My Music

Below is a selection of my solo recording work. The selection includes original music composed by me, cover versions, parodies, and rearrangements. They are presented in reverse chronological order, with the most recent recordings first.

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Part 1 (Allegro) artwork
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Part 1 (Allegro)

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Part 1 (Allegro)

Type: Interpretation

A slightly different musical project than usual, this is a rock arrangement of Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Part 1 (Allegro) - BWV 1050.2. I can't take the credit for performing all this. I took a MIDI file version (details below) and then assigned the various tracks to different VST virtual instruments in Cubase 11. That in itself took a while. Then I added an original bass pedal part to the solo section towards the end. Next, came the hard work. I went through the whole thing section by section and added my own drum part, performed on an Alesis Crimson 2 electric drum kit, triggering Superior Drummer 2 samples. That was rather a labour of love, working through the piece and devising sympathetic parts which served the particular section, and frankly was the fun challenge in this project. Finally, I added the Roland CR-78 drum machine section. So, a fair bit of effort went into it, given it's ten minutes long, even though I can't take credit for performance of the main parts. That credit goes to Michel Rondeau. Original MIDI file is at https://imslp.org/wiki/Brandenburg_Concerto_No.5_in_D_major%2C_BWV_1050_(Bach%2C_Johann_Sebastian) and its use is covered by the Creative Commons Licence 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Song List

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Part 1 (Allegro) artwork
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Part 1 (Allegro)
Wie komm' ich am schnellsten zum Ausgang? artwork
Wie komm' ich am schnellsten zum Ausgang?
Wæs hæl! (Here We Come A-Wassailing) artwork
Wæs hæl! (Here We Come A-Wassailing)
My Massive Swelling Organ artwork
My Massive Swelling Organ
Where There's a Will artwork
Where There's a Will
Albion Sunrise artwork
Albion Sunrise
Nagasaki artwork
Nagasaki
Dance with the Devil artwork
Dance with the Devil
As We Go Along artwork
As We Go Along
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen artwork
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Ich armes welsches Teufli artwork
Ich armes welsches Teufli
In the Nick of Time artwork
In the Nick of Time
Sad Sing artwork
Sad Sing
Synth Bell Prog artwork
Synth Bell Prog
Charging for Nothing artwork
Charging for Nothing
EV Convoy artwork
EV Convoy
Чокаблок (Chokablok) artwork
Чокаблок (Chokablok)
Hollow Horse artwork
Hollow Horse