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"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
Ok Guys, I wrote this track a few months before christmas but decided it needed a makeover, so I enlisted my good friend Jim Yoyo to help me out. He took on the producer role and played many of the underlying instruments also. I had an urge to make a video for a song for the last while so here it is (all off an iphone 4s too!) and had an absolute blast doing it as you'll see yourself! If you enjoyed it give it a like for me. Fame Train Cheers, Cian
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/04/28 13:41:16
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Cian - I love it! How uplifting, lots of energy and creative! Really good and FUN! Super duper. SOunds great. Mix is right on. Video is classic! I love the huge audience movin' to your tune!
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/04/28 13:53:55
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Very impressive on many levels. The video is very clever and well laid out. The mix is clear and clean, every element can easily be heard. The only thing that stood out to me was the lack of warmth in the mix. I know it's popular now days to scoop out the "muddiness" with HPFs, but sometimes you can go too far. Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Jame's mixing, but this is on the edge of brittleness to my ears. Perhaps a little tube saturation in the right spots could be all you need. Still, a very seriously, pro production.
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/04/28 15:36:40
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More FIRE from the "Cian/James Connection"!!!. (uh oh, I better copyright your new duo name and hold it ransome for millions after you two are famous) 
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/04/28 15:38:31
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Full of energy! I really enjoyed the video. KUDOS!
Kev
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/04/28 17:54:20
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Sure looks and sounds like you're having fun! This is just great on so many levels. Great job, both of you!
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/04/29 07:27:03
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Nice tune and I enjoyed the Video. I am thing of doing a video soon too.
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/04/29 11:20:40
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Great production, video is very slick. Hate the song. It's superbly done, but one of those tunes that just annoyed the crap out of me for some reason, like the one you hear on holiday that you don't even like, but it won't leave your head. Surefire hit ! ;)
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/04/29 13:37:55
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Thanks all.
Rimshot - Glad you got something out of it. Yes the moving crowd does suit, if anything, it makes my song appear more popular than it actually is!
Lynn - Thanks, the vid took a lot of work. Its true that Jim goes for that kind of sound, I think this track needs it to accentuate the kick, snare and vocals, but certainly a little more warmth around the mids may give it a more organic sound.
Tony - Cheers Tones. Unlike some people, I need some help with my projects!!!
Kev, Janet, thanks for stopping by and giving your thoughts. It was fun for sure,
Tom, cheers. The video thing is as much work as music production. All I can say is dealing with 1080HD video on a laptop was A.G.O.N.Y at times! Id suggest using 720max and learn your software before delving in.
Paulo, no problem about the song at all, it aint gonna be no classic, just a pop track with a catchy chorus. Thanks again.
Cian
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/04/30 00:09:53
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Cian.... You suck. Juuuust kidding.  That was awesome. You seem to be a natural entertainer. Well done. Cheers Shad
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/01 09:52:21
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Biabdude and Shad, thanks and happy that you liked. I do like coming up with visual themes for music songs.
Just got a podcast mention from top Irish radio DJ yesterday, Ray Foley, chuffed with that. He said he really dug my "gay" dancing!
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/01 22:10:23
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/02 02:33:53
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Well an excellent job on all facets. Can't say much more than that, very pro.
It's a bit too happy for me that's my only criticism.
Neb
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/02 18:38:59
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Daryl, thanks.
Ben, thank you too. No question it is a pro production. In fairness, the video is verging on homosexual at times (hence the super happy vibe?!), but it is a different direction for me than my usual stuff which I am most satisfied with.
Cian
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/03 13:59:20
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Not my thing however it is well done.
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/03 18:06:28
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Nice job, that was really freaking cool. did you say you shot and edited that entire video on your Iphone? Really?
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/03 21:23:02
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A masterpiece of music and theater ... what a ride!
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/03 21:46:37
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Impressive work, really. I liked the lyrics too. Sounds just killer. Mix is spot on.
