Arrival

When the session "Arrival" begins, the tempo is very slow. The strings seem to say that something is about to happen - something of great importance, something sacred. There is a feeling of anticipation; the strings seem to me to almost beckon you to come and join in. About a third of the way into the session, the piano is introduced and eventually replaces the strings. The tempo of the piano becomes faster and you are aware that this important event is also a joyful one.

This beautiful piece of music was composed by Andrew for his sister's wedding. So, the event was indeed an important and happy occasion. What a wonderful gift to be given for such a memorable time in ones life - a gift composed out of a brother's love, especially for two important people.

Here is just a sample of Arrival. You can read Andrew's own commentary on this session and purchase the entire 17 minute 50 second session through Music2Work2.

Let's see if this works...

So - as basic as it can be - with no beats mixing and two tracks not yet in the mix - this is what it looks like -...I am so bummed - the video got rejected by youtube for being too long! - so - here's the music anyway - needs editing - even more so without any visual support! Enjoy ;-ppppppppppppp [display_podcast]

Tracking....

So for the second night in a row I am working up a series of beats using the Triton's presets. The challenge is not to make the beat track too monotonous. I'm recording a number of different beats - probably around 5 - using 67 beats per minute as the core tempo (a prime number) - I can blend in tempos at 134 and even 201- which gives me lots of options when it comes to creating the beat track. I would love to work with someone who was passionate about beats - I think that would be a lot of fun.