Hi, I'm a jazz vocalist most of the time, but I'll be using this page to post my various collaborations with David (https://soundcloud.com/ecstasyoffumbling) and TCP( https://soundcloud.com/teresa-powell)  along with anything else that comes along. I hope you enjoy listening.
Jo x

A new piano sound is here to be explored: the Vertical Concert Grand Klavins M450i. An Everest of sound, a friend commented - she may be right... :-)

Our Una Corda piano has been sampled and is available as a VSTi at Native Instruments - they did a great job, it's fascinating! Also take a look at The Giant from NI, the VSTi of our Model 370 vertical concert grand piano...

Love to express myself on the keyboard now and then, only improvising... sometimes it works out, sometimes not - like real life... :-) Actually I'm a piano builder, not a pianist... ;-)

I'm recording mostly using the Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S88 keyboard, Reaper for DAW, and various Native Instruments sound libraries, sometimes live on the Una Corda.

Wish I had more time to explore all the fine musicians here - it's fascinating, always something new and inspirational to find, within the infinite world of music..!

Please be patient with me in case I'm not replying on your comments short term - I'm extremely busy building pianos... I definitely appreciate your remarks, ideas, suggestions, and will get back to you as I can afford..!

Having been on SC since April 2012, I'd like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who contributes to this wonderful world of music - all the friends I've made here, and the SC-Team as well..!!

Dave

Piano is my instrument, inspired by the world. Sounds like whatever I like, intent on a cool vibe, often somewhere in between Swedish melancholy and Brazilian bittersweetness... 

Peter Bennborn Project is a diverse musical experience ranging from romantic piano ballads to alternative indie metal rock and everything in between, but for country and reggae so far...

The music is either performed alone or in worldwide collaborations, wherever the appropriate musician for the task is located - no limitations and no limits in a borderless world... 

SoundCloud collaborators (from Sweden, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada, USA, Cuba, South Africa, Dubai, India, Philippines, Australia):
Vocals; https://soundcloud.com/michelle-yaneza, https://soundcloud.com/neisy-wilson, https://soundcloud.com/jogoldie, https://soundcloud.com/vapmok, https://soundcloud.com/nazneen-1, https://soundcloud.com/just-andre, https://soundcloud.com/kosmi-1, https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik, https://soundcloud.com/michael-obadja, https://soundcloud.com/markexander, https://soundcloud.com/vocalatti, https://soundcloud.com/steveferguson, https://soundcloud.com/vocalatti, https://soundcloud.com/ruud-lockefeir, https://soundcloud.com/padruna
Drums; https://soundcloud.com/walter-w-kelleher, https://soundcloud.com/powerhell, https://soundcloud.com/manuel-muzzu, https://soundcloud.com/moodymo
Bass; https://soundcloud.com/jonnytrobrobass, https://soundcloud.com/vladaroo, https://soundcloud.com/manuel-muzzu, https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Guitars; https://soundcloud.com/danieleturani, https://soundcloud.com/flohbold, https://soundcloud.com/raphaelgtr, https://soundcloud.com/single_espresso, https://soundcloud.com/jerry-kramskoy-1, https://soundcloud.com/lando-orz, https://soundcloud.com/derek-cornett, https://soundcloud.com/robertdahlstrom, https://soundcloud.com/danarchx
Horns; https://soundcloud.com/dave-mckeown, https://soundcloud.com/waynemorley, https://soundcloud.com/michel-martineau, https://soundcloud.com/jomama-2, https://soundcloud.com/the-ewi-master
Vibraphone: https://soundcloud.com/cocogdiez
Keys; https://soundcloud.com/martinmusic-1, https://soundcloud.com/balammusic, https://soundcloud.com/benjamin_meilink, https://soundcloud.com/johan-rigner
Remix/Drum Programming; https://soundcloud.com/mixed_meta4
Lyrics; https://soundcloud.com/jaime0223, https://soundcloud.com/non-sapiens

https://soundcloud.com/bitbybeat

Enjoy!

