*** This extended version was not planned, rather, inspiration called for it, and I felt compelled to revisit this piece. I hope you will enjoy this new version. ***

A requiem for my sister Lisa, and 4th movement of a work I have planned to complete as I have time and inspiration for each part of my outline.

The title comes from my daughter, who heard me as I was playing with the initial melodic idea, and said it sounds like a mourning bird.

This piece is best heard through headphones or quality stereo speakers to hear all the details.

Special thanks to the following, in no particular order, for their feedback, support and kindness which helped me to make this piece what it is.
Loo(p)cy
Sara Di Paolo
Bruce Klepper
Jay Barbeau
Eileen Eaton

Instruments from Versilian Studios Chamber Orchestra 2 Professional Edition

Birds of Mourning: Extended Version

L'histoire continue ! 
The story goes on - - - - - - - 
EN speakers : see translated video here 

https://youtu.be/8gjJde2jWK4?feature=shared

Thanks : - - - - ))

Histoire d'une invention  - chap. 6 : L'atelier

Days to Nights

  This is the first track of many that I had the privilege of doing with Neekoo! Very happy with the way that it turned out. It was so fun to do something outside of what I normally do. Something a bit more positive and on the upbeat side of things. I'm proud of the hard work that we both put in on this song, and it definitely shows. Hope you all enjoyed this one as much as we enjoyed making it! Keep your head up, keep your heart up and boogie on!

Day Dreamer - Neekoo and Professor ECS

Really wanted to have a strong emotional guitar, so I a found a couple chords I liked and did some finger picking trying to emphasize the base note. I listened over and over once I had got the sound out of the guitar I wanted and tried to fit lyrics in that would give it a unique and relaxing sound. Hope you enjoy!

Lyrics:

Open your eyes
See the darker sides
Of me

Don’t be afraid
I won’t bite
Today

But if you need
Something from me
I would give it to you

Because
You’re just
So Beautiful

My brain Can’t
Comprehend this
I don’t know if
I can’t stand this

Pain
So much pain


Pain
So much pain
I can’t refrain
Close your eyes
See the brighter sides
Of us

I know I can
Cause fear
But please 
I need you near

But if you need
To run from me
I would understand

Because 
You’re Just
So Fragile

My Mind Can’t
Contain this
I just know that 
We should end this

Pain
So much pain
Pain
So much pain
I can’t refrain

So Much Pain

This is a stripped down version of a song we at Eclectic Collective made a few months prior. Thank you for listening!
Cast of Characters:

Mistermark – @user-432503709 – Mark – back up vocals, organ, production
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– electric and acoustic guitar, production
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- Original piano composition, vocals, lyrics, key grip (no, not really LOL)
Original lyrics by JJ Terrell:
That fog around the mountain

is getting set to rise

pulling these wheels on down the road lord

is pulling my heart right out

If you really love someone now

wouldn't you want it to be a hundred to none?

instead of traveling around with a scorecard by your side

ooooh oh yeah

gonna set you free

ooooh, oh yeah

gonna leave you be
that fog around the mountain
it's like a dream
my heart, it has soon forgotten
a rolling stone like me

looking down that dusty road
sun's beatin' down

pulling these wheels on down the road lord
has got me down
until I see you again.

That Dusty Road (unplugged) by The Eclectic Collective

Lights In The Dark

Feelings

The Devil Inside #1 Female (Rock,folk,classical).mp3 (Remix)

[Verse]
Shadows race where the bracken bends
A whisper rides the heathen winds
Ashes fall like shattered snow
The gallows gate
It starts to glow
A howl
A cry
A fleeting trace
Who walks the night with no face
No face?

[Chorus]
Fires by the gallows gate
Burning fast
It’s never too late
The earth is scorched
The trees alight
Who will stand
Who’ll fight the night?
Fires by the gallows gate
We turn to ash or tempt our fate

[Verse 2]
Lanterns swing in the widow’s hand
A curse was carved in the bitter sand
The moon splits wide
The sky turns red
Who speaks for the lost
The unquiet dead?
Beneath the yew
The pact was made
A life for a life
The debt unpaid

[Prechorus]
Run
Oh run
The ground will break
Chase the flame
The past will wake

[Chorus]
Fires by the gallows gate
Burning fast
It’s never too late
The earth is scorched
The trees alight
Who will stand
Who’ll fight the night?
Fires by the gallows gate
We turn to ash or tempt our fate

[Bridge]
The fiddler plays
The dancers wail
The reaper’s scythe cuts through the veil
The rope
It sways
The raven grins
The night is thick with ancient sins

Fires by the Gallows Gate

There are times when we must step back and recognise certain events are beyond our control or influence. Rather than waste energy railing against this unalterable fact,we must learn to accept what we cannot change and find new ways of adapting. Although I say this,I struggle too. I'm a slow learner.
Some slide action to be played appropriately loud!


Don't be angry with the sun that sets
Or the wind and rain that blow
Nothing's gained by fretting
What you can't control

Don't get tight with things not right
Just let it all unfold
You can make it better
Just by letting go

Life is tough and treats you rough
If you swim against the tide
You can make it better
Let it all just slide

Let It Go

Quadriplegic, Producer, Sound Engineer, as well as digital drummer and bassist Empyrean. Music is a vibration, a feeling, encased in emotions, which can be expressed in many different forms. When it is captured in a moment of pure emotion, that is true art. To get a feeling all the way down to your bones when you hear someone’s melody. To hear words spoken that move the soul. 
  I’m on a journey to capture these moments with many different artists and share them with the world! Hit me up for collabs!!! Keep your head up, keep your heart up and boogie on.