Name: Australian Melodies by Eliza Shephard
Duration: 2 min 4 s
Description: A compilation of works for flute by female composers for Eliza Shephard's March of the Women project. All works performed by Eliza Shephard (flutes), and recorded at The Base Studio (South Melbourne).

Had a lazy Sunday afternoon so I decided to have a crack at my latest obsession. Discovered that laid-back acoustic covers of Journey songs require a whole lot of falsetto. As usual, recorded on my phone in one take and uploaded raw.

Any Way You Want It Demo (Cover - Journey)

So, hey, I now own my own recording equipment! This is the first cover I've managed to churn out. I'm still very much an amateur with Pro Tools, but I'm pretty chuffed with how this turned out as my very first mix.

I was in NYC in December last year and was lucky enough to have tickets to see Hamilton on Broadway, with the complete original cast. It was, without doubt, the single greatest theatre experience of my life. I was a fan of Lin-Manuel Miranda and company ever since In The Heights, but I now happily rank amongst the millions who are obsessed with his latest masterpiece.

Since there's probably not a great chance of Hamilton reaching Australian shores, this is likely the closest I'll ever get to playing Aaron Burr.

Dedicated to my girl, Eliza, and all my incredible friends who chipped in to make my little bedroom studio a reality.

Wait For It (Cover - Leslie Odom, Jr. - Hamilton)

Here's the second track to be recorded with my new recording gear. I haven't really done anything a bit grungy and dirty since the Lady Gaga cover a couple of years ago, so I wanted to see what sort of sound I'd produce with decent equipment. I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out!

Alternate lyrics nabbed from Noah Guthrie's (@only1noah)cover of the same song, which you should check out on YouTube, because it's sick.

Ex's & Oh's (Cover - Elle King)

A compilation of works for flute by female composers for Eliza Shephard's March of the Women project. All works performed by Eliza Shephard (flutes), and recorded at The Base Studio (South Melbourne).

Australian Melodies

Eliza Shephard

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