A collection of my guitar jams and instrumental tunes.

Guitar Jams & Instrumentals
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Guitar Jams and Instrumentals

A collection of my songs with an 80s pop/rock vibe. My influences for this genre include U2, Sting and The Police- as well as hard rock bands like Van Halen (both versions: Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth).

Under a Yellow Star

Songs that were written and/or recorded at my apartment in the Stockade neighborhood of Schenectady, New York.

Apartment 13

An instrumental track from guitarist Michael Hidinger. The guitar parts were recorded with a Line 6 Variax 300: the first section uses a Rickenbacker 12 string model ("Chime"); the second  section uses the Les Paul model ("Lester") with some serious FX; the guitar solo uses the Coral Sitar guitar model (one of the "Reso" models).

It was recorded in 2006 and received some airplay at Radio Paradise.

Floating Without a Permit

Magic Triangle

A guitar instrumental with a psychedelic vibe. I'm playing my Line 6 Variax 300 in the Les Paul Junior modeling setting through a Line 6 Floor POD using the Vowelizer preset.

Eddie Van Halen was the biggest influence on me when it came to playing hard rock guitar.

Video link: https://youtu.be/fjW246R1u6U

ISRC: USGCV1403902
ISWC: T9014484721
©2008 Michael Hidinger/Wind Runner Music (ASCAP).

The Mushrooms Kick In

A song about sailing. My 80s pop/rock influences are clearly showing here (The Police are one of my favorite bands).
The rhythm guitar parts were recorded on my 1986 Japanese Fender Stratocaster with an Arion Stereo Chorus pedal. 
The slide guitar solo was recorded using a cheap Sebring SB-10 with horribly high string action (which makes it great for slide guitar and basically nothing else).

"Look out on the horizon where the water meets the sky,
the wind is blowing in the clouds, they float by
under a yellow star, under a yellow star

Catch the wind and ride, feel its ancient roar,
flying with the breeze towards another shore,
under a yellow star, under a yellow star

Look out on the horizon where the water meets the sky,
the wind is blowing in the clouds, they float by."

An acoustic rock song about getting back on your feet. It was written in 1992. This version was recorded in 2005 and was featured on 102.7 WEQX's regional music show EQX-Posure that same year.

Video link: https://youtu.be/J_fJl_zDpX4

"Running, running with the wind, free again, free again my friend,

I hate to be alone but I will make it on my own, the blues with me are done, ‘cause I have overcome the pain,
I learned a thing or two when I didn’t have a clue, and now I’m on my feet, I’m back on the streets with you,

Chorus

And now I know the answers, and now I am a dancer, and I will play their games, ‘cause nothing stays the same,
And if you see me down, remind me I’m a clown, and do I have a chance to change the circumstance?

Chorus

And if I sing this song, will you go along? Freedom is forever, we can fly together,

Chorus

Free again, my friend, free again, my friend, free again, my friend,
I am free again, my friends."


©2005 Michael Hidinger/Wind Runner Music (ASCAP).
ISWC: T0722541823.

Running With the Wind

Running With the Wind (2005 Home Recording)

A mellow instrumental jam. The lead guitar parts were played on a Line 6 Variax 300 set to the "Semi" setting that models a Gibson ES-335.

An acoustic home recording of a song written for the love of Paddy Kilrain's music. I came to know her and her music when she hosted an open mic and played many shows at the Van Dyck nightclub in the Stockade neighborhood in Schenectady, New York during the mid-2000s.

@paddykilrain

I just couldn't help it, I had to sing along,
I just couldn't help it, your voice was so strong.

You blew me out of my little world,
you took me along when you sang your songs,
now I am floating free,
I'm waiting for you to sing some more for me

Chorus

When I looked into your eyes,
you would smile for a little while,
when I listened to your voice,
I heard something, now I'm wondering what it is

Chorus

Part of me wants you to know,
all of these feelings,
don't you know, it's hard to say?
don't you know, it's hard to say?
yes, you know.

