My Music
Almost every tune I compose, mainly instrumental, contains more or less jazz, ethno, rock and classical elements. I principally intend a fun, pleasant, uplifting or relaxed mood, thus I compose usually in major keys. I like intense melody lines occasionally combined with secondary counterpoint melodies, and I love harmony. Classical and jazzy harmonies are often combined or followed by rock riffs. In some musical passages I also like to use altered or inverted chords as well as modulations to new keys whereas in a rather smooth, gentle way. I also enjoy using some Latin, Afro, Oriental and other ethno-inspired complex or asymmetric rhythms. Exploring and developing continuously, I may update my tracks with some musical fine-tuning or an improved sound quality.
I currently compose in the following main directions:
1. Jazz - Ethno - Rock
These tunes, though sometimes may get musically complex, are mostly based on simple phrases or guitar riffs. Started as a guitarist in a teenage Rock band I was first inspired by the music and the guitar techniques of players like Van Halen, Malmsteen, Hendrix, Knopfler, Eric Johnson and Al DiMeola. Thus, my first compositions were guitar-based and contained extremely fast picking, arpeggios and other advanced guitar techniques. Nowadays, instead of trying to play the fastest guitar solo, I rather play to have lots of fun and I get inspired by players like George Benson, Albert Lee, Les Paul, Brad Paisley and guitarist that performed next to Bob James. Guitar-based tunes are still an important part of my repertoire, though they have evolved further by integrating and combining various musical elements, mostly jazz and Latin as well as other complex organic beats.
2. Vocal Songs
On my songs I usually use lax jazz-rock-ethno riffs and rhythms or beats. I love a smooth yet expressive female voice, singing a clear, pleasant melody line. The lyrics are rather about the nice things in life.
On my songs I usually use lax jazz-rock-ethno riffs and rhythms or beats. I love a smooth yet expressive female voice, singing a clear, pleasant melody line. The lyrics are rather about the nice things in life.
3. Dance
These tunes, musically rather simple, are focusing primarily on animating to dance. I like the energy, the feel of movement, the use of sound effects and the modulation of the tension in dance tunes of artists like DJ Tiesto and Armin van Buuren.
4. Orchestral
I studied and got inspired by classical music from Baroque to modern. My favourite composers are Dvorak, Beethoven, Bach, and Sibelius as well as some more modern composers like Ralph Vaughan Williams, Camille Saint Saëns, George Gershwin and Scott Joplin. I also get inspired by film score composers like Alan Menken, Ernest Gold, Ennio Morricone, James Horner, Gabriel Yared, and Patrick Doyle. Therefore, my orchestral pieces sound more like soundtracks or music for commercials. To decently enhance the rhythm, I use percussion and mallet instruments or even organic beats.
I studied and got inspired by classical music from Baroque to modern. My favourite composers are Dvorak, Beethoven, Bach, and Sibelius as well as some more modern composers like Ralph Vaughan Williams, Camille Saint Saëns, George Gershwin and Scott Joplin. I also get inspired by film score composers like Alan Menken, Ernest Gold, Ennio Morricone, James Horner, Gabriel Yared, and Patrick Doyle. Therefore, my orchestral pieces sound more like soundtracks or music for commercials. To decently enhance the rhythm, I use percussion and mallet instruments or even organic beats.
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