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"Here is a technique I sometimes use with a DAW to break out of an ostinato rut... negative space. In the DAW, I will lay many random tracks of random lines in random meters on the score layout ( I use Fruity Loops, way fun, way easy). Then sit back,…"
"Pasquale, I was listening to your work while on ubuweb.com. Perfect combination. There are interesting musicologists here. Check them out. Setup for outstanding collaborations with your electroacoustic genius.
Welcome,
Art"
Welcome,
Art"
"Welcome Julie, OK. I'm a fan. Your performance on these pieces sounds improvised but you must have scored these, right? So if you scored them, your flow is superb. If you performed these improv, your precision is doubly superb. Either way, I was…"
"Hi Charlotte, Welcome to the forum. Listening to your work probably reminds many of us here of where we were musically when we were your age. Simplistic innocence.The people here are excellent and will be more than willing to offer assistance share…"
"Hi PI511,
Do you have any visualizations? Are you shooting for atmospherics, emo, characterizations? Contrast? What would the music video be ;) Glad to offer creative suggestions. The piece sounds little 'stuck' in conventional diatonic and…"
Do you have any visualizations? Are you shooting for atmospherics, emo, characterizations? Contrast? What would the music video be ;) Glad to offer creative suggestions. The piece sounds little 'stuck' in conventional diatonic and…"
"Reallly, what were you thinking? ;) Must be the nicotine/caffeine-fueled neurons, unsupervised and unleashed. Good work here. "Ah Hah" moments in each piece. Very original but could even be more so. Sounds like rhythms in a composition are one of…"
"Hi Serena, Congrats on your nomination! Polishing..... IMHO: Less may be better here. Sometimes a soulful personal performance with a song you connect with is 10x better than a production piece. I can hear a simple vocal/piano arrangement that let's…"
"Hola Marie-Anne, found your site by acci-way. Totally into ME/N Africa rhythms and disparate instruments mash-ups. Māori rocks! Your use of contrast is very diametric, no cross-pollination. You also capture those gritty string resonances which I…"
"Excellent. Listening to this I was transported to a 60's British thriller. You captured the essence of that genre for me. I'm impressed of the level of expression you're able to obtain with Sibelius. I'm now thinking of picking up 7.0 and switching…"
"OK, I'm all about Gomyra. All your work is refreshing, fearless, alive and way fun. The more left turns you take the more the listener is pulled in. The mash-ups work for me. Give me a 7/8 @140bpm with a pumping didgeridoo, lilting shakuhachi and…"
"Achazia, Why are you holding back?
2:23 your vocal opened up a little and it sounded deep and rich. Use it.
Try de-essing to control the sibilance. The verb is too saturated on the lead vocal and it loses presence. Would have loved more…"
2:23 your vocal opened up a little and it sounded deep and rich. Use it.
Try de-essing to control the sibilance. The verb is too saturated on the lead vocal and it loses presence. Would have loved more…"
"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 breathes. It…"
"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."
"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."
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."
"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…"
"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 energy of…"
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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!
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.
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!
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 :)