This track was created as the final logic pro project for the online class Intro to Music Tech, where we had to create an original composition using the royalty free sounds from freesounds(dot)org.  

Witht that said in mind, I went out to create a "tense" soundtrack using lot of heavy percussion hits, gate rattling and sounds from Asia (specifically from Buddhist Temples.)

"Discord" - a Free Sounds Composition [CSULB Logic Pro Project #5]

A recording I did a while back with The Cabana Boys back in 2011 on alto sax.  This was recorded in LMP Studios in Claremont, California with James Linahon.

Mambo Leah - The Cabana Boys (2010-2011)

This is a live recording of my original tune "Thankful," written for the context of my senior recital closer.  The instrumentation includes all musicians who played on my senior recital on April 10, 2016 at the Daniel Recital Hall in the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at CSULB.  This tune also marks my first original large scale composition.

This tune is a reflection of my experiences as an undergrad student at BCCoM and all of the people who helped me become the person that I was at the time of the writing of this tune.

EJ Villanueva - Tenor & Soprano Saxophone
Desiree Gonzalez - Vocal

Chrissy Maneewongwathana - Conductor
Edith Nuno - Flute
Erik Larsen - Flute
Warren Huang - Clarinet
Jon Megerdichian - Clarinet
Tanner Olivas - Bass Clarinet

Kael Sharp - Trumpet
Kenneth Eernisse - Trombone
Conrad Zimmer - Tuba

Korina Davis - Violin
Jackson Snead - Violin
Keili Eddow - Cello
Lily Marie - Cello

Mike Camacho - Guitar
John-Michael O'Brien - Piano
Marc Encabo - Acoustic Bass
Alec Wingfield - Drumset
Earl Lina - Percussion

Recorded by Lawrence Pi and crew.

Thankful - EJ Villanueva

Recorded on July 26, 2016 at a vocal jam session at the Sacramento Traditional Teagarden Jazz Camp at Sly Park on a phone device, so excuse the poor audio quality.  

The evening that this was recorded was my first time accompanying a soloist in a jazz context, so I wanted to archive this for memory purposes.  Also it was great that vocalist Shelley Burns tolerated me improvising around her while she sang beautifully.  

My Old Flame (Jam Session Version) with vocalist Shelley Burns

An orchestration project for one of my classes at CSULB, where I have to create two contrasting moods using different string techniques and orchestration/arranging techniques.  I adapted Snarky Puppy's "Thing of Gold" for 2 violins, viola, and cello.

Thing Of Gold by Snarky Puppy For String Quartet (An Orchestration Project)

A brief 8 measure arrangement of Morten Lauridsen's "Dirait-On" from "Les Chasons Des Roses" adding in percussion parts that do not exist in the original choir and piano version.  I wrote this for the sake of an Orchestration class I'm taking at CSULB.

Dirait-On Percussion Excerpt Orchestrated by EJ Villanueva (MIDI)

Some random thing I made for an assignment called "New Clothes for an Old Tune."

I added a EDM-esque drum beat to the MIDI of Debussy's Claire De Lune.

EJ - Claire De Lune EDM

A big band composition I wrote for the sake a class at CSULB: Jazz Arranging II.  Goal of the composition was to showcase all the writing techniques I learned throughout the Spring 2017 semester.

Dichotomy - EJ Villanueva

Goofin around in rehearsal  on 6/9/2017 and this came out.

Experiment 6 - Daylight (Reggae Raw Rehearsal Recording)

A rough recording of our starter Demo including original songs made by EJ VIllanueva and Elaine Lay.

Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered at All Welcome Records in Inglewood.

Experiment 6 - Thankful (Demo)

Experiment 6 - Daylight (Demo)

Experiment 6 - Adriel (Demo)

I'm a musician based in Southern California who is currently attending school at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music in California State University, Long Beach pursuing two bachelor's degrees in Music Education and Jazz Studies with a California Teaching Credential, and  I currently hold a AA degree in Music from Fullerton College.

I am primarily a woodwinds player (my main woodwind is saxophone) who plays various kinds of music such as classical, jazz, ska, rock etc. and has performed in various venues such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the House of Blues in both Sunset Blvd and Downtown Disney, the Anaheim Convention Center for the NAMM show etc.  I am currently involved with the bands Stupid Flanders, Skadonna, and the Orange County Degenerates, and I am currently  working with DJ Jephrocs to create and perform various kinds of Electronic Dance Music.

I hope you enjoy what I have to offer here currently on my page.  

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