dcumpian
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Autumn Rain
Hello everyone, Here is my latest work. I started working on this way back in April as a jazz riff that came to me while I was at the gym. You never know where the muse will strike. It took a lot longer than I would have liked because I got halfway through it twice and rewrote it each time until this third version emerged. Before uploading to Soundclick, I'd like comments on the mix and decided to upload another high-fidelity MP3 to a different site for you listen to. http://www.newsmanpro.com/download/private/Dan%20Cumpian%20-%20Autumn%20Rain.mp3 If your browser can play mp3 files directly, simply click the link, otherwise, right-click and download to play from your local machine. Best Regards, Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 13:06:37
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Thats a great instrumental Dan, it got me emotionally involved right from the start. Are there vocals for it coming? It's great as it is but I am really curious to how a really good singer would sound on it and how it would evolve (I'm thinking a strained male voice or/and a clear female voice). Both the mix and the melodies are great.
post edited by Legion - 2008/10/19 13:10:11
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 13:08:45
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I really like it too. Great tune and great playing and it all seems to fit well to me.
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 13:12:37
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Thanks for listening and your kind words.
I've always thought this song could use a vocalist, but it ain't gonna be me. I'd butcher it, for sure.
Anyone interested?
Regards,
Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 13:13:51
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Thanks Mamabear.
Regards,
Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 14:16:02
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Hi Dan,
Cool tune, it has a relaxing, chill vibe to it, sort of like a breezy summer evening in the city. I like the organ, which is discreet but important to the song. The piano, guitars, and drums sound great.
Overall, the mix and the song is very nice indeed.
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 14:23:16
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I just noticed the title of the song and my description sort of clash, sorry about that 
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 14:58:05
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Dan, this sounds great through my headphones, really full and wide. Excellent work, a gorgeous melody with a very atmospheric backdrop, I liked this very much.
Care to name any influences on your music? I love that widescreen production style.
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 15:33:13
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Dan, just as James, wonderful tune and sounds great in my phones too.
Really enjoyed and a great piece. I would think Jeff would love to write and sing to this. I sent him a mail to check it out.
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 18:30:51
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Dan,
I'm still trying to recover from "Lost & Found", easily one of the best songs I've ever heard, period. I listen to that one all the time.
This is a good song also, and I agree with the others, your productions are so well-done, you have a great sense of the stereo image and how to leverage it to your advantage. Your rhythm guitars, are they real guitars or well-effected midi instruments?
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 19:23:56
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Taylor_514C, Thanks for your feedback. It's funny about your description as the first version of this song had a lyric running through my head..."are you going uptown?". So, your inityial image isn't too far off of my own. Once the song got into this incarnation, I thought it had sort of lost that "uptown" vibe.  Regards, Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 19:29:14
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ORIGINAL: jamesg1213
Dan, this sounds great through my headphones, really full and wide. Excellent work, a gorgeous melody with a very atmospheric backdrop, I liked this very much.
Care to name any influences on your music? I love that widescreen production style.
jamesg1213 Thanks for that. I really wanted it to be wide. Needed it, actually, with all the stuff going on. I tend to get a little too lush sometimes. I listen to so many different kinds of music, that it would be really difficult to pick a single influence. My ideas about synth melodies and harmonies come from the New Wave/Romantic bands of the early 80's. For guitar tones, I would choose The Pretenders, Carlos Santana and Alex Lifeson. For overall production, I would say that Seal's second album is one of the albums that impresses me whenever I listen to it. Anything by Sting and Peter Gabriel as well. Regards, Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 19:30:31
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ORIGINAL: spacey
Dan, just as James, wonderful tune and sounds great in my phones too.
Really enjoyed and a great piece. I would think Jeff would love to write and sing to this. I sent him a mail to check it out.
Michael
Thanks Michael. I guess we'll see. I've never done a collab outside of a band before. Might be kind of fun, but scary at the same time  Regards, Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 19:33:32
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ORIGINAL: tcaylor
Dan,
I'm still trying to recover from "Lost & Found", easily one of the best songs I've ever heard, period. I listen to that one all the time.
This is a good song also, and I agree with the others, your productions are so well-done, you have a great sense of the stereo image and how to leverage it to your advantage. Your rhythm guitars, are they real guitars or well-effected midi instruments?
