The trouble with a click track is……
A click track is one of the most useful tools available in the recording studio. For many years it has helped musicians to gain a rhythmic […]
Read More →A click track is one of the most useful tools available in the recording studio. For many years it has helped musicians to gain a rhythmic […]
Read More →Recently, I recorded some string parts for a client, who had written pieces for a string quartet, but only sixteen notes of this fell below the range […]
Read More →Nick Drake’s second album entitled ‘Bryter Layter’ was recorded in 1970, after Drake had effectively ‘dropped out’ of Cambridge. He had ended up living in […]
Read More →The album ‘Five Leaves Left’ was started in late 1968 with Joe Boyd as producer (a man who had produced ‘Fairport Convention’ amongst other bands […]
Read More →The music of Nick Drake is now (almost 40 years after his premature death in 1974) more popular than it ever was in his lifetime. […]
Read More →Recently, I was approached by a singer/songwriter to arrange strings for an existing track that contained an acoustic guitar and vocals. The client was very […]
Read More →Arranging strings for a pop or rock track requires a different approach to orchestrating or even composing original music solely for string orchestra. In a […]
Read More →The string section is considered by many to form the backbone of the modern symphony orchestra and it’s easy to see why. Stringed instruments are […]
Read More →Most of us when composing for a string section or full orchestra will do so in front of a keyboard. In this respect, the process […]
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