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Improvised music from 2.28.2025, a musical meditation for peace on planet earth through kindness, compassion, and empathy. I started by playing the guitar part in one uninterrupted take to a metronome. Then I overdubbed drums, bass, and organ.


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Aaron Holstein: MUSIC FOR WORLD PEACE Improvisation 001

Improvised music from 3.8.2025, a musical meditation for peace on planet earth.

I started by improvising the guitar part in one uninterrupted take to a metronome. Then I overdubbed drums, bass, and piano.

I really love beginning the music creation process by improvising and then trying to make the subsequent parts support the original idea. I intentionally kept this raw and flawed. 

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Aaron Holstein: OVERDUBS FOR WORLD PEACE (improvisation 002)

Little overdub jam from 3.31.2025-4.2.2025
watch the video here:
https://youtu.be/AT4WC6tmjSM

guitar (x2)
bass
rhodes
analog synth
Drums

The 1st track was the rhythm guitar (strat) recorded to a click (continuous, unedited, fully improvised). Then the bass was overdubbed, followed by rhodes, synth, and then slide guitar.
Drums were recorded last.

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Some of my influences and inspirations:
Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Frank Zappa, John Scofield, Julian Lage, Chilly Gonzales, Oscar Peterson, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Thelonious monk, Yusef Lateef, Pat Metheney, Beastie Boys, Alabama Shakes, Radiohead, Phish, Trey Anastasio, Gorillaz, Mac Miller, Tyler the Creator, The Band, little Feat, Steve Miller Band, Steely Dan, Joe Walsh, George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic, Fishbone, George Duke, The Ohio Players, D'angelo, Pino Paladino, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Rush, David Bowie, Beatles, Michael Macdonald, Vulfpeck, Big Lazy, Hermanos Gutierez, Joe Pass, Herb Ellis, George Benson, Ahmad Jamal, Khruangbin, 


Links to all of my current projects:
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Cube Deville

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Cube Deville - Aaron Holstein 1 Man Band (2025)

Music For World Peace: Improvised Guitar and then a Stack of Overdubs 4.23.2025

One of my favorite methods for creating music by myself is to record to a click (in Ableton Live) starting with one instrument. The first instrument I play a continuous improvisation for a set period of time and this becomes the arrangement for the song (i try to do no edits or note-repair to the 1st instrument).  
Then I start layering. 
For this video/song I started with the Stratocaster (most of this video shows this single, improvised take) 
Next I added bass (Fender Jazz Bass) and I looped the 1st 4 bars, while listening to the Stratocaster part and click. I came up with an exact part to compliment the Stratocaster improvisation and then move on to the next 4 bars. I repeated this process for the whole song. My goal is to create a supportive part that makes the Strat improvisation feel composed.
Then I repeated this process of section-by-section composing with a Telecaster guitar layer, a lap steel layer (Gretsch),
then Drums which i did a bit differently. 
Drums were recorded while listening to a mix of all other instruments plus click, in a continuous way straight through the whole piece. I believe I did 6 full takes of drums and then edited ("comped") the best parts from each to create one continuous drum track.
Then I added 1 more drum take played with mallets for washy cymbal hits to add some drama.
Recorded 4.22.2025
Mixed 4.23.2025

Overdub Orchestra sessions playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaW9Sa5hU0KFq1o2sDofrTnwoN-GEeoeq&si=MhWcDoPMEucIyYmR

Music Production playlist:
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Arturia Polybrute Sessions playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaW9Sa5hU0KE-x8X7G-A_R8GIOm1LKEV1&si=w3kTGoWIJeye5cMM

Links to all of my current projects:
https://linktr.ee/AaronHolstein

Buy VIBESQUAD, AARON HOLSTEIN, BACKPACT, WIZARD VAN, BBQ BEEP, HEARTY RECORDS music here:
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https://www.instagram.com/vibesquad/
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https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdu9EMcB/

#orchestral #Ableton #Composition #Ableton Packs #Ableton Live
film music, game music, instrumental music, writing music, Spitfire audio,
Ableton Live 12 DAW, Ableton Certified Trainer


Some of my influences and inspirations:
Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Frank Zappa, John Scofield, Julian Lage, Chilly Gonzales, Oscar Peterson, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Thelonious monk, Yusef Lateef, Pat Metheney, Beastie Boys, Alabama Shakes, Radiohead, Phish, Trey Anastasio, Gorillaz, Mac Miller, Tyler the Creator, The Band, little Feat, Steve Miller Band, Steely Dan, Joe Walsh, George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic, Fishbone, George Duke, The Ohio Players, D'angelo, Pino Paladino, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Rush, David Bowie, Beatles, Michael Macdonald, Vulfpeck, Big Lazy, Hermanos Gutierez, Joe Pass, Herb Ellis, George Benson, Ahmad Jamal, Khruangbin, 


