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My last Jam after spending almost a month in Dahab. I believe this sound was inspired by my surroundings, from beach, mountains, sun and zen.

#Freeyourmind #freeyoursound #house #liveguitarjam #groove

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this is also partly to separate the jyväs from the akanas

rytmimuna

I was looking out my front window the other day, getting ready to warm up my fingers to play my piano. I sat there watching the weather. It was cold and windy. It wasn't a day that invited you to go outside and enjoy the day. It was January, and springtime with green leaves and flowers were a long way off. I am not a cold weather person. I hibernate in the winter, and don't leave my house unless I have to. As I sat there I started to play a melody with my right hand, and this is the music I recorded that day. If you listen, you will hear the weather - wind, rain, thunder and birds that give you hope and beauty that Spring always follows Winter - every single year. Year after year after year. It doesn't ever get out of order. So I tell myself, "Be patient. Don't wish your life away. It goes by fast enough without wishing Spring were here already." I sigh, and go back to creating music.

Whispers On The Wind

jamuary 16.01.2025 - improv

Soundpaint have just launched sampled guitar plugin called Instant Acoustic. There are a lot of strumming patterns and arp settings, but for this, I concentrated on a solo setting and another solo setting that incorporated some synth sound. The recording took about 10 minutes in total.
As we are experiending some rather windy weather today, I have called the track "Windswept" and included a photo of the beach, taken during lockdown.

Windswept

Instrumental Piano and some Harpsichord and organ tracks. Mostly improvised from start to finish. 

Fantasy no 2 C minor

Theme in A

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stay up late w me

late nights w you

This song hit my mind today, so I tried to reflect it on the piano... 

Here's the lyrics of the original song by Rare Bird, which sheds some light on the melanholic character of the music:

Sympathy

Now when you climb into your bed tonight
And when you lock and bolt the door
Just think of those out in the cold and dark
'cos there's not enough love to go round

And sympathy is what we need my friend
And sympathy is what we need
And sympathy is what we need my friend
'cos there's not enough love to go round
No, there's not enough love to go round

Now half the world hurts the other half
And half the world has all the food
And half the world lies down and quietly starves
'cos there's not enough love to go round

And sympathy is what we need my friend
And sympathy is what we need
And sympathy is what we need my friend
'cos there's not enough love to go round
No, there's not enough love to go round.

Sympathy (Improv on the Rare Bird song)

Gayatri Mantra as Channeled by Kristen Willow River during Ahata Yoga Flow at Harmony Yoga in Denver on March 30, 2013

Gayatri Flow savasana sound healing

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! 

A new piano sound is here to be explored: the Vertical Concert Grand Klavins M450i. An Everest of sound, a friend commented - she may be right... :-)

Our Una Corda piano has been sampled and is available as a VSTi at Native Instruments - they did a great job, it's fascinating! Also take a look at The Giant from NI, the VSTi of our Model 370 vertical concert grand piano...

Love to express myself on the keyboard now and then, only improvising... sometimes it works out, sometimes not - like real life... :-) Actually I'm a piano builder, not a pianist... ;-)

I'm recording mostly using the Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S88 keyboard, Reaper for DAW, and various Native Instruments sound libraries, sometimes live on the Una Corda.

Wish I had more time to explore all the fine musicians here - it's fascinating, always something new and inspirational to find, within the infinite world of music..!

Please be patient with me in case I'm not replying on your comments short term - I'm extremely busy building pianos... I definitely appreciate your remarks, ideas, suggestions, and will get back to you as I can afford..!

Having been on SC since April 2012, I'd like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who contributes to this wonderful world of music - all the friends I've made here, and the SC-Team as well..!!

Dave

UK based musician, producer, multi instrumentalist and composer focusing mainly on classical instrumental piano works of an improvised nature. A refreshing listening experience in a world of 'on the grid' production.

get into the sound, not the melody itself. a little bit of dirt might be cool these days

working on getting better than yesterday, everyday

My musical journey began with playing guitar in a rock band during my early teens, evolving into a deep appreciation for electronic music.

Several sounds and artists are influencing my style, which I am embracing and allowing my instinct to make the final artistic decisions.

Started as a hobby, now at 40, I decided to give it my all to pursue what I love. A mindset shift needed to happen. A mindset free from fear.

My mission is to leverage the power of music to inspire others, encouraging them to overcome their own fears and become whom they are meant to be.

Do not worry, I come from the future.

I try to keep this organized, checking out playlists and albums might be a good place if you are interested in "music". I have, and will, dump all kinds of junk onto the timeline. 

Have a nice day. Always

3-Dec-23
Ex-guitarist, now a dodgy keyboard player.
With the exception of a handful of covers, everything is unplanned, first-take improvisation: switch on; record; post.
Make of it what you will.

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