Having used a BOSS BR-864 to record demos for the last ages, I have finally got myself set up with a DAW running Pro Tools 9. After spending a while battling latency issues, among other things, this is my first attempt at putting a song together. I've extended the song past the fade-out of the original recording (see below)Hope you enjoy.

Midnight Cadence 2015 (demo mix)

I have always loved Star Trek. I grew up watching 'The Next Generation', and for a long time now have wanted to attempt to cover the theme by replacing the orchestral instruments with guitar.
 
Still teaching myself how to use ProTools; this is my second attempt at recording and mixing a full song with it.

For the recording I used a Gibson Les Paul Standard, Gibson Les Paul Studio, a refurbished Samick unknown, a 5-string base, an E-bow, slide and samples of bass drum, snare and crash cymbal....which all had to be put together without a click. I also used a toy Starship Enterprise (pictured) I got as a boy...y'know, just for authenticity! :P

It's taken around four or five solid days in total over the space of three weeks to figure out all the parts and record them, and it has been fun. 

I hope you enjoy. :)

Star Trek - The Next Generation theme (Guitars Cover)

I put this track together as part of promoting Guitarist Ireland's annual Christmas raffle in aid of Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Dublin. 

Recorded direct from a Marshall Mode Four head from the emulated line out and straight into ProTools. Hope you enjoy. :)

Happy Christmas!

O Holy Night - Arranged by Stavis

And now for something completely different......a recent college assignment was to reharmonize a song. The original was a simple song with an acoustic guitar, one vocal and some light percussion. The vocal melody had to be maintained, which is what is being played by the synth. The rest I assembled using the melody notes as a guide to what chord I could use to support it. It was my first time attempting to reharmonize a song. Hope you enjoy.

DAYS - "From A Stranger" (Stavis Reharmonization)

I composed this piece to this infrared image of Saturn & Titan for my end of year composition assignment. I took inspiration from the classical world, 80's film music and some early video game music, and was aiming to work with some non-standard rhythmic arrangements and odd time signatures. Hope you enjoy. :D

The Passing Of Titan

A short instrumental I wrote and recorded yesterday, which was the summer solstice....hence the name. :P

Solstice

A piece I started yesterday and finished this afternoon. I hope you enjoy! :D

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