multimedia compostition

out of the corner of my eye

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an original tune

It has been awhile since I’ve had a notion to put anything out into the world as it were.
Usually avoiding doing that for reasons I continually guess at but am sometimes like now interested in circumventing for some reason.
So there’s this then..

I have had so many crushes over time.

Attractions, hopes, dreams, someone or thing that might open me up, like to or let me shine.

And the battle betwixt idealism and cynicism ensues.
I tend to err on the side of idealism til it comes time to put up or shut up.
then the cynic in me runs the show.
Who needs what and or why. Well lets let the idealist run rampant and show its propensity for…
IDEALISM!

The ‘Corner of my Eye’ song was the result of a crush a long time ago.
I still have the picture I drew of my hoped for inamorata.
I have lots of pictures of hoped for inamorata.
I have a number of songs as well inspired by hoped for inamorata.
But that’s a quandary for another post.

As I have come to appreciate there is more to life and love than just the significant other many of us crave.
As a result I reworded some of the original lyrics to try and reflect that.
Such are visible but not audible in the video.
Whether they convey the broadness of heart that I intend remains to be understood.
If any are curious enough to spot the differences I thank you for you interest in my meandering melodrama.

But thanks especially for listening.

Recently I realized how musical ideas can morph and be rewritten and do not have to be engraved in stone before they are released into the wild.
So here is ‘Out of the Corner of My Eye’ circa 1989 that still resonates with me but as mentioned I have a slightly different take on the sentiments expressed.

Sentiments, sensations being what they are, can be obtained by various means.

Can be the same feeling despite the instance that causes it.

Heart racing because of a near miss causing an accident, a public speaking engagement, a chance meeting with someone you admire.

All resulting in the heart racing but for very different reasons.

And so words can express various feelings with out necessarily being only about the one thing and yet over all are about the one thing.

Maybe my verbosity gets the better of me as does the vagaries of life that seem to want to demand less demanding and more deferring to possibility.

And as I experiment with this music and alternative instrumentation, that also maybe heard someday.

But for now there is this from then when I was wishful wistful and musical!

merci

occaissional smoke

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Occasional Smoke a music video

What I am working on.
‘the occasional smoke’
a demo of a song.
Here so others can access it and contribute their part.
I can’t quite put my finger on where the ideas come from.
Though now that I think about it, there is quite bit of combining going on.
The first chord is a variation of Gm7 and C9 from Rocket Man by Elton John.
The intro bass line is possible because my current abilities can easily combine to make that happen.
When it changes to the slower bluesy part that’s where I get to struggle and where my effort needs to be focused.
Voicing the chords, using different inversions but the same notes whilst the bass line left hand part does its thing that’s the challenge.
Le Défi as the french say.
There are other recognizable musical conventions employed throughout, to make it accessible.
Recognizable yet still demonstrating some originality.
It is as much a learning process as it is a creative production.

There are of course other issues.
Energy to follow through.
What should be addressed next.
The other aspects of producing multi media art.
Distracted by the next stimulating thing.
This can be another song, sketch, video photo op, thankfully not just a tv show or some such.
And of course wanting to make it the best it can be.
Perfectionism it can derail the process because it can always be better.
But it also is what it is so there you have it.

Words to live by

IRREGARDLESS

So ‘irregardless’ (I know some hate that word I used to be one of them, I’m not anymore) because in the overall scheme of things what does it matter?
If it gets noticed by any or ignored by many.
The point seems to be, does it matter to me enough to do it irregardless.

My cousin, my evil twin recently passed and she know that I did not care for the word ‘irregardless’
So being the evil twin that she was made a video game avatar and facebook page for the character she named:

Irregardlessee

Irregardlessee.

She did this because in my linguistic capabilities or the lack there of especially in french.
I would conjugate at whim and did so with the word I now think I live by:

probablemente

Probably.
Seems like a useful life motto
She said the construct did not exist in her experience and it offended her.
So of course make an avatar name her ‘Irregardlessee’ to try and provoke my ire.
It did not, but we had fun dealing with such things.

Ironiquely I don’t really care that much about the word, I was just parroting off some comment another had made that I must’ve thought sounded intelligent so I adopted the posture of linguistic exemplar to foster an aspect of my identity I could feel good about.
Hence another example of creative combinating I’ve put to use to have something to say.

But wait there’s more

As if to demonstrate the evilness of both twins, she eventually did hear a French newscaster use the word ‘probablemente’
So vindicated I was right all along and my identity as a linguistic exemplar remains intact!
However I miss my evil twin immensely.

I have my memories to keep me challenged by our new proximity.

We visited Carcassonne France in 2016 here are some memories of that.

M E R C I

hot milk

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Hot Milk a video.
Another creative expression using the tools at my disposal.
The music is by A.C. Hampton Sr,
We have been collaborating for a while now.
I am learning a lot about how to make my tools do things I haven’t thought of.
Animating this way and that.
So progress is always being made.
Still being drawn in many directions trying to make sense and cents of it all.

combinating creatively

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manifesting musical multi media musings

Here are couple of video’s I made for A.C. Hampton, Sr. to share his music on youtube.

The one titled ‘look at the sky’ is of the Arizona sky at various times, some shots might be a bit dizzying!
Like humanity the sky has many moods.
As we watch it will change.
As do moods and the thoughts that create them.
Best not to leave the light on one thought or mood too long and miss those that are yet to come.

For the song ‘cruzin’ I made a video animating some questions.
These questions are usually the result of the plethora of options seemingly available to pursue.

Which way is forward?
Which way is up?
Why is?
Why not?
Optionalities abound.

poetically incorrect

Yes I get creative linguistically.
Taking liberties with verbiage.
As well as what constitutes animation.
Proffering another way to imagine and experience.
Part of my process to invigorate innovation.

impressions ? comment below

Either of the music or imagery or both!


Contact me for availability to create video and music for your project.

merci

Treize

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treize original musique video here

how

So this song has been with me awhile. I generated it using ‘the sonique spiderweb’ whilst working at the keyboard. By confining myself to the notes with in a key I was not particularly familiar with, and to aid in improving my always wanting to be better mind set. I recorded this. Was I successful? You will have to make that determination for yourself if you feel so inclined.

I did some guitar overdubs in one of the DAW’s (digital audio workstations) I have available. As well as taking apart duplicated MIDI keyboard parts to add interest. That involved subtracting notes at random and assigning different synth patches to those tracks.

what

I am pleased with the results for the most part. I call it a demo because of some imprecise improvisation I hear on the guitar tracks. Also audio engineering is a skill set that also gets the ‘I want to be better at this‘ mind set. The video also is a recent amalgamation of artistique enterprises combined with video expressions to add interest and make it post-able to youtube.

When

As it is, projects get started with one intention and then other ideas crop up to impact the process. Not the least of which is ‘I can do better’ but then that gets difficult to pursue and then nothing gets done, sometimes, for a long time. Treize has been on the shelf so to speak, for years. Perfectionism is a hazardous road to walk on especially in comfortable shoes!? So barefoot forward I will proceed and avoid the rough spots as much as possible.

Where

By collecting, creating, modifying, recording images and ideas, all the time. Intending to compile such into a result like ‘treize’ linked to above and thereby adhere to my mission statement.

“musique and media to incite insight and invigorate innovation”

why

Why not?

Who

Me. I realized after tracking my time, how much of it I spend creating multimedia compositions. So that is what I am doing right now, being a practicing multimedia artist. Amongst of course, all the cacophony that life has to offer, my 2¢ is now also on the table.

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