@progrockdan1: many thanks Dan - Sam's got such a sweet sound.  And thanks too for sending it around the world again on New Song Marketing

@musiques_intemporelles: merci beaucoup JP.  Très jolie sax

Wonderful smooth collaboration! Congrats Jamie and Sam!!

Very smooth and chilled track ... excellent collab ... great performances

Great time today listening to your music. Thank you very much.

The Upload

Music by ɅƉﺍꝚﺍɅNƠ
Photo by ɅƉﺍꝚﺍɅNƠ

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A PORT OF CALM

So unreal (Rehearsal)

My friend the Horse (Rehearsal)

Ganges by Jeamland & WÜST

Don't Buy Anything Today

23 7 12

sunken

Drowning Heaven

Faces

Dedicated to some folks in my life who've picked me up along the way, especially through music...

This is one I'm pretty proud of.  Oddly, it's the first time I’ve written a full original song with me singing my own lyrics. I'm joined by the uber talented @TexMex-Shaman, who is wielding the lead electric guitar starting at the first verse through to the end. (this is the second time now where my vocal melody is partly inspired by his magical playing!) He also lends his mastering skillz to great effect here. Thanks TMS for truly bringing this to life with your playing! 
All other instruments are played by me on the keyboard - acoustic guitar, bass, organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, 2nd electric guitar (the higher one in verse 2), horns, drums & percussion, words and voice. The chorus is supposed to sound like a 60's soul song, like Marvin Gaye meets Van Morrison. If you play this more than once I'm sorry but I'm afraid you'll be stuck with it in your head all day.  :)

This one's a personal one for me, so thanks for listening, and for picking us up with your music!

LYRICS: 

Verse 1
alone in the corner, that old six string whispers to me
ah but when daddy played, he could set your spirit free 
like the drops in the rain, or a forest tall and green
there's music alive all around
and mamma she told me, you must listen for more than the sound
and hear with your heart

Chorus     
(And then she’d) 
pick me up higher, pick me up higher, pick me up higher
pick me up, lift me up, build me up,  
pick me up higher, pick me up higher, pick me up higher
pick me up, lift me up, build me up, 
pick me up higher 

Verse 2
Now I’m writing my own song… makin’ music with old friends and new
But the joy of my days, are my beautiful daughter and you
And when you play that song, she would close her eyes and sway
all the while as she sings
And man when I hear her, whispered memories they lift me up still
like a bird on the wind

Chorus  

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Other credits: 
-second verse sample of 'Country Roads, Take Me Home' (by John Denver), performed by my 9 yr old daughter
-image design by me using Chat GPT
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Just for fun, here's a link to just the final chorus vocals and horns isolated: 
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/pick_me_up_vox_isolated
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-mark

Pick Me Up (Song on the Wind) - collab with TexMex Shaman

Listen to "Salusa Secundus (A Life Support remix)".   An homage to the world of Dune. An epic ambient music that I consider one of my musical masterpieces.   A mixture of Industrial and Tribal music with powerful vocals. #Ambient #Electronic

Salusa Secundus (A Life Support Remix)

Time to bring things together.  Sam Mendez's beautiful soprano sax playing here says it all.
Follow Sam's great collection music, including his recent Bach flute Sonata.
https://soundcloud.com/santi-caballero
and our music together:  https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/swinging-with-santi-caballero
Be smart, be safe and wear those masks.

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Harmony - Sam Mendez / Jamie Rhind

THE JODY GRIND (H. SILVER) -  brano tratto dall'album "NEWTONe"

Federico Ariano - Drums
Ludovico d'Apollo - Bass
Gian Luigi Carlone - Soprano sax -
Gianluigi Corvaglia - Tenor sax

NEWTONe

THE JODY GRIND

AMPUTEE AEROBICS

Evgeniya SAMOILOVA - vocals, photo on the cover
Irina MINAKOVA - words, music, arrangement
Boris KOROTAEV (℗Korotaev sound) - recording, mixing, mastering
Egor SAMOILOV - participation in the project

Once...feat. Evgeniya Samoylova (vocal)

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More', and by clicking the BandCamp link above)

Happy New Year, my friends. Here is my first musical offering for 2021; something designed to lighten our moods and lift our spirits; but not without a hint of reflective seasoning concerning January’s sad events. Needless to say, this has been another rough liner note to write.

