teach me those jazz chords!   you have a classic jazz voice!

あなたの声がとても色っぽくて魅力的です。弾き語りですか？ボーカルのみですか？オシャレなChord progressionと相まって絶妙な雰囲気を醸し出しています。

Such a great feel to this song Terry (and Phil) Phil's piano and your vocals work so well together.

totally enjoyable-perfect for a rainy NYC day

Related tracks: Random Sightings - IPG1 & Lillithe

Baked using only GarageBand Loops.
Iced on top with Yamaha Tenor Saxophone.

Going Loopy (Faff & Paste Part 1)

Last days of summer. Two girls on the pier laugh excitedly braving the waves.

Here comes the wave

Recorded in Modesto, Ca   Featuring Harmonica solo. Gibson Electric Guitar solo. Hammond B3 Organ solo. Dobro solo. Electric Bass Rhythm. Roland Synthesizer Bass Rhythm. Jaw Harp. Godin Electric Guitar Rhythm. Horn Section Trumpet, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones. Trap Drum kit. Congas, Bongos, Cowbell, Zildjen Crash Cymbal, Djembe, Tablas.

kick'n it

Kick'n it

All in

A Small Holiday.wav

Shirley Barr is a lovely singer, composer and songwriter that I have had the honor of collaborating with. She wrote a beautiful text and sang it to one of my songs. Here is the result. ;)

Big and warm thanks Shirley for a very nice work and for your positive and cheerful attitude and help to lift this little piece of music. ;)

Listen to more of her lovely music and lyrics here: https://soundcloud.com/shirley_barr

Free From The Old - Seagull & Shirley Barr

Give Love

Early Down Chaos

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and eventually, as part of a future solo album)

Greetings all you fun and funky SC musicians. I don’t typically upload remastered versions of a song as a new track. I usually just replace the old with the new, and change the title to reflect the remaster. But this one is special, for a few reasons (and if you’re not much into personalized mixing details, you may want to skip this liner note).

First (and most importantly)… I thought I’d lost the ability to edit the original tracks for this song. The last time I opened it up in Logic (updating it for the 2018 album remaster), the siren voices were all messed up (automation in Alchemy can have odd results sometimes). I just assumed the original native file was broken forever, because I no longer had access to that version of Logic. I had to do the album remaster from my only existing mix… and it was definitely lacking.

4 years later, I’m so glad I took a chance on reopening the native file when I concluded this ‘Siren’ trilogy. All the sounds/automations were exactly as I had left them. Prior to this attempt, I just assumed the worst, and never tried again. Thankfully, I was wrong. :D

Second… the remaster turned out much better than I hoped; and the differences were so satisfying, I thought it might be fun to have both versions up (for a side by side comparison, for any interested musicians out there. Here's the older version: https://soundcloud.com/grevusanjl/siren-rising).

So why does this one sound so much better than the original version? (And please take all of this with a grain of salt. I’m no pro. But I have discovered what works for me.)

Honestly, a tremendous amount of credit goes to having a much better understanding of Compression. For many folks, Compression is almost a dirty word. Just the title of the plug-in alone confused me at first. Why would I possibly want to compress my sounds, when I liked them as is? 

But it turns out (for me at least) that the different Compression options really shine when chosen specifically, and used minimally. As an example (and I’m not sure if your DAW offers similar options, but), Studio VCA works brilliantly with strings, female vocals and many of my favorite synths. But Studio FET works great on drums. Etc. And while some might cringe at the idea, I absolutely love what Soft Distortion does to most tracks as well. Used in mild amounts, Soft Distortion adds a phenomenal amount of spacial quality to the sound. I don’t use this one all of the time, but I bet I use it at least 75% of the time now (and Compression in general on about 95% of the tracks).  So there you go… I’m definitely a big fan of Compression… when used responsibly. :)

In addition, I’ve also learned a lot about EQing since I first did this song in 2017; so much so, that I was actually baffled by some of my earlier choices. So a large amount of the repair/update time for the 2022 remaster was spent on getting the EQing for each track set up more effectively.

And finally, I had the opportunity to give the full mix a healthy rebuild. After 5 years, you’re undoubtedly going to have a very fresh perspective on a piece. And I realized a lot of the sounds simply weren’t in their optimal positions in the stereo field. I also reconsidered where sounds faded in and out, and how intensely they did so… and I updated all of that as well. 

And there you have it, the story/history behind one of my all time personal favorites. I’m so glad I had an opportunity to revisit this one (while leaving all the original instruments true to form), and I hope you enjoy all the latest sound enhancements as well. I’m excited to hear what you think of my ’Siren Rising (2022 Remaster)’. :D

WTF! The Musical

Siren Rising - 2022 REMASTER

One of a few new tunes I have been working on.
Stay safe out there and thank you for all of your kind plays shares and reposts.

