Hello forum members
At the end of January I had the idea to start a project in our forum, in which as many artists as possible should participate.
When I told Marty about it, he was very enthusiastic about it.
So I already had a bass player ;-)))
I wrote a song which should give the different artists the possibility to bring in their style.
The song should take the listener on a journey to let him experience the creation of our songs.

Music Comes From Our Hearts was born.

Once I had the artists for the project complete, the most exciting phase of this project began.
Communicating with all the artists through a translator turned out to be much more time consuming than I had thought ;-)
Since this was my first project, it soon turned out that I hadn't planned everything perfectly either...
But all the artists worked absolutely professionally on this song and also had their fun.
And only because of that a really extraordinary song was created.

I would like to thank everyone involved for the great cooperation.
It was fun and that's what counts !

Many greetings
Andi ;-)


And here are the artists who brought this song to life:

Anne-Marie (RnAM) - Vocals
Torrey Bliss - Vocals
David Snyder - Vocals
Hans (Birchwood) - Vocals
David (Deej56) - Vocals
Scott (Ezekiel's Storm) - Vocals
Andi (PROJECT M) - Vocals
Marty (BabuMusic) - Bass
Wolfgang (PROJECT M) - Solo Guitar
Dave (BlueAttitude) - Solo Guitar & Fills

And Rob (RnAM) who mixed this song under difficult conditions and created a fantastic sound !

THE SONG:

Wolfgang (PROJECT M) - Intro Guitar Solo

David (Deej56)
Our whole life is full of surprises, some good and some bad.
And now we look at the horizon to sort them in our heads.

Hans (Birchwood)
When all these things come together now the feeling shapes the song,
and ideas get wings. We are hope for a wow, but the song is what counts and beyond.

Torrey Bliss
Oh, music, music is our life. You know that it comes from our hearts.
And as we write it we hope you catch the feel of the song, and then your journey can start.
Oh, music, music is our life. You know that it comes from our hearts,
and it's your entry into the world of our dreams and our thoughts.
Just like a sea of the stars.

David Snyder
Really everyday of our lives is something so special.
We can learn from it. We can grow inside.
It's our passion and we can't hide it.

Scott (Ezekiel's Storm)
And all these things come together now. The feelings shapes the song.
Ideas get wings. We hope for a wow, but the song is what counts and beyond.

Anne-Marie (RnAM)
Music, music is our life, and you know... you know it comes from our hearts
And as we sing it we hope you catch the feel of the song, and then your journey can start.
Music, music is our life, and you know it comes from our hearts.
It is your entry into the world of our dreams and our thoughts.
Just like a sea of stars.

Dave (BlueAttitude) - Main Guitar Solo

Andi (PROJECT M)
Music, the music is our life and comes from our hearts
And we will try that you really feel the song, your journey can start
Music, the music is our life and comes from our hearts
It is your entry into our world of thoughts just like a sea of stars


And not to forget Marty's (BabuMusic) fantastic bass work !!!


****** Song Summary *************
Title: TheMusicComesFromOurHearts
File:TheMusicComesFromOurHearts.SGU
Key=C , Tempo 95, Length (m:s)=5:03
No intro. 117 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 117. Repeat x1 chorus
Melody has 768 notes, Melody harmony is <no harmony>(0)
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes,RealDrums Changes,
Style is _BROOK.STY

RealTracks in song: 1610:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm Pop16 Ev16 110
RealTracks in song: ~362:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085
RealTracks in song: ~~689:Organ, B3, Background Pop Ev 085
RealDrums in song: RockHardLA^1-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Loose HiHat
electric guitar, guitar 638
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THE USER SHOWCASE SONG PROJECT - Music Comes From Our Hearts
Lyrics & Music by Andreas Melzer
©2022 by PROJECT M

...to be continued

Excellent... Everyone did a terrific job on this fine collaboration.
Very impressive Andi.

Nice idea and a good result.
Well done one & all.

What a brilliant idea. And it was done in fine fashion by all involved. Top quality work on all accounts.

Excellent job on writing such an uplifting song.

Kinda like we are the world but with our great family.

Very cool song. Very impressive project. Awesome production and everyone did such a good job of their respective parts. Very well done....

Thanks a lot bloc-head
With this line-up every song sounds good ;-)

Cool project. And a cool song.

Well done on everyone's part.

fj

It was a pleasure to do the mix for this project. I consider this a very tiny (humble) taste of the challenges Trevor Horn and Quincy Jones had with Band-Aid and USA for Africa back in the day, LOL.

