Finally getting my new studio space together. Here’s a synth, drum machine and bass improvisation.
Tag: Music
“Choosing Joy” – Western Carolina University CMAP Faculty
2020 – 2021 has been a year of new and exciting ways to make music, collaborating over distances. The WCU CMAP faculty have been working on a few and we’re excited to share the first with you. Here’s a composition by CMAP Voice Instructor Wendy Jones – “Choosing Joy”.
This performance features several Western Carolina University School of Music CMAP faculty:
Wendy Jones, vocals – CMAP Voice Instructor
Micah Thomas, drums – CMAP Percussion Instructor
Jim Elenteny, bass – Recording Engineer, CMAP Program Coordinator
Chris Beyt, guitar – Assistant Professor of Jazz Guitar and Recording Arts
Pavel Wlosok, piano – Professor of Jazz
“Busted Bicycle”
I’ve been working on this tune, off and on, for twenty years. Seemed like a good time to document my progress. Hopefully I’ll have it right where I want it in another twenty years. It blew me away when I first heard it…the energy and joy…and the fact that it was only one person playing. I suppose it was appropriate that I busted a string practicing it the morning that I filmed this, this guitar is in drastic need of new strings anyway so the intonation is a little questionable. I think Leo used finger picks on the original recording then ditched them soon after. I never could stand them. I’d be shocked if this was anywhere near the actual arrangement as originally recorded, but here’s Leo Kottke’s “Busted Bicycle”.
Ableton Improvisations
I’ve been creating a series of improvisations using Ableton Live as a method to further develop my experience and techniques creating music using that software. You can check all of them out in this youtube playlist
Patterns From the Past
I wrote some tunes and recorded them with my pal Steve Kim and Jacques Willis back in July, 2018. I hope you’ll take a listen!
Bye Bye
Here’s a new tune from The Insinuators written by Jim Elenteny and Dan Rogers, recorded by Steve Malott, mixed, mastered and produced by Jim Elenteny. Video also by Jim Elenteny.
Summer Tour 2017
Gearing up for a busy summer with both The Insinuators and Science!.
Among the Tall, Tall Pines
The Insinuators thought it’d be a good idea to record an acoustic album to go along with our upcoming acoustic tour. Check out “Among the Tall, Tall Pines” featuring acoustic interpretations of some of our tunes, some of our favorite Science! tunes and a Del McCoury number.
New Live Shows Releases
Here are the latest releases from Science! and The Insinuators in their Live Shows Series’!
Science! Live: Volume 4
Science! had so much fun playing Rhythm & Rye in Olympia, WA last week that we decided to make the recording the next offering in our Live Shows Series! Check it out:
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