Music

Coyote – Blues Intro 2

March 15, 2011

The next m2w2 track is a blues piece – and for some reason it keeps bleeding into this track – but I do kinda like how it sets up the 108 bpm groove As for the actual Coyote piece – I’m on version “god knows what” and mix 13 – but it’s def getting there! [...]

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Coyote Main Theme

March 11, 2011

So – it only took a couple of months but we should be good now! Here’s the main theme – it’s an in-room recording through Audioboo – but you should get the gist of it – the string theme comes in at 1:12 Listen!

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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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How to Play Basic Rock Piano (With Click)

February 11, 2011

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Basic rock piano is not about scales, chords, arpeggios or riffs – it is about the relationship between your right and left hand. The best way to teach yourself basic rock piano is to investigate what sounds good when your hands are playing something different.

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Coyote Wave

February 3, 2011

Consider it a little wave from the final piece. Tracked piano and string parts again last night – this is the raw mix – been living with it – should finish the mix tomorrow: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Planning on publishing on Monday – so watch your inbox. Have a killer idea [...]

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Coyote – Lullaby Development

January 24, 2011

Further development of the Coyote theme this weekend threw up this charming little lullaby development – needs work but I think it is going to sound fabulous with a couple of string patches underneath it. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] This set of developments all worked around 108, 109 and 107 Bpms – [...]

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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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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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