Written: 2004 Composer: Doug Sparling Midi demo written in vi on a Linux laptop. Piano music created at the command line on a Linux laptop. These are the first tunes I composed after switching from performing to writing. I don't own a piano…

Written: 2004 Composer: Doug Sparling Midi demo written in vi on a Linux laptop. Piano music created at the command line on a Linux laptop. These are the first tunes I composed after switching from performing to writing. I don't own a piano…

Guitars, mandolin, keyboards, penny whistle: Doug Sparling Arranger: Doug Sparling - 2005 Composer: Shaker Hymn Old demo from the basement. I love this tune and someday I'll do it justice... IIRC, I recorded and mixed this thing with a…

Guitars, mandolin, penny whistle: Doug Sparling Composer: Doug Sparling Recorded: 2006 From an out of print, self-released CD I put out in 2006 (titled "The Old Stone Bridge" - not the same one as the Old Stone Bridge tracks I've released…

Guitar: Doug Sparling Composer: Doug Sparling Written/Recorded: 2006 A "B" side from the "Stray Onto The Path" CD that I never released, in fact, I'd forgotten I'd even recorded it until today when I stumbled across the track. It's one I didn…

Keyboards: Doug Sparling Composer: Doug Sparling Written/Recorded: 2006 Old music library track. I recorded this with a cheap Yamaha keyboard my step-father gave me. Wish I would have add little more to the repeat of the melody, but I think I…

Really nothing more than some voice leading practice. Unfortunately, I had no keyboard or orchestral samples when I did this, so I used Lilypond and TiMidity++ and step programmed it in a text editor. I've since bought Cubase and EastWest/QuantumLeap…

Keyboards: Doug Sparling Composer: Doug Sparling Written/Recorded: 2006 Another short piece I threw together when I had access to a keyboard. If I ever have any extra money, I need to get a keyboard. Though I'm technically inclined, sometimes…

Written and Recorded: September 19-20, 2010 Details: Epiphone Les Paul (EBEGAD, Capo III), Seymour Duncan Pickups, POD XT, Boss RC-20 Looper, EBow, Audacity.

Kinda rough. I'm uploading this mainly to share a guitar technique I've been working on. I'm wearing a slide on my picking hand and using it to alter pitches in single line phrases. There's a lot more can be done with this technique that I've…