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PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE #724485 07/18/22 05:59 AM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 1,347 Versmold - GERMANY PROJECT M OP Expert
OP PROJECT M Expert Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 1,347 Versmold - GERMANY	The Maldives The Dream Islands become the scene of the karmic love of the soul mate of the tour guide Salia and the local Mohamed. In an odyssey, she battles her heart against culture and religion, and ultimately against herself, against the backdrop of one of the world's last paradises. Love knows no fear. Let your faith in it grow like a flower. Give it water, let the sun shine on it and take care of it. At night you will not be able to see it, but it is still there. It will take time, but you will get a sign ... - " The song is based on the book PARADIESLEBEN by my girlfriend and author PETRA RIEWE. LIVING IN PARADISE shows only a part of this incredible true story. Listen to LIVING IN PARADISE When I told DJ LEKICH about my new project, I could only present him with a relatively poor demo. But he went along with it right away anyway. With his help, we first put the song on a completely new musical foundation. When DJ then presented his first vocal track, it was clear that we were on the right path. As a bass player, only Marty came to mind. I knew his great playing style would give the background track the right touch. But I also needed string accompaniment. Especially for the big finale of the song. Since my musical skills are not sufficient for something like that, I asked Shigeki if he would like to join the project. Fortunately, he said yes, because his brilliant work was the missing piece of the puzzle for a fantastic song. I hope you like it as much as we do. This project has been an extraordinary amount of fun. I would like to thank everyone involved for the great collaboration. ANDI ;-) LIVING IN PARADISE FEATURING DJ LEKICH - Vocals MARTY STRAUB - Bass SHIGEKI ADACHI - String Accompaniment Can you hear the waves of the ocean They’re telling us all about our life There are so many fantastic emotions And the love between us must survive But it’s not too late To say the words to you And I’m feeling happy Cause the words are true And now I’ll wait Wait for your answer I’ll wait for your smile We are living in paradise And now I’m ready to sacrifice I’m still loving you Still loving you I hope that you can change your view So that our dreams can all come true I’m still loving you Still loving you Look to the sky stars are shining for us Every light a reason for our love Fate’s the only thing that we can trust And for a perfect life you are enough But it’s not too late To say the words to you And I’m feeling happy Cause the words are true And now I’ll wait Wait for your answer I’ll wait for your smile We are living in paradise And now I’m ready to sacrifice I’m still loving you Still loving you I hope that you can change your view So that our dreams can all come true I’m still loving you Still loving you We are living in paradise And now I’m ready to sacrifice I’m still loving you Still loving you Our emotions are jumping high Flying fishes for a lullaby I’m still loving you I’m still loving you **** Song Summary ********* Title: LivingInParadiseV2 File:LivingInParadiseV2.SGU Key=D , Tempo 80, Length (m:s)=4:45 1 bar intro, 90 bar chorus, from bar 2 to bar 91. Repeat x1 chorus Melody has 2429 notes, Melody harmony is <no harmony>(0) Soloist track has 524 notes, Soloist harmony is <no harmony>(0) Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Song is saved with bar changes for Styles,Volume Changes,RealDrums Changes, Style is _HARTBRK.STY RealTracks in style: 1839:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopModernGrooveA-B Ev16 075 RealTracks in song: ~~365:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 085 RealTracks in style: 1831:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopModernGrooveBrightA-B Ev16 075 RealTracks in song: 1037:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm NorthernRockBallad Ev 065 RealTracks in song: 3438:Guitar, Electric, Soloist BritPsycPopBallad Ev 065 RealTracks in song: 1543:Synth Pad, PopBelieve Ev16 065 RealDrums in song: RockBritDrivingEv16^1-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride ***************** LIVING IN PARADISE Music by Andreas Melzer Lyrics by Andreas Melzer & Petra Riewe ©2022 by PROJECT M Last edited by PROJECT M; 07/19/22 04:24 AM.

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE PROJECT M #724515 07/18/22 08:41 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,254 United States Torrey Bliss Veteran
Torrey Bliss Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,254 United States	Andi, Pretty song with a great intro! I like the different type of chord structure in the verses! Nice work with your synth sounds! Vocals sound really good Deej! Marty once again delivers some great bass work! Andi, I feel this is some of your best work that I've heard! It's a very good song! Thanks, Torrey Edit: I didn't realize that the strings were done by Shigeki. They are wonderfully done! Last edited by Torrey Bliss; 07/21/22 03:27 AM.

