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The music was written in a hotel room in upstate New York. How rock and roll is that? I occasionally find myself very inclined to throw electric pianos at everything. This comes from such a phase. The part in question here was recorded using…
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This one came really quick as I was working on another, completely different, idea. Lyric wise it's a simple little love song about the love of my life and I sticking it out. Usually I tend to match that type of lyric with something less dumb…
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Another simple arrangement that uses dynamics to differentiate between verse/chorus/ect. I really like that gimmick, but I have to force myself not to do it, or I'd do it 100% of the time.
The lyrics are about depression and were written the…
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The twist for the June music project is that everything is recorded and mixed on an iOS device (all but two on an iPad) and then remixed on the full Mac version of GarageBand.
This is the first Mac mix.
I worked the riffs to this one out…
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This song makes 10 for the month of June. I still have my one left over thing from May, and there are two more from June that still need vocals.
I kinda want to stop now though. Something about this tune is working for me. I sort of almost…
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The lyrics make me think I had just watched Top Gun... or Hot Shots... but I hadn't watched either of them. No clue where this one came from.
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You've heard the phrase, "fix it in the mix" right? This is my attempt. I am seriously burnt out on RPM. I'm not feeling it anymore. I'm not hearing it anymore. I'm not physically capable of playing well anymore. I recorded the guitar leads…
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This has been in my head forever, but I never managed to pull it together until now. The lyrics were inspired by @_FloridaMan on twitter. Formerly known as RPM 2014 #4
Is it overreaction
when everyone acts that way
does it lead to distraction…
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What was I thinking about when I wrote the lyrics to this one? Probably driving South on a two lane in Pennsylvania again. Maybe drag racing? Who the hell knows.
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Driving South on a two lane interstate in Pennsylvania at 1:00am can be hazardous to your health. Just saying. The leads on this one used an actual amplifier instead of a headphone amp. My crybaby pedal needs to be cleaned, as you can hear.
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