A Song for Kaleigh

[Liquid Shadow]

Yeah...as you can tell by the title, there's some uh...personal...feelings behind this song. ;) I recorded it last night after I took a long walk by myself and took a stop at a scenic pond type area in a nearby neighborhood...great to just sit there and think, especially in the nice weather right now. So after I was in that contemplative state of mind, I felt like recording something when I got home, and this is the result.

http://s15.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0C0YTU0JU1JX121E8AKK0OXLD7



Oh, if the link expires, just let me know and I'll put up another one.

[Axe2Grind]

Hey Ryan,

That was really nice, the pad and lead went well together & good tones, I alwyas regret never getting a JD when they came out. I would have liked to hear some kind of moving sound on top of the pad kicking in after a few bars, like a wave sequence or arpeggio pattern, not drums though. I'm finding myself doing a lot of laid back stuff lately, helps relieve stress and get your emotions out....good work :)

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Ah yes, girls inspire such pretty songs, don't they? ;) I was worried that the lead tone would be too harsh, but it worked out pretty well. The backing pad seemed a bit too cold, but nothing major.

[synthz]

This one strikes me more than your 'funkified' ones for some reasons... I like the lead tone. The notes are good & sounds like well composed.. even though the chords progressions are quite simple.. your lead playing helps build it into something bigger...

[Liquid Shadow]

Axe2Grind: Yeah, I'm really loving this lead sound right now...it works over anything I put it to. I like the suggestion for the arpeggio stuff over the top, I'm definitely gonna toy with that if I ever do another recording of this tune, which I'll probably do (refine some things and probably add a little bit more)


LithoJazzoSphere: I know what you mean about the pad. It's actually just a preset pad that I was using. I sat down, wrote this, and recorded it all within a short amount of time (trying to capture inspiration before it flutters away), so I just used what I had. Ideally I would have liked some sort of sweeping pad (without that downward swooshing sound), and a little warmer than this one.


Synthz: I'm not surprised that this one "says" more. It's a lot easier to make emotional music when you've actually got something that you're trying to get across, instead of the "Hey guys, look at all the scales I know!" kinda stuff that it's real easy for musicians to fall in a rut with...something I'm admittedly guilty of.