This is a little compilation of jams with SC friends on covers/creations in gipsy jazz (Django!) style. Vive Django !

My little Django jams

Accordion and friends

Chris pendecraft

samples for hard gangster

All of me ..with all of us :)

An intense year gone already ... Here is a collection 2016 tracks released on SC , many of them in collaboration with SC friends I 'd like to thank so much here for their inspiration, creative enthousiasm and  kind patience !!!  :)
I love to think that what binds us is stronger than what seperates us (thank you Alexis for this beautiful thought I share completely) ...
 Let's continue to share the joy of playing, creating music and supporting each other in 2017 !!  Most kindly yours , Steph

2016 Tracks

zai3

Songs

Last months recreations, discovering the cloud of sounds, learning to play new real instruments (bass, didgeridoo, trumpet), having fun with my old clarinet and guitars,  andl happily learning how to make music   ! :)

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 Italy-France SC collaboration
Guitars : Lorenzo Rovito
Double bass : Riccardo Ievoli 
Clarinets : Stephano (DDJohn)  ;-)
Please visit Lorenzo Rovito's SC page  (https://soundcloud.com/lorenzo-rovito) and listen to his amazing recordings in pure Django style ...

Nuages  (Django Reinhardt) - ft. Lorenzo Rovito

Phil was kind enough to do some work on this song. 
Hope you enjoy. Check out his marvelous collection.
https://soundcloud.com/phil-mcwalter

Medicine
John Delk 2013

4th fret capo, C w/ my pinky on 3rd string then G

There's red and green, black and white
They all taste the same on a restless night
If you need something to thin your blood
A shot of Jack will get you out of the mud
It's Medicine, it's good for the soul
It's Medicine, when you're feeling low
If you got a little something down in your throat
If you're trying to sing but can't hit the note
If something's got you tore up inside
If your best friend's old hound dog died
Chorus
Stop by the clinic up there in town
See Doctor Jack he's the best around
Don't be shy or start acting the fool
Don't get drunk that ain't cool
Chorus x 2

Medicine - The McWalter Blend

This is a very special song in the Beatles universe (www.omgfacts.com/lists/6292/Paul-…ust-16-years-old) and a very special song to me as a clarinetist and Beatles lover ... not many pop/rock artists except the Beatles /Supertramp /Zappa have used the clarinet !! ...
Hope you enjoy our little tribute/ revisit of this classic ...with just a little swingy twist ;-)

Made with a very big help from my musician friends ! :)
Vocals : https://soundcloud.com/jean-michel-george
First guitar solo : https://soundcloud.com/pierrou
Second guitar solo :https://soundcloud.com/davidmcwilliams
Please visit these wonderful musicians and people !
****
Original idea, all other instr., mix (and so much fun imagining/doing this -  Merci Soundcloud ! :)) : https://soundcloud.com/stevee101

When I'm Sixty-Four (The Beatles)  with Jean-Michel George, Pierrou & David  McWilliams (USA-FRA)

Here Comes Your Man - The Pixies - David McWilliams

Here Comes Your Man - The Pixies - Acoustic Jazz

http://gamejolt.com/games/arcade/jumpy-hare/53266/

Jumpy Hare Theme

02 /12/2016 : This is now a very special song to me and all of us ...I'm thinking of Michel Martineau  @michel-martineau who joined this little adventure so special to me  ...We miss you Michel 
This is our tribute to Georges Brassens, on one of his most popular songs celebrating friendship and fraternity :))
Hope you enjoy :))
(Magic) Clarinet solo and additional arrangements for the second instrumental part : https://soundcloud.com/michel-martineau
Violin : https://soundcloud.com/drkatrinamaxwell 
Drums : https://soundcloud.com/papagno
Bass - 1st part : https://soundcloud.com/chris-pendergraft
Banjo : https://soundcloud.com/fingerstyle_guitar
Vocals (from start) : https://soundcloud.com/alexis-roche-2
Vocals ( alias Michel Simon..ahahah), slide : https://soundcloud.com/imre-lodbrog
Vocals (from "Au moindre coup de Trafalgar"), lead guitar, rythmic guitar : https://soundcloud.com/pierrou

Thank you all so much :))

Vocals (from "fluctuat nec mergitur") , rythmic guitar, clarinet arrangements, mix and so much  fun : https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn

