Fiesta

YouTube: https://youtu.be/MDfgSB9BRcE Photos used in this video are the gardens of our former Queen Anne Victorian house in Pennsylvania. Cover pastel is by my wife Janet Heffner. The music composition was originally written for a ballet production about the artist Henri Matisse. The trumpet was chosen when writing the lead part, since I consider it to be a very colorful instrument. Bruce Klepper's (https://soundcloud.com/bruce-klepper-1) arrangement skill brings out some rich harmonies in the saxophones and brass sections. He also worked on improving the overall brass timbres. I was inspired in writing this song by posting the word “colorful” over my keyboard for a few weeks.

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Colorful (Instrumental, Bruce Klepper - arr.)

WATER

... if it ain't got that swing :-) ... draft .... Photo: Amirreza Amouie / Unsplash ..... enJoy

it don't mean a thing ....

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Carlos Vivanco

As Above So Below

Bop Up

BIRDS OF PARADISE - SHORT TALES PART III

In this third edition of short musical tales for three acoustic guitars, exploring furthermore on the possibilities of using multiple acoustic guitars , I am again letting the inspiration take me, free from fixed form or styles, but of course infused with music that has lived with me my entire life. You'll hear Latin, Jazz, Flamenco, Fusion, Blues, Classical and more.  Shout out to the free thinkers and the open minded...

I regularly get questions about my acoustic guitar technique, so I will elaborate here: In this track I play everything in fingerpicking style, plucking the strings with my right hand using my nails and part of the fleshy fingertips to create the sounds. I mute the stings sometimes by placing my handpalm on the strings and plucking with the fingertips, or I will rest my right hand pinky on the strings and play with thumb, index and second finger. No plectrum here, although I love that sound and way of playing too, as you will hear in other pieces of mine.

As always I really appreciate you listening and as always I really enjoy your likes, comments and shares. ;)

-Dan

Data:
All music, arranging, composition, guitars by Daniël van den Berg, September 6, 2020
Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015
Recorded using an Apogee MiC.
Mixed in Auria, masterered in Auria and Final Touch.
Photo edit by Dan van den Berg, 2020

Birds of Paradise | Short Tales Part III | Dan van den Berg

https://soundcloud.com/specialvocals/aca-meme-planete - this free acapella by Special Cecilia was the icing on a track I've been working on.  I've used a vocal pitch tool to make the vocals suit my track, so if there's  any strange effects: my responsibility - I hope I succeeded ! Enjoy !!! ------ My solo: played with the Akai EWI + the awesome Respiro VSTi by imoxplus / Belgium

Enfants de l'Univers // Vocals & lyrics by Special Cecilia

Happy Birthday my Angel!! till we meet again I love you! Mom .  Keep those stars Bright:
I always do a piece for Jeff's Birthday  just to honor him Such a kind and brave young man he was .
#You Are The Brightest Star

Dancing Stars   (For Jeff)

Taiga Revisited

Australian Retro-- Perth Band --The Triffids

Grooveclowd Presents---The Triffids - My Baby Thinks She's A Train

Secrets | Van Halen

In memory of Eddie Van Halen, Rest In Peace...

In my quest for rediscovering Eddie Van Halen’s music, the music of my youth, I am choosing to make covers of the less obvious material, not the hits or typical guitar shredders choices. I prefer to explore the ones that in my view are cool songs, and also highlight Eddie talent as a songwriter. Of course making these covers pose to me the possibilities of really getting into Eddie’s unique and peculiar playing style when taking the lead. I would have loved to hear a full instrumental album from Eddie, the more so when you hear him experimenting in the studio (yes, there are some recordings where Ed and his brother are testing then new material) without the vocal parts. Songs like Girl Gone Bad are basically instrumentals with some Dave vocals added. Also most albums contain intros and instrumentals where Eddie shows us sneak peaks of his extended capabilities. Imagine a full album like that, maybe the music vault in his home studio is full of it...

Anyways, I am approaching these covers in that light, trying to play them in honor of Eddie as instrumentals, where I feel free to  use the playing style I loved and learned from him in my earliest years playing guitar. Thank you Eddie... For everything...

-Dan

Secrets

Secrets | Van Halen,  remembering Eddie (Cover)

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