came here from Randy cloud, Max, and just had to listen again to this beautiful collab!

@randy-jackson-1: Me too Randy, it was a lot of fun doing this piece with you - next stop: inspiration :)

@christythompson: Thank you Christy, Randy and I are happy you enjoyed listening :)

I wonder what your thoughts are.

Thanks again,

x

Wind In The Willow

I was watching some TV show and my thoughts flew to other dimensions. I heard some music in my head. I know these situation, that the music in my head sounds so clear, that I am sure I will remember it. But based on my poor experience it takes exactly 5 minutes until I forget. So I was smart this time, I sat down for 10 minutes and made some initial recording of what I had in my head. 

Words

Do you remember the last time you lived a hectic day, running around, organizing, talking a lot; and then you came home... quiet... calm...rhythmic pulsation of the day's energy.
What is going on in you? Are you still yourself? Is your body at a stand-still, but your mind is racing? What do you think? Are you tired? Who are you!?

Can you find this island in yourself - your true retreat, where you will find what 10 hours of "everyday-life" were not able to provide? The path might be hidden for your physical eyes, but trust your feeling, it will guide you... and maybe this improvised musical thought can as well serve as a fire in the dark to lighten your way... 


"At the End of the Day"

Flute - Randy Jackson
Piano - Max Weichert

The stream is a recording by myself.
The bird song is a sample taken from freesound.org named "lolitaperdurabo dawn-birdsong".

I'd like to express my heartfelt gratitude for this wonderful collaboration to Randy (@soundcloud.com/randy-jackson-1), who literally breathed magic into the musical space we created! A true artist and poet of the winds :) 
If you like music from within, please take some time and listen to his woodwind creations!

Enjoy listening and let your mind wander inwards to find your heart.

At the End of the Day - Randy Jackson feat. Max Weichert

Spotify: sptfy.com/93U
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/album/id1064667349
Facebook: fb.me/ZilnikMilana

I recorded it about two weeks ago - for my son on his 5th birthday (the guy born on 2nd day of 2nd month at 2:02am :) ) But got to downloading it from my digital piano just yesterday. It's a little bit late both for his birthday and the Valentine's day but nevertheless :)

I am happy to announce the release of my new piano album "Spirit of Journey". The album is available on iTunes, Amazon, BandCamp, CDBaby, Spotify and other major online stores and streaming services. Your support is very much appreciated, all the earnings from album sales go back into the creation of music: new and better recording equipment, new and better composing tools and sound libraries and so on.

Review by Kathy Parsons from MainlyPiano: http://mainlypiano.com/2015_Reviews/Milana-Spirit_of_Journey.html

My little Valentine

My little Valentine - Milana - on iTunes, Spotify

I just love this improvisation by http://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik and asked her if I could do an orchestral arrangement of it (http://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik/its-about-time-instrumental).  Milana was the producer while I arranged, guiding me to the final version presented here.  For comments to Milana about the collaboration, click here:  http://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik/its-about-time-milana

Milana Zilnik- composer, producer, piano, celeste
Ray McGinnis- orchestration, arrangement

It's About Time - Milana Zilnik: composer, pianist; Ray McGinnis: arranger

Had this idea on the way home from a trip, where footsteps set the tempo of a song.  This is the results.  The title means Gypsy who is alive and animated.

Zoetic Zingaro

So, I tried to play that structured improvisation (http://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik/milana-i-wont-give-up) and thought of it more like a "work in progress", same as I think of most of my improvisations - just "moments in time", one take recordings, no editing (unless we include some improvisation into an album - then we do polish it a little bit).

A couple of days later  I got a message from @german-mister-thomas who offered to add Indian bass Bansuri on top of the piano. The result truly brought tears, it was so fascinatingly haunting... Then Thomas also added double bass and a German glockenspiel. Here is the final result. Please visit Thomas's cloud, you won't regret :)

The painting, the instrumentation and the production by @german-mister-thomas

I won't give up - Milana and Mr. Thomas

Dutch version of "IF I KNOW YOU", a song by Ian Melvin: @ianmelvin
Many thanks to @milanazilnik for the creation of the wonderful piano track.

This Dutch version is part of a translation project by Ian Melvin to create as many versions of "IF I KNOW YOU" in other languages as possible. 

For all the other translations please visit Ian's group:
soundcloud.com/groups/if-i-know-you-like-i-do

DUTCH LYRICS

ALS IK JOU KEN 
Als ik jou ken, echt goed ken 
Zou je ooit weggaan? 
Had jij die wens? 

Had ik jou minder lief, dan zou moeten 
Waar zou je't zoeken? 
Wat kon ik doen?

