Lovely - Croissant

Start me up (cover)

Update 2/15/20 - Another year down... another lesson in humility,  always next year!  

https://hofa-contest.com/song/3738/

Welcome to what looks to be my the last competition for 2019.   HOFA is hosting its annual Christmas mixing competition.   When I got the invite a few days ago I took a listen and was like.....ugggghhhh!!!  An "a cappella" which puts me in my weakest spot for a starting position.  

The human voice when on a piece of music, ends up being one of the most important/relatable parts of the piece.  A great vocal performance can prop up a band... but it very seldom works the other way around.  

It's been one of the more challenging things for me to mix properly.  Here is the 2019 HOFA competition and the only thing on it, VOICES!!.  Challenge accepted HOFA and here is where I ended up brothers and sisters.  

The competition closes out in January so still plenty of time to get into the competition if you want to have some fun....working the faders.  I mean common what else could be more fun?....(blushes)  Really people, such dirty minds!!  haha

https://hofa-contest.com/

Happy Holidays brothers and sisters

Special thanks to Bill from November Sound( https://soundcloud.com/november-love-680008043 ) for being an advisor on the project... Big thank you for this and all your support in 2019. 

On a slight comedic note to one of our own:  Sunnidayz always mentions not being a techie...  If you get here sister.... I fought my production rig for 3 hours this morning to print the final mix and master...  Had everything set last night... wanted to sleep on it before finalizing.  This morning bam..kerchunk..bzzzt....with every session crash... I was reminded of those things you mention, about it getting in the way!  Three hours of fighting for 20 minutes worth of work!!

Let There Be Snow

Competition - Let There Be Snow - HOFA 2019  Mixing competition

@ApproachToSilence(6.10.18 / 22.3.20)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4ks9fwOzWgh9WR0C33rwJ3

ApproachToSilence_2018

Vertrautheit

Life's Number
Written and mixed by Tim Griffis at Princeton Studio.
Mix 1: April 2, 2020
Mix 2: April 7, 2020 reprinted to a 1/4 inch 2-Track Tape MCI JH-110
Cover art extracted from this week's lecture.....;-)
Keep safe and stay healthy during this difficult time
Cheers, Tim
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Technical Details
Recorded at Princeton Studio
Tim's Guitars
Rhythm: Fender Stratocaster
Rhythm Gibson Les Paul Standard
Lead: Gibson Les Paul Standard
Bass: Fender Squire

Mics: Neumann TLM 67
Drums: arranged by TG
Software: Pro Tools
Vocals: TG

Mixer: API 24 channel summing mixer (8200/7800)
Stereo Bus processing (API EQ and API compressor)
Eventide Eclipse effects
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Lyrics

Verse 1
He's a mystery man
He's got the cure in his hands
For love, For Hate, and Disease...

Chorus
Looking back on life
Should have died a thousand times
Looking back on life
What the hell am I doing here?

Verse 2
He's a mystery man
He's got the numbers in his hands
For Life, For you and me....

Chorus
Looking back on life
Should have died a thousand times
Looking back on life
What the hell am I doing here?

Bridge
Bass riff...

Verse 3
He's a mystery man
He plays guitar in a rock band
For Love, For Life, For Peace

Chorus
Looking back on life
Should have died a thousand times
Looking back on life
What the hell am I doing here?


outro

Should have died a thousand times

looking back

Life's number

Lyrics & vocal: Peter Comptine (...count in...1234567890)
https://soundcloud.com/user-264930040
Music by myself

Bad storm on the way
Anvil sky of blackened cloud crushed my atmosphere
Caught my eye just before that thunder hit my ear
Don’t matter what the weather guy on television says
Batten down the hatches, and hunker down my dear
Lock and brace the latches, but set aside your fear
In fields caressed with birdsong where the poet’s children play
We’ll watch and breathe the sundown, together at the peaceful close of day.

Tempest hammering away
Hell broke loose with satan’s workers breaking out the knives
No eye to this storm’s wrecking ball demolishing our lives
Focused on the here and now, insanity at bay
Hanging tight together multiplying force for good
Cover one another, as we promised that we would
From hills of light we’ll look upon the people as they pray
We’ll watch and breathe the sundown, together at the peaceful close of day.

Clear skies here to stay
Cotton clouds play softly on horizons in the breeze
Placid grasses whisper sweet tranquillity at ease
Storm that we have weathered, on its catastrophic way
Clearing the wreckage starting up again anew
Wiser than before, now our challenges are through
Strengthening the present, bid the past adieu
We’ll lift our eyes to future skies of satin azure blue
Walk with me, my love, through meadows blessed in May
We’ll watch and breathe the sundown, together at the peaceful close of day.
We’ll watch and breathe the sundown, together at the peaceful close of day.
…………………………………………………………...together at the peaceful close of day.

Unknown Album

Close Of Day (Lyrics & Vocal Mr. P)

В пути

В ПУТИ

This music shows about Our Dreams come True. First it starts with the pleasant  sustain
of pads and the Theme follows.In the end there is a little rise and ends with  the nice pads

Dreams Come True

I smile at you and all you see
Is darkness surrounding  me
And all this time I'd thought I’d hidden it so well 
I can’t understand how you could tell

But I won’t talk about it 
I won’t let you under my skin
I won’t talk about it 
I’m never gonna let you in

You sit with me when you see I’m alone
Why do I recoil at the kindness in your tone
I know that you’re convinced I need to share
But listen to my silence if you dare

Cos I won’t talk about it 
I won’t let you under my skin
I won’t talk about it 
I’m never gonna let you in

Listen won’t you listen 
You might not always be right
Don’t assume that my position
Didn’t come without a fight
It’s with reason that I push you
Out of mind and out of sight
Sometimes the deadliest of flames
Are the easiest to ignite

I won’t talk about it 
I won’t let you under my skin
I won’t talk about it 
I’m never gonna let you in

I Won't Talk About It

Get Out The Vote.  Time for a big change.
Joined here on our soul jazz original with the formidable Georg Boehme on Bari sax and Les Thomas on guitar.  Follow these guys great playing and creating:
https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme
https://soundcloud.com/les_thomas

And thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares.  Time for a change.

Get Out The Vote - Georg Boehme / Les Thomas / Jamie Rhind

New Year Funk

All songs on channel are original and copyright of Karen O'Mahony (c). 

You'll find me also here in my collaboration project with Johan Alm https://soundcloud.com/ashesfordreams

I Won't Talk About It

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