Update 2/15/20 - Another year down... another lesson in humility,  always next year!  

https://hofa-contest.com/song/3738/

Welcome to what looks to be my the last competition for 2019.   HOFA is hosting its annual Christmas mixing competition.   When I got the invite a few days ago I took a listen and was like.....ugggghhhh!!!  An "a cappella" which puts me in my weakest spot for a starting position.  

The human voice when on a piece of music, ends up being one of the most important/relatable parts of the piece.  A great vocal performance can prop up a band... but it very seldom works the other way around.  

It's been one of the more challenging things for me to mix properly.  Here is the 2019 HOFA competition and the only thing on it, VOICES!!.  Challenge accepted HOFA and here is where I ended up brothers and sisters.  

The competition closes out in January so still plenty of time to get into the competition if you want to have some fun....working the faders.  I mean common what else could be more fun?....(blushes)  Really people, such dirty minds!!  haha

https://hofa-contest.com/

Happy Holidays brothers and sisters

Special thanks to Bill from November Sound( https://soundcloud.com/november-love-680008043 ) for being an advisor on the project... Big thank you for this and all your support in 2019. 

On a slight comedic note to one of our own:  Sunnidayz always mentions not being a techie...  If you get here sister.... I fought my production rig for 3 hours this morning to print the final mix and master...  Had everything set last night... wanted to sleep on it before finalizing.  This morning bam..kerchunk..bzzzt....with every session crash... I was reminded of those things you mention, about it getting in the way!  Three hours of fighting for 20 minutes worth of work!!

Let There Be Snow

Competition - Let There Be Snow - HOFA 2019  Mixing competition

I know there are thousands of covers out there ...
I covered the song 'Who By Fire' written by Leonard Cohen.
First release by Leonard Cohen in August 1974.

'Who By Fire'

And who by fire
Who by water
Who in the sunshine
Who in the night time
Who by high ordeal
Who by common trial
Who in your merry merry month of may
Who by very slow decay
And who, who shall I say is calling?

And who in her lonely slip
Who by barbiturate
Who in these realms of love
Who by something blunt
And who by avalanche
Who by powder
Who for his greed
Who for his hunger
And who, who shall I say is calling?

And who by brave assent
Who by accident
Who in solitude
Who in this mirror
Who by his lady's command
Who by his own hand
Who in mortal chains
Who in power
And who, who shall I say is calling?

And who by fire
Who by water
Who in the sunshine
Who in the night time
Who by high ordeal
Who by common trial
Who in your merry merry month of may
Who by very slow decay
And who, who shall I say is calling?

Who By Fire (Leonard Cohen) - Cover by Seelensack

Petricor: "The pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather."

From album: Esperando el Alba

Guitar: Benjamin Barrile
Mixed by Marcus Huyskens
Mastered by Justin Gray
Photography by François Peltier

Esperando el alba

Petricor

Petricor (minera)

Patrick D. : voix, harmonica, orgue et vst-drums
Thierry L. : guitare, basse

Just Now (version chantée, Patrick D. & Thierry L.)

HEAT

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On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink”. - John 7:37


Bring the thirsty and let them drink.
Come over here and get a drink. 
This man says, “come to me and drink”.
And suddenly I had to turn and stop and think.
And face all my uncertainty.
And wonder about eternity.
And where to place my hope.

He says it's living water- 
flowing like a river-
through the life of the believer.
In the spirit of the savior. 
Poured into his endeavors-
With the seeker, the warrior, 
The thinker, deceiver. 
The never-receiver.
The almost-believer.

It's a life inside that’s more than you.
Extending through, out past your view.
Running past the walls of you.
Like the streams and rivers like to  do.

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P.S. I painted the picture in 1994 and recorded the song in 2020.  So technically this thing took 26 years before it was done ;-) 
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the great day

I have with this shadow of the original piece made an effort, to stay true to the sheet music - as I would have imagined the different version of the tours would have been - but I made sure to still make it “my own”, with a few addition along with the rework. 

This process of recomposing another artists work have been a lot of fun, and brought a some learning challenges along.

Thank you to SA and to Alev Lenz - alevlenz.com for this awesome project, and for keeping us creating.

Laura - SA/Alev Lenz Recompose

No Time Left To Start (Demo)

Veröffentlicht von: deutsche musikalische Hilfsmittelgesellschaft.ev aka https://soundcloud.com/cosmic-ratzzz
Music, arrangement, final mix - Cosmic Ratzzz; Alto Saxophone - joerxworx

Lebensfreude /  Cosmic Ratzzz & joerxworx / Lunatics 17

Performed on my Yamaha PSR-SX900 arranger keyboard.

Can you "Name That Tune"?

I have a website that contains my complete collection of tunes with their titles revealed at:

https://www.harveytwyman.com

No Time Left To Start (Demo)

Charlie Layne