Here's a song for you fine folks

[battema]

Composing often goes rather quick, though I think the piece I'm currently working on, took me something like half a year in composing.

Yeah...I have ideas and motifs that take years before I finally get them in "finished" form. The little motif in the latter half of The Intrepid has been knocking around for over a decade, and for quite a while it was a major-key thing. Other times, it happens almost immediately and I'm lucky enough to be recording when it happens

[aith01]

I love your playing John, I wish I was able to play that well.

Same here.

As an added bonus, it also provides more motivation for me to practice.

Edit: This thread prompted me to revisit Between the Axiom and the Sigh tonight, and just now finishing up "Collapsing Star I". Holy cow, that is a beautiful track! I'd forgotten how much I loved this one.

[Rarebird]

Yeah...I have ideas and motifs that take years before I finally get them in "finished" form. The little motif in the latter half of The Intrepid has been knocking around for over a decade, and for quite a while it was a major-key thing. Other times, it happens almost immediately and I'm lucky enough to be recording when it happens

Unfinished stuff that is just laying around remains unfinished. If I get an idea, it needs to be finished. In the past I send unfinished stuff to a German guy, who added things. This collaboration was Hyperions Fate.

[battema]

Same here.

As an added bonus, it also provides more motivation for me to practice.

Edit: This thread prompted me to revisit Between the Axiom and the Sigh tonight, and just now finishing up "Collapsing Star I". Holy cow, that is a beautiful track! I'd forgotten how much I loved this one.

Oh yay!! Glad you dig it (both the tune AND the album)

Unfinished stuff that is just laying around remains unfinished. If I get an idea, it needs to be finished. In the past I send unfinished stuff to a German guy, who added things. This collaboration was Hyperions Fate.

Ah yeah...the way I work is that I collect ideas and motifs in a folder that can end up unused for quite some time (or never really get used). I find that some ideas fall flat at first but with a bit of time and distance, I hear potential in them that wasn't apparent at first. Maybe I was going for something heavy with an idea that fell flat, but later one realize it would be perfect for a more mellow motif, for example.

[battema]

By the way....apologies and I don't normally like being "that guy" but given the cause...please do take a moment to check out that "All You Nied is Norm" thread on the main page. There's an unreleased/older track of mine on there.

The tribute is for Uncle Norm, who was a patron saint for the prog scene and an all-around great guy. All proceeds for the album will go to St. Judes. For me personally, this was kind of a way to honor several folks whom I felt were dear friends on the scene, all felled by cancer: Norm, Geezer, and Lew Fisher.

I submitted a couple of songs for the album, Tidal was the one picked...but if anyone does pick up the album, PM me and I'll send you a link to the other song (called Grain Waves) as well as an old tribute to Rick Wright that I did (VERY Floyd, not exactly my most original moment but he was a biggie for me and I was in a sentimental mood on the keys that day). Going with the honor system on this one given the cause.

(minor edit: while grabbing a copy of the Rick Wright tune to upload I found another little oddity that might be cool to include, so I'm throwing that in as well. So...buy the album, support a great cause, I'll throw you 3-4 digital bonuses just for being the awesome folks that you are).