Piano Orgasm

To Nic and Alex with Much Love


We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.
~Arthur O'Shaughnessy



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Dreams

quiet

Meditation

To listen

Chill

Clásica

Drik Massen

piano

Reading Now

original music: luca longobardi

piano: Luca Longobardi

from the B612 album

Botafumeiro

Tomorrow

بسكاليا - راجح داود ‎

كرلُمة - زينة

Lili boniche - Ana fil hob

Improvising on a song from my childhood that has always been close to my heart... hope you like it... :-)

While Your Guardian Angel Weeps

Viva is the main title of the EP - "Viva"  , dedicated to the beauty of the most basic things in live....

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Dirk Maassen - Viva - (Project Ascolta 2012)

Addio is a piece about letting go....

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Dirk Maassen - Addio [Final Master] -  (Project Ascolta !)

Valse Op. 02

i got drunk and sat down at the piano. this is the outcome.

I Got Drunk And Played The Piano

First Light has been my first composition for years when I started out writing songs again in Juli 2012

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Dirk Maassen - First Light (Project Ascolta !)

My last upload for this year - a Happy, Healthy, and Successful New Year to everyone of you..!!! I feel honored and priviledged to present to you once more - my friend, The Visitor!! :-)

Playing Your Heart (featuring the Visitor)

This little song came to me while I was improvising on my current piece and since the melody did not get out of my mind I decided to take a short break and release this one inbetween ...

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Dirk Maassen - Lullaby For The Sleepless - Video Link in Description

From the award winning release, The Piano, Nocturne in A Minor is an original composition by Steinway artist, Chad Lawson.

Nocturne in A Minor

Crossing Oceans is a loosely improvised piece like loosing thoughts when gazing across the ocean dreaming about flying with the seagulls...

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Dirk Maassen - Crossing Oceans

My latest original for an upcoming collection. Recorded on a Brodmann grand piano, AKG mics, Pro Tools tracking and editing.

Daydream

Felt like this today... hope you will enjoy this tune, my friends..!

Rays Of Hope

when I composed this piece by the end of last summer I felt like gazing into the sun through the trees feeling the warmth of the sparkling sun and in mind travelling down memory lane....

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Dirk Maassen - Solstice d'été  (pls. find me on spotify)

Dirk Maassen composes wonderful short piano pieces inspired by contemporary composers such as Yann Tiersen and Ludovico Einaudi. 

I took on his invitation to record any of his piano pieces, and told him I would record 'Addio'... just to find out that there was no score! ... So after working directly with him the score was created and here is my take on it.

Reflections

Dirk Maassen: Addio

This short piece is a musical blog, (copyright Milana/Arty/Stein :) ).......

This week was heavy, played three funerals, and today was a hard one, very sad.... so you need to listen to this piece as an exhale,,, I needed to exhale some tones,,,,   I don´t know if the music is good or not, does not really matter,,,,  it´s mine at least. I hear songs on SC that I think are crap, and many that are great, some of the stuff on explore piano makes me mad to listen to but in the end if people are happy listening to it then we should all be happy.

If my music was top nothc then I would not be posting here and working as an organist in a church,,,,  I would be writing music and be paid for doing so. It´s the same for most of us here on SC,  we are just looking for people that might want to buy our music and give us the possibility to write more and do this as a profession.

However we need to be happy, many of us here on SC are making people feel good with our music, and we need to admit it, writing the music and posting makes us feel good and gets us out of the depression of being a musician. Damn melancholy, it´s always around, even when I´m content with how things are going it stays with me, like an underground river. But I have to admit that it´s the source of many of my musical ideas.


Back to the piece, it´s an improv, it´s only one take, it´s my breath, it´s this moment and all the things that are twirling in my head.....   it´s not great, it´s not horrible   it´s.... 

I hope you can join me in my moment, and I wish that I could meet many of you in person and drink a nice cappucino with you. But I live on a damn island north of everything and the weather report is crap for next week.

Happy life and enjoy my music.  Let´s try to be content with what we have.

Stein

A short reflection on a moment

04. Khaief Akool Ele Fi Alby

originale music: luca longobardi
piano: luca longobardi

from the #Espace13 album

Thirteen

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After I travelled down so many roads the last couple of years I finally met this girl. 
To me she is beauty, she is inspiration, she is hope, she is love. She calls herself butterfly and since she fell in love with that song I dedicate it to her. So, this song is for you my butterfly, may you sit on my heart for a long and never forget how to fly !  


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Dirk Maassen - To The Sky (follow @dirk_maassen on instagram)

original music: luca longobardi
piano: luca longobardi

From the Ep P.eople.




Kumo

Getting tired of winter... missing the sun
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I am happy to announce the release of my 2nd original piano album! I consider the pieces included in this album to be my best compositions, recorded in 2013. The album has some tracks, which are not included in this set.

I hope you will enjoy them as much as I enjoyed playing them. Your support is very much appreciated as it brings me closer to achieving one of my dreams - to have a real acoustic grand piano. Thank you for your continuous appreciation of my music!

iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/accidental-etudes/id848461749
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Etudes-Milana/dp/B00J8ZCOF2
BandCamp: http://milana.bandcamp.com/album/accidental-etudes

Reviews:
Kathy Parsons: http://www.mainlypiano.com/2014_Reviews/Milana-Accidental_Etudes.html
Michael Diamond: http://michaeldiamondmusic.com/2014/04/29/accidental-etudes-by-milana/
Sally Rowsell: http://rowsellstudio.blogspot.ca/2014/05/accidental-etudes-milana-zilnik.html

Missing the Sun

Missing the sun - Milana - on iTunes!

original music: luca longobardi
piano: Carlos Márquez



Luca Longobardi: Botafumeiro played by Carlos Márquez

Piano Solos.

