The 80s Fan (covers)

This is an updated mix of my instrumental cover version of Julie Pietri's 1986 chart-topping French hit 'Eve, lève-toi', from her 1987 album 'Le Premier Jour' (CBS Records). It was written by Vincent-Marie Bouvot (music), Jean-Michel Bériat and Julie Pietri (lyrics). My version was sequenced, recorded and mixed in Presonus Studio One. It was performed on a Roland Jupiter-X synthesizer and a Korg Kronos workstation with Presonus Impact XT for drums.

Julie Pietri - Eve, lève-toi [Instr. Cover] v2

This is my instrumental cover version of Daniel Balavoine's 1982 hit single 'Vivre ou Survivre', from the album 'Vendeurs de Larmes' (Disques Barclay, France). My version was performed on a Roland Jupiter-X synthesizer, a Korg Kronos workstation and a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar. It was recorded into Presonus Studio One through a StudioLive 24.4.2 Classic console. It was remixed and partly re-recorded using a Presonus Faderport 16 controller.

Daniel Balavoine - Vivre ou Survivre [Instr. Cover] v2

This is an updated mix of my instrumental cover of Desireless' 1986 hit single 'Voyage Voyage', which also appeared on her 1989 album 'Francois'. The song was written by Dominique Dubois (music) and Jean-Michel Rivat (music and lyrics). My version was performed on Roland Jupiter-X, Korg Kronos and Waldorf PPG 3.V synthesizers with LinnDrum samples. The guitar used in the solo was an HSS Fender Stratocaster. The first version of this cover was sequenced and recorded in Presonus' Studio One DAW through a StudioLive 24.4.2 Classic console. This version was remixed through a Presonus Studio 1810c audio interface, using a Presonus Faderport 16 controller.

Desireless - Voyage Voyage [Instr. Cover] v2

This is my instrumental cover version of Bronski Beat's 1984 mega-hit 'Smalltown Boy', from their album 'The Age of Consent' (London Records, 1984).  The song was written by Steve Bronski, Larry Steinbachek and lead vocalist Jimmy Somerville. My version was sequenced, recorded and mixed in Presonus' Studio One DAW with the help of the following instruments: Presonus Impact XT with LinnDrum samples (drums), Roland Jupiter-X (high strings, pad and bass) and Arturia DX7 V (synth brass, harp lead and woodblock lead). I am not quite sure why the supposedly linear tempo crescendo at the beginning of the song (from 127 to 135 bpm) does not sound linear but there you go...

Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy [Instr. Cover] v2

This is my instrumental cover of the late Michel Delpech's smash hit from 1975, 'Quand j'étais chanteur'. The song is taken from his eponymous album, later renamed 'Quand j'étais chanteur', and was written by Michel Delpech, Jean-Michel Rivat and Roland Vincent. My version was recorded, sequenced and mixed in Studio One and features the following instruments (no Jupiter on this one):
- Korg Kronos X - drums, piano and strings
- gear4music LA bass - bass guitar
- Fender Stratocaster - lead electric guitar
- Takamine EG340SC electro-acoustic guitar - rhythm guitars

Michel Delpech - Quand J'étais Chanteur [Instr. Cover] v3

Covers of (mostly) new wave / synth pop hits from the 1980s.

Instruments:
- Roland Jupiter-X synthesizer
- Korg Kronos X73 workstation
- Arturia V-Collection 8
- Waldorf PPG Wave 2.3V
- Fender Stratocaster HSS electric guitar
- gear4Music Chicago bass guitar converted to fretless
- gear4music LA bass guitar
- Takamine electro-acoustic guitar

Recording:
- Presonus Studio 1810c interface
- Faderport 16 DAW controller
- Studio One Artist 5.5 DAW
- 2013 iMac (Catalina)
- AKG P120 condenser microphone