Jazz Soul Blues and Reggae

Check Lyrics below. July 2023.
Composed with Ableton (Lofi Menta) then Logic Pro X (Geoffrey SmartPunk) from an original song of Lofi Menta (https://soundcloud.com/user-672449547).
Drums, Bass, Piano, Guitar Riff, Clav, Brass, dub: Lofi Menta
Lyrics, Synth vocals, Drums echoes, Solo Guitar (Wah): Geoffrey SmartPunk
BPM 70 - Key Dm/DmAdd11 Gm7

"Chillin Rasta Lion" Lyrics:
(Intro)
Chill-Ras-Ta-Ta-Ta
Lion
Chill-Ras-Ta-Ta-Ta
Lion
Chill Rasta Lion
Chill Rasta Lion

(Verse1)
In the heart Of the jungle
Where the spirits run wild
There’s a Chill Rasta Lion
With sweat beads and smile

(Chorus)
Chill Rasta Lion
Feel the rhythm, deep inside
Chill Rasta Lion
Free our spirit, and feel the vibes

(Verse2)
He's a lion of peace
With a heart full of fire
Dreadlocks swaying gently
to the reggae's sweet desire
With sweat beads on his br ow

(Chorus)
Chill Rasta Lion
Feel the rhythm, deep inside
Chill Rasta Lion
Free our spirit, and feel the vibes

(Outro)
In the reggae kingdom
Where the sun meets the sky
Chill Rasta Lion spread love, oh so high
With sweat beads, shining bright

Chillin Rasta Lion - With Lofi Menta

SL Time Machine - 1950's Blues (2023-06)
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Draft Blues song transformed for the "Time Machine 1950 challenge" on Discord/SonicLab.
Here is a blues I've tried rendering 1950's. I've recorded it a long time ago and remastered it using an Amp which sound 1950's with a lot of tremolo/reverb, added a bit of presence, added a vinyl scratch sound using Logic's Alchemy synth, and I also tried to add a 1950's voice modifying EQ, Compressor and Distortion + added a few crowd effects to make it live!

Time Machine 1950's Blues

SL Freebee - The Thrill is gone (BB King Cover)(2023-06)
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Entry for SonicLab Freebee challenge.
Score created with Guitar Pro and final song with Logic Pro X.
Guitar Riff/Solo: Fender Stratocaster SRV
Voice recording made with MacBook microphone :-(
Uses the iZotope Vinyl plugin for the Freebee / Vinyle SonicLab challenge.
I also took again the crowd / radio vocals intro idea from previous work.

BB King - The Thrill is gone (Geoffrey SmartPunk Cover)

Back to Black (Amy Winehouse Cover) (2023-09)
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Cover of Amy Winehouse. Score composed with Guitar Pro then mixed with Logic Pro using EmVoice virtual voice and various synths.
Rest In Peace Amy.
Check original song there: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q4Gy2Z7xZ0

Amy Winehouse - Back to Black (Geoffrey SmartPunk Cover)

BB60 [1/2] - Ella and Basie (ft. Sick-E) (2023-10)
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Entry for Beat Battle BB60 "Show me your Jazz hands" By Sick-E.
This is a cover of a cover of Tea For Two by Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie.
Lyrics:
Beat Battles and neat samples, easy for you but hard for me
Beat Battles and neat samples, just Jazz impro for me
Beat Battles and neat samples, to play jazz with Ella and Basie
Beat Battles and neat samples, just Jazz for you (x2)
Beat Battles and neat samples, Ella and Basie I love you!

Ella and Basie - Tea for Two  (Geoffrey SmartPunk inspiration)

BB60 [2/2] - Can you feel the Jazz (ft. SickE) (2023-10)
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2nd entry for Beat Battle BB60 "Show me your Jazz hands" By Sick-E. This time I've used Sick-E's "Can't you feel the Jazz" track and added guitar improvisation, double bass, trumpet, sax and EmVoice/Keela with crowd in background.
Recorded guitar: Fender SRV (mic neck+middle + vibrato tune)

Can you feel the Jazz

BB72 -  Cat's Spring Purr (2024-03)
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Entry to Beat Battle BB72 "The Last Rites of Spring" by niCKed.
In this Beat Battle, niCKed asked to make a composition in any genre we like that would have: 
1) Some Spring Reverb
2) A spring based instrument (Jaw Harp is all I could think of – you might know of others)
3) Has recognisable “bounce”
4) Is mad enough or contains enough chocolate to get rabbit approval.