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE PROJECT M #724521 07/18/22 09:02 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 14,072 GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran
Janice & Bud Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 14,072 GA USA	Wow, what a nice surprise! This is EPIC Andi. We enjoyed the backstory and know you must be very proud of your girlfriend’s book. Deej’s passionate lyric interpretation is great. Marty’s bass is smooth as butter. Shigeki’s strings truly were the icing on the cake. And, of course, your lyric and BiaB tracks are the wonderful cake. Great drums and a very good mix. Awesome collaboration! J&B J&B Videos J&B Soundcloud J&B Website

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE PROJECT M #724534 07/18/22 12:28 PM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,911 Heartland, USA firesong Expert
firesong Expert Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,911 Heartland, USA	Andi...what a gorgeous piece of music...and super arrangement...Deej's vocals are killer and you can never go wrong with Marty playing bass...I love ethereal songs with sound effects if their done right and the ocean sounds are so appropriate to lead in and out of the song...love the melody and you're right the strings always cap off a soaring chorus...just super all round!! BRAVO!...Dan www.soundclick.com/firesong BiaB 2024, Steinberg Cubase Pro 13, Wavelab 11.2, SpetraLayers Pro 10, Audacity, Steinberg UR44 Interface, Yamaha Genos, Roland FP60 and FP10, Windows 10 You are who you are because you do what you do because of what you believe.

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE PROJECT M #724540 07/18/22 01:01 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,048 The Netherlands RnAM Veteran
RnAM Veteran Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,048 The Netherlands	A great ballad with interesting chord changes and top-notch performances of all artists. Well done Andi! After the modulation DJ's vocal gets even more interesting! Another solid and effective bass guitar by Marty :-). The strings section done by Shigeki is beautiful and indeed is the icing on the cake. Who, or which BIAB soloist is doing the lead electric guitar? Rob We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos http://rnam.net/

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE PROJECT M #724541 07/18/22 01:06 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,559 Christchurch, New Zealand NigelSpiers Expert
NigelSpiers Expert Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,559 Christchurch, New Zealand	Hi Andi, Good song, chords and chorus with a pro-level mix. Well done. Best Regards Nigel Nigel Spiers Christchurch, New Zealand info@nzacoustics.com

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE PROJECT M #724557 07/18/22 02:38 PM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 6,253 Cooran Queensland Australia rayc Veteran
rayc Veteran Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 6,253 Cooran Queensland Australia	Great collaboration. The vocal is a little strident and could be EQ'd to deal with that, (some where between 750Hz & 1.2Khz), though it might also be the result of limiter clipping - it's a hot mix.Lots of dunamics - so not brickwalled or crushed but HOT. Shigeki's strings are cool & inventive as always, Marty's bass is solid with the right notes in the right places and cool phrasing, Deej's voice and expression are always a joy. Very cool song Andi. The backstory made me think I was reading a Justanoldmuso post for a moment but it didn't end in caveats so was refreshing. Lyrically the "...I'm still loving..." bothers me as it suggests impermanence or, even worse, a situation that'll change if circumstances don't suit the narrator. That's just me grinding against modern idioms like impermanent verbs and "being there". The whole mix is solid though the rhythm section does come in quite strongly & suddenly plus the rim shot is really loud and dominant. The intro sound FX were, to me, vaguely amusing/ominous given that The Maldives is slowly, but inexorably, being inundated by rising sea levels. I came back to listen again as it's a sweet song. I tried to tame the distortion/clipping and the rim shot with EQ across the stereo mix. It was interesting that with everything flat and no gain it popped into the red a fair bit. with the EQ subtraction it wasn't as often so the unpleasant sounds may be in the player rather than the mastering but the high level would cause that in most players until the volume is reached for. I've inserted an image of the EQ I used. The deep notch for the rim shot is over doing it but all I could do in a stereo mix...in the mixing project it's be a simple level thing I assume. Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) paradise.JPG (34 KB, 982 downloads) Last edited by rayc; 07/18/22 05:30 PM. Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE PROJECT M #724571 07/18/22 06:19 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,495 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,495 Sydney Australia	Andi Superb collaboration, epic vocal by Deej, excellent bass and the strings by Shigeki are wonderful. Very well done by all. Peter

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE PROJECT M #724604 07/19/22 04:05 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 11,685 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 11,685 Florida	Andi, WOW. That is a BIG sound! Terrific work by everyone involved. Deej's vocals are excellent. Marty's Bass sounds great. Shigeki Adachi's string are beautiful. Nice song. Excellent mix. An amazing collaboration. fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE PROJECT M #724631 07/19/22 07:31 AM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 9,326 Middlesex, NC Guitarhacker Veteran
Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 9,326 Middlesex, NC	Nice sounding mix in the cans. Aside from a few of the verse lines that sound awkwardly phrased or maybe rushed.... this is a good job by all involved. You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE PROJECT M #724732 07/20/22 02:50 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2019 Posts: 117 Vale of Glamorgan japokeapeg Apprentice
japokeapeg Apprentice Joined: May 2019 Posts: 117 Vale of Glamorgan	Nice atmospheric track. Great sound