On this piece, all of the guitar parts are real. They are all from a $100 Yamaha Pacifica, believe it or not. I've been saving up for a nice Fender someday, but it hasn't happened yet. Glad you enjoyed the song, and I'm honored by your comment about "Lost and Found". Regards, Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 19:41:14
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Well done. Very nice catchy hook to it.
Enjoyed that a lot.
Cheers
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 20:51:42
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Oooohhh!!!! I am singing kick-@$$ vocal melodies all over this track (singing in my mind while the track is currently playing over my stereo)... IF you want to collaborate on a vocal, e-mail me at
drumgear at yahoo dot com
I would love to sing on this!
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 20:59:44
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Just played Lost and Found. Seriously, if you are the slightest bit interested in having a vocalist try to do a vocal part for you, one who appreciates your fondness for Gabriel & Seal, I'd be delighted to offer up some vocals for free. Humbly,
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 21:16:33
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This is a nice tune...recording is done well.
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 22:18:37
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ORIGINAL: ed97643
Just played Lost and Found. Seriously, if you are the slightest bit interested in having a vocalist try to do a vocal part for you, one who appreciates your fondness for Gabriel & Seal, I'd be delighted to offer up some vocals for free. Humbly,
Ed
Email sent... Regards, Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 22:20:03
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ORIGINAL: Guitarhacker
This is a nice tune...recording is done well.
Thanks Guitarhacker. Regards, Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 22:31:03
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Dan
A nice quality beefy production, that hit me straight off.
A very nice, tune I love those little pushy accents and the piano melody is cool.
Good one.
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/19 23:42:36
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Dan,
I've been listening to this for a while. Yes it has your trademark lush sound. It didn't initially grab me like Voyager, but it grows on you. Big city lights.
I'm getting one of those heartwrenching goodbye's, standing in a perfect rain. Not sure if that was your intent, but that's what it says to me.
This sounds like what I felt when i found out my first wife was dying. When I walked out of the hospital, it was raining..perfect.
Maybe too much information, but you really touched a nerve.
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/20 00:02:14
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Nice mix, I love everything except the sound of that snare. Not sure if it was the reverb or what, but it didn't sit with me. But that's very minor considering the overall offering, very nice, great recording, well written, and performed.
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/20 00:11:12
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Great recording as everyone said. The beginning reminded me of Steve Winwood. Very solid production.
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/20 13:34:34
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ORIGINAL: Jonbouy
Dan
A nice quality beefy production, that hit me straight off.
A very nice, tune I love those little pushy accents and the piano melody is cool.
Good one.
Thanks Jonbouy. The accents are what, for me, make the song. They add the color to the sketch. Regards, Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/20 13:37:24
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ORIGINAL: RobertB
Dan,
I've been listening to this for a while. Yes it has your trademark lush sound. It didn't initially grab me like Voyager, but it grows on you. Big city lights.
I'm getting one of those heartwrenching goodbye's, standing in a perfect rain. Not sure if that was your intent, but that's what it says to me.
This sounds like what I felt when i found out my first wife was dying. When I walked out of the hospital, it was raining..perfect.
Maybe too much information, but you really touched a nerve.
Man, I appreciate the honesty. I'm glad the song touched you, not sure I'm glad how. Regards, Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/20 13:38:58
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Nice mix, I love everything except the sound of that snare. Not sure if it was the reverb or what, but it didn't sit with me. But that's very minor considering the overall offering, very nice, great recording, well written, and performed.
Hey Robby, don't diss my snare... Snare could be toned down here and there, but I rather like it, myself. Glad you enjoyed everything else. Regards, Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/20 13:40:00
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ORIGINAL: Nikolas
Great recording as everyone said. The beginning reminded me of Steve Winwood. Very solid production.
Thank you Nikolas. Regards, Dan
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/20 13:49:45
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Dan - This sounds like 'Windam Hill' material (record label). Excellent sounds, playing, and mix my friend. I'm looking out my window and all I see is Fall color this time of year. No rain. LOL! I liked everything about this. No nits on my end man! What a great composition!!
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RE: Autumn Rain
2008/10/20 19:21:43
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ORIGINAL: lhansen
Dan - This sounds like 'Windam Hill' material (record label). Excellent sounds, playing, and mix my friend. I'm looking out my window and all I see is Fall color this time of year. No rain. LOL! I liked everything about this. No nits on my end man! What a great composition!!
Thank you for the compliments. Glad you liked the song. Regards, Dan
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