Influences: Acid Jazz, Bossa Nova/Latin, Classical; Early inspirations; Satie, Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninov, Narada Michael Walden, Level 42, Ultravox, Incognito, Shakatak, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Jay Graydon/David Foster, Quincy Jones

Hi, it's me, Nikos. Not a musician, just a music lover. I wander above the cloud searching for good music to entertain myself and share through my channel on YouTube. 

My work consists mainly of one or two, still frame photo pic illustration but occasionally(when i have the time and feel inspired), i may work on an edited, moving picture theme.

I work mostly with artists from SoundCloud. However, i seldom accept requests, my one and only stipulation being that the choice of music i intend to work on, for a YouTube video, will be mine.

Thanks for your music and the memories. 

Here are links to some of my works.
http://youtu.be/rnOv69nVOPw
http://youtu.be/UqgujRRblps
http://youtu.be/5Gs-gtvybug
http://youtu.be/wPMXgBDZbvU
http://youtu.be/YzXZP028uY0
http://youtu.be/tjzPd5yeilk
http://youtu.be/Q80tHLJ6MOs
http://youtu.be/Ewj2t-9GuHk
http://youtu.be/_T2YUjgnp4U
http://youtu.be/DCmRcEJEgdY
http://youtu.be/uMnxvlNMh6U
http://youtu.be/OMTk60o_2xI
http://youtu.be/tme4XH2-0-U
http://youtu.be/ky7ViYzc6KQ
http://youtu.be/c0r-F-rEuHg
http://youtu.be/YgFynKxCg1M
http://youtu.be/S8swImY95Lg
http://youtu.be/u600X22KCS4
http://youtu.be/JePg8FS8dac
http://youtu.be/-k7Ulnozhjs
http://youtu.be/5fblg3nW1X4
http://youtu.be/i865TLWkCIE
http://youtu.be/zQrz9pSdqNo
http://youtu.be/aFnPFwHmk1s
http://youtu.be/in5Q8V7YPWo
http://youtu.be/S50cW8A5k-Y
http://youtu.be/Ou8bwqNvTM4
http://youtu.be/YR_u1qq0fGY
http://youtu.be/vTPqgeAMcmk

* Introduction
* More on my music background
* What makes me stand out, and More on my highly personal styles
* On comment exchanges

INTRODUCTION:
I'm an Awards-winning Composer & Music Producer with lots of depth and experience in several musical genres, but also for visual and music symbolism.
Recently, I'm focusing on Music for Licensing. Both individual work and producing other artists with the same aims.
I'm also offering my services for pro music productions for media, musicians and singers.

For projects, my music can be focused on the single emotions and effective cues, to greatly enhance moods, or more complex and closer communication to bring extra plot dimensions to the script and screenplay, on a highly professional intepretation & correlation level.

The thing I value the very most in music is the emotions it touches, both my own and for listeners.
It could be technically and theoretically advanced, but not always necessarily.

Some of my personal tracks here are very complex and not suitable as cues, more for showcasing my depth, composing level & musical versatility.

Recently, I've focused a lot on improved mixing & mastering skills quite a bit, and I also consider re-mastering most of my existing tracks. 
I use professional plugins & software, but one can always learn more.

Thanks a ton so far, and stay tuned for new versions & new tracks, reaching the next level!


MORE ON MY MUSIC BACKGROUND:
With 7 years of full-time post-college music education, and more than 15 years of teaching music subjects, I've begun to focus a lot more on my own music again in recent years.
Still improving my production skills towards Music Production, but I now feel ready to start marketing myself and my services, whether it's for moving image and other  medias, freelance musician for track projects, or editing and mixing your own tracks.

So let me know if you think you got some task for me to work on. Either as a hired talent, or for mutually fulfilling self-promotions of pro quality.


