Musicians Collaboration Studio

Virtual Music Studio => Finished Works => Topic started by: stoman on April 09, 2015, 11:08:03 AM

Title: Like A Leaf On A Breeze (Frank Z., Andy G., Mark C., Steffen O.)
Post by: stoman on April 09, 2015, 11:08:03 AM

This was one of my first instrumental songs ever, and I'm extremely happy that Frank, Andy and Mark helped turn it into a very nice piece of music by replacing the MIDI instruments with real ones. Thanks to all three of you, it really makes a big difference!

Special kudos to Frank for staying so close to the original MIDI guitar arrangement and still adding a lot of soul and individuality to it!

Guitars: Frank Zax
Bass: Andy Gupta
Drums: Mark Cole
Music & Production: Steffen Offermann

Original thread in Studio "A":
http://www.musicianscollaboration.com/forum/index.php?topic=10392.0

Title: Re: Like A Leaf On A Breeze (Frank Z., Andy G., Mark C., Steffen O.)
Post by: Studioplayer on April 09, 2015, 11:17:59 AM

Sounds really nice. It's good to hear an instrumental for a change. Well done guys!!  8)

Dave

Title: Re: Like A Leaf On A Breeze (Frank Z., Andy G., Mark C., Steffen O.)
Post by: SmithC on April 09, 2015, 01:33:43 PM

This is such a wonderful tune....I've listened to it so many times already....really enjoying it :)

Great job guys....

Smithie

Title: Re: Like A Leaf On A Breeze (Frank Z., Andy G., Mark C., Steffen O.)
Post by: Zax on April 10, 2015, 03:04:09 PM

Thanks Dave, and Smithie!

I certainly enjoyed playing on this.  Steffen has a great sense of melody!   :)

Frank

Title: Re: Like A Leaf On A Breeze (Frank Z., Andy G., Mark C., Steffen O.)
Post by: AndyG6508 on April 11, 2015, 08:11:04 PM

Turned out nice. Great work from you (Steffen), Frank and Mark.
Andy

Title: Re: Like A Leaf On A Breeze (Frank Z., Andy G., Mark C., Steffen O.)
Post by: rightonthemark on April 12, 2015, 12:36:58 AM

even though i'm not a big fan of instrumentals this is pretty cool.
very soothing - almost tranquil.
i could see/hear this in a movie...maybe a sequence showing a guy riding a motorcycle or driving a convertible on the open road leaving behind his troubled life looking to to start anew on the other side of the country showing all the different scenery as he makes his way from one coast to the other.
everyone did a great job.
and yeah, Steffen does have a great sense of melody.
and Frank is one hell of a guitar player as proven once again by another great collab performance.

Title: Re: Like A Leaf On A Breeze (Frank Z., Andy G., Mark C., Steffen O.)
Post by: Zax on April 12, 2015, 10:52:23 AM

Quote from: rightonthemark on April 12, 2015, 12:36:58 AM

even though i'm not a big fan of instrumentals this is pretty cool.
very soothing - almost tranquil.
i could see/hear this in a movie...maybe a sequence showing a guy riding a motorcycle or driving a convertible on the open road leaving behind his troubled life looking to to start anew on the other side of the country showing all the different scenery as he makes his way from one coast to the other.
everyone did a great job.
and yeah, Steffen does have a great sense of melody.
and Frank is one hell of a guitar player as proven once again by another great collab performance.

Thanks for listening, Mark!!

You should produce music videos... I bet you'd be great at it!   :)

Frank

Title: Re: Like A Leaf On A Breeze (Frank Z., Andy G., Mark C., Steffen O.)
Post by: rightonthemark on April 12, 2015, 10:58:29 AM

being 47 i was about 14 when mtv first started and they actually played videos. before that there was friday night videos. i grew up in the music video era so i tend to have visual ideas when i hear music

Quote from: Zax on April 12, 2015, 10:52:23 AM

Quote from: rightonthemark on April 12, 2015, 12:36:58 AM

even though i'm not a big fan of instrumentals this is pretty cool.
very soothing - almost tranquil.
i could see/hear this in a movie...maybe a sequence showing a guy riding a motorcycle or driving a convertible on the open road leaving behind his troubled life looking to to start anew on the other side of the country showing all the different scenery as he makes his way from one coast to the other.
everyone did a great job.
and yeah, Steffen does have a great sense of melody.
and Frank is one hell of a guitar player as proven once again by another great collab performance.

Thanks for listening, Mark!!

You should produce music videos... I bet you'd be great at it!   :)

Frank

Title: Re: Like A Leaf On A Breeze (Frank Z., Andy G., Mark C., Steffen O.)
Post by: PVD on April 12, 2015, 12:37:03 PM

Great Feel

Paul

Title: Re: Like A Leaf On A Breeze (Frank Z., Andy G., Mark C., Steffen O.)
Post by: stoman on April 19, 2015, 12:50:26 PM

Thanks for listening, guys!

I just added a minor update. Same mix, but I carved out some of the low mids on the master that kept bugging me.

I always hear that a couple of weeks later ...

Title: Re: Like A Leaf On A Breeze (Frank Z., Andy G., Mark C., Steffen O.)
Post by: Donna on August 02, 2015, 02:55:39 PM

This is beautiful, lads. Has an uplifting but at the same time a kind of haunting quality about it.
Lots of lovely texture. Good work. :)

Donna

Title: Re: Like A Leaf On A Breeze (Frank Z., Andy G., Mark C., Steffen O.)
Post by: CosmicDolphin on August 07, 2015, 04:20:49 AM

Great playing, sounds like the theme song for a road movie....maybe through Mexico

Title: Re: Like A Leaf On A Breeze (Frank Z., Andy G., Mark C., Steffen O.)
Post by: Paulo on August 07, 2015, 04:34:10 AM

Nice... Instrumental for a change.

Title: Re: Like A Leaf On A Breeze (Frank Z., Andy G., Mark C., Steffen O.)
Post by: stoman on August 07, 2015, 07:58:34 AM

Thanks, everybody!

The band was really great, everybody did an awesome job.

I consider myself very lucky that I had the chance to do a handful of songs with Mark on drums before he left us.

R.I.P, Mark! I'm not religious, but if I'm wrong, and there is a heaven, then I'm sure you will be playing lots of great gigs there.

Title: Re: Like A Leaf On A Breeze (Frank Z., Andy G., Mark C., Steffen O.)
Post by: stoman on August 07, 2015, 11:43:00 AM

Maybe some of you, who knew Mark, would like to leave some words:
http://www.wisefuneral.com/services/online-obituaries/cole-mark

Title: Re: Like A Leaf On A Breeze (Frank Z., Andy G., Mark C., Steffen O.)
Post by: AndyG6508 on August 07, 2015, 04:26:38 PM

Thanks for posting Steffen, I have left a message on our behalf.
Andy