Georges, on t'aime !! :))

Bien fraternellement à  tous 

Steph

Collab description : https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/les-copains-dabord-clarinets

All contributions can be found at :https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/sets/les-copains-dabord-george

For our english speaking friends, no need to learn French to sing along !!  here's a great western style version totally in the same spirit and the best translation I think ;-) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDO254-d6_k
Lyrics : http://lyricstranslate.com/fr/asleep-wheel-friendship-first-les-copains-dabord-lyrics.html
Another beautiful brazilian version :
https://soundcloud.com/trio-esperanca/les-copains-dabord
The original with Mr Georges : www.youtube.com/watch?v=rslShTbqNbo

Les Copains d'abord (Georges Brassens) by Le Hot Club de SoundCloud (Québec -USA-SWE-SWI- FRA)

" Dream a Little Dream of Me " - David McWilliams


Minor swing Yeux noirs (Les) Songe d'automne Légende Gosses de la rue (Les) Sorcière (La) Paris sous la pluie Kambelen Adios noninos Ménilmontant I got rhythm You'd be so so nice to come home to Blues en mineur Bande des trois (La) Deux guitares (Les) Veish a no drom Milko All the things you are Csángó menyhárt Poinçoinneur des lilas (Le) Billets doux It had to be you Chanson pour l'Auvergnat Sur mesure I love you Lady be good Hans che's swing Out of nowhere Man of mystery Nuages Joseph's tiger Jeannette Montagne St Genevieve Manoir de mes rêves My dream of love J'attendrai Zingara (La) Fleur de lavande Sjüka tjsai Cravates (Les) Sur les ponts de Venise Guitar ballad Stompin's at Decca Rocky seul A Django Besame mucho Sweet chorus Promenade (La) Micro Hum, o Pati Naschella A l'instant Just a gigolo Swing blues Diabolo Yeux noirs (Les) Petits papiers (Les) Songe d'automne A Matelot Passion Improvisation n?3Minor swing / Reinhardt, Django Yeux noirs (Les) / Lagrene, Bireli Songe d'automne / Rosenberg Trio (The) Légende / Romane Gosses de la rue (Les) / Moreno & Debarre, Angelo Sorcière (La) / Drom, Latcho Paris sous la pluie / Samson Schmitt Quintet & Schmitt, Dorado Kambelen / Loeffler, Yorgui Adios noninos / Escoudé, Christian & Reinhardt, David & Laya, Jean-Baptiste Ménilmontant / Fa?s, Raphaël I got rhythm / Lockwood, Didier You'd be so so nice to come home to / Trio Biel Ballester Blues en mineur / Krief, Serge Bande des trois (La) / Ferré, Boulou & Ferré, Elios & Jean-Marie, Alain Deux guitares (Les) / Vidal, Tchan Tchou Veish a no drom / Dutronc, Thomas & Blanchard, Pierre & Ninine Milko / Moreno All the things you are / David Reinhardt Trio Csángó menyhárt / Besh O Drom Poinçoinneur des lilas (Le) / Doigts de l'Homme (Les) Billets doux / Schmitt, Samson It had to be you / Steeve Lafont sré Kidjalés Chanson pour l'Auvergnat / Raffalli, Rodolphe Sur mesure / Gadjologie I love you / Dino Mehrstein Quartet Lady be good / Lollo Meier Quartet Hans che's swing / Am Katenes Out of nowhere / Lundgren, Gustav & Larsson, Anders Man of mystery / Jorgenson, John Nuages / Constantine, Lemmy Joseph's tiger / Rosenberg, Stochelo Jeannette / Escoude & Capon & Boussaguet, Pierre Montagne St Genevieve / Angelo Debarre Quartet Manoir de mes rêves / Hot Club de Corse My dream of love / Garcia, Ninine J'attendrai / Schmitt, Tchavolo Zingara (La) / Jo Privat & Ferret, Matelot Fleur de lavande / Fapy Lafertin Quintet Sjüka tjsai / Piotto's (De) Cravates (Les) / Voet, Reinier & Pigalle 44 Sur les ponts de Venise / Note manouche Guitar ballad / Enge Stompin's at Decca / Hot Club Usa Rocky seul / Gresset, Rocky A Django / Higelin, Jacques Besame mucho / Aleman, Oscar & Quinteto de Swing Sweet chorus / Grappelli, Stéphane & Catherine, Philip Promenade (La) / Romane & Rosenberg, Stochelo Micro / New Quintet du Hot Club de France Hum, o Pati Naschella / Trio Givone A l'instant / Gaguenetti, Ritary Just a gigolo / Moreno & Marina Quartet Swing blues / Gadjo Combo Diabolo / Balkadje Yeux noirs (Les) / Demeter, Titi Petits papiers (Les) / Norig Songe d'automne / Moerman, Francis-Alfred A Matelot / Roussin, Didier Passion / Muréna, Tony & Ferret, Baro Improvisation n?3 / Reinhardt, Django.


