Music Interviews

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Episode 47 - Abe Speller

Versatility is drummer Abe Speller's calling card. Regardless of the style or genre, Abe will adapt his playing to suit the song. Always. And although Jazz is his preferred form of musical expression, he has both the willingness and the chops to play and enjoy any opportunities that come his way. Some of the well-know artists he's played with include Pat Benatar, Steve Forbert, Phoebe Snow and many others. And fortunately for those artists and to anyone who has heard him play, when advised to "stay in his lane," Abe simply replies, "Not gonna happen." And for music's sake, that's a very good thing.

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FAMMI GIRARE LA TESTA ST. 05 EP. 01

Prima puntata della quinta stagione per fammi girare la testa! con Giovanni, Claudio e Manuel! Ospite telefonico Marinelal Miceli

Making My Own Music (Inside Video Game Music)

MMOM 027 - RPSwipe

Originally posted on August 16, 2014 In this episode, I talk about RPSwipe, a mobile game available now for iOS and Android, and the song and sounds I made for the game. RPSwipe is a mobile game written by Amidos, an Egyptian game developer Ahmed Khalifa. It is inspired by the games Threes! and 2048, and uses the rules from Rock, Paper, Scissors. I started by making an audio track from the iOS Musyc app. I moved the track into my Cubase project and added reverb and a ping-pong delay. The track plays an Eb pentatonic scale (Eb F G Bb C) so it goes with Eb major chords and C minor chords. I talked about and played the electronic sounds, all from the Omnisphere synthesizer. I used two tracks of “Singing Reality Distorted,” and tracks of “The Buzz In Jack’s Head,” “Dynamic Crystal Bottle Hits,” “Enyaesque Pad,” and “Waxing Downsaw.” My favorite Enya song is Orinoco Flow. I also recorded a rainstick, and added reverb and delay. The song has different-sounding sections, and lasts four minutes before it loops. The soundtrack version loops and then fades and is about 4 1/2 minutes. I then played RPSwipe. I also made sound effects for the game, including paper covering rock, and scissors cutting paper. I also used some of the synthesizer sounds and made sounds that fit in with the song. I have a couple new versions of Match Em available. Here is the Indie Quilt version and here is a 10-difficulty challenge version. You can find my past broadcasts on twitch.tv/jively or contact me at tsnivelymusic@gmail.com.