this was supposed to be a chill song I really don't know what happened

e came up with the title (she really doesn't wanna go back to the lab)

I put in a few SSBM samples (just one or twooOOoO) see if you can spot them all! aite peace and happy summer

I Don't Wanna (back to the lab)

Arrangements and original compositions by UCSD's 2015 MUS 137 course series, led by professor Kamau Kenyatta.

MUSICIANS:
Josiah Faustino - alto sax
Natalie Kanga - trumpet
Cindy Zhang - voice and violin
Lior Schenk - violin
Adam Setters - guitar
Shawn Huang - guitar
Jayson Martin - bass
Chase Pado - piano
David Chan - piano
Kevin Chiao - piano
feat. Michael Hayes - drums
feat. Richard Sellers - drums

Many thanks to Kamau Kenyatta for invaluable direction and support, and to Richard Sellers for immense aid in performance, recording, and production--both whom without this album would not be possible. Thanks also to Michael Hayes, Francois Thilmany, and Bernard Wang for extra help in performance and recording.

"Flowers" orig. Nujabes, "Heaven's Gate" orig. 舒淇. 

Lior Schenk - Okeys

Arrangements and original compositions by UCSD's 2015 MUS 137 course series, led by professor Kamau Kenyatta.

MUSICIANS:
Josiah Faustino - alto sax
Natalie Kanga - trumpet
Cindy Zhang - voice and violin
Lior Schenk - violin
Adam Setters - guitar
Shawn Huang - guitar
Jayson Martin - bass
Chase Pado - piano
David Chan - piano
Kevin Chiao - piano
feat. Michael Hayes - drums
feat. Richard Sellers - drums

Many thanks to Kamau Kenyatta for invaluable direction and support, and to Richard Sellers for immense aid in recording and production--and for making this album possible. Thanks also to Richard Sellers, Michael Hayes, Francois Thilmany, and Bernard Wang for extra help in recording.

"Flowers" orig. Nujabes, "Heaven's Gate" orig. 舒淇. 

Nujabes - Flowers (arr. Natalie Kanga)

天堂口 (Heaven's Gate) (arr. Shawn Huang)

Arrangements and original compositions from UCSD's 2015 MUS 137 course series, led by professor Kamau Kenyatta.

MUSICIANS:
Josiah Faustino - alto sax
Natalie Kanga - trumpet
Cindy Zhang - voice and violin
Lior Schenk - violin
Adam Setters - guitar
Shawn Huang - guitar
Jayson Martin - bass
David Chan - piano
Kevin Chiao - piano
feat. Chase Pado - piano
feat. Michael Hayes - drums
feat. Richard Sellers - drums

Many thanks to Kamau Kenyatta for invaluable direction and support, and to Richard Sellers for immense aid in performance, recording, and production--both whom without this album would not be possible. Thanks also to Chase Pado, Michael Hayes, Francois Thilmany, and Bernard Wang for extra help in performance and recording.

Recorded at UCSD's Warren Music Studios and the Conrad Prebys Music Center, La Jolla, CA.

"Flowers" orig. Nujabes, "Heaven's Gate" orig. 舒淇.

Adam Setters - Leisurely

Jayson Martin - Mellow For Mama

Spire

Cambium

Made this piece on a plane! Trying out a relaxed song for a change. Really happy with how it turned out. Inspired by the lush forests and rivers of the Pittsburgh cityscape :)


-GEAR-
Ableton Live 9 Intro
*Brushed Bells
*Impulse 808
*Flute Lead
*Steel Jazz Clean
OBXD (synth)
Camelcrusher (distortion, FX)

Mon (The Dirt Caves Off)

I just found out about Spitfire Audio's VST collaboration with BBC Symphony Orchestra, and ohhh what a gift!! So many rich textures and sounds, and they're all free for creators to use. :)

I started this project by playing around with drum sounds in Spitfire Audio's LABS collection, then layering in cellos and strings and brass via BBCSO. I didn't know what direction to take the piece, but eventually I had this image of an Odyssean epic playing in my head, with great nordic ships and journeying through stretching taigas. The Tundra Atmos LABS pack provided such amazing sounds, like the crashing waves and the icy synth pads! Spitfire's Tundra Atmos sounds, originating from the lands and waters of the Northen hemisphere, heavily reinforced that vision in my mind. I struggled to land on a satisfying chord progression at first, but once I knew the feeling that I wanted to capture, everything else fell into place. I just kept tinkering with the instrumentation, adding layer after layer of sounds. Funnily, the introduction went through many iterations. At first I went back and forth between the original cello chords, and then a thumping bass rhythm, and then just the waves. And then when I listened to the waves, I knew that I wanted to honor that feeling of nature, of the shore. The idea of the piccolo melody emerged so easily after that, wind instruments to emulate birdsong and wind! 

Such a joy to play with these tools from Spitfire Audio and BBC Orchestra. AND they're FREE! Much much gratitude. Check them out if you haven't already! 

[TOOLS USED]
- DAW: Ableton Live 9
- VST: Spitfire Audio LABS - Tundra Atmos
- VST: Spitfire Audio x BBC Symphony Orchestra

[ALBUM ARTWORK] captured two years ago, with family, at Antelope Island of the Great Salt Lake on Shoshone lands. I didn't make this piece with Antelope Island in mind, but when I picture the journey on the shore, this image resonates. It reminds me of majesty to be witnessed, kinship to be forged, wisdom to be unearthed. May we listen deeply to the land, so that we may bring people and planet into right relationship. 

peace, LS

On The Shores Of Oak And Pine

Hubby, biophile, curiosity guy. ❤️🌱🌌
Learning to breathe more deeply.

In the most precious moments, breath = music.

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