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Nath – String Development

July 21, 2011

Started to dial in the mix – this is a very rough version of one of my favorite sections It is coming along… Get notified when new music2work2 is published, learn about free membership and free downloads here

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Coyote ending rough mix

March 31, 2011

Starting the mix in the next couple of days – I like this new ending [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Makes me very happy listening to it.

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Coyote – E7 Intro / Outro

March 3, 2011

Been loving this week – here is the intro to Coyote – all based around the E7 – giving the core to the strings and letting the piano dance around it: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Funky Ass Week Again It is so tempting to write about the creative process – suffice to [...]

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Coyote Blues

January 17, 2011

So I’m working through the piece and it’s beginning to come together – the main theme and first variation are dialed in and I’m beginning to flesh out the second theme. As is my practice I’ll fire up the metronome and start playing the themes at different Bpms to see what comes out and this [...]

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Coyote – Development 101

January 10, 2011

Having conquered the obligatory new year cold I’m back into the early morning routine – scales and arpeggios followed by theme development at varying bpms. I’m working on a theme for Maja’s new baby with the working title Coyote and came across this theme over the weekend. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] I [...]

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Beethoven on Acid?

December 1, 2010

OK, so maybe I was on acid! Clearly influenced by Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata here – I love how the string patch sits underneath the keys and creates that ominous and brooding feel to the piece. From a much longer 25 minute development track in march of this year – lots of good ideas in this [...]

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Music to Wake Up to

November 11, 2010

I suspect like many, my phone is now my alarm clock. Aside from the rather worrying habit of checking my email 30 seconds after I open my eyes – this does give me the facility to choose what sound I wake up to. I spent a month with Radiohead’s “No surprises” – which made me [...]

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Will – mix 1

September 29, 2010

Have been hard at work – mixing this and tinkering with the website. Three string passes on top of the piano in 7/8 at 59 beats per minute. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Need to listen to this for a week or so but I’m digging where it’s going – check it out [...]

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