Here's a short clip of me practicing my arrangement of "Pokemon League" from DPPt for my next cover.
What's immediately obvious is that unlike my previous covers, this one is 100% solo guitar, which means the whole thing needs to be played in one continuous take (without mistakes)! For a 3-minute arrangement, that requires a lot of practice - probably the most I've done for any single part of a cover. On the flip side, since th...
2023-03-21 21:53:49 +0000 UTC View PostWe're almost through January already so I hope it's not too late to call this a "new year's update" but anyway, I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and had a good start to the year! I just wanted to post a little update to assure you that I'm still alive and continuing to work on new music.
Before we get into what I've got in store for this year, I want to take a moment to reflect on my last release, the DPPt Medley. It's been ...
2023-01-25 18:47:11 +0000 UTC View PostSupporters of the "Lossless Quality Audio" tier or higher: a download link for a FLAC copy of the medley has been sent to your Patreon email addresses; enjoy! If you didn't receive it, one of the following is possible:
To those that have had a chance to listen to the medley already, thank you for the positive response so far! I'm glad to see you all enjoying it.
After watching the video a few more times, I noticed a small issue with the audio so I made the decision to upload a new version with a fix. Anyone listening on a system with a subwoofer might have noticed excessive bass in the ultra-low frequencies (below ~80Hz) so this version aims...
Enjoy being one of the first to watch the DPPt medley. Thank you for your support!
2022-11-28 18:35:12 +0000 UTC View Post
It's here! Thank you once again for your patience and to those with early access: enjoy the medley!
As stated in my previous post, I'll create dedicated posts for each of the following tiers in a staggered fashion:
First of all, sorry for keeping you waiting since my last post. The last few weeks were the final stretch of this project so I wanted to focus my efforts on working towards its completion with minimal distractions. Big thanks for your patience!
Now onto the news you've been waiting for: the medley will be released on November 28 for early access and November 29 for the general public! I want to assure you with ...
2022-11-21 16:11:59 +0000 UTC View Post
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You're probably expecting this to be the release post, but alas, it's not quite there. Once again I've underestimated the amount of time it's going to take to finish this and I know you're all probably fed up with the delays, so for tha...
2022-10-16 08:07:38 +0000 UTC View Post
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At long last, filming is a wrap! This was one of the last steps of production so we're quickly approaching release now. The bad news is that I'm left with literally hundreds of video clips to sift through and assemble into the final edi...
2022-09-27 09:32:43 +0000 UTC View Post
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A couple of weeks ago I rented out a room in which I recorded a bunch of grand piano footage for the medley, and I'm finally able to share with you how it turned out. I'm happy to report that it was a great success!
The main mot...
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As I mentioned in my last update post, tracking is complete and filming has begun, so here's a little sneak peak at how it's looking featuring one of the most high-energy parts in the medley!
2022-08-18 10:05:15 +0000 UTC View PostA lot has happened since my last post; things are starting to fall into place so it's time for a bigger update this week!
Since my last post, I:
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An instrument that's easy to overlook but one that has gradually become a core part of my sound over the past several years - this week I'm recording Hammond organ, and oh boy is this medley full of it. So much that not a single track o...
2022-07-31 14:39:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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For many, this is the defining theme of 4th gen, so of course I had to include it in the medley!
This was one of the more difficult tracks to arrange for the medley. Aside from that heavenly piano part, the original arrangement is...
2022-07-18 19:59:40 +0000 UTC View Post
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Piano - one of the stand-out instruments from 4th gen!
Over the past couple of weeks I've been practicing and recording those iconic parts that set this gen apart from the rest. Learning them has been an eye-opening experience - w...
2022-07-01 15:46:29 +0000 UTC View Post
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Short clip this week but I wanted to give you all a sneak peek at a new instrument that I've learned to play specifically for the medley - the chromatic button accordion! You've probably seen me playing accordion in some of my videos, b...
2022-06-12 18:39:59 +0000 UTC View Post
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After 3 straight weeks of recording almost daily, the last of the acoustic guitar tracks are complete! Needless to say, you'll be hearing a lot of this instrument throughout the medley. Most of the time it will be sitting in the backgr...
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Acoustic guitars - they're not the centerpiece of the medley by any means but they play a crucial role in holding down the rhythm and adding that crisp high-end "icing" to the mix. Without them, the medley would be bland. For those rea...
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Tracking of the lead guitars (and all electric guitars by extension) is finally complete! It's been a while since I posted last because I've been held back by learning and perfecting the most challenging-to-play parts of the medley.
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The medley wouldn't be complete without one of the most beloved themes of this generation: Champion Cynthia battle!
I already covered this tune nearly 10 years ago so this was a great opportunity to reflect on my original arrange...
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Slowly but surely progress is being made on the medley! This week I'm working on the high-gain guitar parts, for which I'm using my new (well not so new but previously-unseen) Solar guitar. Here's a little look at it in action...
Direct link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gGxRiZuuJ6wjkROQt9S8NqAPYA2ZevkR/view
Over the past couple of weeks I've been hard at work tracking guitars for the medley! I'm really growing fond of the sound and versatility of the new Tele - it works great not only for clean stuff but also crunchy rhythm work like in t...
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Over the past week I've been putting my new guitar (75th anniversary Telecaster) to work recording tracks for the medley! Here's a little taste of how the Galactic Building theme is shaping up to sound;...
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Over the holidays I recorded a bunch of videos for the medley, mainly keyboards but also some guitars! Here's a little taste of how the leads are shaping up to look and sound. That little lead-in lick is without a doubt one of the most technically challenging guitar parts of the medley!
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Happy new year! I'm back at home for the holidays and taking the time to record and film the piano parts for the Diamond & Pearl medley. With that said here's a little taste of how Solaceon Town is shaping up; I did my best to learn the part as true to the original as possible which required some serious brushing up on my piano skills. Hope you enjoy!
Link in case of issues with embedded playback: 2022-01-01 20:04:45 +0000 UTC
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The bass tracking continues! Today I'm brushing up on my slap bass skills for the absolute banger that is Route 210. This is without a doubt one of the trickiest bass parts of the medley (and also one of the most fun to play)!
2021-12-17 20:19:00 +0000 UTC View PostOver the past few weeks, I've been hard at work laying down bass tracks for the medley. Here's a look at one of the (many) takes I did for "Sandgem Town".
Note that most of what you hear won't actually make to the final product - the final audio is usually a combination of several different takes, using the best parts out of all takes. It's a long, repetitive process that isn't complete until I'm sure that I've played every sin...
2021-12-05 17:27:26 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to my Patreon page and thank you for your support! I'll be posting updates here from time to time on projects that I'm currently working on.
As you probably know, I'm currently hard at work on the upcoming Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Music Medley, so here's a quick run-down on how that's going:
What's done:
✔️ Arrangement
✔️ Drums
✔️ Guest artist tracks
