This is from a studio session I did a few years ago. The arrangement is by Mike Lovelace. Very Mancini-ish. 

I played my Bach 36 on this one. I hope you like it.

breakfast at tiffany's

This piece is ASCAP Licensed but available as a backing track for spoken word.  just message me or reach out at bryancarmody@me.com All rights reserved Copyright 2016 bryancarmodymusic.

Origin notes: Sometimes it feels good to play too many notes - This goes into the set "Viva La Evolution"  Working on my guitar and my fingers are "Kitty Soft Paws" Wanted to remind myself what letting loose on the keyboard was - after an especially trying day on the never ending wheel of the rat race.  Hope to develop this theme.  But needed to get it out there tonight.

BTC Studio Works - Piano Improvisation - "Running After Nothing" (No Holds Barred Improv)

They’re taking down a Christmas Tree
That he planted as a little boy
It’s overgrown its welcome and now it’s time has come

The tree gave joy and shaded the sun
Provided memories of when he was young
Showed us just how much he’d grown
Today all its residence have flown

It’s bittersweet for all involved
So many years of growth so quickly falls  
It was home to many beautiful creatures
By Christmas they’ve found a new home

All good things must come to an end
His childhood tree has seen its last day
What will come from this new found space?
Only time will fill its place

Live and grow our day in the sun
With struggles a mighty we all must fall
The time will come
That we’ve all had our day in the sun

The Xmas Tree

Title track from 1985 NOVA records release. 
This piece comes from a much earlier period of my musical development. It is an assortment of musical ideas that was originally recorded in a studio with piano, synthesizers, electric bass, flute, drums and percussion. When I was signed with NOVA records, I reduced the composition to a solo piano piece. Since that time much has changed in my musical sensibilities and so it is time to revisit this tune. I am currently restructuring this composition for ensemble in a new recording project that was initiated by an offer to perform a concert. My intention is to recompose the entire album. My belief is compositional continuity and emotional content will be greatly improved with these reborn versions. As a reference, here is the piano solo version. 

Waterfall

Next Modern School Of Berlin

Trilogy was one of the first songs by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer that I ever heard. The sound of the Moog really grabbed my attention, and I am very happy to cover this song now in honor of Keith and Greg.

The piano was played on the Amber Upright from Nord, on the Nord Piano 2 HA88. The lead synthesizers were played on the Moog Little Phatty. The organ was played on the Nord Electro 4D. The synth strings in the intro and synth horns were played on the Yamaha M06. The bass was played on a fretted Fender Jazz bass copy that has been modified for me. The drums were Session Drummer 3, Andy Johns Kit. The suspended cymbal rolls were from the Vienna Symphonic Library Percussion Collection. I did all the vocals using a Lewitt handheld condenser microphone.

Trilogy - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (cover)

Photo by Robson Hatsukami Morgan on Unsplash

Goodnight

I wanted to explore some more music from the 1980s. I also love the instrumentation and lyrics of this song! 
I sang all of the vocoder parts, and all the orchestral tracks were a combination of my Yamaha M06 keyboard and the East West Hollywood Strings Library. The guitars were a combination of my custom MarbleHead and Ibanez guitars. The drums are the Session Drummer 3 Glam Kit.

Sowing The Seeds Of Love - Tears for Fears (cover)

A gorgeous, soulful ballad with a "Muscle Shoals" style arrangement, and spectacular performances by a bunch of A list musicians:  Steve Nathan on keyboards (also did the arrangement),Tim Pierce on guitars, Matt Bissonette on bass and John Ferraro on drums.  Killer vocals by Will Russ Jr, with backing vocals by Sue Lowery.

Monkification

Your Blue Eyes

Here are excerpts from big band arrangements I did for the (David) Osmond/(Caleb) Chapman Orchestra. Their CD, "There's More Where That Came From" will be released in 2019, distributed by SONY.

Waterfall

Robert W Brown Music

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