Dream A Little Dream Of Me

David McWilliams - Witchcraft

One for Jac.



Witchcraft

Lying in the sun
Dreaming of my love
Warm across your chest

Take me there...
Take me there...
Take me there...
Take me there...

Ooooh ooooooooooooooh
Sleeping in the sun
Dreaming of someone
Your fingers tracing mine

Take me there.........
Take me there..........
Take me there........
Take me there........

Resting on a star
Lying on your arm
Dreaming of your love

Take me there................
Take me there................
Take me there...................
Take me there....................


Take Me There | RosesAreBlue

Unused Mysterious Horn Theme

" Claire De Lune " -  Joué par David McWilliams

Claire De Lune

My litle Happy new year to all ..with the clarinet :))
May love, kindness and happiness be with you !!!
All the very best 
Steph

A Story Without Words

Michel Delpech passed away recently : http://www.english.rfi.fr/france/20160103-famous-french-singer-michel-delpech-passes-away
This is my humble tribute to a a great composer singer and melodist who carried so well the soul of the 70's in France...this song I heard when I was very yound has imprinted me forever ..Hope you like my little version of it :) 
Original : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8EqlDIkrx8
All the very best 
Steph

Le Chasseur (Michel Delpech)

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Stella- Max and Dave
So lucky to get to play guitar with Max. Check out https://soundcloud.com/whaly    For more!

Stella

Vocals : https://soundcloud.com/ilaria-brovini
Music : https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn
Hope this full rock version makes you happy :))
Original : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyihQtBes1I

Lyrics
I've been long, a long way from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos,
And drank til I was thirsty again
We went searching through thrift store jungles
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
And Benny Goodman's corset and pen

Well, o.k. I made this up
I promised you I'd never give up

[Chorus]
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad

You get down, real low down
You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train
Well who hasn't been there before?
I come round, around the hard way
Bring you comics in bed, scrape the mold off the bread
And serve you french toast again

Well, o.k. I still get stoned
I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home

[Chorus]

We've been far, far away from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos
And everywhere in between
Well, o.k. we get along
So what if right now everything's wrong?

[Chorus]


If It Makes You Happy (Sheryl Crow)  By  Ilaria Brovini And DDJohn

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Started wanting to make  a cover after listening to this  great version of this wonderful classic 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRVj7-CUtaE
but finally  decided not to do like the original ...  
Hope to share the fun of making this :)

S'Wonderful (George Gershwin)

Made with lots of love thinking of  the Eagles,  the Beatles, Ben Harper  and many other dear ones :))
Hope you enjoy my little song :)
Have a great week 
Steph 

Lyrics:
Did you ever open your mail box
Did you ever check it in the cloud
Did you ever listen to the little song 
I wrote for you

Now, I know you've got so much to do
Now, I know you're working real hard
Now, I know you don't have time for anything
Even for my little song

ooo when you come home
ooo I'll play it live for you
***
Hope it'll make you feel all right :)

Dedicated to all fathers missing their  dear little ones ...just waiting for them to come home :))

My Little Song

Greg Savin generously posted a track to experiment with recently.  See this link:
https://soundcloud.com/g-c-ess/anybody-want-this-let-me-know-or-just-take-it

I added a little accordion melody to remember my cat. 

