Mastered

Perpetua

By request, An old demo from 2001.  These were my early slot audio philosophies from about half a career ago...I was experimenting with innovations.   I refined them a lot in the following years.    Fun to listen to this now!!

MGAM Slots Audio Demo 2001

Hillbilly Halloween

A tune recorded by my friends in Pocket Monkey and mixed by Patrick Donicht at the Audio Vortex in Stanwood, WA. violin, Charles Atwood, alto sax, Dix Carroll, guitars, Steve Kirk, drums, Mike Davidson, conga, Dave Gertsenberger, bass, Patrick Donicht.

All The Things You Ain't

Here's a piece of music I wrote for the Charlie Brown game, Snoopy Pop.

Snoopy Pop Fun

another great Tacuma tune from this year's summer concert.

DREAMSCAPE

'911' was recorded October 3, 2001 by a group of some New York City's leading session musicians and audio professionals. We all assembled for one day with a 'We Are The World' spirit to record as 'Gotham Artists'. This project was created with the desire to provide comfort and consolation to our then wounded city and country, and if it were possible, to help heal the world (and our own souls, too), though music.  

Watch the video on Youtube here: http://youtu.be/Qm6Sg77ZhkU

911


911- The World ended...
And started all over again...

I just wanted to say I love you
In case tomorrow never comes.
If I sit staring over the rooftops
I’m just searching for the sun.

I’m just searching for the sun.

911- The World ended
And started all over again.
We saw the towers fall; I felt small.
Thank God, you’ve got an angel for a friend.

An angel for a friend.

Last night I worried that when I got home
You wouldn’t be waiting for me
I closed my eyes and tried to reached out
But I couldn’t wake from this dream.

No,  I couldn’t wake up from this dream.

911- The World ended
And started all over again.
We saw the towers fall; I felt small.
Thank God, you’ve got an angel for a friend.

An angel for a friend.

So, if and when I finally wake up
I don’t know how I will feel.
Everything is different now.
I don’t know what is real.

No, nothing seems quite real.

Still, I’m trying to be hopeful.
Say a prayer for all of us.
Ask how can anyone be so hateful,
When what the world needs is so much love.

911- The World ended
And started all over again.
We saw the towers fall; I felt small.
Thank God, you’ve got an angel for a friend.

An angel for a friend.

911- The World ended...
And started all over again...

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Gotham Artists: Drums: Joe Bonadio. Percussion: Erik Charlston. Electric Bass: Will Lee. Keyboards: Charles Giordano. Electric Guitar: Larry Saltzman. Strings: Sandra Park, Jungsun Yoo, Sarah Seiver, Eileen Moon, Krysztof Kuznik, Ann Kim. Singers: Craig Chang, Tod Cooper, Jo Davidson, Jenny Douglas-McRae, Tabitha Fair, Morley Kamen, Gary Morris, Jenni Muldaur, Jason Paige, Sophia Ramos, Eugene Ruffolo, Stephen Scarpulla. Singers contracted by Valerie W. Morris, Val's Artist Management. Strings and Orchestral Percussion contracted by Sandra Park. Composed and Produced by Terry O'Gara. Arranged by Tony Finno. Engineered & Mixed by Michael Sweet. Asst. Engineer: Steve Schopp. Special Thanks to David Crafa who generously helped us with studio time and resources. '911' was recorded and mixed 10/03/01 at The Cutting Room Recording Studios/NYC. Mastered by Larry Lachmann.

Television is My God
By Terry O’Gara
Performed by Terry O'Gara and Eric Schermerhorn. 

The Media is crazy
Covers war like it’s old hat
But a politician has a soiree
And we’re all over that.

Remote in hand I’m a powerful man
Feel the Spirit of Chaos move through me
3-2-1 now quiet please
Fade in someone cue me-

Television is my God
So I pray to the deified blonde
We’re young and beautiful now
But tomorrow we’ll be gone...

In Ad Land it’s heaven
We’re rich and irresponsible
The evening news at seven
Even tragedy is beautiful.

The TV like an IV
Please don’t let them disconnect me
Ginger Spice has left the band
Would you burn a votive candle for me?

Television is my God
So I pray to the deified blonde
We’re young and beautiful now
But tomorrow we’ll be gone...

As seen on TV
Democracy and poverty
Just as long as you see me
And give me all of your money

Y’know (it doesn’t) nothing matter/s
As long as we’re entertained
It’s a sit-com life and a God given right
To simply fade away

(While) History isn’t over
(But) Here, take a look-
Jesus died, was crucified
And that’s the end of that book-

Television is my God
So I pray to the deified blonde
We’re young and beautiful now
But tomorrow we’ll be gone...

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Image of BBC 6 Music background used in Thumbnail by Jem Stone, and used by permission granted via Creative Commons license.(https://secure.flickr.com/photos/jemstone/36853531/).

Television is My God

Instrumental composed by Terry O'Gara
Keyboards, Sound Design & Percussion: Terry O'Gara
Electric Guitar: Kerry Smith
Classical Guitar: Chip Jenkins
Bass: Fritz Doddy
Mix by: Michael Sweet

Thumbnail photo by By Mike Bailey-Gates, Used by permission granted CC License. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/mbg_photos/

Nirvana Has Shut Down

Remix by George 'The Fat Man' Sanger
Original piece from Final Fantasy IX by Nobuo Uematsu
Uploaded with permission by Gwendolyn Sanger

The Mighty Fatman

Qu's Marsh Rock Remix

Peace is an original worship song that deals with one’s struggles that deal with the raging seas inside all of us from time to time.

Words originally by Christopher Paul French, re-arranged words by Debbie Dow and myself, and musical arrangement by me.

MGAM Slots Audio Demo 2001

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