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE PROJECT M #724739 07/20/22 03:21 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 2,321 Netherlands, Haarlem Birchwood Veteran
Birchwood Veteran Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 2,321 Netherlands, Haarlem	Hi Andi, Well you did it again, finding the right musicians for your song. You are very good at that! And they are very good in what they did, Marty, Deej and Shigeki! I enjoyed the song and it's build upo very much. At first Deej sings a bit under his favorite key, but that was needed for the finale. And what a finale it was! Marty is always steady in what he does. Playing the bass creativly. And Shigeki's strings were indispensable in this epic song. Still, the thunder at the end didn't promise much good... Enjoy your day, Hans Hans Berkhout (Birchwood) https://soundcloud.com/user-296497130

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE PROJECT M #724755 07/20/22 04:51 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,661 F.M.M. Veteran
F.M.M. Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,661	Hi Andi really great work on this peace the best to date so well done love it thanks for sharing Eric AMD (TM) 5950 4.9 GHz 16Core Processor 64 bit 32 bits of ram windows 10 pro 64 bit os. sound card Antelope ZenQ guitars Ibanez 2202a 1968 les Paul Custom and Cavin ae 185 Guitar boss Gt-100,GT1000 pedal Yamaha HS8 studio monitors

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE PROJECT M #724783 07/20/22 07:09 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,752 Finland jannesan Veteran
jannesan Veteran Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,752 Finland	Very nice to read that you have got so many talented musicians to join your project. The end result sound really good, excellent collaboration, everything and everybody works together, romantic story with beautiful melody, enjoyable chord progression and great selection of instruments and artists. Deej's vocals are great as always, but I agree with Hans that the song key was bit low for his range. Janne Hear My Music: Soundcloud YouTube

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE PROJECT M #724785 07/20/22 07:43 AM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2022 Posts: 839 California Brad Williams Expert
Brad Williams Expert Joined: Feb 2022 Posts: 839 California	Fantastic Andi. Great ideas and loved the process - two writers to draw from with you and your girlfriend make a great and original story. You cannot ever go wrong with Deej on vocals. The mix was perfect (IMHO). Marty always puts down a great bass line, but I loved the way you had it stand out in the mix - and the strings - terrific! The modulation at the end was great, and though I didn't understand if the thunder was trying to bring out something more of the story, but I hadn't expected the ocean outro and it sounded good. Another great collaboration project! https://soundcloud.com/user-722422510/tracks

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE Brad Williams #724840 07/20/22 01:13 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 2,635 J justanoldmuso Veteran
justanoldmuso Veteran J Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 2,635	Andi. your songs are always different/unique. 3m12secs on very nice....loved the high vocs at the song outtro. happiness. om Last edited by justanoldmuso; 07/20/22 01:14 PM. New Song "PRETTY GIRL" for my wife...Dec 2023 (my vocs....mixed for good earbuds.) https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs/prettygirlrbfinalcalfsongsdec2023mp3 (and rock song THE STALLION and bluegrass song... BANKER MAN....90 songs useing bb/rb.)

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE justanoldmuso #724844 07/20/22 01:21 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 20,811 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 20,811 Hamlin NY	What a fantastic collaboration Super vocal Outstanding backing band The mix is spot on This is what happens when outstanding musicians get together Loved it Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up. Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE PROJECT M #724885 07/21/22 02:34 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,114 Ontario, Canada BlueAttitude Veteran
BlueAttitude Veteran Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,114 Ontario, Canada	Your best yet I think, Andi! Petra did a good job on the write, and you did a good job with the music. Deej has such a great, signature sound, and man, he nailed the vocal! Strings sound perfect, and of course Marty is the man when it comes to bass. Excellent! Dave Blue Attitude Website Blue Attitude YouTube channel

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE PROJECT M #725025 07/22/22 05:27 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,562 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,562 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Lovely song Andi. Super collaboration. Deej's vocal was perfect for the song and Marty's basslines sweetened the song. Awesome lyric. Well done Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: PROJECT M presents LIVING IN PARADISE Torrey Bliss #725149 07/23/22 06:41 AM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 1,347 Versmold - GERMANY PROJECT M OP Expert
OP PROJECT M Expert Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 1,347 Versmold - GERMANY	Hi Torrey Thanks for your great words To get praise from such a top musician is already great I think I speak for everyone involved when I say I'm glad you enjoyed it. By the way: If I had composed the string accompaniment, your feedback would not have been so positive ;-)))) Many greetings Andi ;-)

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