Hey Mike,

Thanks for sharing the way you do stuff. Composition and arrangement, to me, is the basis of the song. You say....

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I start with a mood, then move to imagery.


For me, it's the other way around. There's a "picture" which creates the mood. Kind of like watching the tele with the sound off, then I fill in the sound to the mental picture.

I listend to your track, and yep, it sounds Ok. I gotta ask though, where's the 3rd element ? I pick 2, but the 3rd element is not there....idle observation.

Real nice sound on the backing. I'm strange when it comes to synth sounds. I was "there" in the 80's when these sounds were around, and I thought they were pretty cool. The sounds ( patches ) lapsed, but have now been picked up by the younger muso's as "cool". Strange world, it's all cyclical.

Good thing aboout MIDI, you can just change the patch, and totally alter the mood of a piece.

I notice most folks here are into writng "songs" which is Ok, but I'd estimate about 20% of the commercial broadcast market relies on instrumental pieces. Little stings and snippits, cast off pieces of melodies which just provide ambience. I'm told the royalty checks are not so bad, and especiially on a popular programme.

Another avenue to think about.

Thanks Mike, always like to hear your views.

cheers, niteshift

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