I think Andi did a very good job composing this and coming up with the idea to make this a shared performance. All the singers gave their very best and came up with interesting performances, which were fun to mix into the song's arrangement.

But there are a couple of other things to take note of. First, there's the stable and steady bass by Marty. A real asset, I only hope I did it enough justice in the mix...

Second, I read only just now that the lead guitars were actually played by two different guitarists! You can't blame me, I only worked on this project in multi-track view in Cubase (the project was neatly prepared by Anne-Marie, but the tracks view only said: "guitar 1", "guitar 2", "bass", "organ" etc.). Anyway, the guitars sound very much alike which is really functional in this song. Wolfgang's intro guitar sets the right tone immediately, seamlessly connecting to the first vocal part. And the way Dave's main solo kicks in right after Anne-Marie's vocal is simply great.

Well done all!

Rob

WOW!!! Well done. Yes, it's a little like the Band Aid project. Really uplifting and positive. Thank you for the music, everyone!!!

Thanks you so much for thinking, planning, organizing, writing and arranging this masterpiece, Andi, and for making everyone feel so comfortable along the way. A brilliant idea and collectively so well done. And thanks everyone for doing your parts so professionally. I love the song. It's packed with emotion and sincerity.

Rob, thanks for mixing, but I got to distinguish you from Quincy & Trevor. They had everyone in the same studio with the same everything, which had to make it a hundred times easier than your task for this one. I've heard all those tracks as they came in, and Dave and I laid our parts down when all of the various parts together sounded like a Frankenstein recording. We knew the beauty was within and you brought it out so well. Hey, I have a version of We Are The World done on my website with just my vocal. Piece o' cake.

Thank you Ray
Nice that you like the song
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Thanks Andi and to all my buddies and friends involved in this.

To me, this represents would the forum is--friendship and music--and there could be a lot more of it! Collaboration is where it's at.

Cheers everyone! A wonderful job by all! Let's do more!!

Andi,

A pleasure to participate in this project. You’ve written a terrific tune—really impressive how it all came together.

I do have to give a shout out to Rob. Having heard the song in its early stages, with all the disparate vocals and musical parts, I wondered how it could all possibly come together. Rob knocked it out of the park . . . it sounds like we are all pretty much in the same room . . . which we weren’t . . . not even close . . . but in the end the mix was excellent! The hero of this tune!

Stay well all,

Deej

Hi Andi and Rob,

I want to underline what Deej wrote here!
But I also want to express (again) to you, Andi, what a nice idea it was to start this project with members of the forum!
The song, the lyrics, the solo, were all from your hand and some of your friends. You did a nice job on that!

And we, the singers? Well it was very good of you, Andi, you never lost your patience...

When it comes to Rob; well you did a great job making all our 'horrible' vocals sound so smooth and in line with each other.

I heard there will be a follow up on this project. Maybe now the whole forum needs to participate. That won't be so difficult, does it?
After all, this project was real fun!

Nice day,
Hans

Excellent! Great collaboration. I really enjoyed that.

Bob

Congratulations to everyone! Fine job done by all! T

Andi,

What a fantastic idea! You've included some of my favorites from this forum. I've really enjoyed listening to this. Everyone did a great job. From the outside looking in, this is just an incredible project from everyone involved. All of your own personalities and talents shine and are blended into one piece of music that has come together and blended perfectly. I never heard what it sounded like before, but the final project ... Wow! Thanks to all those involved for making a great project that the rest of us can enjoy. Great job.

Brad

Hello Herb
Thank you for your very nice words
It's really great to see so many top musicians working their way into a project.
Never had so much work with a song, but also never so much fun ;-)
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Great idea, great song and great performances!

David pretty much summed it up for me.

Thanks Andi for the invite, such great idea and lots of fun! And a big tip of the hat to Rob for the mix, turned out great.

Hello Scott
Thank you for your kind words
Very nice that you like our project
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Hello Floyd
Thank you for your true words
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

What a fantastic collaboration.

Powerful, driving, dynamic, extolling the valuable contributions of so many.

Excellent. This is a real winner.

Congratulations all!

Andi and all who are involved,
Very cool project! Excellent idea. I can only imagine how much planning it took to put this together. Wonderful collaboration and a piece of memory for our talented community. Mix is A+ Listens well.
Thank you for sharing.

Misha.

Hello Rob
Thanks for your kind words and a little insight into your work on this project.
So for me this is the first mix of one of my songs that works on all audio devices in my home.
You did a really good job !!!
For the next big project next year your name is definitely on top of my wish list ;-)
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

What a beautiful idea and sentiment, excellent performances and mix!

Kudos to everyone.

