New songs added to the Player!

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I’ve been working on my Fall 2014 additions to my Jingle Punks catalogue. I’ve also been including the Roland GR1 guitar synthesizer in my set up in the studio. I used it a lot in the past for performance and recording; but since I’ve started composing for TV and Film I haven’t been using it as much. I find however that it’s a good way to get a fresh take on a new piece or get me out of a writing rut. I've been a guitarist for over 30 years and playing keyboard for only half that time. I think I'm a much better composer with a guitar in my hands. My hope is the update to the catalogue can be ready by Thanksgiving of 2014. In the meantime I have uploaded 2 songs from my Winter 2014 update and they are available in the player at the top of the page.
Moonless 1st movement is the first part of a three part piece written for piano, violin, and bass. It has moments of suspense and sorrowful violin phrases. There is a version of the piece arranged for an orchestra; however I wasn’t completely convinced that it worked with a whole orchestra. Maybe someday I’ll work out the kinks and release it.
Ivory Hall altmix 1 is as you can guess is the alternative mix to the original. I didn’t post the original because once I did the remix, I never felt the original was as good. Ivory Hall was influenced by all the Juno Reactor stuff I was listening to during 2013. I’ve been a Juno Reactor fan since Shango. Since then I’ve been listening to all of Juno Reactors music. The latest The Golden Sun of the Great East is a great album.
Both Moonless and Ivory Hall are available for licensing through Jingle Punks. Follow the Jingle Punks link to the right for more information.

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