ShortBusMusic

I had to listen to another tune while I was here. I see you are still in high school, and that means you have a really, really bright future ahead of you.

A little advice from an old guy who has been at this a while....make sure you keep working on your craft. You will hit some closed doors and get frustrated at times, but keep after it. You have an ear/knack for composition/arranging/engineering. Your sound is current and hip and cool and all of the other superlatives and different too (and that's what the music industry needs right now, an infusion of different). Props man, another great track. I hope all is well.

Bear

I see this is one of your first chill out tunes....well, I think you just may have discovered your groove. My God man, this is so lush with this wide beautiful mix. Everything in this is spot on, flawless work. I'm a sucker for great keys and this one is full of great synth and pad work. Definitely added to favorites. Chilled to perfection. Well done!!!!! I hope all is well.

Bear

It is wonderful to stumble upon this wonderful song, especially since I live in the Mojave Desert and am now watching the sun rise in the east. You absolutely captured the magnificent essence of that moment when the sun tops the mountains. While the desert can be a hostile place, it also has its beauty. Spectacular use of pads my friend, mix is so tastefully done. Sometimes less is more, and this track illustrates that quite well. Definitely added to favorites and downloaded to have it to accompany tomorrow's sunrise. Thanks for that.

Beautiful work Orlando. I hope all is well.

Bear

One thing is for certain, nobody can ever call your music boring, hahaha. Damn, had the volume cranked and I think I took off the first two layers of paint on the walls of my studio. But I did get the neighbors off their collective asses this morning.

I know nothing about the hardcore genre, but I liked this craziness from start to finish. Well done FT!! I hope all is well.

Bear

As Alex said, your work on the keys is really nimble and smooth. Nice crisp clear mix...really nice. My only complaint was it needed to be another 3 minutes longer, haha. Great groove, executed flawlessly Doudei. I hope all is well and also hope the snows this winter keep you indoors in front of the keys making music :)

Bear

As usual, the basis for a great track is the percussion and you did not disappoint Scott. Great basis for the rest of the instruments....there is nothing better than having a great driving beat like this one. I enjoyed every last second of this one. Major props Scott for a job well done. And an add to favorites as well.

Bear

I keep having to remind myself that you are only 11 years old (maybe you turned 12 now). You have a better grasp on music composition than many people who are 2, 3 or 4 times your age. Great mix as well. Nothing to critique here, just a huge amount of respect for you and all that you do. Keep at it - you have a huge future in this business. I hope all is well.

Bear

I've always been a sucker for classical piano pieces. Nicely done. I will bet you more than one hip hop beat maker downloads this and incorporates it into a beat or two. Here's hoping they ask first and get your permission. I hope all is well.

Bear

Michael Stokes said it would be good to stop by and give you a listen and I'm glad I did. Definitely a cool mix of oriental flavor with a really nice hip hop groove. Chilled nicely too. Nice crisp mix allowing things to breathe. Well done. I hope all is well.

Bear

I would call this one cinematic hip hop and actually think it would work really well in a film Jody. Definitely has an suspenseful dark vibe to it. Like Dan said, you really did an outstanding job mixing all of the different elements into the music....seamless, flawless execution. Another terrific effort by one of Loops best groove makers. I hope all is well.

Bear

I have to agree, the violin is the star of this show. Beautiful work throughout. The whole song has a great driving vibe to it, not only good for dancing, but also a great song to plug in the CD player and take a drive literally.....you could cover a lot of miles with this one on a continuous loop. I also like the way you were able to push the mix....not to the point of clipping, but getting everything you could out of it. Nicely done. I hope all is well.

Bear

You know the bass in a song is good when you can feel it, in addition to hearing it. I love the feeling when the vibrations in your body, haha. And by having the volume up when I hit play I was also able to remove some of the paint on the walls, haha.

Your music is always so innovative, but the secret to what you accomplish is your attention to detail. Once again, you display not only your musical abilities, but your tremendous skills as an audio engineer. Well done Pat. Really well done. I hope all is well.

Bear

Nice touch on the bass....different treatment than others have done. Fx is also treated a bit differently. It is amazing how just a small adjustment here and there can really make a track sound completely different.

Very innovative approach to this, and a lot of ideas in here I certainly haven't thought about using. Terrific clarity on the instruments....sounds like you shoveled out all of the mud that was caused by the mids competing for space. Big bold stereo field as well.

The only thing missing for me was the flute at the end....not sure if that was intentional or not. Perhaps you just lowered the volume quite a bit on it? Anyway Memphis, well done. Welcome to the Loop and thank you for entering. I hope all is well.

