Name: Backdrop: The Human Canvas by Yak Steady
Duration: 1 min 46 s
Description: Gumbo poured over Goulash with a Burrito inside of it.

Talking On Mute

Candy Cane

My Rainy Tears

Stepping Stones

Sonic candy in a place where clouds park for a moment to cop a terra firma feel

Digital Rainforest

Gumbo poured over Goulash with a Burrito inside of it. 

Backdrop: The Human Canvas

Music For World Peace: Improvised Guitar and then a Stack of Overdubs 4.23.2025

One of my favorite methods for creating music by myself is to record to a click (in Ableton Live) starting with one instrument. The first instrument I play a continuous improvisation for a set period of time and this becomes the arrangement for the song (i try to do no edits or note-repair to the 1st instrument).  
Then I start layering. 
For this video/song I started with the Stratocaster (most of this video shows this single, improvised take) 
Next I added bass (Fender Jazz Bass) and I looped the 1st 4 bars, while listening to the Stratocaster part and click. I came up with an exact part to compliment the Stratocaster improvisation and then move on to the next 4 bars. I repeated this process for the whole song. My goal is to create a supportive part that makes the Strat improvisation feel composed.
Then I repeated this process of section-by-section composing with a Telecaster guitar layer, a lap steel layer (Gretsch),
then Drums which i did a bit differently. 
Drums were recorded while listening to a mix of all other instruments plus click, in a continuous way straight through the whole piece. I believe I did 6 full takes of drums and then edited ("comped") the best parts from each to create one continuous drum track.
Then I added 1 more drum take played with mallets for washy cymbal hits to add some drama.
Recorded 4.22.2025
Mixed 4.23.2025

Overdub Orchestra sessions playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaW9Sa5hU0KFq1o2sDofrTnwoN-GEeoeq&si=MhWcDoPMEucIyYmR

Music Production playlist:
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Arturia Polybrute Sessions playlist:
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Links to all of my current projects:
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film music, game music, instrumental music, writing music, Spitfire audio,
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Some of my influences and inspirations:
Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Frank Zappa, John Scofield, Julian Lage, Chilly Gonzales, Oscar Peterson, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Thelonious monk, Yusef Lateef, Pat Metheney, Beastie Boys, Alabama Shakes, Radiohead, Phish, Trey Anastasio, Gorillaz, Mac Miller, Tyler the Creator, The Band, little Feat, Steve Miller Band, Steely Dan, Joe Walsh, George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic, Fishbone, George Duke, The Ohio Players, D'angelo, Pino Paladino, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Rush, David Bowie, Beatles, Michael Macdonald, Vulfpeck, Big Lazy, Hermanos Gutierez, Joe Pass, Herb Ellis, George Benson, Ahmad Jamal, Khruangbin, 


Links to all of my current projects:
https://linktr.ee/AaronHolstein
Buy VIBESQUAD music here:
http://vibesquad.bandcamp.com
MUSIC PRODUCER SAMPLE PACKS:
https://sellfy.com/vibesquad
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https://youtube.com/c/AaronHolstein

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Started out as a test of emvoice one's vocal generating plug-in and ended up here. Worked within the range limitations of the trial version.

Backdrop: The Human Canvas

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