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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/11/18 08:54:50
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Brilliant Dan......enjoyed this tune very much and your mixes are top notch!! The instrumentation choices and performances......excellent!!!
Thanks Mesh! Glad to hear you enjoyed this and thanks again for the kind words. Regards, Dan
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/11/18 14:29:31
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I agree. This is outstanding stuff!
I do have to say the opening rhythm sounds like something I've heard before. Not that means anything but there it is. Maybe it's just a feeling invoked by the nostalgic sound you've created.
Well done!!!
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/11/18 15:58:04
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Superb work. I love it.
Thanks Kevin! Regards, Dan
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/11/18 16:01:11
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Guitarpima
I agree. This is outstanding stuff!
I do have to say the opening rhythm sounds like something I've heard before. Not that means anything but there it is. Maybe it's just a feeling invoked by the nostalgic sound you've created.
Well done!!!
Thanks Robert! Yeah, I had that feeling as well, but I couldn't locate anything. I decided "to heck with it" and just continued. By the time I was done, I'm pretty sure it isn't anything that already exists, though the opening still reminds me of something. Regards, Dan
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/11/19 00:09:23
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Dan,
As I commented on Soundcloud....sheer brilliance! Everything is as good as it gets.....mix, instrumentation, vibe, performance. Above all, the song simply great! No movie could do it justice.
I haven't been this blown away by a song in a very long time!
Congratulations on an amazing job!
Mark
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/11/19 09:07:47
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Dan,
As I commented on Soundcloud....sheer brilliance! Everything is as good as it gets.....mix, instrumentation, vibe, performance. Above all, the song simply great! No movie could do it justice.
I haven't been this blown away by a song in a very long time!
Congratulations on an amazing job!
Mark
Thank you Mark! Regards, Dan
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/11/23 10:52:04
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Hey Dan - an interesting story. A musician friend of mine not related to this forum reposted this on Facebook because he was so impressed with it.
This song came on after he had been listening to the Fizzy Pickle song.
I couldn't believe it when I saw your song pop up in my Facebook feed.
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/11/23 13:54:10
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daryl1968
Hey Dan - an interesting story. A musician friend of mine not related to this forum reposted this on Facebook because he was so impressed with it.
This song came on after he had been listening to the Fizzy Pickle song.
I couldn't believe it when I saw your song pop up in my Facebook feed.
Ha ha, small world. And, BTW, why isn't he on these forums too? You need to convert him Sonar, lol... Regards, Dan
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/11/23 14:07:23
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daryl1968
Hey Dan - an interesting story. A musician friend of mine not related to this forum reposted this on Facebook because he was so impressed with it.
This song came on after he had been listening to the Fizzy Pickle song.
I couldn't believe it when I saw your song pop up in my Facebook feed.
Ha ha, small world. And, BTW, why isn't he on these forums too? You need to convert him Sonar, lol...
Regards,
Dan
He's a bass player - don't want anymore of them on here............
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/11/23 14:21:55
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daryl1968
Hey Dan - an interesting story. A musician friend of mine not related to this forum reposted this on Facebook because he was so impressed with it.
This song came on after he had been listening to the Fizzy Pickle song.
I couldn't believe it when I saw your song pop up in my Facebook feed.
Ha ha, small world. And, BTW, why isn't he on these forums too? You need to convert him Sonar, lol...
Regards,
Dan
He's a bass player - don't want anymore of them on here............
LOL! My work mate just asked me what's so funny... Regards, Dan
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/11/23 23:40:32
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All I can say is that was crazy good! Best use of midi samples I've heard in a long time.
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/11/24 08:21:22
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I didn't read all the comments....
I'll just say that I can see this being used in a movie. Well done.
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/11/24 09:25:44
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Wonderful. Right down the line this is a solid composition - the sparse (to my ears) instrumentation, the strong arrangement (it never gets dull) and the playing (subtle and very effective). I haven't been on the forum in a while - I'd forgotten how good some of this music is.
And yes, there is a genuine cinematic feel to this. I thought, girl and a gun - Sharon Stone in the Quick and the Dead. However, this didn't evoke that when I listened - what it did bring to mind are the books by Carlos Castaneda that I had read - much takes place in the desert - traveling over vast expanses of western desert.
I'd love to see this with some accompanying film track. Great job.
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/11/24 10:34:00
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String Jammer
All I can say is that was crazy good! Best use of midi samples I've heard in a long time.