Links to all of my current projects:
https://linktr.ee/AaronHolstein
Buy VIBESQUAD music here:
http://vibesquad.bandcamp.com
MUSIC PRODUCER SAMPLE PACKS:
https://sellfy.com/vibesquad
Aaron Holstein/ Vibesquad on Youtube: 
https://youtube.com/c/AaronHolstein

https://www.facebook.com/VibesquadMusic/
https://www.instagram.com/vibesquad/
https://www.twitch.tv/vibesquadmusic/
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Sky Uncle Jamboree - Aaron Holstein 1 Man Band

Music For World Peace: Improvised Guitar and then a Stack of Overdubs 4.28.2025
All instruments by Aaron Holstein

One of my favorite methods for creating music by myself is to record to a click (in Ableton Live) starting with one instrument. The first instrument I play a continuous improvisation for a set period of time and this becomes the arrangement for the song (i try to do no edits or note-repair to the 1st instrument).  
Then I start layering. 

Recorded 4.22.2025
Mixed 4.23.2025

Overdub Orchestra sessions playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaW9Sa5hU0KFq1o2sDofrTnwoN-GEeoeq&si=MhWcDoPMEucIyYmR

Music Production playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaW9Sa5hU0KFEN3yu2xHV2mLNTmkaNAQw&si=3Kk2ydAAlQ_KmJkN

Arturia Polybrute Sessions playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaW9Sa5hU0KE-x8X7G-A_R8GIOm1LKEV1&si=w3kTGoWIJeye5cMM

Links to all of my current projects:
https://linktr.ee/AaronHolstein

Buy VIBESQUAD, AARON HOLSTEIN, BACKPACT, WIZARD VAN, BBQ BEEP, HEARTY RECORDS music here:
http://vibesquad.bandcamp.com

MUSIC PRODUCER SAMPLE PACKS:
https://sellfy.com/vibesquad

https://www.instagram.com/vibesquad/
https://www.twitch.tv/vibesquadmusic/
https://soundcloud.com/vibesquad
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdu9EMcB/

#orchestral #Ableton #Composition #Ableton Packs #Ableton Live
film music, game music, instrumental music, writing music, Spitfire audio,
Ableton Live 12 DAW, Ableton Certified Trainer


Some of my influences and inspirations:
Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Frank Zappa, John Scofield, Julian Lage, Chilly Gonzales, Oscar Peterson, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Thelonious monk, Yusef Lateef, Pat Metheney, Beastie Boys, Alabama Shakes, Radiohead, Phish, Trey Anastasio, Gorillaz, Mac Miller, Tyler the Creator, The Band, little Feat, Steve Miller Band, Steely Dan, Joe Walsh, George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic, Fishbone, George Duke, The Ohio Players, D'angelo, Pino Paladino, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Rush, David Bowie, Beatles, Michael Macdonald, Vulfpeck, Big Lazy, Hermanos Gutierez, Joe Pass, Herb Ellis, George Benson, Ahmad Jamal, Khruangbin, 


Links to all of my current projects:
https://linktr.ee/AaronHolstein
Buy VIBESQUAD music here:
http://vibesquad.bandcamp.com
MUSIC PRODUCER SAMPLE PACKS:
https://sellfy.com/vibesquad
Aaron Holstein/ Vibesquad on Youtube: 
https://youtube.com/c/AaronHolstein

https://www.facebook.com/VibesquadMusic/
https://www.instagram.com/vibesquad/
https://www.twitch.tv/vibesquadmusic/
https://soundcloud.com/vibesquad
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdu9EMcB/


SPACE GREASE - Aaron Holstein 1 Man Band (2025)

All instruments performed by Aaron Holstein

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HERMITROPOLIS - Aaron Holstein

New track from Aaron Holstein "Baloonar Eclipse". 
All instruments played by Aaron Holstein (piano, guitar x2, bass, drums, analog synthesizer)

follow me on youtube: https://youtube.com/@aaronholstein?si=zQrOzQxc2eo1BK9-

Links to all of my current projects:
https://linktr.ee/AaronHolstein

Buy VIBESQUAD, AARON HOLSTEIN, BACKPACT, WIZARD VAN, BBQ BEEP, HEARTY RECORDS music here:
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Baloonar Eclipse

little psychedelic Muppet Funk number from the vibesquad labs. All instruments by Aaron Holstein.

Links to all of my current projects:
https://linktr.ee/AaronHolstein

Buy VIBESQUAD, AARON HOLSTEIN, BACKPACT, WIZARD VAN, BBQ BEEP, HEARTY RECORDS music here:
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MUSIC PRODUCER SAMPLE PACKS:
https://sellfy.com/vibesquad

https://www.instagram.com/vibesquad/
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