Warming up my fingers and co-ordinating my hands. No thought. No reason, just playing up and down the keyboard. Still very agile. No arthritis. At this point in my life I couldn't ask for more.

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It’s all in the music💯 insta: geminiwondera_11.11 TWITTER: @officalkimpy TIKTOK: KIMPY

"You don't sound like anyone else," said Danny Thompson - renowned bass player for Nick Drake and Joe Strummer - about English musician Conil.

The GRAMMY-winning engineer for Tom Waits and Elvis Costello, Tchad Blake said: "Strange Part of the Country is an awesome album! I still listen to it."

Fleetwood Mac legend Peter Green liked Conil's music so much he stopped by Conil’s house to record with him. They recorded a version of Conil's homage to the jazz greats "Round Midnight". 

Strange Part of the Country never conformed to any current trends and has remained timeless. Now, people are discovering this album and it is becoming an all-time favourite. 

When the album was released in the UK, it received some amazing press. Britain's biggest selling music monthly Q magazine gave it: "Four stars - Q Recommends". Blues Matters magazine wrote: "One of the most original artists out there". In the next issue, Blues Matters put him on the front cover.

Conil left London after Strange Part of the Country was released and has spent the last ten years living in the United States and Europe - including New Orleans, New York City, and Berlin.

All of my music is completely written in score,  and it is ready to be performed in every part by real instrumentalists. 
For better listening I suggest the use of headphones.

Hello my loyal followers, please accept my apologies that I am currently unable to attend to my hobby due to personal reasons and have temporarily withdrawn from SoundCloud. I recently logged into my account and received so many messages inquiring about my whereabouts. I wasn't expecting that. Thank you so much for your inquiries. I don't know yet when I'll be able to be active again. It may be until the end of the year. Have fun with your songs and thank you again for your loyalty.

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Thank you so much for being here and taking the time to listen to my music.

My first steps in electronic music were with the Atari 260 ST (manually upgraded to 1 MB memory), a Yamaha PSR460 keyboard and Cubeat 1.0 (later renamed to Cubase 1.0). So I've always been focused on Cubase, so to speak.

That was a long time ago. In the meantime I set up my little studio and recorded a few songs for myself. However, I didn't dare to publish them because they might not be good enough for the world. 

But at the beginning of 2023 I risked to publish the first songs. I hope you like my music, even if everything is very amateurish. 

Have fun, Werner.

Update May 26th, 2023

Now 5 months have passed and I would like to describe my impressions so far. 

This is the best community I have ever experienced. You guys are so great, motivating, inspiring, creative and constructive. This week I welcomed my 500th follower and you gave me the opportunity to reply to over 1000 comments. I never would have expected that.

Many, many thanks for your appreciative support and of course for your great music that you share with all of us here.

My music pieces are all piano improvisations expressing emotions. It is music telling stories without the words. In my earIy years I sang and played piano in piano bars or fronted bands of different styles, from country to heavy metal and to 40. I've been composing, teaching and performing most of my life.  I'm getting old(er) now 😔 but the great thing about creating music is it gets better the longer you play, and you have more to write about! 

This is what I leave of me to my generations to come who wonder where their desire to make music comes from. My mother, grandmother and great grandmother were both accomplished pianists when they were young. My son is also exceptional.  My great grandmother and gr grandfather sang and danced in minstrel shows (vaudeville) in the early 1900's. Kids today have no idea what life was like before moving pictures.  I now have great-grandchildren. They will know who I am through my music. When I am gone my music will still be here. What a wonderful thought! 

Thank you for visiting and hope you will follow as well.🙂 Music is another form of art.  how we listen and how we express that art, whether we play an instrument or producing and mixing that musical art through our heartfelt feelings, is how we express ourselves. Music truly can heal and soothe the beast. Keep on Rockin’ the free World! 

Cheers my friends!

SicRic

If there was only two traits that came through in my music, I would hope that it would seem to be effortless and inevitable.
The Kind Place Studio

Songs from the edge of somewhere. Bluesy, soulful rock with roots in folk and blues, shaped by years of traveling and chasing sound.

My debut album Strange Part of the Country earned ★★★★ from Q Magazine, a Blues Matters cover feature, and reached #3 on the U.S. Alternative Radio Chart, with airplay on BBC Radio 2, WWOZ New Orleans, and KROQ Los Angeles. Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac), Marc Ribot, and Danny Thompson have all been part of the journey.

I’m now finishing a new album with Marc Ribot, Tchad Blake, and Danny Thompson — music that digs deep, raw and real.

COMPOSITOR/LETRISTA DESDE OS DOSE ANOS. MAS ANÔNIMO, TRABALHO NA PRAIA DE SANTOS, ONDE FICA A QUADRA DE BOCHA DA TURMINHA DESTA FOTO E  QUADRAS DE TANBORÉU. TENHO UM LIVRO DO REFERIDO CLUBE PARA  RIR MUITO E ESTOU ESCREVENDO O VOL. II . SOU FAXINEIRO NO ED. SERGIO CID,  AV. EPITACIO PESSOA, 301/303 AQUI EM SANTOS, FAÇO ARTESANATOS PARA AJUDAR NA RENDA ATUAL. DEUS ME DEUS MUITOS DONS, MAS PRECISO DE AJUDA, POIS TENHO MUITO QUE APRENDER AINDA. TENHO 63 ANOS. E OBRIGADO  POR ESTA OPORTUNIDADE  QUE REMOTA, PORQUE NÃO TENHO CONDIÇÕES FINANCEIRAS PARA FAZER UMA ASSINATURA.   OBRIGADO PELA FORÇA. MINHA MELODIA FOI GRAVADA EM UM COMPUTADOR, QUE GANHEI DE UM AMIGO DO TAMBORÉU,  O  RODOLFO.  OBRIGADO Á  TODOS VOCES.

Shirley Barr may be late to the table, but her recently discovered passion for compelling songwriting and performance shows she’s earned her place. Quirky, insightful, and sumptuously layered, she melds beautiful melodies with novel lyrics to create soundscapes that leave you wanting more. Summer 2024 will see the release of her debut EP, Begin Began Begun.

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Sonni Quick