Memphis Soul horn section courtesy of Garritan Jazz & Big Band ver. 3. This software of VSTI samples also includes the Steinway piano and acoustic bass featured here. Drums are EZDrummer "Baiao" beat mixed with rock fills. Hope you like!
Beautiful.
I'm curious what you are using for your wind instruments. It sounds similar to an Akai Professional EWI4000S. I have been admiring them from afar for a while now.
Thanks to Marc Halikas for bass & acoustic guitar.
Lyrics:
Happy. Sad
Distant as the night and day
Good and bad
Hoping for a better way
The thoughts of a happy past
Sometimes will bring
A measure of hope
Sharing thoughts
With someone that…
Original Jazz instrumental. Written, arranged and performed by John Bowen. Made using Garritan Jazz & Big Band ver.3 Mixed and sequenced in Samplitude 2008.
A pleasant pop tune, written in the Fall of 2009 about "chilling out" and taking a less serious view of the world. Instrumentation done in MIDI
using Samplitude Music Studio version 14 and Mixcraft 4.5.
I was going to do a jazz version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for the Yule Tide season, but I wrote an original ballad instead. Inspired by a knick knack my wife has of a pair of ceramic snowbirds cuddling. In the song, I put them into a…
I was going to do a jazz version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for the Yule Tide season, but I wrote an original ballad instead. Inspired by a knick knack my wife has of a pair of ceramic snowbirds cuddling. In the song, I put them into a…
Original Jazz instrumental. Written, arranged and performed by John Bowen. Made using Garritan Jazz & Big Band ver.3 Mixed and sequenced in Samplitude 2008.
Lyrics:
Crazy people, wander round all night
Looking toward the Heavens
At little specs of light
Dragging round their telescopes
And Binoculars
All the tools they need to gaze among the stars
Crazy people, look at what they do…
It aint like no ones done this before
But how can you tire of beautiful chords
In the fifties
In Tenessee
Where my love
was born
Two young men upped and
crossed the yard
both cold cos it was rainin hard.
One of them turned said…
DanO piano and bgv
Michael guitar and vocals
oil and water
just like oil and water
whenever we come together
you never know what kind of weather will show
but you know it's gonna blow
you it's gonna flow
just like oil and water
you drink your…
Had these backing tracks laying around on my drive for a while and didn't know what to do with them, so grabbed my Ebow and a fretless electric that I built for myself a couple years ago and had a go. My fretless playing is really in its infancy…
Well, after a couple of nights of recording, this is my effort for RPM's Holiday Challenge. Personally, O Holy Night is my favorite of all Christmas Songs. I added a little winter love song intro...
COME WALK WITH ME
Come walk with me in the…
Did the guitar tracks first, followed by bass, then drums and vocals last. I wrote this song in a bookstore, after I came home and recorded it, I realized I made the song too short for all the lyrics.
Im talking, she's texting
Im givin…
Memphis Soul horn section courtesy of Garritan Jazz & Big Band ver. 3. This software of VSTI samples also includes the Steinway piano and acoustic bass featured here. Drums are EZDrummer "Baiao" beat mixed with rock fills. Hope you like!
Memphis Soul horn section courtesy of Garritan Jazz & Big Band ver. 3. This software of VSTI samples also includes the Steinway piano and acoustic bass featured here. Drums are EZDrummer "Baiao" beat mixed with rock fills. Hope you like!
Not at all, Norm. In fact, thanks so much for being technical. Baiao is a preset pattern in EZD from a collection called "Cocktail". I just stumbled upon it in the planning stages of this tune and it seemed perfect. I YouTubed some Baiao vids. The rhythms are infectious. Thanks again!
John Bowen
Admital - the main guitar part for this was written and recorded for last RPM (shock horror!)but I had to give up on it when the file corrupted. Managed to salvage the audio though so rebuilt it around that. This year I managed to mix down just…
Tell me can you teach me bout your finely written poetry
Dont care about the content I just want to make em notice me
Such a fine hand they'd say wooo, study it closely
Been practicing all day I think I'm ready least I aughta be.
Caligraphy…
Mining the archives a bit. This is an alternate take of my "Jimi Jam" from a couple of years ago. Live to 2 tracks with the Jamman. Really only sounds OK when cranked up loud enough that your eardrums threaten to meet in the middle. LOL!!
