Sharon Drury

One of our friends on iSOUND.COM is Sharon Drury. Her music is similar to music2work2; it is melodic, piano driven, often with other instruments added.

I particularly like one of the pieces found on her iSound page, "The Passage." It has a rather somber tone but is very lovely. The image this piece evokes for me is of leaving – two people saying “good-bye.” It may be for a short period of time or much longer, but the thought of separation is painful for both.

I suppose leaving someone you care about can be a “passage” of sorts. One can be moving on to a different place, different situation – passing into new growth or a new beginning.

This piece reminds me so much of music2work2’s "The Duel"- - in the somber tone, piano in conjunction with other voices. "The Duel" evokes a similar image for me also – one of struggle in thoughts and feelings; not wanting the person you care about to leave, but knowing it is best for them to do so.

Although the mood of these pieces is rather somber, they are not by any means depressing. Both have a sense of hopefulness about them; that whatever the struggle or passage is, that is the way it should be and best for everyone.

I recommend you check out Sharon Drury’s lovely music as well as that of music2work2. See what sort of images these pieces evoke in you.

Heath - 27 Minutes 59 Seconds

Classic music2work2 - pianos, strings, alternating time signatures and themes - oh, and it's long.

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2007 was the year that music2work2 really started to take shape. I was working with a Korg Triton and my recording and mixing chops were getting better. New gear is funny - there is just something about sitting down at a new toy and playing with it - experimenting with what sounds good and what doesn't. As usual the piano track was played first and then subsequent voices recorded on top - you can hear strings, electric pianos and even some funky frequencies as I got deeper into wave forms - Ooooh!

There are a number of different themes going on in this piece - Heath was a guy I met through the Kelli gig - he was a freelance template developer who also happened to be a musician. We collaborated on a couple of things musically but the tech work would get in the way. I learned a lot from Heath including how to manipulate photoshop and how to freestyle on beat tracks - it was fun while it lasted but we eventually went our separate ways.

There's a theme that comes in around 17 minutes - it's called "Andy The Barman" and is a theme that I have promised myself I will develop further. It reflects a particularly bizarre time of my life when I was indeed working a bar in London - strange times but all good grist for the creative mill.

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We've been doing stuff...

Honest! Been a very busy week - getting into new rhythms and things - I am digging the new Friday.  I'm currently re-writing all the liner notes on the music2work2 website and re-structuring the pages - things move so quickly and I am very thankful for that.

Getting in some early thanks:

http: //taxmama.com

http://alexanderhsimpson.co.cc/

Here's to a fabulous weekend and coming week.