Archive for October, 2007
Miles Away
Posted by Johnny in Instrumental on October 28th, 2007
It’s another test recording. Got some new music software and had to find out how to use it for new recordings. Sounds like something Miles Davis could have done, so that’s why the songtitle….
If interested – the test was: I ran an instrumental MIDI file through Cubase and transposed all melody tracks to another key. This gave me a completely different tune but still with the same rhytm. I then used the midi-guitar for a new melody over these transposed tracks.
It was of course a lot of editing and playing parts myself to fit the new concept, but Miles Away came out as the result of all this. When searching for a sound to play the main melody – done by the guitar – I hit upon a Miles Davis sort of sound. That gave me the title for this funky instrumental.
You tell me if this is stealing, sampling or just being creative. To me the tune felt original enough to use as a Moonpub Music demo.
For those REALLY interested: the tune edited was Spyro Gyra’s Grass Hopper. Click here to hear/download MIDI.
Instrumental by Johnny Hoeve
STYLE: funky, fusion, pop
Follow The Heart
Song was written some 15 years ago and needed an updated recording. It can be done as an ballad (medium tempo) but the rhytm – when you play it on an acoustic – also has a latin feel to it. Remember Cliff Richard’s “Some People“? This song can be done exactly that way. I’ll do that version another time…
Song by Johnny Hoeve
STYLE: pop, ballad, latin.
Eggs Are Eggs
Posted by Johnny in Pop Contemporary on October 15th, 2007
Bit of an odd songtitle. It’s an old english saying not really used anymore. But, who knows, we can all start using the phrase again when this song gets out. Jules and me had Robbie Williams in mind doing this one. We’re busy trying to find the contacts…
Song by Julian Wilson & Johnny Hoeve
STYLE: Pop.