Thank you! My feeling is, if I'm going to use them, they better a) sound great (the samples that is), and b) I better program the crap out of them to make them sound like they should. I've played guitar since I was 8, then drums and bass in high school, so I do know what those instruments should be doing, lol. I still struggle with orchestration because I'm never sure what instruments (voilins, violas, cellos, trombone, trumpet, etc...) should play which parts. I just mix them up until I like what I hear. Regards, Dan
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/11/24 10:41:55
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Guitarhacker
I didn't read all the comments....
I'll just say that I can see this being used in a movie. Well done.
Thanks Herb! I appreciate you stopping in :) Regards, Dan
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/11/24 10:48:04
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Wonderful. Right down the line this is a solid composition - the sparse (to my ears) instrumentation, the strong arrangement (it never gets dull) and the playing (subtle and very effective). I haven't been on the forum in a while - I'd forgotten how good some of this music is.
And yes, there is a genuine cinematic feel to this. I thought, girl and a gun - Sharon Stone in the Quick and the Dead. However, this didn't evoke that when I listened - what it did bring to mind are the books by Carlos Castaneda that I had read - much takes place in the desert - traveling over vast expanses of western desert.
I'd love to see this with some accompanying film track. Great job.
Thanks for listening and your kind words! Regards, Dan
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/12/01 03:59:34
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I'll chime in with the others saying great work! The only thing I have to complain is that ending seems a little lazy as a fade out... Feels like you could do so much better with it. But it's a minor gripe and doesn't really affect the piece so much. :)
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/12/01 08:44:25
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Kuusniemi
I'll chime in with the others saying great work! The only thing I have to complain is that ending seems a little lazy as a fade out... Feels like you could do so much better with it. But it's a minor gripe and doesn't really affect the piece so much. :)
Thank you! I've admired your work on various demos very much. Think of it as the fade out into the fade in of the first scene, lol...I suck at endings... Regards, Dan
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/12/01 10:19:53
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dcumpian
Thank you! I've admired your work on various demos very much. Think of it as the fade out into the fade in of the first scene, lol...I suck at endings...
Know the feeling. I usually end my tracks with a bang. Pun intended. :)
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
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☄ Helpfulby dcumpian 2015/12/02 08:46:25
I would pitch this tune to Rock Star software....it would be a perfect soundtrack to the video game, Red Dead Redemption 2 if they ever get around to releasing it.
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/12/01 23:21:22
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Just an excellent piece all around Dan. How much of the guitar stuff did you actually play? I thought they sounded very convincing... It's a nice sample library for sure, if that's what they were. Great production and mix!
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/12/02 00:41:34
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Great composition! It is a western with a modern twist.
Like it and I agree that the right gtr in some parts should be back in order that you give room to the air instrument that also sound western.
But again if it sounds good to you its good. The gtr brings the western.
Like it!
Shine on!
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/12/02 08:37:40
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Just an excellent piece all around Dan. How much of the guitar stuff did you actually play? I thought they sounded very convincing... It's a nice sample library for sure, if that's what they were. Great production and mix!
Thanks Clint! Technically, I played it all...on a keyboard, lol. All the acoustic parts are Evolution Acoustic from OrangeTree. Other guitars are my strat. I have a really nice Martin that I used to come up with the parts, but I do not have a really good mic to record it. Regards, Dan
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/12/02 08:47:16
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PiBoy
Great composition! It is a western with a modern twist.
Like it and I agree that the right gtr in some parts should be back in order that you give room to the air instrument that also sound western.
But again if it sounds good to you its good. The gtr brings the western.
Like it!
Shine on!
PiBoy
Thanks Jorge! Regards, Dan
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/12/02 10:30:42
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Awesome track! You are the Midi Master of all times!
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/12/03 02:10:48
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dcumpian
Thank you! I've admired your work on various demos very much. Think of it as the fade out into the fade in of the first scene, lol...I suck at endings...
Regards,
Dan
Just got an idea in my head about the fading ending... Would fit this track so nicely to have the sounds of the prairie rise up when the music fades out. A desolate wind, some tumbleweeds, you know all the clichés. :)
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/12/03 08:52:47
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String Jammer
Awesome track! You are the Midi Master of all times!
23 years of practice will do that for you, lol. Regards, Dan
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
2015/12/04 17:33:26
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Dan, I didn't read all of the previous comments - 3 pages full! "Ain't nobody got time for dat!"
man, this is just incredible! your tones, your mix balance, your playing - all fantastic! I'd buy this song! it's excellent!
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Re: A Girl...And A Gun (A Love Story)
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Dan, I didn't read all of the previous comments - 3 pages full! "Ain't nobody got time for dat!"
man, this is just incredible! your tones, your mix balance, your playing - all fantastic! I'd buy this song! it's excellent!
Thanks Reece! Regards, Dan
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