Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread
Print Thread
Go To
Page 1 of 2 1 2
#729264 08/27/22 01:19 PM
User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 6,952
G
Veteran
OP Offline
Veteran
G
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 6,952
Hi All. Enjoying some great tunes here lately!!! Thanks for all the kind comments on my last post. I read them all but did not get to respond to many......off on vacation to Spain, which is beautiful!! This is a song about saying goodbye to a friend (after they're gone). Thank God it is fictitious, although the real thing seems to happen too often these days. I will post the tracks and lyrics soon. Take care. Greg

https://youtu.be/K3gne3UQMrI

User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2022
Posts: 909
Expert
Offline
Expert
Joined: Feb 2022
Posts: 909
Nice, sweet sad song Greg. Very good writing and production - I think. Jazz is not my strong suit (not sure I have a strong suit), but in any case, this production made me feel like I was sitting front and center and able to take it all in. Vocals were extremely good too!

Brad

User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,622
Expert
Offline
Expert
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,622
Hi Greg,

My kinda music.

Lovely melody and well sung (as always). Great opening.

My only suggestion is you may consider rolling off the bass on your vocals - this would not affect the lovely breathy quality of your singing.

Excellent.

Best Regards
Nigel


Nigel Spiers
Christchurch, New Zealand
info@nzacoustics.com
User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 21,285
Veteran
Online Content
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 21,285
Greg, this song really hit home with me. We are going to our 5th funeral Monday, all of them friends.

Outstanding vocal and lyrics

Outstanding jazz blues

I also liked the mix.

Loved it


Seated at the restaurant, He "Darling can you say something that makes my heart beat faster"?
She "Your wife just walked in"!

64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 7,969
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 7,969

Beautiful Greg. Love your voice on this!!

User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2020
Posts: 2,842
J
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
J
Joined: Jan 2020
Posts: 2,842
Greg.
fyi...i used to live in espana...miss it big time.
lovely laid back life .

its not my genre but only one word for this...
EXCEPTIONAL.

fyi my dad once had a band that did this music genre.

superb job mate. lovely ending.

best.

om


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.)
User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 7,560
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 7,560
Hi Greg ...

Your music is always magic. I truly admire your talent.

This is such a beautiful song. I seriously doubt anyone could sing this better than you. But one voice that comes to mind is Steve Tyrell. He's my favorite contemporary Jazz vocalist. he has the name, but you have the equal, or better, talent. You have the upper hand in the big picture because you not only sing the heck out the songs - you also write, arrange, and produce them, too. I say this all the time: Greg Johnson should be a household name. No apology for the redundancy.

Got to Spain twice when I lived in Europe. Went to Madrid, Zaragoza, and Barcelona. Have a great vacation - it's a beautiful country.

Alan


BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaks*Win11*16GB DDR5*Rhyzen 9745x*AT 2035 Mic*Peavey Nashville 112 Amp*Ibanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar

Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 5,573
Veteran
Online Content
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 5,573
Greg

Lovely work as usual. Great vocal and a really nice overall mix, the trumpet is a very good fit.

Excellent.

Peter

User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,232
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,232
Great to see you with a new one, Greg!

Lovely vocal, and the track sounds great too, especially like the sax.

Nice!

User Showcase
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 4,048
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 4,048
What a gorgeous song Greg! Your vocal is absolutely stunning.

Wonderful!

Rob


We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos
http://rnam.net/


User Showcase
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 2,130
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 2,130
Vintage Greg. Hats off. You are the crooner par excellence. Absolutely bravo. And that muted trumpet, or whatever that is ... tears in my eyes. One of your best, and that's saying something.

User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 7,639
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 7,639
Lovely song Greg. Awesome vocal and lyric. Really well done.


Scott Collingwood
https://soundcloud.com/scottt709
https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca
https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/
User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2018
Posts: 1,869
D
Expert
Offline
Expert
D
Joined: Apr 2018
Posts: 1,869
Greg,

Lovely arrangement and write, topped by a smooth, smooth vocal. Production wise, really well done—love that sweet sax. Excellent!

All my best to you,

Deej

User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 5,316
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 5,316
Greg,

What a great voice you have! Wait a minute, seems that I have said that many times in the past....still true!! It doesn't get any better than this! Great song that may be fiction but still surely speaks to many folks! I enjoyed it all the way through!

Thanks, Torrey




User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 14,378
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 14,378
That was beautiful Greg and you are so right in that the real thing does happen too often these days.

Your voice is a perfect match for this style and band … smooth and rich and yet tender also.

The trumpet sounds great!

Kudos!

J&B

User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2022
Posts: 1,685
Expert
Offline
Expert
Joined: Jul 2022
Posts: 1,685
Not my genre, but I really like the song because of your voice. Wished I could sing like that blush

Last edited by B.D.Thomas; 08/29/22 04:47 AM.

Making bits and bytes sound good...

Goldmania Bella - A One-Man Girlband with no fans
Listen on Spotify
Watch on YouTube
User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 6,944
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 6,944
Greg,

This is a beautiful song... Love the production and your vocal is superb. I hear shades of Mel Tormé.

Excellent.

