Beyond the Ridge

Beyond The Ridge

Chris Drabble, based in the Northwest of England, is a rock guitarist who has over 50 years of playing experience.
With nearly 50K streams on SoundCloud in the last 12 months being a mixture of Guitar Rock and softer Ambient instrumental tracks, Chris is now ramping up his rock guitar work with his latest album ‘Foot to the Floor’, which harks back to his youth when rock guitar tracks had a catchy opening riff, and was the sort exciting music you felt you had to tap your foot to. 
His influences include Rush, Led Zeppelin, The Police, Simple Minds, Pink Floyd, Joe Satriani and Jimi Hendrix. He is currently listening to Porcupine Tree, Dream Theatre.

Hello, welcome to my page.

I've been making music since 1972. At the time, with Pedro Castro, we created the alternative rock band Petrus Castrus. 

The music I'm placing here is mostly from the home recordings of my ongoing projects and ideas. I created a few playlists (Inéditos) according to language (PO - Portuguese; EN - English; SP - Spanish; FR - French; IT - Italian), and also for concept albums (Três Jardins). There are two long tracks (Mediterrâneo and Isaías) for full concept albums, and corresponding playlists that gather some of their individual tracks. A playlist called Synergies gathers the collaboration projects with other musicians in the fantastic SoundCloud community

Petrus Castrus edited records can be found on Spotify and Soundcloud. See the Facebook Petrus Castrus page for more details, including comments about the recordings uploaded here. 

We are both amateur musicians, i.e. music lovers. As for me, I'm just an electrical engineer with a master in AI that really loves creating music and use it to share ideas. That is why all tracks include lyrics or texts.

By the way I'm not interested in third-party offers to boost the number of plays. I like it as it is, and I've always declined such offers. Thanks anyway. 

I don't repost much, just some tracks that I find outstanding and with very few plays, so I can help them to get better known. I believe that repost parsimony also makes life easier for those who follow me.

Enjoy!

*** UPDATE May 2025. Good news. The SC contractual terms have now been corrected, and our music will no longer be used for AI training. NOTE April 2025: It just came to my attention that, unless we do a separate contract, all our uploaded music in SC can be freely used for AI training. This is written down in the legal section, under the licensing paragraphs. What can (should) we do to change that? *** 

*** Note Dec 2024: Alas, AI generated content that is not disclosed as such is now being posted at an alarming rate, sometimes multiple tracks in a single day from fake artists that even write down fake introductions, saying how much they love music that comes from the heart. Please avoid reposting these deceptions, it only adds to the confusion.  And it encourages the algorithms to give them preference. ***

*** NOTE June 2024: Generative AI is becoming amazingly powerful. Nothing against it. Just to avoid the confusion and embarrassment of finding ourselves praising and encouraging mindless algorithms, I believe it would be nice for us to always disclose its usage in our tracks. What do you think?  ***

• Artist | Producer • Maine
• Original tracks • Support the Arts!

• Dell • Ableton • Splice • Waves •  
• Rokit • Serum

• No generative AI tracks

feel free to download my music but be kind and give credit's  
 thanks --and special thanks to all my followers -and my songs are for all those 80's music lovers - be sure to follow my new page for ambient and piano, relaxing music (https://soundcloud.com/primcron1002)
and my trance pgae (https://soundcloud.com/primcron1003 )

Me llamo Juan Francisco Bueno Olóriz, soy músico, compositor, letrista y toco la guitarra y el piano. Desde niño me ha gustado componer la letra y la música de mis canciones, primero de forma autodidacta y poco a poco de forma profesional, después de mucho esfuerzo y estudio. 

Mi titulación en el Conservatorio Superior de Música de Zaragoza (España) es de profesor superior de Pedagogía Musical. Tengo estudios de armonía, contrapunto, fuga, composición, arreglos musicales y además he sido profesor de Estética, Historia de la Música, de la Cultura y del Arte en los conservatorios de Tudela y Tarazona (España)

Mis canciones las han cantado artistas de la talla de Luana Ruff, Sebastian, Jesús Lainez,  Manuel Palomino, Joelblesseddd,  Paco Cuenca, Mara Oldfield, Dazz Deva, Ana López Lorente o Carmen París y trabajo con grandes profesionales como el pianista José María Berdejo, el saxo Maiker Rivero, el guitarrista Nacho Abril, el chelista Pablo Baleta y el ingeniero de sonido Juan Miguel Sánchez en el estudio de grabación SIN/CON/PASIONES.

