Leslie Quarcoopome said…: Hi Marv, thanks for taking to time to listen and leaving a comment. Appreciated. I'm currently out and about mobile so cannot access the Flash music player to listen to your songs. Will do so at the earliest opportunity though. Thanks again.

L

At 3:09pm on April 14, 2009, Adrian Allan said…: Thanks for the comment on my page. I've listened to a few of your tracks now and they come across as being very sincere, which isn't always easy to achieve.

At 12:24pm on April 10, 2009, Lori Sweeney said…: Hi Marv,
Thank you for that wonderful compliment. I really enjoyed your music. Especially Northern Lights. It has somewhat of a Native American undertone. Your songs remind me of the 70's group Little River Band. That was a great decade for music. Keep up the great work.

At 10:55am on April 9, 2009, Josellyn Osuna said…: No, thank you Marv for listening :)

At 12:06am on April 5, 2009, Jason Ward said…: Hey Marv,

Thanks for stopping by to listen to my work. =)

Sounds like you're working with a Sound Blaster Live or Audigy? Simple yet still nice sounding synthesizer whatever it is. Your compositions are actually quite enjoyable to listen to. Welcome aboard!

~ Jason

At 9:57pm on April 3, 2009, Fredrick zinos said…: Marv,

Thanks for your kind words

We are all rookies. As 20th century composer Paul Hindemith once commented, "There is no such thing as a Master of Music."

As for hearing songs in your head as you write in your bio, I understand that's exactly the way Mozart composed. Keep at it. You have talent.

At 2:46pm on April 3, 2009, Ray Kemp said…: OK Marv,

Just for your headphones I've replaced the piano with a better, louder one.
Thanks for listening

At 11:30am on April 3, 2009, Jimmy Hinson said…: Thanks for the compliiment Marv :)

Checked out your stuff too, it sounds great! Reminds me very much of video game music, like back in the day playing something like Zelda (that's a good thing to me, I love video game music :)

I can totally picture this music playing in the b/g while I'd be walking through a town or something :)

At 6:51am on April 3, 2009, Alex Dunn said…: Thanks for your compliment! I'm just listening to 'marchaire' and I like it a lot. I wouldn't be hard on yourself about your abilities because your good! I think the one think that would make it even better would be to have more realistic sounds or spend a little bit of time adding some effects like reverb to the song. Just a little bit on the drums (but not the kick drum) and strings and maybe a bit of chorus to the acoustic guitar to warm it up. I'll definitely listen to some more!

At 2:13am on March 31, 2009, Craig Hopkinson said…: Thanks for stopping by and listening to the sounds. Glad you enjoyed the music. I look forward to hearing more on this page. Take care Marv ;)

At 7:30am on March 30, 2009, joel edwards said…: Howdy Marv-

Thanks for listening to my tracks. I appreciate the good word.

+1 to Gavin's comments below. If you applied some randomization to the volumes of the notes (velocity), as well as the timing... "groove quantize" or something (I'm not familiar with cakewalk's method of "humanizing" the groove, the note timings and velocities) I think it could bring more life to these tunes.

I'd also suggest minimizing the drums. When dealing with a limited soundset, make that an asset, not a liability. Meaning, approach it as a percussion track, a shaker and hand drum, not a full pop kit. I think that would be more in keeping with the simplicity of the harmony and rhythm.

Or not. :) Advice is worth the price.

Cheers-
Joel

At 6:31am on March 28, 2009, Deborah Young said…: I too enjoy melody. And thanks for your comment on my piece Must Be Said in the Dissection Forum.

At 2:49pm on March 23, 2009, Ray Kemp said…: Thanks for listening on my page Marv,
I think you like tunes/songs as I do.
For some reason I just can't get your tracks to run here. Maybe it's my connection speed at the moment. I'll try tomorrow.

Cheers
Ray

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