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Hey Pat, I'm glad I stumbled on this one, especially since today is the solstice, haha.

Mix is just so crispy and nice, but your mixes are always the best. I enjoy it when you add vox to a song, and you always have a great message to deliver (the lyrics are terrific). That little bit of synth work at the 3:30 mark was really special. I thoroughly enjoyed this one from start to finish. You are this wonderfully talented, mad musical scientist working in his lab cranking out the hits. Well done my friend. Here's to a happy holiday season and a musical 2016. I hope all is well.

Bear

Great bass guitar work on this one, it really anchors things nicely. It's easy to tell that you have paid your dues over the years. This one has a really nice driving beat, with some outstanding transitions. Well thought out and a great delivery. Solid track from start to finish. Happy holidays. I hope all is well.

Bear

That was the best 2:39 I will spend today. Beautiful vocals, beautiful piano work, and a beautiful sentiment. He's a lucky guy to get such a great birthday gift.

Thanks for sharing this one with us. It is a special song performed flawlessly. Well done. Happy holidays to you and your family. I hope all is well.

Bear

Mark, brother, I am so stoked you did a cover of this track. It's one of my all time favorites of PF. This is really, really well done, but that is nothing new. Great instrumentation, and the mix is just solid as it gets. Had to grab a download (thanks for that), and added it to my MWR collection.

Outstanding! Happy holidays to you and the family Mark. Stay warm dude. Hope all is well.

Bear

Well, you definitely know how to make an entrance, haha. Wow, great tasty synth work on this one. It does have that club vibe as Ed referred to. I've always been a fan of that big phat synth sounding lead, and this one has plenty of that. Really nice work. You had from the start and kept me all the way to the end. A great way to start my day, bobbing my head and having some synth jam with my toast and coffee, haha. Well done! Happy holidays. I hope all is well.

Bear

Enzotic, it is always a master's class in sound design and engineering when I stop by and listen to your tracks. This mix is absolutely flawless, seriously, I cannot believe how crisp and clean it is. Jamid stated nobody can top this one, and I happen to agree.

Outstanding from start to finish. I wish I had something constructive to add, but all I can do is give you massive amounts of respect. Stellar work. Happy holidays. I hope all is well.

Bear

Very nice work Stacy. Glad to see that all of the rains in your area haven't slowed down your creativity. Very good chilled beat that will really be something when you get a rapper to lay down some vox. The appearance of the pads is a magical moment, especially with the string accompaniment. Effective, yet subtle all at the same time.

A beautiful piece of work with solid dynamics and phrasing. Well done. I hope all is well.

Bear

Nicely done...love the way the sustained piano note carries the beat along. Very nice moment when the strings come in. I think the mix sounds really nice. This one is definitely ready for someone to lay some rhymes over. It has a real suspenseful feel, and could work in a movie or video game.

Nicely chilled beat that should serve any rapper well. Excellent work. I hope all is well.

Bear

Well, I'm a little late to the party, so most everything has been said, but I will give you my two cents worth. I've had the opportunity to work with some really talented guitarists over the years, and I can honestly say it would be an honor and a privilege to work with someone with your skills. I'm not sure if you do any session work, but if you don't, you really should check it out. Great acoustic guitarists are hard to come by in this day and age. I love your technique, your clarity, your timing, your control, and the bond you have with your guitar. It's a beautiful thing to listen to.

Wonderful work, and a beautiful interlude for me tonight as I wind down after a busy day. Thanks for posting my friend. I hope all is well.

Bear

This is a wonderful composition, and is really musically solid in every aspect. The mix is pretty good, and the panning on the sound effects at the end are especially effective.

One thing that may help with mixing of an orchestral work - try to envision where the different instruments are set in an orchestra. Visualize the seating chart of an orchestra and then try to place your different instrument tracks in those positions in your mix by using panning and volume. For example, normally you would find violins on the left side of the conductor as you face the stage. First chair forward and more to the left, second chair a little behind them and a little more toward center. Use panning to place the first chair further to the left, then less panning to place the second chair. Adjust the volumes just a bit (always add some reverb for depth) and you will get a 3 dimensional effect on your strings. Do this for the harp, piano, and timpani as well (all of these instruments are on the conductors left). Then place the tuba, trombone, trumpet, clarinet, bassoon, oboe and flute directly in front of the conductor (so very little panning, and the horns will be in the "back" of your mix). The right side of the conductor will see viola, cello, bass, french horns, and percussion. Again, pan the bass all the way to the right, cello closer to center and the other instruments behind in the mix. When you get done, I think you will find that your track will sound exactly like being there in person. I hope this makes sense and isn't too confusing.

Anyway, sorry for the lengthy review, but it really is a terrific piece and one you should be very proud of. I hope all is well.

