my friends' blogs
- Ady Cohen — "DEUS" with music by Ady Cohen
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Hi all,
The new TV series DEUS, for which I have composed the music, starts airing by Israeli satellite broadcaster YES beginning next Sunday, November 23rd.
This prestigious and sophisticated series, YES's flagship series aimed at teenagers, is divided into 52 20-minutes episodes, and will be shown twice daily.
The series stars some of Israel's most popular young stars: Michael Lewis, Adi Himelbloy and Michael Moshonov.
I will try to upload the series opening, accompanied by my Main Theme for the series, after the series starts...
You can read more (in Hebrew) and watch some clips here.
Best wishes,
Ady
read more... - HUMANOISE — See you again, everyone!!
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- Cood luck everybody in the contest !!!! I stay the hospital from November 18, next tuesday, about 2 or 3 months. I will be 37 years old in there. I honor about I could keep current top 30 about 2 weeks in the contest and I could make my friends 420 and more in this community!! I will never forget all your kindness. Good luck everyone, and See you again !!! RESPECT & PEACE. HIROTO. read more...
- niteshift — Unplug the Plugins !
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Well, what a harrowing week it's been. Having the time to sit down and actually get it all togther and create something has got to be a gift at the best of times. A month just to write, a collection of internet collaboraters to help speed the process along, and long days dfirting off into the creative ether. Nothing could be better right ?
Now, nothing at all is suppossed to go to plan, and with no agenda, the pressure should be off, to just go with the flow and let the mind have a mental splurge. That is, until internet collaborater No1 comes up with some lyrics, a great tune, and a great voice to sing the tune, to a musical piece first visited a couple of months previous.
So, it's into the dark recesses of the computer, to pull up the track, and see how it sounds with a new melody line. Sounds great, and everything is flowing along well. So, it's a quick mixdown, and onto the internet for peer review.
First comment : "There is something very wrong sonically like the music is playing from a separate source than the vocals. I have never heard you have this sound before, is something off on the set up?
Second comment : " ...but the vox sound like they are recorded in a room quite different than where the music is taking place "
Third comment : ".....had the same sense of something off, so I'll look forward to the next one? "
And so they went on . OK, check and recheck, and yep, there is a phasing issue, and yep, those vocals are sounding really different to the backing track, so what's the problem ? The problem was, that the backing tracks were recorded months ago, built up one by one, with various effects being added to the tracks. Sometimes 2 or 3 units per track, as it was a bit thin at the time and needed some "oomph" After adding a total of thirty five tracks, each with it's own clutter of little gizmos to make it sound "better" the whole thing ends up a sonic cosmic slop, spinning around in the phones like a demented cat in a clothes drier.
Only solution. Back to basics. Back to square one. Back to kindy school and back to the simplicity of the sandpit. Like a child scribbling with crayons, the plugins are unceremoniously detatched and thrown out the virtual window hopefully to be shattered on the ground into a million little bits never to return. Replaced with just an EQ, a bit of reverb, a smidgeon of compression, and a big dash of ears, all is well in sonic land.
We live, we learn, and try to remember that "better" does not always mean "burden me down with gadgets" So the next time you consider brewing up a batch of sonic soup, just remember....... unplug the plugins.
cheers, niteshift
read more... - Richard Thomas — 4 new (old) songs!
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- Hi friends, I've recently added four new songs to my page, relatively old for me but new for this site: Two more or less spontaneous instrumental improvisations (category: humor) and two songs, 'Bushmensong' and 'Mystery to Me'. The latter being based on an improvisation of words, guitar and Groove Agent. The lyrics seemed meaningless at first but in retrospect they reveal some meaning, at least to me. Song art will follow… I hope you like them. read more...
- arti31023 — BELIEF: NEW REMIX by SUBLIMINAL
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- Yo, Boys & Girls! Well, 'es only gone and done it, ain't he? The Master of the Mind Manipulation, The (un)Scrupulous Subjugator of Subconscious Suggestion, SUBLIMINAL has done a Mind F**k on me and subverted the course of normal remix procedure by eliciting a bunch of vocal samples from me (while I was sleeping!) and produced a fab remix of my song BELIEF, called A COMFORTING SOLUTION ... OR DID HE??? Maybe I sent them of my own free will; you know, asked him to do it in the first place. "Hmm ..." See ...? That's what 'appens when you get involved with a top notch spoon bending psychic like SUBLIMINAL/TRIPLE M/THE MOUSE MANIPULATOR FROM THE LOWLANDS. Anyway, enough of my nonsense, check out A COMFORTING SOLUTION and let him know what you think. Thank you, Michel. Nice! read more...
- HUMANOISE — Finally I entered these songs !!!
