This song is a continuation of the Elemental project where in Grant samples the sounds of natural objects or environments to build a piece of music. This song is called Wind because the initial idea kernel for this piece of music was a sample of the sound of wind blowing. You can hear this sound in the opening of the song, re-tuned to make melodic shapes. The lyrics grew out of this concept and are meant to embody the feeling of winter wind.

Wind - Grant Stinnett

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This song grew out of sampling a crystal glass ding, which eventually became luscious pads as well as the main melodic sound.

Crystal - Grant Stinnett

The song Wood is a combination of powerful lead vocals, cutting edge electronic sound design, and earthshaking cinematic orchestration.  This is a groundbreaking example of cross-genera composition, drawing from opposite sonic worlds.  Grant's sound has been aptly described as Sting's vocal sense layered on Hans Zimmer's orchestral grandeur, smashed together with Virtual Riot's electronic edge, and topped with a dash of slap bass to light the fire.  The name "Wood" comes from the object (wood boards and flooring planks) sampled for the first sounds you hear in the piece. The lyrics of the song also grew out of this initial inspiration and became the story of a tree coming to terms with the end of its life and its fate to become part of someone's home as Wood.

Wood - Grant Stinnett

"Stone" is a vocally driven electro-symphonic outcry from the heart of rage buried within us all.  Deep inside there is a line that none must cross. A point where fear and pain and conviction meet in a crossroads. A point at which we are transformed into something more than meer man-animal.  A point where we lose all sense of doubt and are galvanize into something unbreakable and unmovable.  "Stone" is the musical embodiment of that moment. 

Written, Recorded, Produced, Mixed, Mastered, Animated, Edited, and Performed by Grant Stinnett. 
Recorded in isolation at Grant's half built home studio in the forest of upstate NY. This song took 100's of hours and the animating process took 100's more. (two months of full time work on the animation alone, and yes I drew every frame myself) If you like this work of passion, please share it with the world. 
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