Re: "guided fantasy journeys set to music"

It's the same email as my yahoo membership - [email protected]
Here is my blog address - http://spaces.msn.com/members/EJ2/ 
You'll find other links there as well.
cheers,
Eric

--- In [email protected], "Steven Kossor" <sakossor@...> 
wrote:
>
> Eric:
> 
> I haven't put The Amp up anywhere yet; it's in digital format but 
not in mp3
> so it's too big to upload/download (23 minutes running time), but 
I'll take
> care of that asap.  I'm thinking of putting it on myspace or 
something like
> that.  We'll see. Thanks for your encouraging comments.  I look 
forward to
> the possibility of working together.  Can I have your direct e-mail 
address 
> and the URL of your website?
> 
> Steve
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "EJ2 - Double EJ Projects" <doubleejprojects@...>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 10:01 AM
> Subject: [korgkarma] "guided fantasy journeys set to music"
> 
> 
> > Hi Steve,
> >   That's a very interesting concept.  However, without a soundbite
> > to listen to an example, I wouldn't know specifically what you 
would
> > be looking for.  I would think that the theme of the journey would
> > dictate the genre. So for something like "Amp", I could imagine 
some
> > heavy duty amplified guitar music.  For a "Radio" journey, 
anything
> > past or present might work and any genre would fit the bill. Now 
the
> > 3 combination banks A, B, and E have enough variety to lend to 
such a
> > project.  Once you know your theme, go through the presets to 
find a
> > combi that fits.  Test it out agains the backdrop of the theme.  
Try
> > variations of the combi (change the tempo, substitute the
> > voices/programs, later the mix, etc.).  Next, I would rehearse 
what
> > you intend to record, then load it in the sequencer, record it, 
play
> > it back to listen to the fit.  If you have external sequencer with
> > more detailed editing/processing features this might afford more 
post
> > production utilites.  You're in to a ton of work regardless of
> > whether you are a trained musician or not.
> >
> > Most of my sets are mixed genre in the same vein
> > as "Chemistry".  "TRANZFER" is more dedicated to
> > electronic/techno/trance genres.  My latest set, "EJAZZ" due out
> > shortly, is dedicated to jazz, funk, smooth jazz, blues combis.  
If
> > you intend on designing your own genre specif combis, it is no 
simple
> > feat.  In fact, it has taken me more than 5 years to improve my 
craft
> > and I'm still learning.
> >
> > KARMA technology is so deep with possibilities beyond our limited
> > life span.  The trick is to compile the Karma workstation's 
elements
> > into a "KARMA-fied" combination that is sonically viable.  The 
fact
> > that there are only 2 of us on this planet - Paul Osborn and 
myself -
> > who are engaged in developing 3rd party combi collections for the
> > Karma might suggest how difficult this is.  However, it is not
> > impossible. Ozzy's tutorial, "Combi Creation" is a good place to
> > start.  The secret is to not give up after your first few 
attempts.
> > The more you stick with it, the more you learn, the better your
> > combis become.
> >
> > Now, I haven't ventured into developing custom designed combis on
> > request.  That's not how I work. In fact, with many of my 
collections
> > costing as little as 31 cents per combi, I wouldn't even know 
what to
> > charge for a custom design.  So, I'm probably not going to enter 
into
> > that aspect for my business.  Yes, even though my developing 
sounds
> > for the Karma (and other synths) is a labour of love, it helps put
> > food on the table and gas in the car.
> >
> > I think, I've written too much here....LOL.  Just the same, I like
> > your concept.  Do you have a link to some examples?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Eric
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "Steven Kossor" <sakossor@>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> You've been busy.
> >>
> >> I'm not a musician.  I came up with a concept about 30 years ago 
of
> > taking listeners on "guided fantasy journeys set to music" and
> > received some appreciative comments on a production called "The 
Amp"
> > (a trip through the inside of a stereo system amplifier) from Jon
> > Anderson on YES about 20 years ago.  In any case, I have 
delusions of
> > getting back into the creation of these "Image Games" as I called
> > them, and got a Karma to put a toe back into the water.  I'm not a
> > musician.....
> >>
> >> I'm looking for a means of creating the type of music that lends
> > itself to these guided fantasy journeys.  Do you think you could 
help
> > me with that genre?
> >>
> >> Steve
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
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