It’s good to be a part of this music family!

As Bluage’s signature line says,
“Music is what feelings sound like.”

J&B

Andi, when I first received your email, I was excited to participate. I am pleased with the results and efforts of my forum friends. But the biggest kudos go to you for undertaking such a big project--composing and organizing. I appreciate that you included me. Thank you.

Wow! Sounds like Band-in-a-box Aid Very creative idea. Music and songs are what counts. The message is delivered superbly. Ideas get wings and here the wings of the BIAB eagle are really strong and majestic. PG Music has created the best ever software that connects so many people around the world and brings them together and with this kind of collaborations, the users are equal stars among the superstars that have for example been involved in creating all those RealTracks.

Just amazing to hear all those great forum singers and players in the same song, so much to enjoy of the great talents. Great voices, great players and great mix.

And the image on SoundCloud looks fantastic!

Janne

Thank you James for listen and your nice words.
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Hello Marty my friend
thank you very much for your kind words
Yes the project actually went very smoothly
Which of course speaks for the participants.
When I think how fast you worked out your FANTASTIC bass track. Really unbelievable
With such a bass player it can only be good ;-)
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

As the only female vocal in this project, I'd like to say that it was great fun to work together with so many men!
And many compliments for Andy, who brought us all together and who created this very special song.

Anne-Marie

Hello David
You are absolutely right.
And thank you for the tips you gave me.
I hope you will be back next year ;-)
Thanks for your great cooperation
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Hi Deej
Thanks for your kind words
You are absolutely right
Without a top mixer like Rob this would never have turned out so well.
The sound is just fantastic
And your part turned out just as good as I imagined.
Thanks for your friendly and great cooperation
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Hello Hans
Thank you for your kind words
Ok. I didn't write the guitar solos and Marty's bass track ;-)
The important thing is that we really had fun.
And of course that we had Rob ;-)))
In any case don't make any plans for the beginning of next year ;-))))
Thanks for your great cooperation...
and your great and cool mails ;-)
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

We Are the World might have raised more money but this is just as good.
What a great job by everyone involved. Congratulations Andi.
Music IS our life.
Mike

Andi,

Very nice!
Excellent production.
The forum version of "WE Are The World".
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Hello Bob
I am glad to hear that
Very nice that you like our song
Thanks for your great feedback
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Hi Torrey
You speak the truth
That was really a great job by all
And when I heard your chorus for the first time,
I thought "oh man how awesome is that ?"
I would never have thought of that ;-)
Excellent work Torrey
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Andi,

Fantastic job bringing your idea to fruition with all the talented folks!

Na zdrowie!

Hello Brad
Your great feedback will make all involved very happy
Thanks for it
Yes the song didn't sound that good in my previews
I just had all the tracks cut together in their original state
What Rob made out of it is just fantastic
A great project that really met all expectations
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Hi Dan
glad to hear that
Thanks a lot
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Hello Dave
thank you for your kind words
Inviting you was the right decision
Because your solos fit perfectly to the song
Thanks for your great work
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Thank you for this fantastic feedback
Everyone involved will be very happy
Best thanks
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Hi Misha
Thanks for your great words
I had the most work with the communication via email
Since I don't know English very well, I had to translate everything.
And even that sometimes turns out to be extremely inaccurate for special things.
But in the end the song is finished ;-)
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Hi Janice and Bud
Thank you very much for your kind words
Really great that you like our song
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

I'm very late to this party and all I can say is WOW!

This is one fantastic collaboration

It shows that we have some outstanding musicians in our group

Great work everyone

Loved it

PS - forget about the million dollar quartet we have the billion dollar band!

Hello Scott
thank you very much for your very nice words
Really great that you enjoyed participating in the project.
I hope you will be back next year
All the best Scott and thank you very much for your great performance.
Viele Grüße und bleib' gesund
Andi ;-)

All

Very well done indeed. Lovely work and a great result.

A very enjoyable collaboration and deserves all the accolades.

Peter

Hello Janne
I think I speak for everyone when I thank you
very much for your great and nice feedback.
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Hi Anne-Marie
Thank you for your kind words
Yes, it was really fun
You really worked great on the song
Thanks a lot for the great collaboration
Hopefully you will be with us again next time ;-)
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Hello Mike
Many many thanks
We are all lucky to have such a great passion as music.
And then to meet such nice musicians here in the forum is just unbelievable.
Thanks a lot Mike
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Hi Shigeki
Thanks for your great feedback
Ok. "We are the World" is still far away
But maybe we will reduce the distance with the 2nd project ;-))))
Many greetings
Andi ;-)