gotta give something
While going over past posts in order to organize the [new page], the fact came to my attention that as much as I write about music and performances on this site.blog.webspace, I’ve never actually posted up any recordings involving myself.
Don’t get used to it. There are more through [myspace] anyway.
Here are some personal tracks, edited a little by yours truly, unless otherwise noted:
+ [Title] – from Megaman III
- A large majority of my recorded sound is through [that band] I play with. I really like this recording, arranged by David Yasensky, guitar.
+ [Green Hill Zone. Marble Zone] – from Sonic the Hedgehog
- Because that first one is a bit short. Also arranged by David and featuring solo work by Kanako “Kiki” Sueyoshi, violin, on the second melody. You can get our CD for free on our [website].
+ [Boy Aims for Wild Fields] – from Secret of Mana
- I talk a lot about [The OneUps] here and should write a post of their music someday soon. But for now, this is a collaboration from a [MAGfest VI] rehearsal back in 2008, featuring OneUps bassist/keyboardist/producer/monkey trainer [Mustin] on bass and musician extraordinaire [Kunal Majmudar] on drums. The beginning is a little shaky as we try to find a decent tread.
+ [The Vagabond] – composed by Tyzen Hsiao; rearranged by Maho Azuma and me; performed by Maho Azuma (flute), Christine Lee (piano), and me (violin)
- Back a summer or two ago, Select Start was asked to perform in one of the university cultural assemblies. Sadly, the majority of the members were out of town so we re-arranged this tune for anyone still in town. Tyzen Hsiao is one of the more prolific Taiwanese composers, and the piece just worked out nicely overall. This was recorded during a later Select Start rehearsal, which accounts for the background noise that I apologize profusely for… The three of us are looking for another opportunity to re-record it in a silent setting.
+ [Eternal Harvest] (from Final Fantasy IX) – Christine Lee, piano
- So this one isn’t me at all but I have to pass on this recording whenever I have an excuse to because it’s so pretty. Christine is a rather significant inspiration in my life. For starters, she played my junior recital better than I did and then decided to go and be a doctor after all. This is from the very first Select Start CD ever.
May 31 2009 08:59 am | games and music