My friend Jack and i are once more working on a sequel to our Wellsprings CD. As usual, the progress is very slow. We did something tonight that i wanted to share.
Sorry for the size of the files. Please keep in mind that this is just a dump of the monitor mix (i.e. what we were hearing in our headphones while we recorded). I’m not even sure it’s actually in stereo. The final mix will hopefully sound nicer.
I guess i’m trolling for praise or suggestions, etc. I’m wondering if this kind of music is viable, i.e., if you think anyone would be interested in listening to it, let alone buying the CD.
Thanks! That’s my Miyazawa metal flute with wooden head by Mark Hoza.
I think that’s the style that the CD will have, a little faster than the original Wellsprings. All tracks will be original, since by far the greatest hassle in doing Wellsprings was getting all of the copyrights.
Hi Glauber. I like the tune. It reminds me of something that I might hear on the “Hearts of Space” radio program, which I have been listening to for 20 years. My one suggestion with regard to volume is that I think that you need more flute and less piano in the mix. I assume that you are using separate microphones and recording separate tracks.
In terms of marketabilty I think that there definately is a market for this type of music. Dean Evenson (flute) and Tom Barabas (piano) play somewhat similar sounding New Age music. Years ago in Tucson I remember when Dean and his wife were just starting out in the music business. Dean formed his own company, Soundings of the Planet, and with good marketing he has done very well financially.
What happens with the levels is that this is the headphone mix, and since i’m hearing the flute accoustically as well as through the headphones, while the piano is only in the headphones, i tend to play softer in order to be able to hear the piano. When we do the final mix, the flute should be louder.
I’m hesitant to label this “new age” just as I’m hesitant to label Bela Fleck as “jazz”. It’s just Glauber and his friend playing what they feel. Why put limitations on it’s appeal.
Does that flute have the breathy sound by itself? At first I thought it was a regular flute with a little harmonics.
The flute’s sound can have a variety of “colors”, depending on how she’s blown. I try to vary it, to add some variety and variation, so hopefully in some places it’s more breathy and in other places more solid. This particular tune has some “struggle” in it, as if the flute is not very sure which notes to play. It was inspired by a friend of ours who’s going through a rough spot emotionally and with health problems.
or suggestions, etc. I’m wondering if this kind of music is viable, i.e., if you think anyone would be interested in listening to it, let alone buying the CD.