También he compuesto música para videos y documentales, fugas, invenciones, imitaciones canónicas, música modal etc. 

2014: semifinalista en el International Songwriting Competition (ISC)
2023: Special Prize en el 2nd ISAC International Popular Music Composition Competition
 2023: Gold Prize en el Franz Schubert International Music Competition en la categoría de Composición Original.
2023: Second Prize en el Vivaldi International Music Competition en la categoría de Composición Original.
2023: Absolute First Prize in The Bach International Music Competition en la categoría de Composición Original.
2024: Third Prize at the Dubai ProMusic Competition en la categoría de Música Clásica Original.

My name is Juan Francisco Bueno Olóriz, I am a musician, composer, lyricist and I play the guitar and piano. Since I was a child I have liked to compose the lyrics and music of my songs, first as a self-taught person and little by little as a professional, after a lot of effort and study.

My degree from the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Zaragoza (Spain) is as a higher professor of Musical Pedagogy. I have studied harmony, counterpoint, fugue, composition, musical arrangements and I have also been a professor of Aesthetics, History of Music, Culture and Art at the conservatories of Tudela and Tarazona (Spain)

My songs have been sung by artists such as Luana Ruff, Sebastian, Jesús Lainez, Manuel Palomino, Joelblesseddd, Paco Cuenca, Mara Oldfield, Dazz Deva, Ana López Lorente or Carmen París and I work with great professionals such as the pianist José María Berdejo, the saxophonist Maiker Rivero, the guitarist Nacho Abril, the cellist Pablo Baleta and the sound engineer Juan Miguel Sánchez in the recording studio SIN/CON/PASIONES.

I have also composed music for videos and documentaries, fugues, inventions, canonical imitations, modal music, etc.

2014: Semi-finalist at the International Songwriting Competition (ISC)
2023: Special Prize at the 2nd ISAC International Popular Music Composition Competition
2023: Gold Prize at the Franz Schubert International Music Competition in the Original Composition category.
2023: Second Prize at the Vivaldi International Music Competition in the Original Composition category.
2023: Absolute First Prize in The Bach International Music Competition in the Original Composition category.
2024: Third Prize at the Dubai ProMusic Competition in the Original Classical Music category.

𝐻̶͎̜͔̭̺̪́𝑒̷̖͎̰̰̲̬̼͈̮̍͆͊͋̀̆́𝓎̵̧̢̥̰̘̦͍̼͖̽̋̀̽̚!̸̨̯̜̻͈͑̒̈̀̐̕̚ ̸̧̛̭͖̫̗̺͆̐̈́̓̓̀𝑀̷̨̡̻͔̦̹̺̲̄̅̄𝓎̴̛̱̣̲̟̌̾̑͛́͌͜͜ ̴̥̣̂𝓃̶̨̛̭̜̈͐̒̄̍͐𝒶̴̼̘̤̘̰̭̱͕͆͌͑𝓂̷̧̢̱̜͔̘̝͙̾̂̅̍̍̓̕̚ͅͅ𝑒̵̘̗͕̐̔̑͆̕͠ ̷̛̛͎͙̹̙͉̎͌͑͑̈́͘͠ͅ𝒾̴͎̎̑͐̓͘͘̚͝𝓈̴̧̺̘̫̥͝ ̷̡̻̰̗̭̓𝐵̷̛̪̳̤̜̂̿̒͒̚̚͝ͅͅ𝑒̶̱̤̦͈̗̣̘̟̌̽̄͊𝓃̶̞͚̇͌̄͒̇̎̑́̚͜͜𝒸̷̨̛͕͈̅̓͌͂͐͑̌̏͐𝑒̸͎̲̓̂
Hey! My name is Bence and i play guitar for 15+ years now... 
I listen and play mostly progressive rock, neofolk and jazz. 

I created this project to explore textures, soundscapes and subtle nuances that are exclusive to synth music. And also to challenge myself and become less reliant on my favourite instrument, while exploring ideas i haven't tried out before. 