Key CMaj 120bpm - 
Guitar recording made with Fender Stratocaster SRV - Several Spring reverb used also various samples

Check niCKed work here: https://soundcloud.com/tim_spencer

Cat's Spring Purr (ft. NiCKed)

BB73 - Shhh Club (2024-04)
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Entry to Beat Battle BB73 "Pianissimo" by IanC
The challenge is to create a piece which is played softly and intended to be listened to at low volume. Quiet is the new loud. 
You can use samples from the pack or sounds of your own, but tracks should embody the spirit of quietness and anyway listeners will be asked to play them back at low volume to get the full effect.

Shhh Club

BB74 - Aussi Libre (ft. ADZEA and GG) (2024-04)
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Entry to Beat Battle BB74 "As Free as you think you are" by ADZEA

With a title like "As free as you think you are," you don’t need any more instructions. Use what you like, transform as you wish all this is free of right. There are several tracks with strange words "C-DO D-RE E-MI F-FA G-SOL A-LA B-SI". I think there is no need for explanation.

Aussi Libre (ft. ADZEA and GG)

Song created with the following tools:
DAW: Logic Pro X
Synths: Apple Bass, Keyboard, Bass
Apple Plugins: EQ, Chromaverb, Compressor, Limiter, BeatBreaker
Sample: 3rd party and acapella from FreeVocals.com (Orlando - You kill me)

I need you poison every day
You know you kill my soul every day
I need it
I need your need your
Need it

Give me your poison
Poison

Kill My Soul (ft. Orlando)

Beat Battle BB96 by Celaeno
Rules: on the thematic of the movie "Bullet Train", introduce randomness into your workflow and see where it takes you. You can do this in 2 ways:
-Make a song in any genre you like using 1 sample or MIDI file from the pack. You may change keys, and you may use your own sounds.
-Alternatively, you can go your own way. You don’t have to use my samples and MIDI if you don’t want to 😸 Pick a random chord progression and run with it. Flip coins, roll dice to determine song parameters. Randomize synth and FX patches!
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DAW: Logic Pro X
Samples and SFX: 3rd party and Apple
Synths: u-he Diva, Native Instruments Kontakt8 (using Celaeno MIDI samples and own-made)

Bullet Train Love (ft. celaeno)

Entry to Beat Battle 105 by guska, called "In D-The Terry Riley experience". 
Check Guska Bandcamp page: https://guska.bandcamp.com/
Battle Rules: guska prepared some Sounds and midi files we could combine with each other. The inspiration was from Terry Rileys composition "In C" from the sixties. He was working with compositional modules, the piece was played by different musicians in varying settings, the best thing is: every performance sounded rather different.
In my composition, I've used several samples from Guska (bass, sax, baritone guitar & sax, Rhodes) and added a few samples from Logic library plus my own recordings (vocals & lyrics, elec guitar).

(D)
Sea. Takes the light, clear and bright, shines so blue.
Sand. Warm and soft, shaped by waves, old and new.
Shells. Whisper soft, worn and smooth, on the loam.
Waves. Dance and roll, calling deep, through the foam.

(G)
Sky. Wide and clear, spreads its arms, endless blue.
Sun. Paints the gold, warms the air, bright and true.

(D)
Clouds. Drift and change, soft and slow, shades of white.
Birds. Sing and soar, lines in air, pure delight.

(A)
Wind. Moves the palms, hums a tune, wild and free.
(G)
Sounds. Carry far, soft and low, mystery.
(D)
Breeze. Kisses skin, whispers tales, through the night.
(A)
Song. Calls the soul, bends the light, pure and bright.

(D)
Sea. Takes the light, clear and bright, shines so blue.
Sand. Warm and soft, shaped by waves, old and new.

In D Sea (ft. guska)

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