"Dane, my own country is so badly damaged right now that I forget about the worldwide movement toward authoritarian leadership. We’ve all seen this movie before. I didn’t like the movie the first time (none of us did) and I don’t…"
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Freedom Of The Press
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rick Jul 14. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I wrote this tune when CNN’s Jim Acosta was attacked by Trump at a White House briefing a while back. I have a few lyrics... I hate writing lyrics!…Continue
Tags: Melodic
Green Machine
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dane Aubrun Jul 4. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Another finger pickin’ acoustic guitar piece gone totally off the rails.https://soundcloud.com/user-686710883/green-machineContinue
Tags: Melodic
One By One
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rick Jun 23. 4 Replies 0 Likes
This is a piece I wrote while finger picking on my ukulele, inspired by the beautiful “Dreamers” coming to the United States and all the crap they have to endure along the way.…Continue
Tags: Melodic
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"In fact, I had a bad bout of noncompo-itis last night. Been working on a longer thing that's taken up too much energy, so I turned to what you may call "predictable" pop music except like yours, only the rhythm is truly predictable -…"
"Wow!!! I listened to the entire piece and it is magnificent! I kept thinking; “How’s he going to end this thing?” Unfortunately the ending was cut off in mid-phrase. I just noticed at your website that this piece is actually 35…"
"well, very niice, humorous and without knowing some of the characters,, still gave several smiles. You see, here is where Predictability meets its limits. The sudden key changes and runs into different harmonic progressions toward the end before the…"
"Hi Dane, this is very, very nice as is all your stuff! I’ve been wrapped up arranging my latest flop “Freedom of the Press” with traditional structure, melody, harmony... (you know, the usual) and your piece is so foreign to my…"
Freedom Of The Press
I wrote this tune when CNN’s Jim Acosta was attacked by Trump at a White House briefing a while back. I have a few lyrics... I hate writing lyrics!https://soundcloud.com/user-686710883/freedom-of-the-pressVerse 1 starts at 0:19, sing your heart out... Verse 1) Jim Acosta was accosted by the president By the yellow headed dirty evil resident Jim he really kept his cool While the bully played the fool Just like his T-V showSee More
"Don't even start me on Beach Boys, Rick! I'm not as much as aficionado as for the Beatles but songs like the rightfully #1 "God only Knows", and "Warmth of the Sun" just transport me. I've grown bored of…"
"Thanks Dane... we're like the mutual admiration society. I'm fond of your stuff too. I'm surprised you didn't pickup on the Beach Boys "In My Room-esque" fade out on this one. I don't "pinch" (that's…"
"Just caught this in time, Rick. (Have been a bit busy but the sun's ablaze today. It'd be a travesty working!)
Well, I can only repeat what I've said many times - very nice. In not being quite as lyrical it does fit with the V6 in the…"
Green Machine
Another finger pickin’ acoustic guitar piece gone totally off the rails.https://soundcloud.com/user-686710883/green-machineSee More
"Nothing like hearing real instruments as opposed to virtual mockups. Awesome composition and performance by the players! I’m reading some comments and it appears you won a competition with this piece. Well deserved! I’m not well versed…"
"Another beautiful piece! I love the way the main theme weaves in and out through the piece. I also love that you kept the chords and melody closely clustered in the middle of the keyboard. This helped the overall dark mood. You could have just as…"
"WOW!!! Where do I begin? This piece is fantastic! I guess I can begin with - I don’t read music so I can’t comment on those black markings (more commonly referred to as “notes”), but I’ve got great ears and this thing…"
Um-Pa-Pa
This is a short little carousel piece I made up, so hop on your horsey and go round and round.https://soundcloud.com/user-686710883/um-pa-paSee More
"Thanks Dane,
I love changing keys and getting lost melodically then trying to find my way back. I think of it as being lost in the woods and having to navigate a way out. This one started as a simple ukulele thing with a melody and as usual, all…"
"As usual... very nice. You'll soon need to get that popcorn swept up so you can bring that singer in! The change of key at about 2'05" was a surprise indeed. Well, you have it as far as harmonic movement goes and getting back to the…"
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- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Orchestra, Songs
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- Beatles, Classical
- Is music your main income source?
- No - Not Yet
- Where do you live?
- Puyallup, WA
- About Me (Must include at least one paragraph of biographical information about you as a composer) - blank or minimal answers on this line will cause your request to be rejected. Include a link to your website if you have one.
- I'm an amateur composer and just want to share my music with others. I don't know any musicians. I play guitar, piano, and bass. Since discovering the world of virtual instruments, I can now do with a mouse what I do with real instruments.
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