November has yet again been an unproductive month for me, but Michael DeQuattro recorded two drum parts this month: Landscape 9: Desert and Landscape 10: Rocky Coast. I hope to at least one more recording in during this calendar year. This month I’ll leave you with an updated version of Landscape 11: Farmland which includes my harmonica and bass tracks.
Landscape Update: November 12th, 2022
October was not a very productive month for me. However previously I had rewritten the piano part of Landscape 2: Snow as a vibraphone part. Percussionist Dustin Patrick made a great recording of that vibraphone part. That recording also means that I reached the quota, that is I’ve had 30 tracks recorded for this grant cycle. In the month and a half that I have left on the grant I hope to get at least two more tracks recorded. On my end that will likely mean that I’ll record some harmonica tracks. This month I’ll leave you with an updated version of Landscape 4: Sand Dunes including my bass tracks and a new recording of the drumset part from Michael DeQuattro.
Landscape Update: October 9th, 2022
October was a more productive month than September. Michael DeQuattro recorded the drum part for Landscape 4: Sand Dunes. I managed to eke out a harmonica recording for Landscape 11: Farmland. I’m hoping to get one or two recordings of harmonica parts recorded during the remainder of October. Until then I’ll leave you with the current realization of Landscape 2: Snow, now featuring my bass part, and Michael DeQuattro’s drum part.
Landscape Update: August 27th, 2022
So, I’m pretty behind on my update for August, but I’m still sneaking it in under the wire. July was a very productive month for me. In fact, I lost track of everything I accomplished. Suffice it to say I got a lot of theremin recording done. Also, in early August Michael DeQuattro finished recording the drum part for Landscape 13: River. Honestly I won’t be accomplishing anything more in August, hopefully September will give me a bit more time.
For August I’ll leave you with the current realization of Landscape 1: Forest. This one is nearly completed, the only thing that hasn’t been recorded yet is the piano part. It features Carl Bugbee on guitar, Michael DeQuattro on drums, and myself on theremin, bass, & synthesizer. Musiversal’s Lisbon Orchestra (https://www.musiversal.com/) recorded the orchestral part.
Landscape Update: July 3rd, 2022
In terms of Landscapes, June has been perhaps my most productive month yet. In fact I have kind of lost track of all of the individual accomplishments of the month. However, globally speaking, thanks to Carl Bugbee and Michael DeQuattro, I have accomplished 2/3 of what I hope to accomplish for the year. Likewise, all of the guitar, synthesizer, and bass parts for the Landscapes project have now been recorded. During July I hope to record some harmonica and theremin parts. I also have another set of drum recordings on the way from Michael DeQuattro.
I’ll leave you with the updated version of Landscape 10: Rocky Coast. This updated realization features Carl Bugbee’s guitar part while I’m playing the trombone and bass parts. I also realized the musique concrete part, and have updated the orchestral parts provided by the Musiversal Budapest and Lisbon Orchestras (https://www.musiversal.com/).
Landscape Update: June 5th, 2022
May was a much more productive month than April was. I was able to record the bass and synthesizer part for Landscape 9: Desert. Michael DeQuattro was able to record the drum part for Landscape 7: Mountains. Thanks in large part to Michael and Carl Bugbee, I am halfway through what I hope to accomplish on the project this year.
For June I hope to record the bass part for Landscape 11: Farmland as well as some other tracks. I’ll leave you with an updated recording of Landscape 7: Mountains . . .
Landscape Update: May 8th, 2022
Well, April has been busy for me. I’ve accomplished nothing on the project in the past month. My hope for the remainder of May is to record the bass part Landscape 9: Desert, or perhaps more. However, to tide y’all over until June, here’s the current realization of the final piece in the series, Landscape 13: River, with the guitar part played by Carl Bugbee of Rhode Island’s premiere cover band Take it to the Bridge.
Landscape Update: April 3rd, 2022
Well, I got more done than I expected since the last update. I recorded both the synth (on a Moog Mother 32) and bass part for Landscape 12: Autumn Forest. Also, Michael DeQuattro recorded the drum part for Landscape 2: Snow. I hope to record the bass line for Landscape 9: Desert this month. I’ll leave you all with the current realization for Landscape 12 complete with guitar, synthesizer, and bass parts.
Landscape Update: March 20th, 2022
I’ve gotten very little finished in the past month, though I did complete the bass recording for Landscape 7: Mountains. I honestly don’t think I’ll complete anything else in March. In April I hope to get the synth part for Landscape 12: Autumn Forest recorded, if not more. I will leave you with a realization of Landscape 11: Farmland, that includes Carl Bugbee’s guitar part.
Landscape Update: February 6th, 2022
Carl Bugbee, from the band Take it to the Bridge, came through in a big way. He recorded the guitar parts for landscapes nine through 13. I will be unveiling these movements one by one over the next few months. I am halfway through recording the bass part to Landscape 7: Mountains, and expect to finish it in the next couple of weeks. After that I plan on recording the bass or synth part to Landscape 12: Autumn Forest. This month I’ll leave you with a realization of Landscape 9: Desert with Carl’s guitar part.