Bear

My friend, while I understand why you decided to leave music behind, I am saddened by this. Now knowing that Corina is also leaving it behind, well this truly is a sad day indeed. You are both so talented, and two of my favorite artists.

So, I respect your decisions, but hope that someday the muse in both of you will awaken and return to us here at Looperman. Until then, I will download this song and play it again and again and remember the days when Behnam and Corina made beautiful music together. All my best my brother. Thanks to both of you for sharing this wonderful song.

Bear

Dave, really well done mix and master. While it seems close to the original, it is much, much better because you cleaned up all of the mud and muck that was happening in the mid frequencies. Beautiful crisp mix and like Joe said it has a really wide feel to it. Huge sound!!! Extremely well done.

I'm still not sure what is going on with the player here on Looperman....but thankfully I was able to listen to it by downloading and then playing it on ITunes. Thanks for entering and best of luck. I hope all is well.

Bear

Man, this is too weird. For some reason I can't get any sound when I play this track. I thought it might be my computer, but I went to my site and clicked on some of my tunes and I heard them just fine. For some reason, nothing but silence here. I will keep checking back to see if I can hear something. In the meantime I will download it and see if I can listen on ITunes or something. I'll get back to you.

Bear

I've listened to your music for a long time Jody, and this one is about as good as it gets. You are a monster dude!!! Tight mix, great composition....cannot believe some great rapper doesn't jump all over this one (maybe EYEDYE did something for you).

Added to favorites for sure. Great example to all the "wannabes" on how to construct a killer hip hop track. Well done Jody. I hope all is well.

Bear

Sometimes simple and using basics can be really effective, and in this case you did a really nice job. For someone who has only been focusing on mixing and mastering for a few months.....you flat nailed it :) Stellar work on this one. All of the instruments can be heard really well in this mix, there is no mud in the mids, and I love the way you emphasized the flute in the final stanza. Great job my friend. This is going to be tough to pick a winner. I hope all is well.

Bear

I just had to stop by and grab a copy of this amazing song (thank you so much for the download) and once again tell you that the world is a better place because of your music. My wife sends her best and thanks you for a great track for the two of us to dance to :) I hope all is well.

Bear

I meant to say "playing a Dminor" instead of "playing Da minor", hahaha.

Hey Joe, I would have to agree with Orlando and say that this is your best effort to date. The approach was different and I think the mix is really nice and crisp. I think the harmonic dissonance that Alex mentions is actually in the stems itself and was intentional. The one electric guitar is playing Da minor progression while the acoustic is playing a Dmajor. It sounds like a wrong note, but was intentional. To eliminate it, you could remove the third note in the Dminor chord, or pitch it up a half step to a major. My suggestion would be to remove the note each time that guitar plays the Dminor. Other than that, this is a stellar job by you. Thanks for the interest and for working so hard on this. I hope all is well.

Bear

Hey Mark, tasty little combination of jazz and blues my friend. Guitar work is stellar as usual, and your vocal work is always special....a combination of ministry, gin, and cigarettes - you are one of the greatest blues vocalists around.

Really nicely done Mark. Definitely added to favorites. I hope all is well brother. Here's to a mild winter packed with a ton of music.

Bear

Ahhh, another really solid job. Beautiful wide mix, with great clarity on the instruments. All of them have room to breathe......bass is good and solid as well. Nice use of dynamics at 3:10 to transition into the final segment, and the work you did with the ending as well.

Not a lot to critique on this one. It is a really good mix. You overcame the majority of the "problems" presented with the stems. Terrific effort. Thanks for entering. I hope all is well.

Bear

Hey Kevin, first let me say thank you for jumping in the competition with both feet. I would have to echo what Orlando and Alex said. Perhaps a bit too much reverb and a focus on the higher end leaves the bottom end a little light for my tastes. Some of the stems in this one had quite a bit of reverb on them (the acoustic guitars), so it is easy to muddy things up with them.

As Orlando stated, it isn't about winning, but about trying something different and seeing what happens. For this to be only your second attempt at mixing and mastering, I would say you did really well. It truly is an artform in itself, and something that all of us struggle with on a daily basis. I think overall you did a good job considering the many challenges this track presented. Well done my friend. I hope all is well.

Bear

I don't know much about dubstep, but I do know a well constructed, well mixed and well mastered song when I hear one. Dubstep is not easy to mix and master, due to the usual focus on dominating bass and huge dynamics. You managed to focus on each element, allow them plenty of room to breathe, and then put them all together in a marvelous cohesive way.

You flat nailed this one. All of the hours you spent on it truly paid off with a terrific result. Outstanding effort. I hope all is well.

Bear