See her enjoy / tolerate my accordion here:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhxMPmPJ7jg

"Cat" the cat Groove (collab with "Anybody want this groove" by Greg Savin)

"Wait A Minute, are we straight up back in the 70's? NayJ. & Mike Spring channeled something extra funky for this slick strutin' workout. NayJ is full on attitude as she sings with soulful sass, warning all the young women out there about the lip licking ways of the dog. Mike Spring drops some greasy riffs on his Fender Strat while his Fender jazz bass locks you deep into the funk groove! This is mad funky y'all! Now get up and dance! -CKP"  (http://musiciselation.com/  https://soundcloud.com/plastic-inevitable  https://www.facebook.com/musiciselation)

"An exceptional Funk track in the best tradition of Motown and P-Funk and who could sing it better and cooler than NayJ? Extra compliment for the groove, which is not just straight 16th, it seems to swing a abit"  https://soundcloud.com/heartscore 
 
Supported by http://www.funkycorner.it  

Personal note: 
NayJ, thank you most dearly for making this original production so worthwhile. You did it again girl!

Here you all can find our earlier collaboration https://soundcloud.com/nayj-2/empty-bucket-nayj-mike-spring
 
Commentary:
When I'd recorded the funky instrumental I asked NayJ if she was interested making a song out of it. She appeared to be excited immediately :))) And oh boy what a song she made! The lyrics point out to how shallow young girls can be aiming for a life in luxury. Obviously she has a message to them… 

Instruments for this original:
•	Fender Strat 3x
•	Fender Jazz Bass 
•	Programmed drums NI Abbey Road series
•	Midi keys
Recorded and mixed in Cubase Pro 8, mastered in Ozone7adv.

The vocal arrangement is created by NayJ https://soundcloud.com/nayj-2 next to the writing of lyrics and the recording of thevocals.


Lyrics:

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hey
This song is to all the young girls out there
Who's living life like you just don't have a care
Wait a minute wait a minute

Oh
You say you looking for a man
You said you're running out of time
He's gotta have that curly hair
You say he's got to be fine as wine
You said you're looking for a man
Who's going to give you diamond rings
Shower you with bling bling
And promise you everything

Wait a minute, wait a minute, better hear me wait a minute, better hear me, wait a minute

Oh uuuuuuuuu
Oh girl
That ain't the way
You better listen to me
You better hear every word that I say
You better listen real good
You better make sure that it's understood

Cause It's some dogs out there
Wait a minute, wait a minute, better hear me wait a minute, better hear me, wait a minute

Oh girl don't be a fool
While you're starting out nice and fresh
Just make the wrong moves
And you'll be branded with the rest

If you let the wrong guy
Don't you know he'll use you up
Then he'll lick his lips
And be ready for his next sup

Oh yeah yeah wooooooooo yeah yeah
Oh can you hear me, you better hear me girl
You better listen to what I say
Cause It's some dogs out there
And they're headed your way

Oh
They really don't give a care
Just looking for a little play
They will ruin your reputation
And it will become your identification

Oh wooo oh ouw
Girl you wanna a man
A man who will treat you right
You want a man who will put a ring on it
A man who will make you his wife

Don't you know the diamond rings
They don't mean everything
Cause baby if you ain't got love
Girl you ain't got nothing

Wait a minute, wait a minute, better hear me, wait a minute, better hear me, wait a minute

Do you hear me girl
Do you understand
Well if you understand
Then it's time to do your funky future wedding dance

Take you're veil off
Blow a kiss to the left then to the right
Wave your hands up high
Like you're reaching for the sky hey ya
Slide your foot to the left and then to the right
You're gonna take it down real low
Funky Future Wedding Dance
When you know you've got a good man

This song on YouTube: https://youtu.be/O7OTJjn1n4s

Support & Buy

Wait A Minute --- NayJ & Mike Spring ---

Download: https://www.steven-obrien.net/#prelude-i-download

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (meaning you can use it for free if you can give credit, see link above for instructions). If you want to use it without giving credit, a license can be purchased from https://www.steven-obrien.net/#prelude-i-download

Now on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3NTYOpUfnQO2jriVqgV6PG

aka Prelude No. 1 in C major

Sheet music: http://imslp.org/wiki/24_Preludes,_Op.2_(O%27Brien,_Steven)

teddy teddy tedyy

⏬ Download (free-use)

Prelude I

Lyrics:

