I got a free t-shirt from Rockhart Clothing, if I promised to wear it in a future video! So I did! I didn’t really plan to take a picture of it, but I was out walking today and pics happened to be taken. Here is one.

In other news, it doesn’t really seem to matter what piano sound I use, according to the poll and comments. They’re basically equally liked! Funnily enough, “The Grand 2″ is considered to be the best, but it has the least votes so far.

What more.. Well, I was experimenting a bit with “musicifying” a scene from Forrest Gump. With musicifying, I mean that I play the melody of the actors’ lines, and add chords to make it sound like a song. Here’s an example of how it can be done. And one with a full metal arrangement. (I think it’s brilliant!)
Anyway, my tests didn’t turn out that interesting, so I’ll abandon the idea for now.

So, what other projects to I have coming? Well, still the Disney medley of course, planned for the summer. Possibly an original song soon, or if I’ll save it for a future album. But I will probably go back to studying this fall (not related to music), so we’ll see how much more of a “career” I’ll have.

Anyway, when I was gonna start recording/playing today, I got stuck with trying to choose what piano sound to use! So instead, I made a little video, asking you what you prefer!

And here it is:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nCbTqYh96Q

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0GEHJEeTsw

It took two weeks longer to make than planned, but I personally think it’s worth it! I’m really happy both with the video and the audio, and I hope that others will also like it. It doesn’t have vocals and very little acoustic guitar though, so I know that some will be disappointed, but, can’t please everyone!

The drummer is once again Louis Abramson, who played in the original versions of Vampire Bride and Beside Me, and it worked out great! His band is gonna be touring in Europe this summer, so he did it in exchange for some promotion. So, check out their website!

The MP3 can be downloaded here!

So yeah, hopefully the Video Game Rock Medley will be up next week anyway, when all the family stuff is over. At least I’ve cut my hair, although I guess there will always be discussions about whether it should be longer or shorter..

Before…                                                                      and after.

Anyway, happy easter everyone!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYQFof6eoLo

This is a song that I actually didn’t compose myself. Andi came up with it on her piano a long time ago, and I used it to make my own thing of it, adding harmonies and stuff.
I’m posting the video here because Gift is released now (with pretty good reviews, might I add!), and the music can be purchased along with the rest of the book’s soundtrack on Amazon and soon on iTunes as well.

The e-book itself is also available on iTunes, and although it works best on an iPad or iPhone, you can also use a free program called Calibre to read it on your computer.

And hey, I’m finally on Spotify! Only took them a little more than half a year to upload the two singles I sent to them early last summer, Solace Distant and Killer Queen. So it would be nice if everyone listened to them as much as possible there, and we’ll see if it’s actually possible to make any money on Spotify!

Last link I have to offer is the one to my Twitter. There were some problems with the “freddegredde” account, so it’s “freddegreddet” for now (the same name as my “secret youtube channel“.)
Now, I really don’t have any experience with twitter, so I’ve no idea what to write there! Any suggestions are therefore welcome. :)

So, I’m looking for a great drummer who can play a quite demanding 9 minute song. Equipment to record video and high quality audio (at least 8 channels) is necessary!
If you’re that person, then please contact me and include a video of your playing. :)

Update: Thanks to those who offered their services, but I’ve decided for a drummer now. I’ll reveal who later!

I think it turned out well, even though it’s not something I usually make! I’m thinking about making a music video for it, but they’re gonna make one themselves, so I’m gonna wait and see what they come up with!

Away We Go

It was actually fun to make a song on command like this, so if anyone wants to hire me to make another one, contact me! :)

Well, it’s being released on March 27, and is about a girl with a kind of power, and uh, I really shouldn’t try to explain the plot, but I’ve read it and it’s pretty good! :)

Here’s a trailer for it (and I’m in it, woo!):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpeDB6Cdakg

Also, I have to say that I thought this was quite cool (read on an iPad):

So, look forward to this, or something! :)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0JoX4qm8OE

I had not planned to do this one at first, but it’s simple enough to make in-between projects (no clones and stuff), and I figured that people might want some ideas on what to play for their valentines on February 14. ;)

Also, I’ve made tabs this time, so click here to find lyrics, song order and how to play it on guitar or any other instrument!