When Music was Music
Lyrics and Music: Tiago Videira 

Vocals and Band (musiversal):
Drums: Adam Alesi
Bass: Itaiguara Brandão
Guitars: Justin Smith
Keys: Felipe Ribeiro

Mastering: Luiz Tornaghi


I miss those warm Summer days 
In the evenings mood ran low
I’d wipe the dust from that vinyl 
And amidst the cracks and pops
A tender voice would let us know 
How endless love stole their soul 
We’d cry together 

I miss those golden fallen leaves 
When I could tell you were feeling blue 
I’d put that record player on 
We would swing to that jazz 
I had your back, you had my heart 
And in that moment we just knew 
We’d laugh whenever

I miss the days 
When artsy melodies 
And crafty harmonies 
Were just right
I miss the days 
When clever lyrics 
Would strike a truth
Deep Inside 
I miss the days 
When music was music 
and you were still you 

Now these painful Winter nights 
You no longer talk, has been a while 
All those pop tunes on TV, 
They don’t change your empty stare… 
Feel my touch, are you still there? 
Do you still know who I am?

Oh, those days 
When artsy melodies 
And crafty harmonies 
Were just right
Oh, those days 
When clever lyrics 
Would strike a truth
Deep Inside 
I miss the days 
When music was music 
and you were still you 

Oh!… 
I miss the days 
When music was music 
and you were still you

(Whistling)

I sing our song, I see you smile… 
I realize we’re Spring forever

When Music Was Music

Family Entertainment Trailer Music
composed and orchestrated by Robin Hoffmann
performed by Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
recorded and mixed by GENUIN
(c) 2014 All rights reserved.

Let's Go For A Ride

I decided to work on a submission for the Bleeding Fingers Contest, and had a lot of fun in the process. I always enjoy an excuse to play around with Cubase and Kontakt, and this was certainly an exciting little side project. The track got a lot bigger orchestrally than I had originally intended, but who cares? We're re-imagining music by Hans Zimmer after all :)
The only stem file that I used in my track was the trumpet stem.  Also, I took some of the pitch material from woodwind stem file and used it in the little piano loop, which can be heard most prominently at the beginning of my track.
Hope you enjoy :)

Frozen Expanse - Bleeding Fingers Contest

Recording from 04-03-16 at Cavendish Hall

Matthew Murchison, Euphonium
Victoria Fatu, Piano
Recording and Mixing by Matthew Jackfert
Composition by Matthew Jackfert

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Appalachian Impressions Mvt. 3: Hootenanny

A Concert Band arrangement of J.S. Bach's Fugue No. 4 in C# minor (arranged in C minor).  There are some liberties for voicing and tempo, but my intentions were to make a compelling band piece and not necessary present Bach's thoughts in a most accurate manner.

Fugue on the Cross - composed by J.S. Bach, arranged by me for Band

Working with composers--both established and "emerging"--is one of my great passions.  Eli Fieldsteel, one of my colleagues in the doctoral program at the Butler School of Music at The University of Texas, is the real deal.  His infectious personality cannot help but find its way into his music.  His piece Fractus III: Aerophoneme is one of the best pieces I've ever heard for flute and electronics, and I was thrilled to be able to perform it on a recent recital of his works.  Below are his words about the piece.

"Fractus III: Aerophoneme, written in close collaboration with flautist Kenzie Slottow, is third in the Fractus series.  The piece gradually builds to a breaking point, reinforced by the transition from stereo to quadraphonic sound.  This composition has enjoyed numerous performances and is something of a breakthrough piece; it is my first multichannel work, and the first in the Fractus series to prominently feature computer interactivity."

Eli Fieldsteel -- Fractus III: Aerophoneme

Portuguese Music Producer, Author, Researcher and Engraver. Likes to plays piano, guitar, tin whistle. PhD in Digital Media. Master in Philosophy - Aesthetics. Degree in Musicology. Main focus on meaningful, timeless acoustic songs, Light music and ambient piano, evoking warm, vintage and jolly environments. Creating comfortable sounding experiences deep into the soul.

When Music Was Music

Tiago Videira

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