Daryl
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/05 08:49:02
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Thanks for checking it out Wookie.
Chuck glad it entertained you. No, it was all captured on an iphone, however it was edited in sony vegas, imagine trying to do that, tedious or what!
Philip, hope the rollercoaster was fast enough! thanks for you comments.
Daryl, thanks you too for stopping by, Im glad you enjoyed the lyrics, they are simple and straight forward, but none the less narrate the theme well.
Cian
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/17 03:00:12
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Hey, Cian, Wow, I almost missed this dynamite, extremely fun video! What an absolute blast this is!  Great songwriting and performances, totally pro sounding production and mix, and the video was fantastic. Truly excellent work by both you and James, have a good one, buddy! Bob
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/17 13:53:28
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Bob bruv,
Thanks for stopping boy and most of all for getting something out of my little production.
If I had muscles like you on your album cover I mightened have to wear long sleeve shirts in my videos!
Best of luck with it all,
Cian
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/18 15:14:03
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One of the best things I've ever seen on the board. Song-Great, Performances-Great, Engineering-Great, Video-Great. I'm sorry for sitting on the fence. LOL! Everything about this made me happy (even the wig :-). Oh, one of the best sounding/produced bass lines too. It was so present and full but not overpowering. Loved it all!! Liked it on YouTube and during second listen I figured out that it is the combo of the kick and bass that I was feeling. Nice.
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/18 15:48:40
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Thanks everyone for the positive comments on the production. Cian is a great guy to work with cuz he writes super melodies and tracks, and then is real open to a producer's re-interpretation. He asked me a few months ago to do something with this song, but I kept getting involved in other tunes. I came up with the reggae-lite idea and he just jumped all over it. We changed the bass line ever so slightly and used a blended bass patch, added the guitars to give it an islands feel, and then added a judicious amount of samples to fill it out.
Something that I just thought about: we had a much longer intro originally, but using Herb's maxim (Don't bore us, get to the chorus) we shaved 10 seconds or so off it and it made it a much better song. If I wrote the song I would defend the long intro to the death...it is always best to let someone else take a listen and get feedback, even if you disagree with it.
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/18 23:15:27
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Brilliant!! WOW...love it....you two guys just do sooo well together! This is an A++++ tune... I am a huge Celtic tune guy (Horselips, Saw Doctors, Rubber Bandits...bla bla)...so this is a Gem to me!! wow...love it...cant say enough. cheers to you both!! love the video..fun stuff
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/19 10:44:49
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Great production. Great video. Cian you really sing great. Really liked this.
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/21 18:22:10
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Warren, thanks for hitting the like button. Was lucky to get Jim on board. Also glad you liked the wig, as a man who has a thinning hair line at such a young age, its quite refreshing to wear a nice thick mullet now and again!
Jim, as always thanks for you time with this and ceratainly over our many collabs, one thing that I have learned is that your own music isnt always as good as you think it is and being open to honest criticism is super important if you to wish to advance.
thepogue, thanks for stopping by brother and getting a bit of fun out of my track!
chasemcg, again thank you too for commenting, coming from a man who has some visual creating skills, this too means a lot.
Cian
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/22 12:35:09
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Cian, you got nothin' but sunshine, baby. I have to admit that I think you're the first reggae singer I've ever seen in a fully buttoned-up plaid. Production by James is Flawless. REALLY REALLY good.
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/23 19:21:11
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Julianna,
Many thanks for your super comments and for dropping a line for me on da tube!
You comment meant the most ya know, since the reason why I do this stuff is I guess ultimately to make people happy and if its one second or 3 and half minutes of that then job done.
Again, Jim is awesome at this kind of work.
Just checked out your vid/music on your web page, that little project there is freakin awesome I will add!
Cian
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Re:"Fame Train", Reggae-Pop track (Yoyo production and super fun video!!!)
2012/05/24 16:12:12
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Cian, you're the best Irish pop-reggae artiste i ever did hear...;-) great tune and performance as ever. great vid too!
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