My goal has always been to find the positive in any situation. I want to be a voice of love and compassion, and joy and laughter (and all sorts of other ‘good for you’ things). And I figure even the roughest situations can create the most polished of diamonds. But after the assault on our US Capital building last week (and the threats of more to come)… I’m still numb from the shock. 

I know it’s hard to see this as a good thing, but at least one hopeful scenario has come from all of this; awareness of the situation. It’s like a car that thankfully misbehaves in front of the mechanic, so the problem can be diagnosed. The entire world has now been shown the faltering condition of our US engine; and the dangers of letting it remain unrepaired. We also now know the problem runs deep through the veins of our society. And it has been there for a very long time. We have a much better idea of how far we’ve fallen. And that is a positive.

While a part of me wants to rant about recent events for my entire post (lets face it; this noise is at ‘all-you-can-eat buffet’ levels right now), I feel it might be wiser to return to my original goal of being a positive voice… and share something that might help all of us right now.

Years ago, I discovered a wonderful little story (which I’ve shared a few times in my posts and blogs; so forgive me if you already know this one). I’m not really sharing it as an anesthetic to what is happening. I’m sharing it because it is a great set of bifocals for helping us process how we are reacting to it.

As the story goes, a teacher and his pupil were traveling down the winding road back to the monastery. The pupil was clearly lost in thought; struggling to better understand his conflicting emotions, love and fear. He turned to the teacher and asked ‘How do I know what is inside my heart; which of these energies is strongest?’

The wise, old man stopped and said to the pupil “The conflict inside you is like two wolves; the wolf of love and the wolf of fear.”

“But how do I know which is strongest?” Asked the pupil.

“Well, which do you feed the most?” Replied the teacher.

That’s one of my favorite little ‘brain morsel’ discoveries that is helping me keep my mind and heart open. And it’s something both sides of this conflict could really use right now, as a glue for reimagining our country in a better light. Make no mistake… the mess we’re in is quite real. But the solution will not be found in fear. Like Einstein once said. “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them”. Stay strong and positive for each other, my friends. We are the Vox Populi. And if this can be done with love, we will rise out of this darkness. I hope you enjoy my latest musical creation. :)

Vox Populi

I have been passionately creating music for a considerable amount of time. My vibe is mainly Rap, Rock and Pop. My purpose in writing music goes beyond mere entertainment. I am driven to compose songs that serve as a source of encouragement, inspiration, and upliftment, carrying a message of hope deeply rooted in the truth that Jesus died for the sins of man. Through my music, I strive to share my personal journey and experiences, revealing how Jesus is an integral part of my life and the creative process.

Jazz/Fusion keyboard player, composer and producer.  Marketing, advertising, publishing and sales career.  Originally from Chicago, where I developed a strong appreciation for the blues and classical, and moved to New York, where jazz and the fine arts are so deep.  Key musical influences include Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Zawinul and Weather Report, Chick Corea and Return to Forever, John McLaughlin and the Mahivishnu Orchestra, Stanley Clarke, Scott Henderson and Tribal Tech, Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer, Mike Stern, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Emily Remler, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Jimmy Smith, Joey DeFrancesco, Larry Young, Buddy Guy, Santana and Earth Wind & Fire.   Former classical clarinet and piano player.  Unless noted, my music on SoundCloud was composed, recorded and performed using only keyboards.  An avid photographer.  Many covers here are my shots.  To see my photography look for Herbiejazz on Instagram or search for Herbiejazz on Google.  And a big thumbs up to SoundCloud and the SoundCloud community, and so many friends who have joined me to create.  Thank you all.

Harmony - Sam Mendez / Jamie Rhind

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