Keep me making free music...
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Confused and Alone

Another track I originally composed for the fantastic artist Gavin O'Donnell's drawing "Azura" that I have re-mastered and edited. 

It's a long track, but it's split into 3 unique sections that tie together. The thought process was to follow the growth and emotions of the woman in the drawing. 

Find the original drawing video here on Gavin's YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M88K0m8eYLE

Azura (re-mastered & edited)

I'm not asleep... but that doesn't mean I'm awake.  ~Author Unknown

piano: Carlos Márquez

Dirk Maassen: Lullaby for the Sleepless

My 'POGO' Guest Mix for Mixmash Records! 

Laidback Luke Feat. Majestic - Pogo : http://bit.ly/POGOdub

Tracklist:
1. Laidback Luke feat. Majestic - Pogo (Dub Mix) 
2. Chuckie feat. Junxterjack - Make Some Noise
3. Blasterjaxx & D- Rashid - Where We Go 
4. Sandro Silva & Quintino - Epic 
5. Speedy J. - Pullover
6. Thomas Bangalter - We Do It Tonight 
7. Showtek & Justin Prime - Cannonball 
8. DJ Dano - Something Bigger 
9. Partysquad feat. DJ Punish - Pullup 2012 
10. Lucky Charmes - This is it (Andy Callister remix) 
11. Loopers & Billy The Kit - Ready 
12. DJ Fresh feat. Rita Ora - Hot Right Now (Laidback Luke Edit)
13. DJ D.O.D. - More Cowbell 
14. GTA - Ai Nohvia (Moska Remix) 
15. Thomas Bangalter - Disco 
16. Felix Da Housecat - Kickdrum
17. Alvaro - Make The Crowd Go 
18. Laidback Luke feat. Majestic - Pogo (Vocal Mix)

Laidback Luke 'Pogo' Guest Mix

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http://www.facebook.com/LyodMusic

When I initially saw this gate I thought of passing through it as if entering into a different world and so is the music...

This Version is my first cross instrumental collab on SC and I feel very honoured that Lyod put all his passion and feel into this song to let this song become a wonderful journey beginning right behind the gate entering into a strange and mystical world of sound....

Also check out Lyods Cloud and his great music !

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Dirk Maassen with Lyod - The Gate ( like us on Facebook - see description :-)

"It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end." ~ Ursula K. Le Guin

piano: Carlos Marquez

Dirk Maassen: Crossing Oceans

Dirk Maassen: Crossing Oceans - played by Carlos Marquez

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this is a short version of Up! for those of you having only little time ;-)

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Dirk Maassen - Up! (Short Version) - follow @dirk_maassen on instagram

Jon Lord and RLPO

Album: To notice such things (2010)

As I Walked Out One Evening

original music: luca longobardi
piano: Carlos Márquez

Luca Longobardi: in the meantime (four fingers) played by Carlos Márquez

Dirk Maassen: To the Sky

I improvised this piece few days after I returned from the Piano Cloud Live Event which took place in Milton Keynes, England.

Thanks Terry (aka Purple Rhapsody) for inspiring me to this song. I have listened to your CD the whole trip back and hence it inspired me a lot.

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Dirk Maassen - Like The Wind

Happy to announce this wonderful collab with Purple Rhapsody (aka. Terry Robinson) who created a wonderful symphonic arrangement for this one. 

Terry is a great musician and you should check out his cloud

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Crossing Oceans (follow @dirk_maassen on instagram)

Everyone of us has some "unforgettables".... just close your eyes remember these and enjoy !

the beginning reminded me of an old U2 tune so the title has a second meaning also.... ;-)

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Dirk Maassen - The Unforgettable (please support and follow me on spotify)

This is the solo piano version of "The Gate". 

The Gate was my first collab on SC with Lyod who created a wonderful version of it, which went up to number one in piano explore tab within just two days. You can check this one here:

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Dirk Maassen - The Gate (Solo Piano Version)

Another Happy Day, by Sam Levinson (featuring Ellen Barkin, Ellen Burstyn, Demi Moore...) is premiering at Sundance Festival this weekend! This is a little sample of the music I did for the film. This song is from what is in my opinion one of the strongest moments in the film.
http://sundance.slated.com/2011/films/untitledsamlevinsonproject_sundance2011
Gotta pack my boots and hat now. I hear it's cold out there in Utah...


Lynn's Theme

Italian composer and pianist Luca Longobardi represents the generation of classically trained musicians who incorporate the language of contemporary electronic music into their pieces, which are furthermore strongly connected to the multimedia arts. Born in 1976, Longobardi studied classical music in Italy and New York and went on to earn his doctorate in digital audio restoration in Rome in 2011. His works reveal a strong interaction between classical and contemporary music. The experience he has gained as a theatre musician has increased his interest in the relationship between sounds and spectacle; he has composed music for ballets and films and accompanied installations and experimental art productions (Atelier de Lumières - Paris, Carrières de Lumières - Baux-de-Provence, Kunstkraftwerk - Leipzig). At his multimedia performances and in his recordings, strongly experimental electronic music meets pure, ethereal and simple-seeming piano playing that nevertheless relays deep emotions.