Allow me to be the first to say "Fantastic!"

This is one of my favorites from the Beach Boys, you've managed to capture that haunting element that this song is so well favoured for. Well done, sir.

Some randomly picked pieces from my extremely vast catalogue!

A Little Sample

I've always thought these songs should go together. 
Here's my latest anachronism, a mix of:
"Sunny" by Bobby Hebb
"Stormy" by Dennis Yost, James Cobb, and Buddy Buie
"Spooky" by Mike Shapiro, Harry Middlebrooks Jr., James Cobb, and Buddy Buie
Arranged, Produced, Performed, and Mixed by Moot Booxlé

Instruments and FX:
-Minimoog Bass (NI Monark)
-Sassmann Harpsichord
-Agile Les Paul copy through EH Small Stone, MXR Dyna Comp, Boss OC-2, Seymour Duncan Twin Tube, Behringer Analog Delay into Epiphone Valve Junior (modded) amp
-Ludwig and Gretsch drums/Zildjian and Paiste cymbals
-Mellotron M300, Mark II and Chamberlin M1(IK SampleTron)
-Various percussion instruments

Recorded in Logic Pro 9. 

Sunny Stormy Spooky

2023-11-09 Live @ The Warfield

PL vs Radiohead vs NIN vs Nirvana

Every year I try to do a quick demo using products bought during Black Friday sales. This year it's the Korg Collection 4.

I decided to call the track "Black Friday Emails", because that's all my life is now, deleting Black Friday emails. So far I've mostly been able to resist temptation, but the Korg Collection at 50% off was enough to win me over. This was my first test drive with the collection.

Black Friday Emails (Korg Collection Test)

My cover of "Til I Die" by the Beach Boys, written by the genius Brian Wilson. He wrote this when he was in the depths of depression, and as I have been in a quite serious battle with it lately myself, this has been a sort of theme song for me. Don't worry - I'll be fine! We all go through this from time to time. In the meantime, enjoy this. I believe it is one of the most lush productions I've done yet. 

Drums: Maestro Rhythm King MRK-2
Bass: NI Monark (Minimoog)
Strings/Flute: Mellotron Mark II, M300, and Chamberlin M1
Vibes/Harp: EXS24
Theremin: Zebralette through Amplitube 3
Vocals: 8 tracks of vocals recorded with AKG C414 XLII
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered in Logic Pro 9. 
Arranged and Performed by Moot Booxlé November 2014. 

Til I Die

muSonics - The Vanilla Synthesizer - May 3 2024 Sequence

Moot gives you the Boz Scaggs Lowdown.
Since the original kinda copped "Family Affair" at the end, I went ahead and took it there too.
I also threw in some "Bennie & The Jets" at the end.
The rhythm guitar is a tribute to Nile Rodgers (aka the best rhythm guitarist of all time).
The drum sound is me trying to cop the sound of MJ's Off The Wall record. 

My idea of a good cover is throwing elements of several different songs or artists into the mix. 
Musical gumbo.


Recorded in a tiny room known as Moot Booxlé Studios. 

Instruments: 
Rhodes Suitcase 73 into AmpliTube 3 JC-120 model with Fender Phaser and Leslie 147. 
DeArmond S73 guitar into AmpliTube 3 w/Fender Deluxe model (lead) and JC-120 model (rhythm).
Yamaha BB450 bass with Thomastik-Infield Jazz Bass flatwound strings.
1978 Rogers XP-8 drums with 1965 Powertone snare and vintage Zildjian A cymbals.
Trumpet and flute courtesy of SampleTank 2 and SampleTron.
Other sounds made by Synthesizers.com modular analogue synthesizer.
Vocals recorded on an AKG C1000 mic.

Moot Booxlé proudly uses IK Multimedia software. 

Lowdown

DIALOGUER AVEC UN FOU

Coffee in cup holder, key in ignition, seatbelt fastened, Moot Booxlé tape in player, windows down, volume cranked...This is going to be a long drive, but you've never felt so free.............

Main parts all improvised live.
Synthesizers.com Modular synthesizer split into two separate synth voices.
Synth #1: .com sequenced by Korg SQ-1 sequencer, transposed by keyboard #1. Uses Q150 "Moog" filter.
Synth #2: .com played via keyboard #2. Uses Q107 State Variable filter.
Synth #3: ARP Odyssey. Really showing off the duophonic capabilities of this synth.
Pad: Native Instruments Absynth.
Strings: Sampled Oberheim Matrix-12.
Drums and percussion: Logic Ultrabeat.
Hi-hat: live played Zildjian hi hat.

Hope you enjoy this trip! 

Overnight Transport

Here's my take on the Stylistics classic "People Make The World Go Round" written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed. 

I've always loved this tune and wanted to do something a little different with it rhythmically...Lots of little time signature changes in here. 
I decided to go with my sampled Rhodes rather than the real one because I like the way it "speaks". 

Rhodes: Dusty MkII through AmpliTube3 Vox AC30TB model
Hammond Organ: Logic EVB3
Farfisa Organ: Nord Lead 2X through MXR Dyna Comp, Crybaby 535Q wah into National amp
Bass: NI Monark
Guitar: Strat through MXR Dyna Comp into National amp
Drums: Gretsch/Remo kit with Zildjian and Paiste cymbals

People Make The World Go Round

The classic by Harold Alexander re-interpreted by Moot on some classic analog instruments. 
Check out the video of the performance!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tur5cWHehg

Bass and lead - Moog Minimoog Model D
Organ - modified Hammond M100 through Strymon Lex
Drums - Gretsch with 1970 Rogers Dyna-Sonic snare and vintage Zildjian cymbals
Recorded and Mixed in Logic Pro 9.

Tite Rope

In progess demo tracks for Yamaha's V80FD prototype workstation keyboard, from late 1988 (from an old cassette tape if stashed from way back when)

The V80FD engine was essentially two DX7II engines combined with a REX50 effects chip to be Yamaha's flagship workstation.  All sounds in the demos created by "Enhanced DX7" 6 operator sine wave FM synthesis, including all drum and percussion sounds.

The enhancements included expanded per operator Pitch EG's, LFO's, as well as velocity to feedback and negative velocity to Operator output.  In addition, the design incorporated expansion slots intended to add future additional synthesis Plug In boards - i.e. sample playback, etc, as would eventually be included in the CS6x and S80/S90

At the last minute it was shelved as the development of the SY77 was moved forward.

Music compositions by Manny Fernandez and Scott Plunkett

Yamaha V80FD Demos from 1988

Battle with Moot Booxlé and Golgi to try and make a aong with the thene "making spaghetti on a deasline." I think I pulled it off somehow???

Il Fiasco Di Guido

qu 1

Experimental vox with loop created in Blocs Wave and Launchpad. 

Late Night VyBE Loop 4/17/20, 1:14 AM at Louisville, KY

University of North Texas Trombone Consortium - ITA Remington Competition Winning Entry 
Hidas - 7 Bagatelles and Wilborn - Reflection and Celebration

Til I Die

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