Part 2: Nick Drake String Arrangements on ‘Five Leaves Left’
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 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 →A couple of weeks ago, I was hired to record some live strings on 5 tracks by a band from Louisiana who are having their […]
Read More →Yesterday, we popped into RAK Studios in St John’s Wood to record string quartet parts for a band who wanted to enhance their track with […]
Read More →To begin with, a Cadenza is not something a string arranger would usually write into an average 3 minute pop song or rock track but […]
Read More →Pizzicato is simply a technique where the strings are plucked rather than bowed (arco). It is a great tool to add variety to a piece […]
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