Very beautiful track.  The chords just sing.

I was honoured to get a message from Mark Sartori (@user-83791253-79179570), whose music & guitar playing I'm a big fan of, asking if I might want to collaborate on one of his pieces of music. He suggested I add some percussion to his guitar, and this is what came together. Mark S has since recorded a new, solo version of the song as well. 

Thanks Mark, for giving me the nod to work with you on this really fine & catchy tune. Hope folks dig this pan-Pacific partnership!

Mark's Album (post-2020)

Little Wind (Mark Sartori with MisterMark)

Beat Battle BB93 by Sick-E - Epic contribution
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DAW: Logic Pro X
Drums: Apple + Perc samples
FX: Apple EQ, Chromaverb, Compressor, iZotope VocalSynth2
Samples and SFX: Sick-E, TTS
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In this Beat Battle, you are supposed to create theme music for the encounter with the final boss - however exactly you choose to interpret this. It could be the soundtrack for a video game, it could be the score for a movie scene where the heroes encounter their ultimate opponent, or whatever else you can think of. I would ask you to a) use at least two of the samples provided, b) describe the final boss you imagined for your musical piece in your entry text and c) try to make the track you produce as atmospheric, gripping and immersive as possible. Which can mean different things: You can focus on the suspenseful build-up to the encounter, the heroes' determination in the face of imminent demise, the shocking revelation of the overwhelmingly powerful opponent or the heated back and forth of the battle itself. Trying to capture these different aspects/moods, there are three folders to choose samples from:
Epic (90bpm)
Menace (130bpm)
Adrenaline (168bpm)

Let the battle begin!

The Beat Battles Castle (Epic Boss)

Dedicated to the most super-cool lawyer in all of France. Jean-Michel Arin.

Nocturne No.7 Op.24

Abide

Artist's Note: Echo effect to fortify the taunt of a corrupt system that strings anyone along with false hope of success.
💯🎶♠🃏🤑⁂©All Rights Reserved 03-2025
©Lyricist, Pro License & Creator: Lady ElectroTrek
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TITLE: THE MILKING $-MACHINE
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LYRICS:
(Verse 1)
They smile like sharks in suits too tight
Pockets swollen feeding on your fight
Handshakes slippery promises in flames
Their empire’s built on selling folks your name

(Chorus)
Milk the machine keep the lights all low
Shiny deals but they stage your woe
They’re cashing in while you fade away
Breaking your wings so you’ll always stay

(Verse 2)
Your dreams are notes locked in a gilded cage
They play the tune but you feel the rage
Every step is sold every word a debt
They steal your time the clock’s their pet

(Chorus)
Milk the machine keep the lights all low
Shiny deals but they stage your woe
They’re cashing in while you fade away
Breaking your wings so you’ll always stay

(Bridge)
You try to climb but the ladder’s fake
They own the rungs, and they make you ache
Oh, their smiles feel like a velvet knife
Cutting your art in the name of life

(Chorus)
Milk the machine keep the lights all low
Shiny deals but they stage your woe
They’re cashing in while you fade away
Breaking your wings so you’ll always stay

(Outro)
So... Eff me... Eff you, too! If all unsigned artists pulled away the machine would break in two. Don't push it too far...It's future's fate for you, too.

Gambling For Gains That Drain

The Milking $-Machine

out of the blue (naviarhaiku583)

Goes to the Wall

of everything.

scattered dashes

sweet sweet light 11.24.25

4 Presets : Organ 5th Flutter Keys GATE, Organ Sidechain Keys GATE, Ostino Organ - Flute Stop, Oscillating Pizz vs Synth Harp on MIDI 1

Spitfire Audio - EDNA Earth - 4 Assembled Presets - 3 Organs  And 1 Oscillating Pizz Vs Synth Harp

I make music because it is where I let go of the have-to’s, and become part of something larger than myself. The language I speak on the keyboard when I improvise expresses a part of me that only comes out there at the moment of creation - when I’m fully connected and in the flow. In those moments when I disappear in the music, those are where I’m most fully alive. The musical question I pose to myself when I play is largely this: how can I release my inhibitions and let go of patterns sufficient to bring something entirely new, unexpected, and enlightening into the world, with structure, precision, clarity, and depth of expression. These pieces are meditations that are of me, but more precisely, they come through me. When I’m in the flow, I’m channeling the energy and only moderately directing it. The challenge is to be open to take risks while maintaining a structure, melody, and tempo that makes it interesting and satisfying enough to keep listening. I keep doing this nightly because it’s a language, because it’s a connection to something greater than myself, and because it’s very very relaxing.

scattered dashes

Chris Bright

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