30 Apr 2011

☼ Quorras Dream ☼ TRON:Legacy Concept ♫ Tribute - Short Story

Can Logic Love? Short Film based on a premise extrapolated from an event in Tron:Legacy, with original score by Esgi.



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23 Mar 2011

Fly Me To The Moon

Fly Me To The Moon - Yamaha CG110A - Zoom H1



A rendition of 'Fly Me To The Moon', performed by Esgi on a nylon string acoustic that goes by the sexy name of Yamaha CG 110A. Audio recorded with one of my new toys. A Zoom H1.

http://www.esgi.co.uk

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9 Mar 2011

Blast From The Past - 2004 Reggae album, recorded and produced by Esgi

An album I produced in 2004 called 'Love Song' by Niqué Marbles.



Singer, songwriter and poet Niqué Marbles combines the musical influences of reggae, jazz and poetry reflecting on the realities of life, love and adversity. This, her debut album shows her unique conscious style as a strong diverse vocalist and lyricist as she sings songs of encouragement, struggle and achievement.

All lyrics and vocals by Niqué Marbles.
Recorded, mixed and produced by Esgi for http://www.esgi.co.uk

Copyright 2004.

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20 Feb 2011

Smooth Jazzy Track VS Nylon String Guitar Improvisation HD

New video!

Smooth Jazzy Track VS Nylon String Guitar Improvisation HD



I literally picked the guitar up, pressed record and played stuff. Some was crap but there are some nice licks in there :-) Just a quickie anyway.

Great backing track, may do another jam with an electric in a few days.

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12 Feb 2011

Audiovisual Synchronisation Guide Up!

For those who make videos...



Synchronisation can be a pain. This video may be a painkiller.

ABOUT SYNCHRONISATION:

First 'guide' video. Will be doing more guides and lessons now. I wanted to keep the video short so I didn't go into various things I could have, like the applying this sync principle to other scenarios, like shooting a music video for example. You can append the music track with a series of sync 'beeps' that enable the editor to cue up the video to the artist's performance.

ABOUT MY FIVES BUTCHERING:

I used my Strat because it's just for the exercise. 'Fives' isn't easy to play on it. Really isn't lol And yes I know I over did the bends, the strings are about 6 months old and they don't behave anymore.

I'll do a proper cover of Fives when I get a guitar with enough frets with a trem and decent pickups.

There really isn't much more to add, apart from doing it yourself and experimenting with different sounds and setups, getting used to how the movement of the waveform affects the video and things.

Fair use applies hopefully :-)

LINKAGE:

Guthrie Govan, Fives, official backing track link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yPEewaalik

Ze Software

Reaper: http://www.reaper.fm/
Sony Vegas: http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegassoftware
Camstudio: http://camstudio.org/
Ozone 4: http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/ozone/

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22 Jan 2011

'Improvisation' - A free album from Esgi *Available now*

Esgi presents 'Improvisation' as a free download, a compilation of a select number of guitar jams performed by Esgi, which were recorded live and put on YouTube over the past twelve months or so, but now mastered and released separately in high quality.

As the title suggests, apart from 'Spanish Folk Song', all of the solos in this project were completely improvised. Featuring a wide range of guitar techniques and playing styles over a wide range of genres and even a piano jam, 'Improvisation' is a bit of fun for people who like instrumental music to enjoy and share, and who have been asking for the YouTube jams to be put together in one place.

Esgi continues his work on his first commercial EP, due out in the first quarter of 2011. In true Esgi style, the EP will feature completely different styles of music to what has been written for his first ambient instrumental sound track album 'Echoes In Time' and his current free release 'Improvisations'. Developing from the styles of 'Anything Goes' and 'When We Touch', the EP will be a unique Pop/ R&B/ Electronic project that shows more of Esgi's commercial writing and production skills.

But for now, please enjoy 'Improvisation' for free!

It is available on Jamendo via this link: http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/83470
Or via Esgi's music page, on his official site:  http://music.esgi.co.uk/album/improvisation

HINT: Download it first and then play it, as the streams are of much lower quality.

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