like this kind of slight opening! so "CHAD" style ;)

Writing Music

a fresh take on addio for my youtube channel....

would be great if you watch and "like" it :-) 

http://youtu.be/4FTIjwkHZUA

Thanks !

Dirk




Dirk Maassen - Addio 2013 (Youtube Take: http://youtu.be/4FTIjwkHZUA)

Its all about holding onto your dream, in this case, music, when times seem toughest. 'Emotional Playing ......'

Do you ever suffer 'musician's block'? Have you ever felt inadequate? Have you been stuck for ideas, or tried to create and nothing seems to come out? Its a 'war' inside one's own mind.  Perfectionism, lack of time, 'I'm not good enough' …. excuses abound …. eventually negative feelings can creep in  and override that 'dream', whatever it may be, [in this case music]. Frustration can creep in and 'musician's block' rears its ugly head.

Such thoughts may be reinforced, as one gets out of practice and the skills one gained eventually weaken ….. one feels like they need to start all over again; just as I did, when poor health intervened in my 'journey' and I felt that no progress had been made; that I had to start all over again; the 'fun' had been lost. …………….. My original goal: to enjoy, to escape, to heal, and to feel with music - my outlet-  had become a source of frustration. Maybe others can relate to such feelings?

Musicians are often described as quite emotionally sensitive people, whom are able to push out such emotions into, and through their music -  and it is these internal feelings that make a difference - it doesn't have to be 'perfect' - it is a journey of story-telling and of transporting ourselves and others away. This was my 'journey' and journeys can be 'rocky roads'.  

Musicians are story tellers with music, and not just with words - and it doesn't need to be 'perfect', creativity can never be 'perfect'.
- we feel and inject  pain, anger, sadness, happiness, and beauty, we reveal the emotions into the world of sound, transporting ourselves and other people into this 'world', often transcending what is 'technically correct' - yes, technique  is important too, but we try to bring it from the heart as well.

Music is my outlet. Yours too?

Whatever one's goal is; whether its for fun or to become famous (ummmm, lol), or to feel lost and escape the world of 'reality' for awhile… it is your dream, as long as it is a passion and it remains fun 

Some dear friends on SoundCloud encouraged me to keep going and I also watched some great videos about 'emotional playing' and learning how to relax into one's music without being overly self-critical. What also inspired me, in knowing that I would never become a 'concert great' :-), ... was that some great composers who achieve such passion and connect through 'emotional playing', are also famous for bad technique and playing wrong notes :-)

So - This is my renewed attempts - its a - Megs 'starting' again piece, a WIP [work in progress] and it brought me great comfort to know that I could once again, sit down at the piano and play at least; to rediscover the energy and satisfaction. To learn to be kinder on myself, to be patient and to know that we don't have to be 'perfect'  in creativity

- and most importantly to have fun in doing so! :-)

NOTE: This piece will also be worked on further and transformed into an orchestrated version with John Styles and Matt Baker, please stay tuned ….

Composer: Megan McCarthy
Solo Piano: Megan McCarthy
Mastered by: John Styles (OneVision CrossWorlds)

Hold Onto The Dream - Megs McCarthy (Producer: John Styles)

beautiful sakura blossom (= cherry blossom) has come..
fantastic sight i love..

Sakura Wind - #0107 by chair house 140401

#1 Billboard Classical
#1 iTunes Classical Album (US)
#1 Amazon Classical

License this piece at - 
https://www.musicbed.com/songs/nocturneinfminore28093op552cno128variation29/12742

Steinway artist, Chad Lawson, decided Chopin needed a new introduction.  Along with violinist Judy Kang (Lady Gaga, Ryuichi Sakamoto) and cellist Rubin Kodheli (Kanye West, Norah Jones), Lawson has arranged ten Chopin works into a minimalist landscape.

It's a risk editing the "poet of the piano" but one that Chopin would be proud of.  

Taking 10 Chopin works, Lawson decided to scale the works down to a minimalist setting.  "I knew even if bare-bones, Chopin's works could still be as spellbinding as the original compositions we are so familiar with." says the pianist.  

Produced by Chad Lawson & Alejandro Clavijo. Mixed by Stephen Lee Price.  Mastered by Michael Graves of Osiris Studios (Atlanta, GA).

Chopin Nocturne in F Minor-Op. 55, No 1 (Variation) Piano, Violin, Cello - Chad Lawson

find more on spotify: http://open.spotify.com/artist/758yIKdhJhWL6oTuTSFVV6

Dirk Maassen - River (Piano Room Recording)

This is the first of 8 new compositions for the 8 Piano project, an album I am going to record on 8 different pianos all over Europe....

Dirk Maassen - Spring (8 Pianos - Sketch)

Piece #3 in my Short Vignette series.  

©2015 Chad Lawson

License this piece at - 
https://www.musicbed.com/songs/kites/17308

Kites (unreleased short) - Chad Lawson

Daydream Vol 5

shut out 9.13.25

The view onto fields with thousands of  blooming cornflowers is my really big joy in early summer days. 

You like what you hear and want to buy some of my music? Visit my profile on Bandcamp: www.macrima.bandcamp.com



Kornblumenwalzer

Cracking Shadows

Elegy

Some of the songs are featuring Cello & Piano others just fir the new age piano category. I'll keep updating as I go along. This entire set is by Brian Crain except the last two. Those are by Phillip Wesley

Go here to listen to even more of his songs and albums and I can get the song for you. Most of them I already got though.

http://www.briancrain.com/newpages/PCDuet1.html


Across the Bay Brian Crain

"Moods" es una colección de temas originales instrumentales que hablan de las emociones.

Peaceful

Moods: Peaceful

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Sweet is - Piano Solo

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#1 Billboard Classical

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Official composer for Lore Podcast/TV, his music has been licensed by The Walking Dead, IBM, Microsoft, The Vampire Diaries, Asprey, Mulberry of London, USB Financial, Crossfit Games, MTV and much more.

Kites (unreleased short) - Chad Lawson

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