Bear

Wonderfully chilled tune GO. You grab the listeners attention from the start and this just keeps getting better - from the intro all the way to the end, a really great piece of art. Bass line is really genius in the way you timed it, nicely done. There is nothing to critique here. You set the bar really high with this one, and I'll agree that it is some of your best work. Well done. Thanks for sharing. I hope all is well.

Bear

Nicely done. It's not easy to figure out a song in two hours. I love acoustic music, so this one was a pleasure to listen to this morning. Keep at it, practicing your craft will only make you better. I hope all is well.

Bear

Just when I think I've heard all of the great guitar players on Looperman, I blindly stumble upon another. God, this is really good. You have mad skills that translate beautifully into real, honest to goodness, music. That guitar solo is just about as tasty as it gets.

WONDERFUL!!!! From start to finish this one is a hit. Definitely added to favorites and man, I am glad I found your work. I hope all is well.

Bear

Nice work Steve, this one is so chilled it cooled off my morning coffee, haha. Seriously, it really is a nice mix of some really good loops. You really have grown as a composer and arranger over the past 4 years or so, and have now set yourself apart from the pack (in a good way). Really well done. I hope all is well.

Bear

Top shelf material Richie, but I would expect nothing less from you. Lisa is such a tremendous singer that it requires a really talented musician like yourself to keep up with her....she sets the bar really high, and you clear that bar with your excellent musicianship and production skills. Two super talents working together to make one hell of a song. Some of those chord modulations are just sooooo good. Thanks for sharing a great song with all of us. I hope all is well.

Bear

No story my friend, but a huge amount of respect from me for your incredible skills using only midi to create these wonderful cinematic pieces. Great use of percussion and strings to drive this one along. The choir is fantastic, really high quality work.

It is difficult to give you any advice to improve this one, so all I can do is stand and applaud your effort. Big, epic, wonderful track! Well done maestro. I hope all is well.

Bear

Elena, I really like this. I love the frenetic feel that morphs into a calmer period and then back to frenetic again. It has an Evanescence quality to it, and that puts you in good company. It also has all of the elements necessary to make it current sounding - something you could definitely hear on the radio. Really well done. Keep cranking out the hits. I hope all is well.

Bear

Alex, I think Steve hit the proverbial nail on the head when he called this one brilliant. You really are not only highly skilled, but your execution is absolutely flawless. Very few people could have taken Pat's work and then morphed it into something this different and something this good.

Outstanding effort by both of you. Really incredible work Alex. You have my utmost respect. I hope all is well.

Bear

Domenico, terrific work here. Bass line is just so solid, with that wonderful guitar work drifting nicely along with the bass. Definitely one that goes well with my morning coffee. Chilled to perfection on a crisp fall morning.

Beautiful work my friend. And Franco's always a great addition to any song. I hope all is well.

Bear

All any of us can ever ask is that our music paint an audio picture for the listener, to take them where we want them to go. You did that and did it really, really well. I wanted a lot more of this one, but I can always hit the "play" button again, haha.

Seriously, brilliant work. I think you have a real shot at winning this competition. Well done TA. I hope all is well.

Bear

I am in Las Vegas quite a bit, and have heard some of the music pumping in the clubs and I think this one would do just fine there. I really like the minimalist approach, focusing on the percussion - I love great percussion work. The bass is a nice steadying influence as well. Great little beat that I really enjoyed. Not sure about the genre, but who cares about genre, haha. Well done. I hope all is well.

Bear

Well, composing, performing, mixing, and mastering this one in just an hour, extremely impressive work. Terrific song with great instrumentation to accompany her wonderful vocals.

I give this one a 10 for effort, and 10 for execution, and a 10 for the final product. I'll also declare you the winner of the "one hour challenge," because I can't believe anyone else could top this. Really well done. I hope all is well.

Bear

I only recently discovered PD's music, but when you throw your hat into the ring with him, well, then it's pure musical magic.

I loved everything about this one, from your guitar work, to your wonderful driving bass line, to PD's keys. There is nothing to critique here my friend. Massive props for a job really, really well done Domenico. Congratulations on the new addition to the family as well! It's a great thing and I know you are happy being busy with him.

Beautiful job by both of you. I hope all is well.

Bear

Let me preface my comments with a welcome to Looperman. Sorry for being two months late in that regard.

Now to your track - beautiful pad work in the intro. I'm no expert in this genre, but I do know when a piece is beautifully crafted and professionally mixed. It is obvious that you are highly skilled. I have nothing but praise and respect for this track. I thoroughly enjoyed the ride this morning. Well done! I hope all is well.

Bear

Outstanding work Silverman. Definitely captures the vision of folks marching off to war. That section with the arpeggios at the 1:50 mark is really, really nice. The great thing about this tune is it holds the listener's interest all the way through.

It definitely deserves a video of some kind. One of your best I think. Added to favorites. I hope all is well.

Bear