This is a new mix of a cover I released while I was still in school. I love this song, and I wanted to mix it again but better.

Credits:
Justin Thorne - acoustic guitar, vocals
Ryan Lackey - bass guitar, electric guitar, virtual instrument programming, recording engineer, mixing, and mastering

Blue Ridge Mountains - Fleet Foxes (indie folk)

Ethan Ainsworth - piano
Eli Garza - drums
Garrett Kelly - upright bass
Conner Darnell - trumpet
Garrett Scroggs - assistant recording engineer
Ian Emerson – assistant recording engineer
Daniel Carbone – assistant recording engineer
Ryan Lackey - recording engineer, mixing, and mastering

Autumn Leaves (jazz)

Cloud Sanctuary

Cloud Sanctuary (metal)

One of my goals for the senior project was to have a song that my wife and I could do together. This was a track that we both enjoyed, and the original song is in her native language. I thought having a track in an Asian language would be something unconventional as far as senior projects go and would be something interesting for the committee to hear. SFASU School of Music alum Jesse Edwards delivered a terrific performance on the keys, and his performance really was the special ingredient to retaining the laid-back feeling of the original.

Jesse Edwards - keys
SooYoung Lackey - vocals
Wyatt Gay - assistant recording engineer
Ryan Lackey - bass guitar, guitar, drum programming, recording engineer, mixing, and mastering

Senior Project

How Do You Think (CHEEZE)

This track was a piece prepared for the senior recital of my friend and colleague Preston Stickles. When I approached him about recording a piece together, this was the piece he wanted to do. I was also happy to work with my friend Hyunji Oh for the first time. Preston’s performance was exceptional, and I feel like this piece symbolizes all the hard work that he has put into his senior recital performance.

Preston Stickles - vocalist
Hyunji Oh - pianist
Wyatt Gay - assistant recording engineer
Ryan Lackey - recording engineer, mixing, and mastering

Si Tra I Ceppi (Handel)

This song was an opening theme for a mid-90’s anime series. It was a song that I wanted to cover for a long time and was a childhood favorite for my wife and I. I wanted to give this song a newer sound, but also attempt to retain some of the vibes of the original. This recreation is also influenced by some of the Eurodance music that was popular in the 90’s and is a sound that brings back fond memories of my childhood.

SooYoung Lackey - vocals
Ryan Lackey - rearrangement, virtual instrument programming, recording engineer, mixing, and mastering

Give a Reason (Megumi Hayashibara)

For this track, I knew I needed the help of my good friend Justin Thorne since this style of music is really in his wheelhouse and I knew he would be thrilled to do it. I believe that this recreation maintains the somber feelings of the original, and I couldn’t have been happier with Justin’s performance. As gloomy as the piece may sound, I will always remember how pleasant and stress free the recording process with Justin was.

Justin Thorne - acoustic guitar, vocals
Ryan Lackey - bass guitar, electric guitar, virtual instrument programming, recording engineer, mixing, and mastering

Blue Ridge Mountains (Fleet Foxes)

When I heard that my colleague Conner Darnell had a small jazz group of all music majors, I knew I had to get them in to the studio. These gentlemen came in and performed an amazing rendition of a classic jazz standard - Autumn Leaves. The synergy between these performers was amazing. I’m very happy that I was able to capture that and present it on my senior project.

Ethan Ainsworth - piano
Eli Garza - drums
Garrett Kelly - upright bass
Conner Darnell - trumpet
Garrett Scroggs - assistant recording engineer
Ian Emerson – assistant recording engineer
Daniel Carbone – assistant recording engineer
Ryan Lackey - recording engineer, mixing, and mastering

Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma)

This song has been a long-time Green Day favorite of mine since I was a little kid. My goal for this track was to try and recreate some of the same raw emotions conveyed in the original and that I felt were implied by the lyrics of the song. I believe the sound of this song was something that stuck with me growing up and was a foundational influence to my own music composition.

Andrew Moore - drums
Dan Dzierzyc – assistant recording engineer
Wyatt Gay – assistant recording engineer
Ryan Lackey - vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar, recording engineer, mixing, and mastering

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