I just found Richard's Stuff via youtube. You've restored my faith in awesome music! :)

Oti's backing band often have a jam together on sunny Saturday mornings- a time when everyone gets to record a line

The new @itscyanblue single is out now on Nightfall!
Stay tuned for his upcoming album, "Cyantology", which will be out on Oct. 29th through Business Casual.
@lemkuuja

CyanBlue - This Feeling With U (LemKuuja Remix)

OH BABY

By My Side

Funky Town

I'm in the works of some other things that won't be out for a while, so here's a shitty "future funk" thingy. 

Have a good day! 

Purple

I wrote and recorded an EP in the last week of August 2016. I submitted it to YouTube's audio library on September 1st 2016. 
So I call this record "September" which can be downloaded here:
http://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary
Just search Otis McDonald or any of the song titles.

September

Richard's Stuff

Hello!
Here's my first track made on Ableton, hope you enjoy it <3

Textures

Download/Stream

Density

Thanks to everyone for the continued support! Please enjoy this lo-fi chillout album. Free download on the buy link!

Sample used: Eddie Kendricks - Intimate Friends

5702 Miles

This song is inspired by all the moments in my life that have been formative for me. More specifically, the moments I experienced when I was struggling to be a full-time musician. 

Years ago, I lived with my sister in the Inland Empire about an hour east from Los Angeles. I didn’t have enough money to get my own place so my sister graciously let me stay with her. The deal was that I had to babysit my niece in exchange for rent.

I remember feeling hopeless during that time. I moved to California to follow my dreams of becoming a musician but I felt like it was going nowhere. I was hitting dead ends and I wasn’t sure of my own musical direction. Some of my family members thought that I was wasting my time pursuing such an elusive career.  

When my sister had days off, we went out to eat and talk. I remember the conversations being deep and impactful for me. I recall telling her that, “I really want to make this music thing work.” She responded by saying, “You can do this. You were made for this. It has always been in you.” That gave me a surge of hope.  

Time went on and through luck and persistence, I slowly inched toward my goal of making music and art full time. I eventually got back on my feet, moved out, and started building my life the way I imagined it.

Earlier this year, while I was producing the final touches of this song, I searched for an ambient sound that I could layer over the music. I found a sample of my sister asking, “Ano rine-record mo?” (What are you recording?) and decided to use it. She had caught me recording ambient noises on my phone while we ate at a Panda Express years ago.

Remembering that moment triggered by that sample made me feel so grateful for my sister and the support she’s given me over the years. I love her. She’s been instrumental in my career as a musician. To pay tribute to her, I thought  I’d immortalize that feeling, that moment, into this song.

I hope this song speaks to you. I hope it reminds you of all the moments that have shaped you into who you are. I hope you find moments worth keeping and remembering for a lifetime.

Each moment is a gift. Don’t ever let go of them.

Music Video: https://youtu.be/4UdmOqO-rzg

Download Free

Never Letting Go Of This Moment

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サクラSAKURA-LEE - October In The Mirror

C'est un remix du "Charlotte De***** - Boog**"

Brand New

contact: otismacmusic@gmail.com

The sounds of Shuggie Otis and Michael McDonald inspired a man to write a song. A couple of Mondays later, that song inspired an Identity. The name is Otis McDonald. The mission? Good Music. 

From the mind and ears of producer/multi-instrumentalist, Joe Bagale, comes a sound that is fresh but tangibly rooted in nostalgia. When taking a listen, one may recall the soul of the 60s or the funk of the 70s. Or perhaps it’s pop radio from the 80s or the boom bap beats of the late 90s. What ever it may be, Otis McDonald is the sound of an artist who manifests a lesson in versatility and growing perspective.

The production can be dense at times, yet through it’s syncopated rhythms and unexpected harmony, Bagale is able to find the space that counts. Starting out as a studio experiment, Otis McDonald was developed over a 3 month period which found Bagale writing short snippets of music, playing all of the instruments, sampling those snippets, playing more instruments and and eventually creating entirely new songs. 

Musically it’s both playful and emotive, while giving listeners a sense of optimism and joy. Just because it’s rooted in the blues, doesn’t mean it has to have the blues. There are beats that’ll make you wanna sweat on the dance floor. A thumpin’ bass that inspires folks to make love. Synths, guitars and horns that’ll cut through to your core, and a voice that reminds us all what it’s like to be human. 

In 2015, Bagale put out 30 tracks for free, under the name Otis McDonald. Released as copyright free music, exclusively through the YouTube audio library, these tracks have been downloaded over 5 million times, streamed over 10 million times and already have appeared in thousands of youtube creators’ videos. Take a second and search Otis McDonald on YouTube and you’ll find pages upon pages of videos featuring these songs. This being a very unusual way to release music, it may be the best music nobody has ever heard. Funny how the business works. As of 2016, Bagale has formed the Otis McDonald live experience, featuring some of San Francisco and Oakland’s finest players. He’s recorded new music, soon to be released for sale and for streaming, and at least 10 new free tracks for the YouTube audio library, due out later this year.

Combining the skills of a musician, with the power of both old and new technology, the sound of Otis McDonald was born, reminding us that music is a universal language that will always have a past and always have a future. 

Richard's Stuff

Otis McDonald

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