Everything Scatter Dance
Yesterday evening, I was just chillin', getting into this Fela Kuti tune called "Everything Scatter," and I thought to myself, "Man, I would love to see some hot African dancers goin' at it on this jam!"
So I looked around for a dance video that seemed appropriate, and found this one by Badgyalcassie. A few hours video editing later, wha-la; a dance video mash-up. Hope it cheers you up.
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Psycho Theme (B. Herrmann), arranged for three guitars and bass.
This video took nearly 20 years to get "just right". I recorded the original cassette four track in 1998, but I could never get it to sync it up to the opening titles because the tempo I recorded at was a little slower.
After I started using Audacity in 2016, and then iMovie 11 a year later, I finally got the idea to go back and finish this long-neglected project. I'm a huge Bernard Herrmann fan, and so it was very exciting to finally hear my arrangement matched up precisely with Saul Bass' visuals.
For this Rumble upload, I remixed the audio through a tube amplifier; this is probably the best it has sounded (I lost a little fidelity in speeding up the original audio). Play L O U D, it helps.
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fait accompli (GH3K), arranged for three guitars, bass, and diaper box drums
One of the few ballad type numbers I've composed, this is about dreams deferred due to a lack of imagination and falling prey to a victimhood mentality. "fait accompli" was part of a planned recording project entitled "Foreign Words and Ph(r)ases" of which I completed four tunes. Another one of the other three, DOPPELGANGER, can be found here as well, and the remaining two, ENANTIODROMIA and THANATOS. are in four track mp3 format on my soundcloud page.
Want to download some of my music or make up a "mixtape" of your favorites? Please check out my soundcloud page here: https://soundcloud.com/BigGreg3000.
Thanks for listening.
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LAPJAW - J.D. Boulevard (GH3K), amateur music video
Lapjaw released their 12" vinyl EP "Talking from the Hip" in late summer, 1987, and this attempt at a promo video was shot at Carl Hohnholt's backyard in Bricktown, NJ around that time. The "J.D." stands for Jack Daniel's (and juvenile delinquent), so Craig Surgent and I had a bit of Old No. 7 before shooting as you can probably tell.
*CREDITS:*
Videography: Carl Hohnholt
Greg Hohnholt: guitar/vocals, Craig Surgent: bass/vocals ,
Chuck Treece: drums/vocals (on recording)
Also starring: Tattoo the dog
Video salvage and audio syncing: Greg Hohnholt
Talking from the Hip EP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qT3M5HNfug
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A Shot in the Dark (H. Mancini), arranged for guitars, bass, drums, synth bass, and guitar synth
✧Special✧ backing track guests --
Bass: Michael Rains - WA
Drums: Robin Toye - WA
When my songwriting petered out in the early '90s (I had to be a grown up for awhile), I started getting more into arranging instrumentals for different styles of guitar playing I thought I could add some zest to. Soundtrack scores ended up being my favorite sandbox to play around in.
After several earlier audio-only incantations, I really had a keen desire to re-do the lead guitar and add a visual accompaniment. Visually it is rather static, my apologies. It is just me playing, because I hadn't learned how to use iMovie 11 yet.
Still, here is what I feel is my definitive arrangement of a Mancini score that I've been fiddling with on and off for 20 odd years or so.
P L A Y L O U D .
Want more soundtrack stuff? Visit my soundcloud page at https://www.soundcloud.com/BigGreg3000.
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Witchita Lineman (J. Webb), arranged for iReal Pro, backing track, vocals, and two guitars
I've always loved this song, Jimmy Webb was really on a roll in the late '60s. As a matter of fact, the very first 45 RPM single I every purchased with my own money was "Up, Up, and Away" by the Fifth Dimension.
Hopefully Glen Campbell fans won't be too upset with me for sabotaging his video with my middling vocal interpretation. All in good fun, folks, enjoy the ride.
The backing track is a hybrid mix of a guitar backing track with orchestration (mostly left channel), and an iReal Pro chart I worked the changes out for (mostly right channel). The video footage of Glen Campbell was acquired from here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qoymGCDYzU
Want more of my original music in downloadable format? Visit my soundcloud page at https://www.soundcloud.com/BigGreg3000.
Thank you for listening and please like, share or subscribe if you enjoyed this presentation.
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Star Trek TNG Theme (A. Courage/G. Roddenberry/J. Goldsmith), arranged by GH3K and iReal Pro
A Brian May styled multiple guitar arrangement was what I was after; you can be the judge if I was successful. I've always wanted to punk this song up a bit since it is 95% major chords, and has a kind of militaristic drive to it.
I composed the iReal chart, then used two different styles melded together for a hybrid backing. Then I added a distorted rhythm guitar and three melody guitars on top of that.
Want to hear more, in downloadable format? Visit my soundcloud page at https://www.soundcloud.com/BigGreg3000.
Please like, share, or subscribe if you enjoy my music! Thanks.
