Though most of my recordings are extemporaneous, there is no one way that I write and record songs. This song is unusual in that it became part of many live performances, yet had never been recorded. So, I started recording a wide variety of renditions. Below is a link to a few:
Tag: free MP3 downloads
bookmark_borderGa, Ga, Ga, Go!
Originally, this song was recorded with the intention of adding vocal tracks; however, the instrumental grew on me. Then, when I went to record vocals, it wasn’t possible due to the intensity of the synthesizer.
The song was written “live” using the Guitar Hero World Tour Recording Studio connected through an Inspire 1394 Controller into Cubase LE as a 48kHz wave file. The .wav was converted to an MP3 using RazorLame.
bookmark_borderKeyboard Music
by Mess
A collection of songs and sounds written extemporaneously on a keyboard. Almost all the songs were played on a Korg micro-keyboard. They tend to be non-traditional sounding sonic experiments. The 1/4 inch outputs were plugged directly into an M-audio digital recorder and captured as 48kHz MP3 files.
bookmark_borderGuitar Music
by Mess
A collection of songs written extemporaneously (for the most part.) Quite a few of the songs were played using a Yamaha electric 6-string guitar through a Digi-tech effects pedal. The 1/4 inch outputs were plugged directly into an M-audio digital recorder and captured as 48kHz MP3 files. Sometimes items, such as a glass bottle neck, were used as slides or for other techniques.
Songs vary from more traditional verse / chorus to unique sonic experiments.
Some of the songs were recorded using a classical nylon string guitar through an open microphone.
bookmark_borderMUSIC: FREE FOR ALL
Way, way back at the beginning of the world wide web, we produced the first albums that were specifically written and recorded for distribution over the web. At the time, we were hoping that we could level the playing field with the big record labels… by-pass their monopoly on distribution and sell our own tapes and cd’s to the public. As it turned out, we were a major force in leveling the playing field. However, in the process it became nearly impossible for anyone to make money selling recorded music. In fact, most of the major labels have failed to make money since that time.
At one point in time, I would spend eight to ten hours a day chasing down copyright pirates. It got to the point where I said, “What the heck am I doing this for? This isn’t why I’m a musician and songwriter.” Instead, I embraced the FREE FOR ALL concept. The phrase is not as common today as it was at that time. Back then, directory listings and headings at the major search engines had a category called FREE FOR ALL. A website that had articles, songs or other content that was free to download were called FREE FOR ALL websites.
Since the term FREE FOR ALL had a double entendre meaning to me, I really got a kick out of it. You know? The Internet was like the wild, wild west — a free for all. Watching the major labels scramble in the free for all, made giving away music to the masses all the more fun.
So, I looked to the heavens for an answer to the problems with the music industry, and the reply — make it FREE FOR ALL. That’s what we did. Though it’s hard for me to believe, many years have passed and it paid off!