Black strings

I  wanna  do  let  me  fall  in  love  with  you

Contours and detours
Written and recorded by TJG May 2024

Contours and Detours is my take on Gershwin's Rhythm changes with my own harmonic substitutions throughout. Written in B-flat Major with a Key change in the bridge. A version with vocals is coming soon. 

Technical Details
Rhythm Guitar: Gibson ES 335
Lead Guitar: Gibson ES 335
Guitar Amplifier: Fender George Benson Hot Rod Deluxe
Fender pedal board: Line 6 delay; Fender clean boost
Mics: a pair of Royer r10 ribbons on guitars
Mic preamps: API 312
Mixer: API 24 channel summing mixer (8200/7800)
Stereo Bus processing (API EQ and API compressor)
Final mix down to a MARA MCI JH110 1/4inch 2-track at 15 ips using ATR Master Tape.

Contours and detours

Swampy Blues

Such a joy to add vocals to this beautiful piece of music, gorgeous keys and sax from @cosmic-ratzzz and @joerxworx  please go over to their pages to listen to more fab music!!

Because It's You And Me  (Ft Cosmic-Ratzzz , Joerxworx /Lunatics and Vocalatti

Dad & me making music together. took us over 40 years but we did it! This was recorded around 2014 or so I think. 

dad - acoustic guitar
me - voice

We tried this in 2 takes. The 2nd take had a bit louder, stronger sounding vocals, but the singing wasn't quite as subtle and soulful as this one, which is the 1st take. Even with the funny botched ending, this was always my preferred of the two versions. Unfortunately the vocal recording on this 1st take was too quiet (gotta find a better way to record singing than in the basement with my phone mic!). But after looking for years for a way to bump up only the vocals, I finally made use of one of the many AI tools popping up these days for isolating instruments from audio recordings. The tool I used is called 'Splitter AI / vocal remover', but there are others out there. Finally, I was able to isolate the vocals & guitar into separate tracks and make the voice  louder. 

(Song by John Denver)

I'm happy to be sharing these examples of my family making music from back in the day. :) Here's the other song we did around the same time. This is a very special song in our family, and I was super glad I got to sing it with my dad playing.  

Blue Eyes Cryin' In the Rain: https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/blue-eyes-crying-in-the-rain?si=29d81db0b84147ab9c54e6a0062a498f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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here's some pictures I took:
https://500px.com/p/MrMark?view=photos

Back Home Again (cover - take 1) [collab with dad]

Reveries

Nature Uses Everything

'owl & wolf'
original: https://m.soundcloud.com/scottymmcleod/owl-wolf

Ruffled feathers. Midnight escapades.
Exploring through the stars above.
Warming weather. Coming of the age.
Cordially invited love. 

Owl & wolf. 

Space invader. Burning of the sage.
Foreign basement. Smokey clouds.
Wasted mater, lonesome, off he strays.
Sovereign lover, aimed to sow.
Hasty players. Conscience in a haze.
The time to live in is the now.
Mating strangers in the early days.
Modern romance. Blossoms. Found. 

Owl & wolf.

owl & wolf

07/22/2024

When I Was Young

Spike Island Lasses

A studio project based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Creating songs with a warm, vintage, and nostalgic vibe. Trying to be analog in a digital world.  Visit ThreePhotons.com for more information. 

All songs written, performed, recorded, and mixed by Three Photons at Princeton Sound. Primary genres are Indie,  Rock, and Jazz-Blues. 
 
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