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Numbers may mean something. Or they may be random. Let me break it down for you. Five, Six, Seven In my suite named “Ritual & Mayhem“, I created three tracks: Invocation, Mayhem, and Ritual Dance. The first of these I wrote in 5, the second in 6, and the third in 7. What I mean […]
I have three music releases. I’d call them “new”, but that would only be 33% true. My B3 Release on Bandcamp Coming to Bandcamp for the first time is my 2021 release “Be (5) Yourself”. Though it ended with three tracks centered on the sounds of the Hammond B3 organ, this was a fun and
These times may take us to the edge of hope. Let’s go there and keep going. I didn’t expect to release this. Especially now. Though now is all there is. “To The Edge“. For now, these six improvised piano-plus pieces are in limited release. Reach out to me if you think these should be on
Vocal tracking is challenging. And who is the judge of that? Vocal Tech I could say that the most challenging thing about recording vocal tracks is the technology. It’s true. Vocal tracks require as many or more plugins (or modules within plugins) than other tracks. Typical vocal tracks benefit from a de-esser, a compressor, and
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It’s simple. And it’s not stranger than usual. Or maybe it is. Strange, but Not A Stranger When I started working on my folk song album, I knew that “Wayfaring Stranger” needed to be part of it. For one thing, I’m always attracted to this song. It was the first song I sang without rehearsing
I had a cold. But it was time to start laying down vocal tracks. Cold It’s one thing to start singing cold, without a warm-up. But it’s another thing to sing when I have a cold. This one had hung on for a couple of weeks. And I had delayed my recording sessions because I
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Here it is: the found piece is in release. Three versions of the same improvisation. Read on to understand the feeling behind it. Feeling Memory Once I found this bit of music, my memory of the feelings that inspired it surged inside of me. The emotions I had tried to squelch suddenly felt just as
Ready to listen. In all the ways that can mean. Ready or Not A few days ago, I released a new piano improvisation single. You may listen to it wherever you like. Or click the play button below. As you see, the title of this piece is “U Better B Read E”. Obviously, this is
My spouse and I don’t claim to have an answer for everything. We may have a question, though. Answer This The good news is that we have love. Not just for each other. We also love family, friends, and many in our neighborhood or world who are in need. There’s one answer we can always
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Community is cool. Maybe it’s just what the world needs. I can’t claim to be everything for everyone here at muz4now. But I will start to share the music of other independent artists more regularly. Here’s the backstory. When the skies are blue I joined a social network named BlueSky not too long ago. Like