Sitting around in my shop a couple of days ago with the Goodall and the Zoom H4N. First time I've really messed with using the internal mics on the H4N in multitrack mode
Thanks so much for all your kind words on this.
Richard-This was actually the first MIDI tune I did back in 2009. It was really kind of a test. I downloaded Cellofan and plugged it into my sequencer (Samplitude 2008) and was amazed at how it sounded. After a bit of jamming, my fingers just seemed to go to the right place for that melody and I built the rest of the tune around it.
Robert-It's funny you should mention that you actually like when the percussion comes in. Most people say "Hey, You really had me almost asleep there, then the drums woke me up"! Not consistent! What's wrong with that! Contrast is great! Franz Schubert used contrast in the second movement of his 8th (Unfinished) symphony. It starts out so sweet and serene, but changes to a dark and intense feel real quick. Glad at least somebody agrees with me.
JB
Several years ago I had a short lived duo with an oboe and English horn player named Nat. This is a demo from that period. It's an old old chord progression of mine that never really had a melody and Nat improvised this melody in the studio to…
Comments on johnbee's stuff
Love your voice.
Nice piece of work!
Excellent piece of work, there's so much going on and yet it all fits perfectly
Excellent love those drums........
Totally pulling off the style! (And the mix is fabulous.)
Nice! Love the arrangement!
Agree with Greg - great sounds. Also enjoying the folky flavours.
Beautiful. I'm curious what you are using for your wind instruments. It sounds similar to an Akai Professional EWI4000S. I have been admiring them from afar for a while now.
Wonderful easy listening that develops all through the piece.
Pure, real nice.
Lovely melody brings a beautiful sentiment.
That sounds very nice, beautiful melody!
excellent layers! Joyous!
Nice!
I really like how this one builds. Awesome song.
Tender tribute, thanks for sharing. Love the flutey additions - beautiful! Wow, 31 years - congratulations!
Great approach to lyric writing. I'll have fun analysing that later. Love the music and melody also. Ooh, lovely break!
Always so affected by your lush instrumentation - this is lovely.
Nice writing! Love that Instrumental break!
Lush sounds!
Comments made by johnbee
Love the laid back approach. Great lyrics! John B.
Moving lyrics! Great guitar sound. John B.
Love it! Great things can come out of bad experiences. John B.
Thoroughly enjoying this. Nice chord progression and melody. Love the words.
Different sound, Love the ebow work and the chord changes. Great work! J. Bowen
Love the acoustic sound. Very nicely done. Nice segue into the Christmas classic! John B.
Love the lyrics. Describes the modern word perfectly. John B.
ATTENTION-Updated track. Guitar added (courtesy of Marc Halikas) and new lyrics in third verse.
Something about this makes me "sway". These earth rhythms are neat stuff! JohnBee
Not at all, Norm. In fact, thanks so much for being technical. Baiao is a preset pattern in EZD from a collection called "Cocktail". I just stumbled upon it in the planning stages of this tune and it seemed perfect. I YouTubed some Baiao vids. The rhythms are infectious. Thanks again! John Bowen
Great work, Alex! Love the atmosphere and vocal work. JB
Kinda reminds me of Mose Alison, I don't know why. I like the lyrics and the slide guitar work!
Love this track! Great brass sound!
Nice jam!
Pretty finger style guitar work!!
I like your Pop style very much! John B.
Sounds like both the Beach Boys and the Beatles grooving on the same track. Neat! John B.
Thanks so much for all your kind words on this. Richard-This was actually the first MIDI tune I did back in 2009. It was really kind of a test. I downloaded Cellofan and plugged it into my sequencer (Samplitude 2008) and was amazed at how it sounded. After a bit of jamming, my fingers just seemed to go to the right place for that melody and I built the rest of the tune around it. Robert-It's funny you should mention that you actually like when the percussion comes in. Most people say "Hey, You really had me almost asleep there, then the drums woke me up"! Not consistent! What's wrong with that! Contrast is great! Franz Schubert used contrast in the second movement of his 8th (Unfinished) symphony. It starts out so sweet and serene, but changes to a dark and intense feel real quick. Glad at least somebody agrees with me. JB
Thanks to all here who've listened, commented and even favorited all of my music! I enjoy Alonetone very much!
This is a pretty piece. The title matches it perfectly. JB