Chorus

©2007 Michael Hidinger/Wind Runner Music (ASCAP).

MP3 Single

I Couldn't Help It

A mellow, ambient instrumental that was recorded in the summer of 1990. Andy Summers of The Police is one of my biggest influences as a guitarist and it clearly shows on this tune. 

I'm playing my 1986 Japanese Fender Stratocaster. The effects pedals I used are an Arion Stereo Chorus and an Arion DDS-1 Digital Delay/Sampler.

There's a bass solo in the last section of the song that also uses the Arion Stereo Chorus pedal.

ISWC: T0727473973.
©2005 Michael Hidinger/Wind Runner Music (ASCAP).

I Thought I Was Rain

An acoustic rock demo from 2004.

"I remember the first time I saw you, you were walking along,
I remember the first time you said hello, I didn’t know what to say,
I remember getting to know you, I couldn’t believe my luck,
I remember the first time I heard that you had a boyfriend,
I remember how my heart crashed in on itself,
But I swear, I swear,

Three kisses would win your heart, three kisses would win your heart,
Three kisses, holding you in my arms, three kisses, the third would be the charm.

I remember hanging out, you brought something back to life in me,
I remember denying my feelings, after all you had a boyfriend,
I remember giving in, I fell so hard,
I remember accepting emotions as something wild and free,
I remember just letting my heart go, letting my heart go,
And I swear, I swear,

Chorus

The look in your eyes when you’re looking at me, makes it hard to believe
That you don’t see the love that I feel, the love that I feel,
The love that I feel, the love that I feel,

Chorus"

ISWC: T3212412089
©2004 Michael Hidinger/Wind Runner Music (ASCAP)

Three Kisses (2004 Home Recording)

A guitar instrumental recorded in 2006. I used the Fender Stratocaster setting ("Spank") on my Line 6 Variax 300 to record the guitar parts. 

The song is in 6/4 time and my playing was influenced by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour.

©2005 Michael Hidinger/Wind Runner Music (ASCAP).
ISWC: T0726819755.

Reflecting

"Watching the colors fly through my head,
blue and orange, green and red,
feeling the music energize me,
grooving the vibes as they move me,

Waves of love, waves of love,
crushing on you, crushing on us.

Dancing spheres of light play with me tonight,

Waves of love, waves of love,
crushing on you, crushing on me.

Waves of love, waves of love,
crushing on you, crushing on us.

Waves of love, waves of love,
crushing on you, crushing on us."

ISWC: T0725856938.
©2006 Michael Hidinger/Wind Runner Music (ASCAP)

Waves Of Love

A love song with a world music flavor. The rhythm guitar part was played on my 1986 Japanese Fender Stratocaster. The lead guitar was recorded with my Line 6 Variax 300.

It was featured on WEQX's EQX-Posure in 2019.

Lyric video: https://youtu.be/0AwuQ0j1bNA

Une chanson d'amour aux saveurs de musiques du monde. La partie de guitare rythmique a été jouée sur ma Fender Stratocaster japonaise de 1986. La guitare solo a été enregistrée avec ma Line 6 Variax 300.
Il a été présenté sur EQX-Posure de WEQX en 2019.

ISWC: T0724735276.
©2006 Michael Hidinger/Wind Runner Music (ASCAP)

Digital Single

Troubadour Blues

Global? I'm galactic...Guitarist from upstate New York.

I began my musical journey as a lead guitarist for hard rock and classic rock bands before branching out to writing and performing my own songs.
My music has been featured on Radio Paradise (https://radioparadise.com) and the regional music show EQX-Posure on WEQX 102.7 FM. 

I'm a member of SAG-AFTRA and earned my eligibility to join from working as a background actor on Modern Love (Season 2; Episode 6: "In the Waiting Room of Estranged Spouses") with Anna Paquin, Garrett Hedlund, Jeena Yi and Ben Rappaport.

Last name pronunciation: Hidinger
https://youtu.be/6iBCtgtdx2c