List of Unusual Suspects » Music http://www.tolwyn.com Serving up life, commentary, music and more since 1994 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:00:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tell Me about your Adventure, Klem… http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/08/adventure-begins http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/08/adventure-begins#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:10:29 +0000 Tolwyn http://www.tolwyn.com/?p=314 Ok, maybe a little too much of a play on words. Mark Klem and I along with some very talented friends have completed the first two songs of a small "starter project" that will hopefully lead to some more content.

Tell Me was the first song that we worked on which Mark had lying around.

Tell Me

The second one is Adventure, which is still in production. This version is the "B-Side" synth version that I was just having some fun with. The guitars you hear on this version are done by my good friend from College Mike Ruscio.

Adventure - Synth Mix

]]> http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/08/adventure-begins/feed 1 Reduce Heat and Simmer http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/06/reduce-heat-and-simmer http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/06/reduce-heat-and-simmer#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:46:24 +0000 Tolwyn http://www.tolwyn.com/?p=283 Still got the proverbial (music) "bun in the oven" happening at Studio Tolwyn. I'm currently on vacation and although I've received word that the drum tracks have been baked and are awaiting transfer to my FTP. So, hopefully (perhaps) as early as Monday all will be ready for the guitar stuff (if our guitarist is available).

 

]]> http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/06/reduce-heat-and-simmer/feed 0 Tolwyn and Klem at it Again http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/05/tolwyn-and-klem-at-it-again http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/05/tolwyn-and-klem-at-it-again#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 17:26:48 +0000 Tolwyn http://www.tolwyn.com/?p=279 Back in another life, I used to write music for video games. I got involved in doing so by listening to Mark Klem's great stuff for Doom II's Momento Mori. Lately, Mark and I have been conversing on Facebook and recently, I've started to rework some of Mark's original songs. These aren't for video games, kids, but actual real songs, the kind you might hear on a radio, at a college radio station, or maybe just when you're trying to impress family members.

I don't have anything really to share with you right now, but hopefully soon, if we can get JD Herrera to lay down some additional guitar work, and we can nail down the arrangement and the mix (right now it's more in "demo tape" status).

Keep coming back to this site, as you don't want to miss anything!

]]> http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/05/tolwyn-and-klem-at-it-again/feed 0 New Song Update http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/05/new-song-update http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/05/new-song-update#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 21:55:25 +0000 Tolwyn http://www.tolwyn.com/?p=277 Just wanted to post a note that there are some new songs that I've done over the past 6 months or so. I think there needs to be more people hit by buses, but I'm just saying.

Hopefully you all enjoy!

]]> http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/05/new-song-update/feed 0 Super-sized, Long-lasting, and Built to Last http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/03/dj_carlin http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/03/dj_carlin#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:02:48 +0000 Tolwyn http://www.tolwyn.com/?p=256 This is one of the best videos and remixes I've ever seen. Being a long-time George Carlin fan, this is just amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3asbkY0tTE

]]> http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/03/dj_carlin/feed 0 I Remember My Place http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/02/the_radio http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/02/the_radio#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:51:45 +0000 Tolwyn http://www.tolwyn.com/?p=248 Warning: I start many sentances with prepositional phrases. Sorry about that.

I've been pretty blessed musically in my life. From the 80s, I was a camp counselor at the Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp and was told that I changed the lives of some kids. In the 1990s I had the fortune of being able to leverage my home recording studio to write music for video games and challenge my musical skills. In college, I got a (minor) degree in music. My nine-year-old is now taking piano.

I have a Roland D50 keyboard that is older than most of you reading this post, I have a Kurzweil K2000 keyboard, the 5th production keyboard off the line (#2 was Stevie Wonder). I've had a recording "studio" for 28 years. I don't do this for a living, I do it for fun.

In college, my friend Mike and I tried to be recording artists. At the time, I would tell you I couldn't sing my way out of a wet-paper sack. I still don't think I can, but friends and acquaintances close to me now say I can. So, I wanted to share one of my favorite songs I've ever recorded. It's a song by Chris Rice called "Other Side of the Radio." Enjoy!

Other Side of the Radio

]]> http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/02/the_radio/feed 0 Backing off of Facebook http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/01/backing-off-of-facebook http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/01/backing-off-of-facebook#comments Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:57:47 +0000 Tolwyn http://www.tolwyn.com/?p=246 Although I know I don't spend an inordinate amount of time on Facebook, I've realized that it just isn't for me. Maybe it isn't for anyone around my age. I've had this site for over 16 years, and I know I've been neglecting it long enough. Facebook is great for High School reunions, maybe finding that buddy of yours you grew up with, but using it as a blogging platform is sketchy at best.

As my friend Colin Cowherd says, "I try to avoid sketch." My music and thoughts should be centralized to one platform, and that platform has always been this site.

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Lemonade (Tolwyn and Chris Rice)

]]> http://www.tolwyn.com/2011/01/lemonade/feed 0 Fireflies http://www.tolwyn.com/2010/07/fireflies http://www.tolwyn.com/2010/07/fireflies#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:11:34 +0000 Tolwyn http://www.tolwyn.com/?p=205 I wanted to give my best shot at singing this song. I enjoy Owl City, but his over-use of pitch correction kinda grates on me. So, here it is with all my own imperfections!

Fireflies (Tolwyn and Owl City)

]]> http://www.tolwyn.com/2010/07/fireflies/feed 0 They Call Me the Seeker http://www.tolwyn.com/2010/04/seeker http://www.tolwyn.com/2010/04/seeker#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:24:10 +0000 Tolwyn http://www.tolwyn.com/?p=192 This is for my buddy Mark Klem who wanted more Rush covers. I can't remember exactly when I did this, but I noticed I had yet to make a post for it. So Mark, here ya go.

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