Today at my home in central RI it is 16 F (-8.9 C) and the wind chill is -9 F (-22.8 C) ... wind is gusting to over 50 MPH (80.5 kmh) ...

Com'on down Ian ... you will feel right at home ...

Freezing rain here now, on top of 20 cm of snow....plus, more snow expected along with a fast freeze...should make things interesting...especially driving.

I can see the Atlantic ocean from the back patio on my building, and the sea ice is blocked in tight and right out to the horizon.

Nice and warm inside...just making some hot chocolate and preparing to work on some tunes.

So Tony, you guys aren't doing any better...colder than a well digger's arse out your way.


It's that windy here, I looked out the window and saw the same seagull trying to fly by three times.



Ian

... yeah ... just chillin' ... no pun intended ... ... going to set up the KB and try a few things, including the Hotel California style rphillipchuk so kindly posted ...

I hope it works for you. Maybe Ron might be the guy to ask about that double time jazz style, like the Yamaha one I sent you? He has great resources.

Ian

Yes ... I really think I have to join his site ... it certainly seems to be a great resource ...

Another way to go is to take a similar style and overdub some lines from the original. While fooling around with the BK7m, I discovered that one of the styles (6_8 Ballad1) reminded me of an old James Brown tune, IT'S A MAN'S WORLD (obviously written before Political Correctness ). Most of the background is the BK7m style (drums, bass, piano, background organ) with the other parts (strings, horns) overdubbed using Fantom G7, Background vocals near end from Roland VP770, and melody (I can't sing - I could if I had Donny's voice.....and my soul )on the KeyB organ. Not exactly like the original but I think it comes pretty close. If you've got a BK7m or BK9, try it.

https://app.box.com/s/2oowznwob2u2i9eav1713kubs3kjmfh0

chas

... yeah, that's pretty damn close !!! ... thanks chas ... someday I HAVE to hear you play live ...

Thanks very much Ron for the style and the music sheets, very much appreciated. Snow storm after snow storm here in NS, and very high winds.

Regards
Donnie

Well, I downloaded the style, then downloaded the chords and lyrics, put everything in the keyboard, went through the song a couple times, and decided that NAH - not for me or my audiences, even the younger ones. Good job on the style and kudos to the person that did the style creation job.

Gary

" not for me or my audience, even the younger ones"

Superstition hit the charts almost a half century ago. Just sayin'