I hold these trues to be self-evident 
that all men are equal, take a look 
at a list of presidents, garden spires, sussexville
take a look at resident, so for me, it looks only hope
that a quote could represent cause it enters
through the lends and its filter trough the man
and all his dispositions before it ever reach the mind
then the ink to the paper gotta read between the lines
Got a dusty pessimism just a victim of my time
and it's telling me, get to shooting at a star
if you really wanna shine. Cause we living in relation 
only knowing that i'm poor cause I got a television
from the village to the block, you can say I'm on a mission
and the buck is gonna stop when I reach the seventh digit

hook:

But now i'm broke af, and my momma couch 
my resident, he said that we were equal, check my 
bank account for presidents (check the bank accounts of presidents), I think i'm being haunted by Jefferson's slaves
cause he never thought to free them, worked them
well into his grave. I hold these trues to be self-evident  

TJ Slaves

Janis Blues (take 1)

This is a really fun jam - done in record times ! -  with David (https://soundcloud.com/davidmcwilliams2) , very much inspired by  Master Django https://www.google.fr/?ion=1&espv=2#q=Django+aall+of+me

It's wonderful to be able to  jam like this  between USA and France thanks to SC !!  Our dear Django must be smiling up there ;-)

Jamming friends welcome  ! I'd be more than happy to mix in your stem  for another longer version ! Here's 
- one base track with guitars only (4 turns)
https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/all-of-me-base/s-CnT0x
- complete base track with second clarinets (7 turns, you can play 1/3/5/7 solo (impro or theme) and play with background clarinets/guitars !
https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/all-of-me-complete-base-track-with-second-clarinets/s-CvUrZ 

Live jam after this ! : https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/all-of-me-live-at-the-kustom-cafe

All Of Me -  with David Mac Williams

Live version with  teachers and students from our local music school :) Was great fun :)))
Had a wonderful SC cloud jam before that one with my friend David :  https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/all-of-me-with-david-mac-williams


All of me - Jam with FLC team -  Live at the Kustom Cafe

"All of Me" is a popular song and jazz standard written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons in 1931.
First performed by Belle Baker over the radio and recorded in December 1931 by Ruth Etting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:All_of_Me_performed_by_Ruth_Etting.ogg
 It has become one of the most recorded songs of its era, with notable versions by Russ Columbo, Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Mildred Bailey, Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson in 1941, the Count Basie Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan (for the 1957 album, Swingin' Easy), Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Laine in 1947, Dinah Washington at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, Shirley Bassey in 1962, The Blue Diamonds, Della Reese, Johnnie Ray,[2] Django Reinhardt, Erroll Garner, Willie Nelson, Ronnie Dove, Jean Frye Sidwell, João Gilberto (Disse Alguém), Michael Bublé, Miss Montreal in 2012 and The Rockin' Berries. Ani DiFranco covered the song in 2012 for the Documentary, Love, Marilyn. It is also covered by Eric Clapton on his 2013 album Old Sock with Paul McCartney.

I'm very glad to share with you this awesome composition with the talented clarinet player DD John (Steph) who recorded also the rhythm guitars and the upright bass!!!
I just added some piano, i hope you'll enjoy our jam!
Clarinet, rhythm guitar & upright bass: https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn
Piano: https://soundcloud.com/jules-keys-1
A message from Steph:
"The jam is open for Djangophiles , Steph will mix be more than happy to mix the contributions from Django lovers in an "all together " jam ) 
Base track can be found at : 
https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/all-of-me-complete-base-track-with-second-clarinets
Photo by DD John at the Django's memorial.

All of me - Steph & Jul

"All of Me" is a popular song and jazz standard written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons in 1931

Clarinette: https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn
Guitares: Pierrou

All of Me (DDJohn & Pierrou)

Not sure how to explain this one?? Had some interesting things happen the past 24hr's and mixed emotion's on a lot of it!! This song is based around I'd Rather go Blind w Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa!! Can't play like him but found a backtrack and just played....here is the song done Amazingly if interested!! 
https://youtu.be/6vCOIRmDi4w

Train goes Blind

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017
In a Dream - Lillithe / Paploviante
Backing track: Paploviante / Do It Now(Open Collab)
https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends
Bass : Paploviante
Sax   : Jack Stafford 
Lillithe adding : sax, guitars, beats, electric piano
Vox : Clyde, André , Candy
Logic Pro X

In a Dream - Lillithe / Paploviante 2017

All right I did it ! 
This is my little quick tribute to our dear French Elvis, Mr Johnny Hallyday ! 
Adieu Johnny, tu vas nous manquer ...
Music  homemade with the help of Cubase for the drums
Guitars : my old Vantage for the acoustic and my old Telecaster for the elec guitar