Ik voer over grote oceanen 
Ik bedwong de hoogste berg 
En ik bracht dan uit de diepste zee 
Die zwarte parel mee 
Alleen voor jou 
om wie je bent 
als ik je ken

Als je mij kent, echt goed kent 
Zou ik ooit weggaan? 
Had ik die wens?

Had je mij minder lief, dan zou moeten 
Waar zou'k het zoeken? 
Wat kon jij doen?

We bevoeren grote oceanen 
We bedwongen elke berg 
En we brachten uit de diepste zee 
Die zwarte parel mee 
alleen voor jou 
om wie je bent 
als ik je ken 

LITERAL TRANSLATION (out of Dutch)

IF I KNOW YOU 
If I know you, really know 
Would you ever leave? 
Could you wish for this? 
  
If i loved you less, than I should 
Where would you be looking? 
What could I do?

I could navigate large oceans 
I could conquer the highest mountain 
And I brought then out of the deepest sea 
That black pearl 
Only for you 
for who you are 
if I know you

If you know me, really know 
Would I ever leave? 
Could i wish for this?

Did you love me less, than you should 
Where would i be looking? 
What could you do?

We could navigate large oceans 
We could conquer every mountain 
And we brought out the deepest sea 
That black pearl 
only for you 
for who you are 
if I know you

Painting: Stefan Krikl

Als ik jou ken (Collab with Ian Melvin and Milana Zilnik)

All the profits from this song go to charity!!

Purchase the song here: http://annayanova.bandcamp.com/track/love-heart-soul

Credits
From Up!, released 14 April 2013 
Music & Lyrics written by Anna Yanova-Cattoor 
Recorded & Produced by Andrew Stephen 
Mastered by Mark Spielberg 

Vocals - Anna Yanova-Cattoor 
Guitar - Jared Cattoor; Andrew Stephen 
Drums - Kris Persson 
Bass - Corey Shafarman 
Background vocals - Anna Yanova-Cattoor


Lyrics
Love Heart Soul 

I’m looking at the cars passing by 
I’ve got some heavy thoughts in my head 
Walking down the street I wonder why 
Do we always choose red on our 

Love 
Hearts 
Souls 
And whatever else is deep inside 

Don’t you understand – you’re golden 
And you’re holding back 
Fancy things won’t bring you peace of mind 
You’ve got to look into yourself, you will find 

Love 
A heart 
A soul 
And whatever else is deep inside 

And we all share this world 
For better or for worse 
Our voices can be heard 
Fancy things won’t make us love 
Better look inside, I know you will find… 

I’m looking at the cars passing by 
I’ve got melodies in my head 
I no longer wonder why 
Cause today, today we all met 

Love 
Our hearts 
Our souls 
And whatever else is inside 
I said love 
A heart 
Soul 
Whatever else is deep inside 

It’s LOVE!

Love Heart Soul

Credits
From Up!, released 14 April 2013 
Music & Lyrics written by Anna Yanova-Cattoor 
Recorded & Produced by Andrew Stephen 
Mastered by Mark Spielberg 
Vocals - Anna Yanova-Cattoor 
Guitar - Jared Cattoor 
Drums - Kris Persson 
Bass - Corey Shafarman 
Piano - Anna Yanova-Cattoor 
Background vocals - Anna Yanova-Cattoor



Lyrics

Dear child, did someone forget to tell you the truth? 
You're alone in this life 

People come and they go 
It’s important not to let you soul break 
When your heart skips a beat 

Pour your heart and soul into one last happy song 
And then you’ll know what it’s like to feel peace 

Dear child, did you know that the stars above are old souls filled with love? 
They shine so that we remember not to surrender when we don’t find the way home 

Pour your heart and soul into one last happy song 
And then you’ll know what it’s like to feel peace


Dear Child

Hej people :)

Thank you for taking some of your precious time to listen to my music! 

I like to improvise on the piano. Creating music for me means to open my heart and to give a form to what is inside. It is a neverending journey, striving to become clearer every time I try to understand myself better and to express what I find inside. Somehow, my own inner life re-sonates in those who listen, yet it might be an experience very different from my own - this is one of the wonders I discover ever again when I observe people listening, and though it seems simple, I find this is a mystery.

I am happy if I can share some of my inner life with you, and "get in touch" with you from heart to heart. 

If you feel you like sharing your "pictures", feelings or thoughts while listening, I'd be glad to receive a message from you!

Thus, enjoy and smile if you like it :)

I wish you a happy day and always remember: Listen and breathe - you are alive!

At the End of the Day - Randy Jackson feat. Max Weichert

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