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How do you get two harpists to play in time? … Shoot one of ’em.

Canon in D for Two Harps


Harpists, by nature, are solitary people who love horses. Getting harpists to play fast together and contour a melodic line is neigh-on impossible. So we have to give all the notes to one person so it doesn’t sound like harp hell. But now you need to rest, because plucking like that is insane, so the other person gets the next tough part. You also need to make sure that each part makes sense so you can practice it and not feel like you’re throwing your soul down a well.

I believe this is the best arrangement of this piece for 2 harps; A thing which should never have been tried. The arrangement itself is in the Public Domain, and sheet music is available.

Composerish: Drones and musical emergencies.

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Kevin tells us what software and instruments he uses to create detailed drones and pads. Then we tackle the challenges of writing last minute music for projects and what directors and producers can expect.

Composerish Podcast
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Bryan Teoh
Sleep Facing West
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Instagram: @bryanteohmusic
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Kevin MacLeod
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Robots can groove too!

On Hold for You


The tenor sax performance in this piece was done by an AI musician.
The notes and chords were generated algorithmically (not by an AI).
https://sites.research.google/tonetransfer

0:33 there is an amazingly smooth and correct sounding run-up.
0:50 it goes below the actual tenor sax range. I love how it extrapolated down there!
0:58 there’s some leak hiss going on at 0:58. I’ll call that “artistic license”.
1:08 it goes quite a bit above the standard range for a tenor sax, but those notes should be available in altissimo with some fancy fingerings.
2:20 you can almost taste the spit!
2:58 it plays the same note back to back, but changes the tone of the note. Very cool.

This ToneTransfer AI Sax is amazing. Getting this level of detail in a recording with standard virtual instruments is almost impossible. AI for the win!

You can download the full uncompressed files here!

Composerish: I, for one, welcome our AI Overlords!

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Google Project Magenta has released Tone Transfer, an AI that can listen to any audio source, and recreate the experience with the sound of saxophone, flute, violin, or trumpet. Bryan and Kevin discuss what it is, how well it works, and what it musical artificial intelligence means for the future of composers and performers.

Composerish Podcast
composerish@gmail.com

Bryan Teoh
Sleep Facing West
Twitter: @sleepfacingwest
Instagram: @bryanteohmusic
Youtube Channel

Kevin MacLeod
Incompetech (You’re already here!)
@kmacleod

Composerish: Perils of buying instruments from Instagram, Meditation Music, Royalty Free vs Commercial Music

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Bryan learns a lesson when he buys an instrument from a shady instagram advertisement. Kevin laments the trials and tribulations of writing meditation music, and then they both discuss royalty free vs commercial music.

Composerish Podcast
composerish@gmail.com

Bryan Teoh
Sleep Facing West
Twitter: @sleepfacingwest
Instagram: @bryanteohmusic
Youtube Channel

Kevin MacLeod
Incompetech (You’re already here!)
@kmacleod

So, uh… you come here often? Wanna get lei’ed?

Tiki Bar Mixer


How to make Tiki Drinks: Add rum. Add fruit juice. Add other rum. Add different fruit juice. Add another rum. Add some other juice thing. Top with crushed ice. Garnish with umbrella, flowers, pineapple, watermelon, small plastic dinosaurs, and sugar cane. Light on fire.
You can download the full uncompressed files here!