Gabrielle (RIP Johnny)

I'm so glad Baking Jazz Power (https://soundcloud.com/bakingjazzpower) 
 made me discover Tuba Skinny and a wonderful track from this wonderful New Orleans jazz band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2auDwCIIM3s
i've had loads  of fun implementing clarinet and bass arrangements from his wonderful track (https://soundcloud.com/bakingjazzpower/shake-it-break-it-tuba-skinny-guitar-cover)

Hope you like this version !
Steph

Shake it and break it (Tuba Skinny ) with Baking Jazz Power

This is one of those classics that swings :))https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheek_to_Cheek_(chanson)
 I'm very glad Kat (https://soundcloud.com/canette3-frostie) proposed a gipsy jazz version of it , On my side I found an amazing version with Benny Goodman ...and here we go !! 
Hope you like our Gipsy jazz version with Benny Goodman fantastic inspiration for the clarinet part !
Have a happy swinging Christmas !

Cheek To Cheek with Kat

It's Christmas soon !  Time for a jazzy cheerful tune !
I'm absolutely thrilled to present this jam on a very dear song to me and with very dear friends from SC small planet. By order of appearance for the choruses :
- Maestro BJP at the guitar solo (https://soundcloud.com/bakingjazzpower)
- Maestro Julien Apelian at the keys (https://soundcloud.com/jules-keys-1)
- Maestro Jamie Rhind also at the keys (https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind)
I had the fantastic pleasure to bring the clarinet solo part and to wrap this all up !
Happy a Merry  Cheerfully Swingy Christmas !

Blues Clair (D. Reinhardt)by the Christmas Hot Club de SC (BJP, Julien Apelian, Jamie Rhind, DDJohn)

This is one of those classics that swings.
I'm very glad Stéph (@DDJohn)agreed to make a Gypsy jazz version of it , He took a little advice from Benny Goodman ... and this is the result. 
Hope you like our Gypsy jazz version with Benny Goodman fantastic inspiration for the clarinet part !
And Stéph - MERCI! :-)

Cheek To Cheek - Stéph Laporte aka DDJohn

Composed by Pierrou (song for my son)
All guitars Patenotte D256 - Pierrou
Clarinetts DDjohn https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn
Bass-Drum Impro-Visor ; 2nd drum DDJohn

Titi (DDJohn & Pierrou)

ELEMENTARY + HIGHSCHOOL + COLLEGE = MEMORIES

Noel Cabangon - Kanlungan

GOSH. This just turned out so effing well. So many thanks to Jason for adding a warm, wistful sound to an otherwise fairly boring cover!

Not My Slave feat. Jason Powell (Oingo Boingo Cover)

Involved in different local music associations with my clarinet  (in classic and jazzy mode) ,  I also  love to play the guitar, I love to try to create and produce music with Cubase and different other instruments at home. I love all forms of music. 
Thank you reading these lines, for your kind words , listens and all forms of appreciation and support, I'm always happy to explore,  discover new sounds  and collaborate on this unique platform with wonderful musicians  !!

2022 Collabs, Jams and Chansons :
https://on.soundcloud.com/pkz71
Proud to be inducted  in 2022 as an Official Lunatics after this:
https://soundcloud.com/cosmic-ratzzz/lunatics71-skyline-cosmic-ratzzz-ddjohn?si=aa7c346eca754497a8e4168605590197&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Still so happy to listen to this one with my french SC buddies in the memory of Georges Brassens on this one :
https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/les-copains-dabord-george-brassens-with-le-hot-club-de-soundcloud-quebec-usa-fra?si=ec03fb2f0b8b42b1b57522bf07221d14&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
...and loving to play with friends in the marvelous style of Django Reinhardt
https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/sets/collabs-with-lami-bjp

Album/EP featurings @ the clarinet :

https://soundcloud.com/mountain-songs/take-cripple-club-collab-with-ddjohn-download?in=ddjohn/sets/2015-1/

https://open.spotify.com/album/2XfVKVx3ZE1qUBwoUojmfW
.... and @ the guitar :
https://chrispendergraft.bandcamp.com/track/aint-seen-the-worst-of-it-yet-tribute-to-jimmy-page