[ddots-l] Re: musical thoughts

  • From: "Phil Muir" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 23:45:42 +0100

Cool!  Will leave it there.

Regards, Phil Muir
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-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Shawn Brock
Sent: 10 October 2010 23:37
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: musical thoughts

For the record, it wasn't Tom.  Tom don't do work like this...  Like I said,
I won't say on list who it was, but I will say who it wasn't...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Muir" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 3:22 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: musical thoughts


> Shawn wrote: Oh, and a few other things I should disclose:
>
> 1: This person who did the programming and keyboard playing isn't 
> blind, isn't on this list, and I won't share his name on list.
>
> Phil replied: this is entirely speculation on my part, and I don't 
> expect you to answer this on or, off list however, I remember you 
> posting before that you were working with Tom Schuman who's the 
> keyboardist from Spyro Gyra.
>
> Note: remember that anything we post on this list is searchable on 
> Google such as the following:
>
> //www.freelists.org/post/ddots-l/OT-session-videos,12
>
> "Its quite a cast of folks who are playing on it and co producing.  
> Tom Schuman who's the keyboardist from Spyro Gyra,"
>
> Shawn continues: 2: The cost of this work is $1000.
>
> Phil replied: so if necessary, pay him off and use your keyboard parts 
> that is, if you prefer them.  It's your record and ultimately, you 
> need to be happy with what's being tracked.  You are the one who has 
> to live with it.
> Having done session work and coproduction myself, I never get offended 
> if someone doesn't use all of my work, providing I have done my best 
> for the client and been paid.  I thought that the keyboard playing on 
> Shawn Brock- Sunset Motel.mp3 sounded cold and lifeless.  E.G. like 
> someone was doing a job and not paying any attention at all to the vibe on
the track. Just
> banging out what he thought was right.   The clue to me at least is in the
> title.  I would have taken a look at that and given a careful listen 
> to your keyboard playing which I am assuming was on: Shawn Brock- 
> Sunset Motel- 2.mp3.  The playing on this track was light and airy, 
> and the sounds a little softer.  As a producer/arranger, personally I 
> preferred your playing over his.  You left a lot more space on the 
> tune  and to me at least, captured the vibe on the track better.  I 
> did like the fact that he followed the stabs on the end however, you 
> could easily punch in and do that end section.
>
> Shawn wrote: 3: I'm asking your thoughts because I respect the 
> opinions of my fellow engineers, musicians and everyone who is a listener
of music.
>
> Phil replied: well, those are mine.
>
> Regards, Phil Muir
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