IMAGINE  (Urban Mix)

Phil McC (aka Waveology)is a talented keyboard player, and he offered this piano improvisation for me to engage with a melody and lyric. Although Phil went on to experiment with a band arrangement (https://soundcloud.com/philmcc-1/place-i-go-ft-terry-wigmore-jazz-orchestra-arrangement), I was always partial to the piano's simplicity and the space it afforded the vocal to sit in an imagined lounge, and that was the sound that inspired the lyrics.  So, with the last breath of autumn, it seemed to be a fitting time for a melancholic muse in Phil's lounge, a darkened room, a half consumed whisky (Crown Royal) in one hand, a mic in the other, cue the music, Phil...

Places I Go

Written by - Phil McC
Vocal and lyrics - Terry Wigmore
Arranged & generally glued together - Phil McC

LYRICS ...

Hmmmm...the places I go
To try to get you off my mind,
It's no good, though I try.
The mem'ries, oh the memories of you,
And the places we used to go.
Every place I go,
Every shop I see,
Every window I turn to,
Every crack in the sidewalk
Reminds me of you
hmmmm letters carved in trees
Those benches that were meant for you and me
But it's all gone,
All gone, all gone, all gone, now,
Blown away in the breeze,
The falling leaves
Drifting down the river of Time
We're drifting,
Yeah we're drifting
We're like leaves that have fallen 
Drifting...
It's so hard for me to go,
To all the places, the places I know.
It's so hard for me to go,
To all the places, places I know...

Jazz Collaborations

Places I Go (with Phil Mc C)

RANDOM SIGHTINGS Open Collaboration from IPG1
Verses: Ian Greaves aka (IPG1)
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/random-sightings-vocals-92-bpm
Music, Production and Arrangement: Lillithe
Verses:
Here we go with these lyrics ——chill out feel the hype 
this is what I’m thinking while I’m spitting— flames from the mic
It’s long overdue ———so hang tight ——-it’s alright
Some new sound bytes coming through——at the speed of light
38 degrees Celsius ——- converted to Fahrenheit 
That 100 degrees of heat——but don’t swear it —-it’s alright
Explosive on contact——like——a falling meteorite
could be wrong ——could be right ——but—— I bet you’ll see Tha light (delight)
🎵No limits no hangups ———no safety nets 
think it—- plan and do it ——with no regrets 
not the last brushstroke —-cause the paint still wet 
creating something out of nothing —-is the art outlet🎵
If I gotta do it all ——-then I’m gonna do it my way
I can’t answer every call—— but I bet someone will pay 
seems like just another wall—- can’t say that’s OK 
Wreck em all big and small —-black and white is just all gray 
if I gotta take the fall—— gonna keep it real all day 
so don’t try to break my balls —-and that’s needless to say
got the mic step on—-combination weapon 
let the legend get on—-data mining brainstorm
anytime I come on—-dropping gems is the norm
feel the vibe transform—-born to win —move on
———if I do it —-I’ve gotta do it my way
—-throwing—down as always——- it’s my mainstay
murdering tracks —with each word——that—— I —-say—-
dividends adding up——————————-for a big payday
maniac— —-————-floating —flowing—like a manta-ray 
—-and if———they love it ———-I guess that—I’ll stay
for a while—putting styles—-on display—-
not stressing rhymes ——cause the——-rhythm’s —hitting———all day

Random Sightings - IPG1 & Lillithe

Vocals, vocalise by Nadia Selvaggi
Instrumental by Anomon (Gary Courtland-Miles): https://soundcloud.com/gary-courtland-miles

Note from Anomon/Gary Courtland-Miles: 
"Recently I reached out to fellow SoundClouder and Vocalist Nadia Selvaggi, @nadiaselvaggi , wondering if she'd like to collaborate on one of my pieces. And Happily she said yes! 😊

After a few weeks of Listening, she zeroed in on my favorite Orchestral Fusion compositions, Cosmic Cycles*. And as I expected, her thoughtful, lyrical and powerful Vocalise certainly takes the piece to new Cosmic heights.

We're delighted to present it today. 😊

May you enJOY."

Composition © Gary Courtland-Miles 2022
Vocals ℗ Nadia Selvaggi 2022

© Gary Courtland-Miles & Nadia Selvaggi 2022

Photo : A Majestic Island Universe / NGC 1365
© NASA by The Hubble Space Telescope

Cosmic Cycles by Anomon & Nadia Selvaggi

This song is a love story of sorts, a temptress who is luring in this man with her wild ways, getting him to leave his normal mundane life behind and live with her in the forest of blue. In my mind this had a fairy tale feel to it but with a darker element...  The music I feel works great with the piano and strings, giving it a great atmosphere and really fits in well with the storyline

Cat's Whiskers

the forest of blue (2 Rightly/Aine Parkes)

Canada Stands With Ukraine
Elbows Up, Canada!
Never 51.

*singer-songwriter

Connecting, creating and sharing with others has been quite a transformative experience and one that I trust will continue for years to come. I enjoy listening to musicians on SC, and try to leave encouraging and descriptive comments.
Who said retirement can't be fun!

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