Yes, I know, I've been absent for a while AGAIN & yes, I was "Rookwood" AGAIN. But nothing horrifying and long term just what happened with some long term medications sometimes.

This one started life as a backing that I'd done in early January. I finished that aspect of it and left it alone waiting for inspiration.
Inspiration came later in the month & I had a set of lyrics.
I toiled & toiled to get a melody but wasn't very successful. It was clear the song needed a voice that didn't need a bucket.
I contacted Janice & Bud, as I do when in need, & left it with them.
After some listening and playing around with the SGU Janice found a key that best suited her and responded that she'd also done as I'd hoped and fixed the melody, timing & phrasing...it does take a singer to do those things.
I was super happy with the news and set about relearning the song in F rather than A. I learnt some new chords, reworked the bass line, regenerated the BIAB parts and bango...had a new backing for Janice to work with.
Janice & Bud were super quick with their side of things and the song was off to the M.E. who was very impressed with the vocal.
BIAB performs the acoustic solo, drums & organ.
Janice did the melody, vocal arrangements and vocals.
Bud tracked & treated Janice's work.
I did the bass, classical guitar, electric guitar as well as the midi based Melloton flutes. I wrote the midi parts with a midi editor and used the Redtron VSTi for the sounds. I had played them in "live" in the 1st recording but couldn't get my fingers around the key change.
Video incorporates BIAB Video tracks for drums & keyboard.
It's "DONE' but please, any suggestions, critiques etc. are just as valid so make them if you have them.
THANK YOU JANICE & BUD!
More details if required.

Last edited by rayc; 04/05/24 10:01 PM.
Cheers
rayc
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