Greg's Gazebo

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ibanezmonster

Quote from: karlhenning on September 01, 2014, 07:30:06 AM
Good on you for writing!
Thank you, sir.  8)
Recording equipment is set up... could be some delays, though, due to school and the difficulty of actually performing the music.

ibanezmonster

Copy/paste from fb:
QuoteDone recording my song "Chains of Promathia." Both guitars and bass guitar are performed by me, drums are sampled. This is not a good recording at all (home recording and plenty of inaccuracies, especially when it comes to timing and synching instruments), but it'll just give an idea of what I wrote in Guitar Pro.

https://www.youtube.com/v/B5Q3QCDJyPs&feature=youtu.be

Karl Henning

Will check that out this weekend!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

mn dave


Mirror Image

Quote from: Greg on September 12, 2014, 10:15:27 AM
Copy/paste from fb:
https://www.youtube.com/v/B5Q3QCDJyPs&feature=youtu.be

Very cool, Greg. It actually kind of reminds me of this piece by Ben Monder called Hatchet Face. Check this song out sometime. It's on his album called Excavation.

ibanezmonster

Quote from: Mirror Image on September 12, 2014, 08:05:45 PM
Very cool, Greg. It actually kind of reminds me of this piece by Ben Monder called Hatchet Face. Check this song out sometime. It's on his album called Excavation.
Thanks, John. I looked up Ben Monder on youtube and couldn't find that song. I did find a song called "Echolalia" which was amazing. Seems he's really obscure... what else is out there like this?

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Quote from: Greg on September 12, 2014, 08:18:54 PM
Thanks, John. I looked up Ben Monder on youtube and couldn't find that song. I did find a song called "Echolalia" which was amazing. Seems he's really obscure... what else is out there like this?

Check out Ellenville and Sunny Manitoba by Ben Monder.

ibanezmonster

It's almost been a year...  :(

Well, eventually I'll get working on my epic instrumental prog or whatever piece. Guitar solo + backup of A LOT of different instruments. 4 movements, about an hour long most likely.


My main inspiration will be:


;D


(and of course, Mahler, Meshuggah, Xenakis, BTBAM, Haken, etc.)

Probably 80% Haken/Mahler and 20% Meshuggah/Xenakis...

ibanezmonster

Today I wrote a solo acoustic guitar piece that's about 2 minutes long or so. Gonna learn how to play it and then will post it within the next few days.

It's called "Ubloobideega's Waltz."

ibanezmonster

Then again, the name isn't set in stone yet. Possibly "Black Mage Waltz?" Wearing a black mage hat would be awesome while playing this.

Karl Henning

Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Karl Henning

Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

greg

I've written two new piano pieces- if anyone is interested in listening, PM me.

Very satisfied with them.  :)

So to explain my plan, in brief:

I will be releasing 4 albums on bandcamp when I'm done (either by late this year, or more likely next year).

Album 1: Piano Works- 1 hours' worth (already finished, used CFX Concert Grand for this, which is about 90% as good sound quality as a real performer IMO)
Album 2: Chamber and Orchestral music- ~38 minutes' worth, will just be my previous compositions but rewritten in EWQL for better sound quality
Album 3: Instrumental Rock/Metal album- ~40-50 minutes' worth, I have a lot of fragments of music that I will have to arrange for this
Album 4: (No specificed genre)- ~40 minutes worth, I don't have music for this yet, but it will be a concept album involving eerie-sounding guitars and certain "unlikely" percussion, etc.
Wagie wagie get back in the cagie

greg

Over halfway done with the writing of my new album.
Though tbh not enjoying it even though liking very much the new music. Having to notate everything entirely kills the fun of composing music.
Wagie wagie get back in the cagie

Karl Henning

Glad to see you're progressing, in spite of the chore!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

greg

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on October 22, 2019, 09:29:46 AM
Glad to see you're progressing, in spite of the chore!
Thanks.  :)

I guess, put another way, it's only the brainstorming part of composing that I actually enjoy. The rest is too tedious to be fun.

Album will be out next year. Spring or summer.
Wagie wagie get back in the cagie

greg

Now: spending next few days putting tracks in Cubase, then will be able to officially begin recording guitar parts. All of the music is written already.

Then just mixing/mastering and getting the physical albums after that.

Just wanted to say this album is top notch, 10 out of 10 imo.


There are about 3 tracks you could sneak under the category of classical with guitar.  :)
Wagie wagie get back in the cagie

Karl Henning

Quote from: greg on February 21, 2020, 08:13:35 AM
Now: spending next few days putting tracks in Cubase, then will be able to officially begin recording guitar parts. All of the music is written already.

Then just mixing/mastering and getting the physical albums after that.

Just wanted to say this album is top notch, 10 out of 10 imo.


There are about 3 tracks you could sneak under the category of classical with guitar.  :)

Carry on.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

greg

Wagie wagie get back in the cagie

Karl Henning

When the album is ready and available, you should write to Earrelevant and ask them to review it.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot