piano improvisation...

Happy Elf is the name of multi instrumentalist Jeroen Elfferich’s soloproject. He has released 8 albums since 1999. Happy Elf’s main instruments are his 2 analogue synthesizers, the Roland Juno 6 and Yamaha CS10. But we also hear electric guitar…

Straight instrumental with classical sprinkles.

A fingerpicky tune from the old days. The different guitar voices (nylon string classical and Guild 12-string) were attained using a Line 6 Variax 600 modeling guitar. Great for recording, but I returned it because of some minor issues.

Shreya's composition, a tale of love and death that is also perhaps a sly reference to the most famous proponent of the ontological argument for you-know-who. This is the dreamy guitar version, and there is also a classical-sounding piano version…

The third installment of a series of reports I did for KUSC taking a closer look at the recording industry from a classical music perspective. A profile of the LA-based Yarlung Records. Interviews with: Bob Attiyeh (Yarlung Records founder…

guitar instrumental, nylon classical

The second installment of a series of reports I did for KUSC taking a closer look at the recording industry from a classical music perspective. A profile of the French/LA-based record label Harmonia Mundi. Interviews with: Rene Goiffon (Harmonia…

The first installment of a series of reports I did for KUSC taking a closer look at the recording industry from a classical music perspective. A couple of experts weigh in on the state of affairs in the classical record industry. How bad are…