A catchy melody and electro-acoustic sound sets make up "The Modern Groove", a tune that is sure to get your head bobbing and your face smiling.

The Modern Groove

I got bored. So, I took the second main theme from a movement of an orchestral work known as "The Planets", by Gustav Holst, and turned it into a very basic techno tune. It's not great, but it's not terrible either ;)

Jupiter (from The Planets) remix

A recording of the song "Tank!" by Yoko Kanno, as performed by the Crescent Super Band, directed by Caleb Chapman.

Caleb Chapman's Crescent Super Band - Tank! (from Cowboy Bebop)

Instruments Utilized:

-Pettinhouse Directguitar 3.0 (custom mixed with Guitar Rig 5 Amp Simulator)
-Vir2 Basis Rickenbacker Electric Bass (custom mixed with built-in amp settings)
-Vir2 Studio Kit Builder (Medium Studio Rock drum set)

All instruments and music are compiled and recorded by Finale 2012 and Kontakt 5.

Total Mix/Composition Time: 90 minutes

Demo #2

Arranged from Samuel Hazo's concert band piece "Arabesque", this is a completely synthesized take on the tune, transcribed by ear and notated by me.

I used reFX Nexus and Session Drummer 3, as well as Finale 2012 to put this together.

Arabesque (for synth ensemble)

demo of Tonehammer Emotional Piano, rendered using Reaper

Clair de Lune - Claude Debussy

Written by Dustin Wong and Brooks Hiatt.

Instruments used:

live tenor sax (Brooks Hiatt)
live electric piano (Nord Stage EX keyboard, Brooks Hiatt)
Vir2 Basis (Jazz Bass Full Tone Slap, scored by Dustin Wong)
Vir2 Studio Kit Builder (Clean and Tight Kit, scored by Dustin Wong)

Mixed and recorded in Reaper Commercial Edition

Lemonade Funk

piano solo arranged by Dustin Wong and performed by Mike Crandall on a Yamaha Clavinova CVP-609

Instruments/Hardware Used:

REAPER 4
Kontakt 5
Tonehammer Emotional Piano
Yamaha Clavinova CVP-609 (MIDI output into Kontakt 5)

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