The Up Move - Kingmt77

Greetings klmr29! Thanks much for the stop and kind feedback. Its really good you enjoyed what you heard.
Peace,
Mark

fanisatt! Thx for checking in and checking out my track. Im glad you enjoyed the listen. Stay safe.

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Greetings UE! Thanks for stopping by. The compliment and fave means a lot. Ill be going through your catalog shortly. Peace my good friend.

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Greetings Verdi. Your stop and listen is appreciated highly. The feedback is fuel for the musical fire that wont go out. Im glad this one set the pace for your listening pleasure. Peace.

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Thanks Darren, its good this one resonated with you. Peace.

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Glenn, Your stop, listen, and feedback is appreciated. Its great you throughly enjoyed what you heard. Peace.

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Greetings Richard. I'm glad to make your acquaintance. Thanks for the stop and reaction. On the twang, that's the sauce that gives the flavor we savor, LOL! Peace.

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Greetings Shawn. Jazzmatazz is a fire group. Thank you for the really huge compliment and fave. Have a great weekend.

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Welcome back Oli. You know its an honor and privilege for you to stop again and listen in on my jazz habits. The fave says it all! Im guilty as charged on the musical scribble on some of my tracks. I aimed for this one to be sweet and simple. Im glad you found your listen enjoyable. Stay safe.

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Thanks Fila, this is like one of the first tracks that I said everything I needed to in under 4 minutes! I’m glad you enjoyed it and your feedback is greatly appreciated. Be safe.
M.T.

Angelus, Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts on this track. Your favorite out all of the others? That’s great info as I’m fine tuning my sound and content for maximum impact. I’ve maxed out my space here on LM and I’m having to remove older tracks to upload new ones. Also I’m making preparations for my entrance into Spotify and SoundCloud. Anyway your encouragement is greatly appreciated for sure. Have a awesome and safe weekend.

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Paul, hello and I’ll be on it in a bit. Thanks

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BONEZONMARZ, greetings. Thanks for taking time out for this listen. The sax here on top of the groove imparted life into this track. This one I wrote back in fall of 2020 and probably the first one that after listening to it objectively, my confidence level rose. Yep I shut my computer off and proof listen on my iPhone. I cannot proof any of my music on the computer. That’s how I shift from mix brain to master brain. I take notes then back to the DAW to finish. Singing…….. my family says yes but maybe some day. Be safe and have a great weekend.
M.T.

John, ok so yep, just segway on over and put a smile on grandpa’s face by playing jazz on that piano you have LOL! I really appreciate you stopping in and giving me feedback on this track. Also the fave is not taken lightly. Have an awesome and safe weekend.
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Killick, greetings my friend. It's great hearing from you and I trust that all is well with you and yours. When I first dropped this one, I only had it up for one day. To put it into a rotation later. I'm glad you got a chance to hear it, especially after I did some remastering touches. I agree wholeheartedly the best sounding mix is that one where the instruments have their own perspective space. I never aspired to become a composer, writer, or arranger. I was content just drumming. Then I started messing around with some loops and this DAW. At this point, T realized I could assemble a virtual band and basically shape the sound any way I wanted with any instrument. The Rhodes is one of my favorite instruments to listen to. So I use it often for the tonal quality which gives my mixes a nice layered sound and pairs nicely with the other instruments for this genre. Thanks for your interesting perspective, compliments and time. Have an awesome and safe weekend my friend.

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doofus, how’s it going buddy, thanks for stopping by. When it’s tight, it’s right. You mentioning the points that you thought nice is greatly appreciated.
M.T.

Rob, Rob, Rob! What’s up my man? I see you nailed another day down. I’m honored by your feedback. The fave is epic. I well know your musical roots. Thanks for giving this the once over. TTYL.

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CBC, greetings. Thanks for your stop. It’s funny you mentioned a contemporary jazz station. My wife told me the same thing. Yep she said definitely SiriusXM Watercolors. We’ll see. That’s a strong possibility. I appreciate you letting me know this listen was a good one. Be safe CBC. (that name is so cool)!
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RitajustRita, hello again. Thanks for listening in and your comment. This project was a complete joy from start to finish and I appreciate you letting me know that joy translated over. Stay Safe.

BananaLu, as you hear, the saga continues. With this one you heard all of the nuances like the dirt on the highs and mids. The drive and chill. And the BPM too. This one was a joy which I laid the drums down first then the bass. The keys per my ears had to be perfect so a lot of work went in for the proper sound like reverb and exciters and a Leslie on the organ etc. I had a real blast with this whole production. So do me a solid……. Get the banana, go to the mirror and shake that banana at yourself for being perfectly astute in your assessment of this piece! Be Safe and Be Cool.

dimestop, you are total encouragement to me. Thank you for the time you take out to listen, and your in-depth commentary. When you describe what you're hearing, you capture the essence of the matter totally. This feedback is necessary for me to heed so I can improve what I'm doing and also be of some assistance to any of our comrades. I believe we musicians were born with music in the innermost depth of our being, and that music must be expressed or we can be most miserable, and think of what our listeners are missing out on. Music is the language of life! So let's live. and speak music. Ok Im exiting philosophical mode! Be safe.

Dimestop, thanks for listening and letting me know this tune meets your approval. .

Hey Zootman2u, I trust that all is well with you. Thanks for listening and your feedback. For me the right keys can make a song just right. And I’m always looking for either vintage or innovative sounding keys. On the subject of side chaining, you’re going to have to check the process out. I can be pretty kick and bass guitar heavy. That can create low to mid low conflicts. So in one case I would like the kick to punch through in the mix and not turn muddy of lose definition. So I’ll set my compressor starting with a fast attack on the bass track and side chain the kick track signal into that compressor so the bass will duck every time the kick triggers it. This is one application, there’s many others. Be Safe my friend.

terryjmhitsong, thanks for taking a listen and your comment Stay tuned there's more to come.

Maj, thank you, kind sir. The joy here for me is that if you love what you're doing it is bound to translate into your work. From the great input and comments from my newfound Looperman comrades to my family and friends, this has been therapeutic, to say the least. I appreciate you letting me know your thoughts on this work

Amigo mío, no tengas miedo de dar el paso. Personalmente, creo que tal vez deberías experimentar con la mezcla de un poco de jazz-funk con tu electrónica para un nuevo sonido interesante. Piénsalo, amigo. El tipo de música que nos atrae es siempre la música que mejor interpretamos. Como siempre es genial leer sus amables comentarios. De nuevo sé genial, sé bueno y sé seguro. Hasta la próxima vez mi amigo.

bringer, so the dilemma here for me is finding the right balance between good and best. Mix and mastering wise for example with my earlier works I didn't sidechain my bass guitar with a signal from my kick. Being self-taught I didn't see the need to get cooperation between the two instruments frequency range until I ran into conflicts. Now just by sidechaining, I've gained definition and eliminated mud. So I then go back and do some refining to add polish to some earlier works. You know we could go on for hours on this subject. Thanks, for your listen and interesting observation. Peace.