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Rise Above the Moon |
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Clock Me Out |
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More Than Idolize |
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One More Day |
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One More Beautiful Woman |
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A Big Star |
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Sam, Sam |
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In a Cone |
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Shots Not Heard |
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Rise Above the Moon
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New Video for "Shots Not Heard"
(Jan. 31, 2020)
I greatly simplified my video for "Shots Not Heard". I felt like
watching the video and listening to the song at the same time
tended toward sensory overload. I know there is a lot going on
with the background vocals, so to create a more relaxing
atmosphere I wanted you to listen to the song without
overloading on the visuals. I simplified by replacing the mimes
with photographs and by eliminating the lyrics. If you enjoyed
the video and prefer to see the previous version it is still on
my channel, but here on my website I have replaced it with the
newer version. The lyrics are still available but will be found
on my web page rather than on the video itself. You can still
read the lyrics while the video is playing, all you have to do
is scroll down the web page it is on (provided you haven't
expanded the video to full screen.) |
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Help Me! I Can't Hear My Own Song!
(Jan. 19, 2020)
I was just over 30 years old when I had my ears tested and and
found that I had lost 25% of my hearing for the higher
frequencies. While I was working on my new release, "Clock Me
Out" it occurred to me that was a long time ago and that my ears
have likely gotten worse. So first I tried some online tests,
and then I went to a nearby hospital and had my ears tested. My
fears were well founded. Most babies can hear well from 20 hz to
20 khz, although as we get older we lose more and more of that.
What I found is that I can only hear 1000 hz if it is 20
decibals or louder, and that I can't hear anything at all that
is over 10,000 hz no matter how loud it is. Every frequency in
between 1000 hz and 10,000 hz falls along a continuum between
those two points. So what does that mean for my music? It means
that I need your help! I tried having my first song mixed
professionally, but it cost me $600 and took me 3 1/2 months to
get the song back. Furthermore, having someone else mix my songs
doesn't solve the problem. At least I know what I mix into my
song, but if someone else mixes it maybe it has elements in it
that I can't even hear and don't know anything about. According
to my studies, if I don't use any frequencies above the 5th
octave on a piano, I should be able to hear it. But there may be
hisses and pops where I have spliced recordings together, or
perhaps not hearing a higher frequency very well myself, I have
turned that insturment up too loud. This is where you, my
audience, comes in. I need you, everyone of you! If you
hear any pops or whistles, or if it sounds like one of the
higher frequencies, such as the cymbals, have been turned up too
loud, please let me know! Please, comment on my YouTube video,
or on my Facebook, or email me at al@silentnature.com!
I would really appreciate your help, thank you! |
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Buried Treasure
(April 5, 2019)
I sent my first song to my mixer about two
weeks ago, but he was on his way out the door for a long
vacation and won't be back until next week. I'm not sure how
long after he returns it will take him before he gets to my
song. In the mean time I have started writing my 12th song and
it is going to be amazing. It came to me like a shot in the
night. Okay, stumbling on a treasure of gold lying right there on the
beach might be a better metaphor. I was cleaning up my computer
when I found this file that I created three years ago. I
listened to it to see what it was, and I couldn't believe how
beautiful it was. I had recorded some ideas I had, but
apparently at the time was busy with all these other songs and
had no intention of finishing it, just tucking it away for a
future project. The trouble is, I then completely forgot all
about it...for three whole years! Wow, this song should have
been at the top of my list! To get this song to reach it's
potential will require much more work than any of my previous
songs and it might take me months, but don't worry, while you're
waiting I have 11 other songs that I will send to you right
here. |
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Update
(Mar. 3, 2019)
There are seven musicians in my first song. All the tracks are
finished now except that I want to bring one musician back to
touch up a few spots. At that point I will send my song to a professional who will
do the mixing for me. I have also finished recording my second
song and decided to mix that myself, but the more I learn about
mixing, the more I realize how little I know, and I'm starting
to think that maybe that is not such a good idea. I also need to put a
video together for each song. Since I broke my little toe two
weeks ago I might not be able to perform the videos until I can
stop wearing this hospital boot, which would be another 4 weeks
from now. Sorry about that, but perhaps I will finish recording
a couple of more songs while I am waiting on the toe! Watch here
for updates! |
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Finished 11th Song
(Mar 3, 2019)
Three or four months ago I wrote the melody and guitar
accompaniment for my 11th song. I also had a strong concept in
mind for what the song should be about. Lately, however, my
focus has been to finish recording and publishing some of the
songs that I have already written. I knew that if I started
writing lyrics for this song that it might take a week or more
for me to finsih, which would delay the release of all the other
songs. So everyday I played the song through on my guitar
singing "la, la, la" and everyday it seemed such a shame that I
didn't have any words to sing ( often I did try making the
lyrics up as I played along, but that merely served as the
ground work for my composition.) Not having
these lyrics just kept eating at me until finally I proclaimed,
"That's it! I'm doing these lyrics!" Just as I
suspected, it did take me four or five days to write the
lyrics, but now each time I play the song I have an incredible
story to tell! I can't wait to get all of these songs out to
you! |
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