So, I just put up my first attempt as mastering Gymnopedies, Erik Satie’s wonderful three pieces that really started a revolution in music. Each of the three pieces uses 6 track and three different piano patches, a 5 meter grand piano, a distant grand which is processed through various echo […]
Goodbye to my best Friend
This happened on December 27th, 2012. There is a hole in my heart. I truly felt it tonight when taking out the garbage. He always helped me take out the garbage. Of course, he didn’t carry anything, he just came along to make sure I did my job and did […]
The ballad of Mamma Kitteh
In June of 2015 my wife’s sisters house caught on fire and she was killed along with her two dogs. We went to the scene, in Albany Georgia, and were confronted with all of her cats. Connie had always had cats and she fed them from the back porch every […]
Kittens wait for an owner that is not coming
I don’t understand. Suddenly the house roared bright orange. Oh it smelled terrible. It singed my fur and that hurt so much I cried. It was really hard to breathe. I coughed and coughed. I ran and hid in the bushes. Then the loud men came and made all kinds […]
The Nutcracker is Oh So Suite!
This is the preliminary release of the almost final mix of my interpretation of the Nutcracker Suite by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The album contains the following tracks: This is the complete orchestral work with all instruments and all of their notes represented. I used the score from D. Rahter’s reprint […]
Heathens at the Moondog
This happened 6 years ago, but it is still oh so fresh….. You, the young family out for an evening with your two young, maybe 2 and 3 year old children. Me, in the next booth trying to enjoy a night at Moondog with Carla and my friend Candy. You, […]
The Customer is always right
this happened circa 1999 The following altercation reminds me of the movie Spinal Tap when they are talking about the special amplifier that goes to 11. I overheard this exchange at the local Computer City and I have to say they train their people well. I got ROTFL but the […]
Howard Interprets Debussy
This album contains my interpretations of selected works of Claude Debussy that I adore. All are electronic creations and are taken from scores published on the IMSLP website. I meticulously input the notes into midi format and adjust tempo, velocity and other parameters to get the notes to an almost perfect […]
Debussy – Suite Bergamasque – Menuet
The second movement of Suite Bergamask is also inspired by Baroque dance and arabesque styles. The main theme is delicate and is ornamented by many embellishments, thus making it an arabesque. The piece is in the key of A minor and is in 3/4 time. A fun fact is that […]
Debussy – Suite Bergamasque – Prelude
A little Debussy always brightens my day. This is the first movement, Prelude, from Suite Bergamasque. I used 6 sampled piano patches like my 5 meter grand, distant grand, echo grand and Fender Rhodes with Pedal Board to get the spacious effect I desired. The prelude uses an improvisational style […]