ON WHAT MAKES ME STAND OUT:
I think the attention to details is of highest importance, be it details in phrasing, melodies, chord changes, sound and mixing etc.
The diverse and extensive music background and close studies of film & game genres all certainly help for these things. But there's more:

Another aspect is that I often design my own music for deeper analyze challenges, for anybody who gives it a try.
Therefore, my most personal tracks are heavy on both traditional music symbolism, but some also including sublime or hidden symbolism. 
It's a highly personal way to add depth, multi-layered concepts, mystery and challenges while listening/analyzing.
In specific tracks, I avoid spelling out any sublime references, because I'd rather invite you to have all kinds of personal & individual thoughts on my creations.

Before I picked up composing again, I spend most of my spare time with personal research on numerous subjects, from different perspectives & media for a wider picture.
This too helps me in my highly personal composing style - Metaphors, allegories, and to reference well-known and less known knowledge & media alike.


ON EXCHANGING TRACK COMMENTS: 

For OLD FRIENDS: 
Give me a holler if you wish for some new in-depth feedback of your own material. (I'd wish that you will take a close listen to another track of mine in return, giving me your honest thoughts too.)

for ANY LISTENER: 
Put a REAL listening comment on my track, and I'll prioritize giving a real comment back on yours. 
If I feel you're the kind that welcome critical ears mentions with close attention listening, then I'm usually game for offering some in-depth feedback.
Personally, I welcome all kinds of nitpicking and remarks on my own tracks, but I'm aware that not everybody appreciate that on  theirs,

Don't forget to visit my website for blog posts and more info. Thanks!

Image credits to Pixomar at www.freedigitalphotos.net

No AI tools were used!

The bottom line is that the older we get and the more we experience, the less certain we are about things we once thought we knew for sure.

So life has taught me that all I know is that I know nothing!

And I look with sadness and horror at the present state of the human world!

But - 'Moderate lamentation is the right of the dead, excessive grief the enemy to the living.'

Kick back, dance around or listen while you work. I hope you enjoy the music that I upload here and if you do, please support me by buying my music on iTunes, using the links above.

Love Char

Charlotte Gordon Cumming, the daughter of a Scottish Clan Chief, was born and brought up in the heart of North East Scotland. As a young girl Charlotte loved writing poetry and being outside in big landscapes. Meeting producer Mark Miller Mundy was to change Charlotte’s path. He put her in touch with different musicians so she could learn how to write songs. One of these musicians turned out to be her future husband.

Charlotte’s marriage to singer-songwriter Michael Edwards, of the band Live Wire, enabled her to gain considerable personal experience living and performing in Italy. She then took herself off to New York where she performed her own songs in the clubs and bars of Manhattan.

On returning to London, Charlotte turned her hand to other exploits to help pay the rent. With her dog in the back of her car, she would scour the land finding unusual and interesting artifacts then selling them on to interior designers in London.

Charlotte’s Highland roots, a life-long passion for Africa where she has strong family ties, the African people, their spirituality and the huge landscape all have strongly influenced her musical style.

Because her first album ‘Mindwalking’ has a unique blend of Celtic melody and African rhythms, it seems to have taken on a healing quality.

Charlotte has penned songs for many artists, one of her successes being ‘Soul Sound’ performed by the Sugababes. This song was nominated for Best European Single at the MTV Awards 2001.

Charlotte now lives in a ‘medieval monks’ dwelling’ in Devon, England with husband Nicholas Evans, author of the Horse Whisperer, and their son Finlay, who was born whilst recording and producing Mindwalking in 2006.,

In 2010 Charlotte released a new album ‘The Brave Songs’. This album is inspired by her husband’s new novel ‘The Brave’ and the events of the past two years, when she and her family were in an accident where eating poisonous mushrooms resulted in their near deaths. Completing ‘The Brave Songs’ has inspired her journey of recovery.

Hello, I am 59 years old.
I love music. Thanks for listening, comments and feedback.
Have a good music trip ..
<i>1% inspiration 99% perspiration (Edison)
"It can not be that you are responsible for the situation you are in, but you will become if you will not do anything to change it"
(Martin Luther King)

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