Trying to find rhythmic patterns and serenity between the lines. Both in music and life...
𝘳̷̢̤̳̗̘̱̩̩͛̊̀͆̈́͗͊ͅ𝘩̶̢̣͓͇͉̑͗𝘺̸͙̔̄̐̍̐̽𝘵̸̫̮͓̏𝘩̴͍̰͙̩̉̍̓̈͗̚͝𝘮̷͖̦̗͉͕̰͑́͐̇̃͘̚͝ͅ𝘪̷͍͖̲̋͂𝘤̶̜͌̈́̓ ̵̛͓͚͖̹̱̙̠̪̌͂̇̀̅̂͑̕𝘱̸̧̡̛̤̙̖̦̉͌̍̂̓̑͜𝘢̴̲͔̪̇͂̌͠𝘵̸̨̭͉̪̯̙̤̫̰̲̀͐͠𝘵̴̢̱̰̞̦͓͈̀̎̿̍̓̄́͊́̓𝘦̸̨̥̗̣̦̙͂͒̈́͐̒͛̀̽𝘳̸̢̹̝͈̯̏̀̅𝘯̸̛̛͎̐͆͋̄̿̚𝘴̸͕̆̓͒̈ ̵̤̍̽̃̾̉̽̓͂̚𝘢̴̢̛̘̻̤̞̮̺͓͋̇̊͑̽̓͘͘̕𝘯̵̠͖͚̙̯͈̄̑̑̒̅̑͜𝘥̷̡̙̟͔̤̣͉̔̄̂̈́́̎͛̈̕ ̸̪̜̺̅̋͐͐̚𝘴̷͉͙̘̭̥̬̯̘̟̆͊𝘦̵̲͖́̈̉͠𝘳̶̧̨͒̐̆𝘦̶̢̳̮̩̗̦͉̭͉͙̄͐̎͆̀̕𝘯̶̡̼͉̦̄𝘪̸͈̹͎͔̠̯̦̗͇͙̚𝘵̶̥̲͋𝘺̶̼̰̖̮̼̮̖̟̆̅͛͆̐̽͠ ̸̧̞̮͂͌𝘣̵͖̩͕̮̭͚̍̐̓𝘦̶̛̘̲̣̭͛̂̄̄̆̚𝘵̶̨̢̛̠͈̤͌̓͗̔̈́̍͘̕𝘸̴̫̫̮͉́̊̅𝘦̴̢̝͚̔̆͆𝘦̸͕̺͗̀𝘯̶̧̣̳̙͉̃͊̏ͅ ̴̢͇͔̹̝̗̖̆͜͝ͅ𝘵̶͕̝̑͒̇͐̓͌̾̅̇̕

Side Hustle Prophets is an original music and art project. Founded by Long Island, NY native Billy L Schaefer as a means of escape from things self destructive. Original music and art created independently or via collaboration with musicians and artist throughout the world. 

Performing artist and contributors:

Billy L Schaefer (NY) - Songwriter, composer, producer, vocals, guitar, bass, artwork
 
Sergio Aguilar (Merida, Mex) - producer, guitar, bass, Owner- Studio 423 Merida, Mex

Tatsuya Awaya (Yamaguchi, Japan) - guitars, bass, drums, producer, composer 

Christoph Schlüter (Germany) - guitars, bass, composer, producer, mixer. @chris_schlue

Christoph Karlheim (Germany) - Drums @mightymartens

Justin Scheidling (NY) - drums, percussion

David Phelps (NY) - Guitar

Tod Isler (NY) - Drums

Frank Guerrero (Mex) - Drums

Rodrigo Uribe (Mex) - Drums

Josh Clary (Pittsburgh) - Bass

Do what makes YOU happy without hurting yourself or others…

"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his music"

I am an university professor of history who enjoys playing (guitar and piano/keyboard) and composing: unpretentious, just for fun. As a consequence, the most of my recordings (made with KorgD8 / Audacity and also Reaper now, for MIDI and the Spitfire Audio sound libraries) are handcrafted and largely imperfect.
My stuff consists of old songs (all wrote in the past century; here are only those I have redone in these last years) and old and new instrumentals (usually in various versions, some of which are removed at some point because they're unlistenable). 
Thank you in any case for stopping here to listen to something; in the description area you can find often explanatory notes or lyrics translations.

Here I found a community of great musicians and songwriters and a lot of beautiful music to listen to; you can be sure that any liking, commenting or reposting by me is a consequence of careful listening to the tracks. Obviously, for this very reason, I am not interested in collecting free ‘likes’ without real listening. I will not answer any messages from possible promoters: the number of followers does not interest me in the slightest. 
By popular demand (well, exclusively my daughter's — she says it's the "cooler" platform), I'm finally starting to put some of my stuff on Spotify too...

Update (2024, September 9). Completed the "AI & (fake) songwriting project". Here: https://soundcloud.com/mick-hansan 

P.S.: A prayer, a humble request to those who publish songs: use the description area to make the lyrics available... This would make listening to them more complete and enjoyable!

I've posted some 'live' homemade performance here: https://www.instagram.com/michele_ansani/