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The Stripper (D. Rose), arranged for iReal Pro, additional percussion, and two guitars
I just discovered the iReal Pro app, and this is the first tune that I decided to cover, using the arrangement I composed as a backing track. I've had this arrangement sitting around in an old music notebook forever, I guess awaiting the day when technology would make it possible for me to finally put out a version that I thought was close enough to how it sounded in my head, and present to the public.
Thanks for listening and supporting my work; feel free to like, share, or subscribe if you dug it.
Want to hear more, in downloadable format? Visit my soundcloud page at https://www.soundcloud.com/BigGreg3000.
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Third Millennium Theme 2019 (GH3K), arranged for iReal Pro, three guitars, and percussion
I originally recorded a four track version of this tune called "Grunge Theme for the New Millennium" for my Musical Mischief giveaway cassette EP in 1998. This 2019 version is a revamped arrangement with iReal Pro backing track (featuring Moog bass and chorus guitar), rhythm guitar, slide guitar, and another lead guitar, plus two percussion tracks.
I was going for a majestic, fist-hoisting type of power chord anthem, so you be the judge if it works or not. I wanted something short and catchy like the "I love NY" theme popular in the '90s. Volume helps.😉
Thanks for listening and supporting my work; feel free to like, share, or subscribe if you dug it.
Want to hear more, in downloadable format? Visit my soundcloud page at https://www.soundcloud.com/BigGreg3000.
Original four track version: https://tinyurl.com/yyq5oyn9
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She's Just My Style (A. Capps/G. Lewis/L. Russell/T. Leslie) -- iReal Pro, guitar, piano and vocals
I discovered and fell in love with this 1966 tune by Gary Lewis & the Playboys while reading Shawn Levy's bio of Jerry Lewis, KING OF COMEDY. After composing an iReal Pro chart for it, I slowly started piecing together the bass piano, guitar, and four vocal parts which took about a better part of a day to record, and then another half a day of editing. I did two vocals with Audacity, and then two live takes with the flip camera; then I built up a composite audio track and went to work on the video editing.
Want to hear more of my forty years of music, in downloadable format?
Please visit my soundcloud page at https://www.soundcloud.com/BigGreg3000. Leave comments, positive or negative, if you like; I love reading them.
Thanks for your support and interest, and feel free to drop me a line if you wish at jungophile@yahoo.com.
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Big Sky (R. Davies), arranged for guitar, synth, iReal Pro, and vocal
The Kinks' masterpiece (or one of them) album, THE VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY, has been one of my favorites for nearly forty years, so it was a labor of love to cover this tune and to do the video. I hope it brings those of you out there having a tough time dealing with this phony "pandemic" a little bit of wisdom in how to adapt.
Personally, I've been enjoying myself immensely since I don't have to work my stupid job anymore, I have much more time to work out more labor intensive projects like this one. I'm going to attempt to really keep the videos flowing now, so if you hesitated subscribing, now's the time.
Want to hear more of my forty years of music, in downloadable format?
Please visit my soundcloud page at https://www.soundcloud.com/BigGreg3000. Leave comments, positive or negative, if you like; I love reading them.
Thanks for your support and interest, and feel free to drop me a line if you wish at jungophile@yahoo.com.
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Mari's Theme (GH3K), arranged for synth, synth bass, three guitars, and two drum tracks
This is an original work I wrote in 1988 for a wiccan (obviously named "Mari") I was corresponding with; we discovered each other in the Fangoria classified section.
Back than, the cutting edge technology for at home recording was four track cassette. Some of my friends on facebook wanted to hear one of my original tunes, so I thought it might be fun to update it with digital technology. [Note: my facebook page no longer exists; I quit when I discovered Mark Zuckerberg contributed to steal the 2020 election and actively censored conservative voices.]
This 2019 version is arranged with three synth voices, including synth bass, three guitars, and two drum tracks. I was trying to evoke something "witchy" for my pen pal, and she was quite pleased with it.
Want more? Visit my soundcloud page and hear all the eclectic sounds I've been working on over the past 40 years in downloadable format at https://www.soundcloud.com/BigGreg3000.
Thanks for listening, and may inner peace be yours all-ways.
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And What If I Don't (H. Hancock), arranged for iReal Pro, guitar, and synth
This is one of Herbie's old Blue Note numbers that doesn't get covered much. I decided to give it a go since I'm learning how to use the expression wheel on the synth, and the melody really lends itself to a bluesy interpretation. Plus I like the title since many Americans today are asking this question regarding wearing face masks in light of the COVID-19 scam-demic. Oh well, this lockdown is working out great for me so far; I don't have to work a stupid job and can keep pumping out music videos.
Want to hear more of my forty years of music, in downloadable format?
Please visit my soundcloud page at https://www.soundcloud.com/BigGreg3000. Leave comments, positive or negative, if you like; I love reading them.
Thanks for your support and interest, and feel free to drop me a line if you wish at jungophile@yahoo.com.
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