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- Finally I entered " DREAM9 ( I'LL BE WHO I WANNA BE ) ", " THE FLOWER AND BUTTERFLY ", and " My favorite Unknown Sound " to this contest !!!!! Everybody, Vote for me if you like them, All right ? I will do my best until when I stay the hospital !!!! Do your best, too!! Good luck, everyone! RESPECT & PEACE. HIROTO. read more...
- HUMANOISE — Fortunately, I am still in my house ( not hospital ) !!!
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- But I will stay the hospital soon, the day will come. So I will do my best untill the day will come!! I can't still answer for your comments, but I'm thinking everyone is my friends. " Hey, you are all music lovers, right ? " RESPECT & PEACE. HIROTO. read more...
- HUMANOISE — But Vote for "DREAM9" if you like !!!!!
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- But I entered just one song " DREAM9 ( I'LL BE WHO I WANNA BE ) " so have a listen and vote for it if you like, O.K ? Wish you will get success and happiness !!!! RESPECT & PEACE. Everybody!! See you again !!! Regards, HIROTO. read more...
- HUMANOISE — I will stay hospital again from today during in the contest.
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- Unfortunately again, My mother has treated my injury since I came back to my house from hospital stay, but my injury got worse recently. I will have to stay the hospital from today and will be operated. I can't be back to my house about two or three months. But I will be back!! Stay helthy and creative, Everyone !!!! Good luck all of you in the contest !!! RESPECT & PEACE. HIROTO. read more...
- HUMANOISE — Sorry for I couldn't answer for your kind comments !!!
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- Unfortunately I had to stay the hospital about 5 month ago. Because I sat in front of the PC for a long time and I got injury on my hip depth and I got high fever that's why I staied the hospital. And then I was treated and I came back to my home but I had still the injury. that's why I have needed to take a rest long time, I mean that I couldn't sit in front of my PC long time. I couldn't answer for your kind comments, you know why ? Everybody, take a rest, enough sleep, eat much and move your body !!!!! Don't concentrate too much for your creating music also doing internet, All right ? Regards, HIROTO. read more...
- Molly Molotov — Entered the contest - come vote for me!
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- Hi there, Come and vote for me :) read more...
- Lo Kivikas — Interview with Lo Kivikas!
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SR International Radio will broadcast an exclusive interview with Lo Kivikas on Saturday, 25 of October, 22.00. You can find the station at 89.6 on the FM dial.
read more... - Ady Cohen — Israeli Elections commercial
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Hi all,
I recently finished the music to the first in a series of commercials, commissioned by Israel's Ministry of Interior via the Government Advertising Agency, for the upcoming Israeli Elections.
You can watch this clip here:
http://www.pitchipoy.com/commercials/2008/index.html
Pitchipoy is the animation studio who produces the series. Scroll a little down to "Elections – Film 1 "Pinkas Haboher"" to watch the clip.
Enjoy!
Ady
read more... - Molly Molotov — www.mmbtp.com
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- Visit www.mmbtp.com for information about vocal tutoring. read more...
- The Cedars — Real World
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Sorry we've been so quiet, a crazy year for us. We've had several emails and messages asking about the Real World recording sessions, the short answer is it hasn't happened yet...
We were scheduled to record in July and that fell through and the next available date is November which we've not had confirmation on yet, so fingers crossed it all works out, you'll be the first to know when it does.
Thanks from us all...
read more... - Scali — Native Instruments Guitar Rig Contest
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- Some of you might be familiar with the Guitar Rig amp modeling software from Native Instruments. They've organized a contest where anyone can put a video on Youtube, using Guitar Rig. More info can be found here: http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=guitarrigcontest Here's my entry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erfR6Ij28nA Please rate the video if you like it. read more...
- aeronaut — Relics
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- I am finally working on my Relics pieces again. This will become a rather large piece of instrumental music. I have uploaded part III en VI in my player. More pieces will follow... Hope you'll enjoy it. Jef read more...
- arti31023 — LOVE ME, LOVE MY MONSTER ...
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- Aah yes, as any seasoned campaigner will tell you, Love, is a double edged sword. So be careful what you wish for, boys & girls, as undoubtedly it will appear ... just not quite in the guise you expected. Ain't that always the way! Anyway, if you want your very own digital copy of The Monster to have, hold, and hum along to, go here ... ARTIE Q/BEAUTIFUL MONSTER or here, ITUNES read more...
- My Mi7 Collabs — DreamsAreBuriedHere, Now On Sale!!!
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- Not only was I proud to take part in this wonderful project, I'm as joyful to announce that it is now available as a music download—Nice! Well done, Jef, Achim & Artie. read more...
- warmer — Come back when tomorrow is old, new track (well rough idea)
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Hi all,
I've got a new rough idea up, one day I will finish a track I'm sure!
LEt me know what you think.
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