Bob

User Showcase
Joined: May 2019
Posts: 3,583
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: May 2019
Posts: 3,583
SWEET! The lights are out at O'Leary's and Greg Johnson is singing. Dang, man, this is a sad song and I'm so glad for you it is fictitious. What a glorious voice, Greg. I love songs like this and, man, can you ever write them so well. This is one of those again-and-again songs. Each of the instruments are the perfect choice and the mix is top-notch. You are such a wonderful artist, sir.


Enjoy whatever happens!
marty

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@babumusic51
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/marty-straub
and https://soundcloud.com/babumusic-5080285
Band in a Box, Reaper, Cakewalk, Ozone 11
User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 6,861
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 6,861
Wow! Great write, great vocal, excellent arrangement.

I agree with Nigel that the vocals could use a bit of a cut on the bass, but that's a minor nit.

I love it! laugh


-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?
User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,797
Expert
Offline
Expert
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,797
Good job Greg.
Maybe just a touch of bass roll off on vocal but no big deal.

Vic

Previous Thread
Next Thread
Go To
Page 1 of 2 1 2

Link Copied to Clipboard
ChatPG

Ask sales and support questions about Band-in-a-Box using natural language.

ChatPG's knowledge base includes the full Band-in-a-Box User Manual and sales information from the website.

PG Music News
Video - Band-in-a-Box® DAW Plugin Version 6 for Mac®: New Features for Reaper

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 includes built-in specific support for the Reaper® DAW API, allowing direct transfer of Band-in-a-Box® files to/from Reaper tracks, including tiny lossless files of instructions which play audio instantly from disk.

We demonstrate the new Reaper features in the Band-in-a-Box® VST DAW Plugin 6.0 in our video, Band-in-a-Box® DAW Plugin Version 6 for Mac®: New Features for Reaper

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® - Update Today!

Already grabbed your copy of Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac®? Head to our Support Page to download build 803 and update your Band-in-a-Box® 2024 installation with the latest version developed by our team!

Learn more & download now.

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® Video - Over 50 New Features and Enhancements!

Read all about the 50+ newest features in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac®, or you can watch our video "Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac®: Over 50 New Features and Enhancements!" to see it in action!

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® Video - DAW Plugin Version 6 New Features

The new Band-in-a-Box® VST DAW Plugin Version 6 for Mac® adds over 20 new features!

We show them off in our video: Band-in-a-Box® DAW Plugin Version 6 for Mac®: New Features

The Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® Free Bonus PAK!

Along with the 50+ new features added with Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac®, we've also released an awesome collection of new Add-ons! On top of the 222 new RealTracks (+50 bonus RealTracks), we've also released new MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, "Songs with Vocals" Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 3, Playable RealDrums Set 2, and two new sets of "RealDrums Stems."

Order Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac during our special (which ends July 31st) and you'll receive a Free Bonus PAK that includes a lot of these new Add-ons:
- MIDI Styles Set 88: "Look Ma! More MIDI 11: SynthMaster"
- Instrumental Studies Set 20: New Orleans Piano
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 40: More SynthMaster
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 43: Rock & Pop Keys
- Artist Performance Set 15: Songs with Vocals volume 5
- Playable RealTracks Set 3
- Playable RealDrums Set 2
- SynthMaster Sounds and Styles, with audio demos
- RealCombos 2024 Booster PAK:
*For Pro customers, this includes 35 new RealTracks and 58 new RealStyles.
*For MegaPAK customers, this includes 25 new RealTracks and 45 new RealStyles.
*For UltraPAK customers, this includes 28 new RealStyles.

- RealDrums Stems Set 6: More Pop, Rock & Country

Want even more new Add-ons? Boost your Free Bonus PAK to a 2024 49-PAK for just $49 and add even more new Add-ons to your collection:
- 50 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks & RealDrums
- MIDI Styles Set 89: "Look Ma! More MIDI 12: Funk, Jazz & Blues Keys"
- Instrumental Studies Set 21: '80s Hard Rock Guitar
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 41: Jazz Comping & Soloing Piano
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 42: Soul & New Orleans Keys
- Artist Performance Set 16: Songs with Vocals volume 6
- RealDrums Stems Set 5: Jazz, Latin, Funk & World

Listen to Demos of the Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK: https://youtu.be/ZezLjinyb-4

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® Video - Boot Camp: Working with the Newest Features!

Band-in-a-Box 2024 for Mac includes over 50 new features!

Watch our Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® Boot Camp: Working with the Newest Features video, and follow along as we demonstrate how to create a new song from scratch using some of the major new features in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac®, like the Chord Progression Builder, the new MultiPicker Library Window, and the new Tracks Window!

Watch: Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® Boot Camp: Working with the Newest Features

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® Videos: One-Stop Shopping!

With the release of Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac®, we're adding new videos to our YouTube channel. We'll also post them here when they are published so that you can easily find all of our Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® videos in one place!

The Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac videos released as-of June 28, 2024 are:

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® - Everything you need to know in under 8 minutes!

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® - The New Tracks Window Explained

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® - RealCombos Booster PAK Styles Demo

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® - 49-PAK Overview

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® - 222 New RealTracks Overview

Forum Statistics
Forums65
Topics82,382
Posts743,943
Members38,761
Most Online2,537
Jan 19th, 2020
Newest Members
ravshmuel, Bigfan, Bob Bethune, TomBomb, joseakio
38,761 Registered Users
Top Posters(30 Days)
MarioD 140
DC Ron 83
rsdean 80
DrDan 63
Today's Birthdays
CharlyFranks
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5