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A rock song written by drummer Alberto Villa.

This song started out as a simple synth snippet, then Bill Gifford added his guitar magic, and both Mark and George came up with different vocal melodies based on the same lyric by Paul. There are 5 versions in total - combinations of the two vocal ideas and two different drum performances by Marcel Hoeke and Todd Vierra. Versions A and B have a vocal bridge and no guitar solo whereas the bridge part of Paul's lyric was dropped in favor of Bill's solo in the other versions.

Version B, Version C, Version D, Version E

Originally meant to become a glam rock song, this kind of turned out as hard rock.

A song whose lyric was inspired by a former US sports reporter who now thinks that the world is dominated by lizards from space who can transform their bodies into human beings. ;)

A rock song by drummer Alberto Villa. Pretty difficult material (quality-wise) to mix.

A cool lyric by Johnny about a machine he designed, put to music by Andy.

Kari, who wrote this wonderful ballad, asked me to play the piano on it (his draft was with guitar) and mix/master the song. I'm glad he did! I'm not a great pianist (I'm actually no pianist at all), but I'm pretty satisfied with the result. And the singer is awesome, isn't she?

A nice little pop ballad.

A pop song inspired by the 70s/80s disco sound.

This is the first version of the song with Mark on the mic. There'll be at least one alternative version with Holger Bremer.

Alberto Villa is not only one of the greatest drummers I've come across, he also composes very nice songs. I added keys and mixed and mastered this song. If it beams you right back into the late 60s, then: mission accomplished! :)

Another of Alberto's compositions that I mixed. 60s/70 rock with a light progressive touch.

This is the English version of Dimenticare te.

Yet another song by Alberto that we finished at www.musicianscollaboration.com. My favorite of his songs. :)

This is my mix of the song Spaghetti Man by Stonyroad. From the first note the song reminded me of Manfred Mann, so for me there was only one possible way to mix it.

This song was written by Tricia Dovidio. I added some synthesizer sounds and arranged, mixed and mastered it.

My only role in this song was the mix and master. And that was fun. ;)

An Italian lyric by Mimmo, put to music by me. "Noi due" means "The two of us". The drums sound pretty bad in this mix, but I can't do much about that as I do not have the individual seps.

This is a rock/pop song composed by the bassist, Andy Gupta. I added some synth effects and mixed/mastered the song. The result is not perfect as my ears are a bit overstrained, but I hope you will enjoy it anyway. The song is on my list for re-mixing.

Another pop ballad that was meant for a different lyric, but the original lyricist had disappeared, so I decided to make the music available for collaboration. Michael McKinnon, Bobby Clohessy and Alberto Villa added bass, guitar and drums.

A pop ballad. I like the song and the way the singer performed it, but I had a lot of trouble with the extremely poor technical quality of the vocal recording. This is the best compromise I was able to achieve mixing-wise.

Still needs real drums. If you are a drummer and want to give it a whirl, just drop me a line!

This song is dedicated to Marc and his wife, Dany. Will be re-mixed too.

This was the first time for James to sing something non-country. I think he did a great job, didn't he?

Another ballad, this time with a slight touch of musical (IMO). There are lots of technical issues with the vocal recording (clicks and smacks) that I could not get rid of, but I think the song is still worth listening to. :)

This one was really tough to mix.

A freeform poem by Grant D. McLeman turned into music by me.

This is one of my recent favorites. Another great lyric by Donna Devine that I wrote music for. Unfortunately almost impossible to mix due to the very bad recording (vocals and violin).

This is another song with a long history. It started in 2007 and was finished in 2010. This is the 2012 remix.

Old mix, on the list for re-mixing.

This song is a tribute to the sound of the 80s. Beefed up 2012 remix.

Featuring the great Billy Playle on both guitar and vocals.

A nice little piano ballad with vocals by Tricia Dovidio.

I had just finished reading a novel by Terry Pratchett (Equal Rites) and imagined an animated cartoon with Granny Weatherwax riding slowly on her decrepit broom. This song describes that impression. This is the 2012 remix with added drums.

Unfinished. This song needs a better mix.

This is the 2012 remix. May need some fine-tuning.

The Portugiese vocal melody for this song was composed by Cristina, the singer, based on the original instrumental bed track that I wrote. Billy Playle added strings, and Dan Clancy contributed the acoustic guitar.

This song is based on a poem by Grant D. McLeman from Scotland that originally appeared in Revival 7, 2008.

Preliminary mix.

Bobby Clohessy plays the lead guitar on this smooth instrumental song.

This is the preliminary master of the latest version of Time. The original version was composed in 2007. The drums are a big problem in this song as I do not have the individual seps for mixing, and the sound quality of the pre-mixed version is pretty bad. I applied all the tricks I know to get that sound under control. ;)

One of my favorite ballads, but it still needs real instruments (drums, bass, guitar). Anybody interested? I'm putting this up for potential takers ... :)

Another tribute to the sound of the 80s.

When the night comes ...

A pop ballad with synthetic drums and bass. 2012 remix.

Yet another ballad sung by Mimmo. The mix will be improved when time allows.

This started as an instrumental folk tune. Todd added lyrics and vocals, and it became a (sort-of) shanty. Andreas Diewald doubled the synth accordion with a real one, Paul D. May replaced the synth guitars, and Mara Shea contributed a nice fiddle track.

Paul wrote this very personal lyric for his late sister when she was very ill, and AJ put it to music. I added strings, flute and organ and did the mix for this version. Paul's sister was able to listen to the song before she passed away, and I am very happy that I could contribute a little part to it.

I was told this ballad sounds like a show tune which is true mostly because of Michael's awesome voice.

Donna wrote this lyric, then bought a keyboard and came up with an idea for a melody. She wrote down the names of the keys she had played and sent them to me along with the lyrics. I recognized a structure and rhythm in it and made a draft with a synthetic guitar and a flute playing the revised and extended melody. Finally Donna asked Billy to help us complete the song. He replaced the synthetic guitar with an equivalent real guitar picking and also contributed vocals to it.

There will be a female version soon as this is what Donna had originally wanted for the song. But the male version, although meant to be a demo for the female singer, is so nice IMO that I want to share it with you.

A pop song version of Grant's poem. This is the 2012 preliminary remix.

For the synthetic vocals in this song I used Vocaloid. I will try to find a suitable singer to replace them with real vocals. Anybody interested?

One day on my way home from work the street was blocked by a herd of sheep. They trotted from a meadow on one side of the street to the one on the other side. And they seemed to have all the time in the world. ;) That event inspired me to write this instrumental song.

The original version was composed in 2007. This is the New Year's Eve 2009 remix. Still not the final version though. The drums must be replaced.

I used a lot of freeware soft-synths on this song. I think it proves that free software needs not necessarily be bad software. :) Will be re-mixed.

Another 70s tribute.

Mike Taub, who wrote the lyrics for this song, has had a very bad car accident. Please go to miketaubrecoveryfund.bbnow.org for more information, and if you want to help!

Needs a better recording. This is the best I could do mixing-wise.

An old instrumental song about the little creatures that live on the ground and in the trees of the jungle. ;) Will be re-mixed.

This song was composed by Bobby Clohessy. I contributed synthesizers and arranged and mixed the song. The singer, Gerry Casey, is Bobby's cousin.

2012 remix.

This is a fun song. Paul composed the vocal melody on top of my existing music using a lyric he had written earlier. It's a pretty good match IMO. 2012 remix.