Dear Forum Friends

Greetings all! Perhaps a little late for spring but at least it's still May.

Here's the link to our new song "Cherry Blossom Spring"

http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13134769

http://soundclick.com/dcspacedog

It's all about the coming of spring in Washington DC and the spectacular cherry trees surrounding the Tidal Basin on the National Mall. Each year, the National Cherry Blossom Festival commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington, DC. The gift and annual celebration honor the lasting friendship between the United States and Japan and the continued close relationship between the two countries.
Since the cherry trees were a gift from Japan, we wanted to use a touch of Japanese culture in the song. The verses are in classic Haiku form and the lead is played on a Koto synth.
The key elements of Haiku poetry are the 5-7-5 syllable lines, the reference to nature and time and the inclusion of contrast of the third line compared to first two lines.
Here are the BB technicals:
Style is M_NEWAGK.STY (NewAgeBossa with KotoSynth[110MS)
GuitarCustom Synth is Hi-Q 108 01 Koto, Acoustic SampleTank.tgs
Style MIDI Instruments are : Koto (108), RealTracks in style: ~921:Bass, Acoustic, Bossa Ev 110
RealTracks in style: ~2263:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm 80sPopMedium Ev 120
MIDI SuperTracks in style: 2332:Koto, Synth, Rhythm NewAge Ev 110
I substituted Jazz Drum Brush #1 for the Latin drum kit in the style.

I'll likely repost after a few tweaks so I welcome your comments.

Enjoy!

Last edited by SpaceDog; 05/30/15 04:34 AM.