After months of no significant rainfall, the rains came to NC today, bringing with them severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and, of course, the weather related migraine. Things have been so terribly dry I really can't complain about it. It would have been nice though to have the rain without the storms and headache. But, as they say.....you have to take the bad with the good, so I'll just be thankful for the rain and take medication (which I'm also thankful for) for my migraine!
As I have said before, one of the fun parts of looking for MySpace friends for music2work2 is having the opportunity to hear so many different musicians and types of music. Many of our MySpace friends are pianists and composers of music in the classical genre. Luis Carlino, one of our MySpace friends living in Madrid, Spain, composes and performs Pop/Rock/Indie music. He writes the music and words, sings lead vocal, plays bass, keyboards, and guitars, but is joined by other musicians helping with the vocals and playing additional instruments.
I really enjoy listening to the songs available on Luis Carlino's MySpace page. The music is upbeat and quite lovely. Luis's voice is striking and pleasant. I especially like the music in Loneliness but I think my favorite song overall is Emotional Exile.
In addition to composing and performing great music, Luis Carlino has had a very interesting life, including being a teenage rocker, philosophy graduate, trained classical musician, foreign correspondent, and media executive.
One of music2work2's MySpace friends is Joe Odea, from Tucson, Arizona. He is a solo pianist; his music is classified as Classical/Acoustic/Other. His music is melodic, of a moderate /slow tempo and very calming. The four samples available to hear on his MySpace page are all lovely pieces. I like August a lot, but my favorite is Rain. Unfortunately, it is the shortest of the four pieces; I wanted to hear more of it.
This is another composer/pianist I recommend you check out.