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... - 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...
- 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... - 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...
- Mindmovie — New song added: Theme for An Imaginary Mindmovie
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- This will be the opening title of my upcoming first solo album. If you find some time please take a listen and if you want to feel free to leave me a comment. Audio quality is below my normal standard as the song is 8 minutes long I had to go down with the bitrate to 160kb. Anyway I hope you may enjoy. read more...
- Mindmovie — New Song added - Moonmaiden
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- A rough mix of one of the songs which will be on Mindmovie's first solo record - your feedback is most welcome read more...
- aeronaut — Mit dem Wind - adaptation by Mindmovie featuring Sara England
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Description: For my international "On the wind" project on myspace, I asked several people to write a version in their own language and style for my song. Mindmovie is the first to come up with a beautiful german version called "Mit dem Wind". The german speaking people will notice that is freely translated lyrics are really beautiful and at the same time true to the original. The music is, as we are used from him impeccable. Sara England's emotional singing goes straight to the heart. Amazing work by 2 great artists here on mi7.
Mit dem Wind Mit dem Wind
Ziehst du davon
gehst dahin im Flammenmeer
Feuer brennt so lodernd heiß
und mein Herz, gefriert zu Eis
Du bist fort
in eine andr’e Welt
Und dein letzter Gruß
verweht am Himmelszelt
Nie wusste ich das Morgenlicht
So kalt mir in die Seele sticht
Ich laufe weg
verberge mich
was immer ich auch tu
vergessen kann ich nicht
Die Zeit mit Dir hier Jahr um Jahr
All Dein Trost wenn ich mal traurig war
Auf dem Wind
und außer Sicht
Dein letzter Flug
In’s helle Licht
Das Feuer brennt ich bin allein,
doch am Ende werd’ ich bei Dir sein
Feuer brennt so lodernd heiß
und mein Herz, gefriert zu Eis
Bin alleine...
© 2007 Jef De Corte / Aeronaut ( “On the wind” - english lyrics)
© 2008 Achim Wierschem / Mindmovie (german adaptation) read more... - Mindmovie — New Song added - House Of Love
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Although This side is now soooo painfully slow that it is no longer a real funny thing to upload something - here is a new song. Welcome to any visitor who wants to leave a comment about the music. This title features Sara England on vocals - she as well as myself have discovered what it means when you a re trying to build a "house of love" with the wrong person. That's what this song is about.
read more... - Mindmovie — Planet Passion IV
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- A collaboration with Andres Rexach a guitar magician from Spain. Check his profile on myspace this man is a guitar and sitar monster. read more...
- Raven — Calling All Interested mi7 Musicians
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As all of you know, I am a devoted mom as well as a composer and musician. And as all of you know, I am a very vocal advocate for Autism Rights.
I enjoyed participating in Mindmovie's CCC project so much a few months ago that I was thinking it would be interesting to create a similar recording with snippets of my son's insights regarding Autism from an interview done with him in July 2007 and the update interview that was done with him last month.
What I am thinking of doing is using his comments along the lines of a hip hop / vocal dance mix composition. The purpose of the song would be to bring a better, more positive understanding of how children with Autism perceive the world in which they live ... our world, not their world.
I can only offer credits in lieu of money unfortunately. All of you are such incredible artists and all of you have been such good online friends to me in good times and in the most troubling times these past few months.
If you are interested in participating in this project (which would be promoted globally with links back to your websites or to your mi7 profile page just as our MIC Audio Podcasts on Autism are global), please email me at ravenmagic2003@yahoo.ca.
Thanks.
Raven :-)
read more... - Lo Kivikas — "Spirit Warriors"
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New song uploaded! Have a listen to the collaboration of our common work. Three people living and working in three countries in different musical stuff...Thanks for your ears!
read more... - Ady Cohen — Ady Cohen's "Song for Bavat" wins the "Other Songs" international contest
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Dear friends,
I’m pleased to announce that my song “SONG FOR BAVAT”, written, composed, arranged and performed by me on guitars and keyboards (and singing!) together with members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, won the Special Distinction Prize at the Third international contest “OTHER SONGS” on the theme of Intercultural Dialogue.
Click here to go to the contest’s website (you can listen to the song there)
The same page in FrenchAt the end of the song you can also hear Bavat – singing and laughing... After all, this song was written for her.
I also won the second edition of this contest last year, with my song “Sandra’s Letter”. Here are the links:
EnglishThanks for your time...
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Ady - Live Ullmann — New website
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Check out www.liveullmann.com
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