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"Backstage Pass: The Grit and the Glamour"/Joe Matera [Episode 137]

Acoustic cover of the Classic America song.

America's History Record was played millions of times in my basement. Highly underrated band. Produced by George Martin.

A lot of acoustic, and I got to do some triple treble on the acoustic using pedals, and I did the bass+leads on acoustic.

t i n m a n [a m e r i c a]

Copyright 1982/2024 Kenneth A R Mitchell.  A "cleaner" mix to accent my piano track throughout (more Elton-like), but essentially maintaining the second-half buildup of the original.  A song written for a dear coworker leaving work to focus on motherhood.  I sang it to her live in the office back then. All instruments/vocal performed live (save drums); mixed; mastered; produced by Ken Mitchell   LYRICS FOLLOW:

LYRICS:  

Mother to be, how old under someone’s eyes
Do I have to be, to be remembered, when you’re free
Mother to know you’re going when I’m barely in place
Makes me colder, I can remember, seems a dream

Will you give us the right to never forget you
To always regret you went away
When you leave us tonight I’ll never forget you
Just want to let you hear me say

Mother to be, can “Hey, I love you my friend” really say it
You know already, I really pray it
That you’ll give me the right to never forget you
Just want to let you hear me say

Mother to be the world is such a lovelier place
Because you’re in it, because you’re in it
A new beginning, mother to be

Mother To Be (clean alt mix)

THE BEATLES MiXTAPE

"Theme One" was originally written in the 1960s by George Martin, the "Fifth Beatle". The cover by Van Der Graaf Generator was then used as an anthem for "The Friday Rock Show" with DJ Tommy Vance, which ran on BBC Radio 1 in the 1970s and 1980s.

This is my interpretation, which I imagine is how George Martin may have intended it to sound. This is how I created it:

1. I played it on my Viscount Chorum S80 organ with the MIDI output hooked into Logic Pro.
2. Recorded the MIDI.
3. Bounced it down using the Vintage B3 instrument sound.

The result sounds as though it was played on a Hammond Organ! What do you all think? Feedback welcome.

Theme 1 Vintage B3

Omawiam stosunki panujące pomiędzy Catelyn i Eddardem, a także list od króla Roberta

01:36 Streszczenie

04:46 Wstępne uwagi

05:48 Różnica kulturowa  i religijna pomiędzy Północą a resztą królestwa

10:11 O relacji pomiędzy Catelyn i jej mężem

12::29 Znalezienie wilkorów, symbolika

18::24 O wizycie króla

22::43 Krótko o nowej książce Sapkowskiego

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Odcinek 96 George R. R. Martin – “Gra o tron” Catelyn I

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Joseph.r.f.price@gmail.com

I am an organist, jazz and classical pianist and all-round sonic artist!

NOTES FOR FOLLOWERS:  HTTPS://WWW.MIXHORIZONMUSIC.COM/whats-up.  ALSO:  HTTPS://WWW.MIXHORIZONMUSIC.COM/new-music
RECORDING HISTORY:   About me:   A few decades of experience!   I’ve been writing, performing and producing music since my late teens, keeping up with tech advancements. With my recording, practices and live performances in bands, I have well over 10,000 hours of experience! 

I am on the Waves subscription plan, which with my DAW, Logic Pro, and other software purchases, gives me lots  of options to get the best sounds and loudness!  Add my speaker system and studio reference headphones, constant software and skills upgrades, and I am ready and able!

Musicianship:  I play drums, electric and acoustic guitars, electric bass, and keyboards. I sing, harmonize well. Primary influences: Beatles (and George Martin), Brian Eno, David Bowie, Elton John, & Leonard Cohen. 

I am in this for the joy of creating music.  It has always been that way, since my first transistor radio (!) to hours of absorbing the masterful sounds of my influence for hours on end…and blending them with my abilities.

I started on two cheap reel-to-reel recorders in 1970, using  a surprisingly successful sound-on-sound technique (in my late teens and early 20s).  I moved to a professional reel-to-reel sound-on-sound for a spell (later 20s), and then eventually to 4-track cassette mixing recorder, mixing to reel, with several effects units (later 30s). 

I took a 14 year break from the mid-90s on, as work and family became all-consuming.  I retired from working in July 2018.  I then began writing/recording again that August, now in the digital era with GarageBand at first, then Logic Pro late winter of 2020.  

I also played drums, then guitar, and sang, in the local covers-band, Revolver...which I left in 2021.  I record/produce other artists and add instruments as needed.  Thanks for reading all this!

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