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New music tech blog post soon!
It's been absolutely ages since I've done a post on here for which I apologise ( again!)
I've been so busy with teaching music and running the string group that I'm afraid this page got a bit neglected but I've noticed how many views it has been getting and also I have bought several new bits of kit since the last post so I have lot's to talk about!
I will soon be posting a blog review and feature list etc of :
The new Yamaha PSR E353 portable home keyboard
Zoom guitar multi FX and looper
Portable HD Car Dash cam audio / video recorder
A new Portuguese Luthier model classical guitar
A refurbished Piano Accordion from Germany
New albums
and anything else that I've forgotten to mention off the top of my head.
Stay tuned !
I've been so busy with teaching music and running the string group that I'm afraid this page got a bit neglected but I've noticed how many views it has been getting and also I have bought several new bits of kit since the last post so I have lot's to talk about!
I will soon be posting a blog review and feature list etc of :
The new Yamaha PSR E353 portable home keyboard
Zoom guitar multi FX and looper
Portable HD Car Dash cam audio / video recorder
A new Portuguese Luthier model classical guitar
A refurbished Piano Accordion from Germany
New albums
and anything else that I've forgotten to mention off the top of my head.
Stay tuned !
Thursday, 24 October 2013
DV Diary Dates
Events featuring "The Dark Villager" this season!
26th October
7.30 pm St Mary's Church , Whittlesey , Cambs, UK
Violin solo at the 'annual' music concert
I will be performing a movement from the 4 seasons (Vivaldi) on solo violin
plus a fun opening piece with bodrhan and flute
(No Kilt this year, sorry!)
14th November
7pm Whittlesey Library, Cambs UK
I am producing a video documentary for a client that will be premiered on Nov 14th.
It documents his journey through the 'Deep South' in the 60's, 80's and his revisit again earlier this year.
It is focussed on the Mississippi, local life and industry (cotton) the history, and the music.
In particular, he is a friend of Jerry Lee Lewis and it follows his journey for his early years (when they met in Peterborough UK) to the current day and his recent 78th Birthday where they were reunited.
He will then give a talk about his experiences shown in the video
Jerry Lee Lewis will receive a personal copy of the video
24th November
The Eastrea Centre Hall
all day till late
I will be the audio producer / live sound 'guy' for this event
I might possibly be playing something live (undecided yet) and a bit of DJ'ing
come along for some early cheesy seasonal cheer
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Electronic Wedding
Electronic Wedding...?
No, not Robots getting married......!
but my brother Robert is!
My music creation has been taken over the last couple of months with producing a short 'set' for my Brothers Wedding Reception, (the crazy evening bit after the boring formal stuff is out the way)
(I'm also playing violin for the actual ceremony bit)
Me being me, I didn't want to re-do old tracks (plus most of my tracks are dark and depressing, or at least too sarcastic or weird for a wedding)
So I've now got the music kit to do it live with (and a couple of visual surprises I'm working on - no I'm not playing naked)
The tracks are meant to represent a journey through music and life
or a musical journey
or a journey of life through music
or ... you get the idea....
I've pretty much completed three of the four tracks:
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1: Love Life
LOVE LIFE - Click to play
The 'love life' video is longer as I give a quick talk through of the equipment I'm using and how I'm using it to control elements of the track, as well as keyboard parts and vocals, to play live.
"love life" is meant as a big opening (with orchestrated introduction) and a play on the words love-life / or love LIFE
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2: Journey
JOURNEY - Click to play
Journey has an Orb feel to it and musically and lyrically is a kind of journey through some of the things in me and my brothers lives (beach, fens, london etc)
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3: "Everything"... still working on this one, happy, upbeat, Pet Shop Boys style
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4: Music of our lives
MUSIC OF OUR LIVES - Click to play
Upbeat dance floor pop to end with. The lyrics are a humorous trip through music and genres from 70's to present day
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I've also been working on some other ideas that won't be used for the set and may or not end up on You tube etc... such as this one:
STRANGE STRANGER - Click to play
(strange stranger, that's me)
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till next time!
-DV
No, not Robots getting married......!
but my brother Robert is!
My music creation has been taken over the last couple of months with producing a short 'set' for my Brothers Wedding Reception, (the crazy evening bit after the boring formal stuff is out the way)
(I'm also playing violin for the actual ceremony bit)
Me being me, I didn't want to re-do old tracks (plus most of my tracks are dark and depressing, or at least too sarcastic or weird for a wedding)
So I've now got the music kit to do it live with (and a couple of visual surprises I'm working on - no I'm not playing naked)
The tracks are meant to represent a journey through music and life
or a musical journey
or a journey of life through music
or ... you get the idea....
I've pretty much completed three of the four tracks:
-----
1: Love Life
LOVE LIFE - Click to play
The 'love life' video is longer as I give a quick talk through of the equipment I'm using and how I'm using it to control elements of the track, as well as keyboard parts and vocals, to play live.
"love life" is meant as a big opening (with orchestrated introduction) and a play on the words love-life / or love LIFE
-----
2: Journey
Journey has an Orb feel to it and musically and lyrically is a kind of journey through some of the things in me and my brothers lives (beach, fens, london etc)
----
3: "Everything"... still working on this one, happy, upbeat, Pet Shop Boys style
----
4: Music of our lives
Upbeat dance floor pop to end with. The lyrics are a humorous trip through music and genres from 70's to present day
----
I've also been working on some other ideas that won't be used for the set and may or not end up on You tube etc... such as this one:
(strange stranger, that's me)
----
till next time!
-DV
Thursday, 4 April 2013
Demo Mix 2013
Demo Mix 2013
Work in progress: Mix of some tracks I'm writing at the moment.
Some of these may get finished, some may not, some may be used for a couple of performances I have coming up, on the other hand they may not. Who Knows!
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