photo by Sheila McLaughlin

Starry Light
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Spotify, ​iTunes, AppleMusic, Amazon Music

image by Derek Leka

Starseed
( Starry Light Funkametrix Mashmix )
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Spotify, ​iTunes, AppleMusic, Amazon Music

Starseed ( Starry Light Funkametrix Mashmix ) is a combination of a remix and a mashup so I created a new word . . . Mashmix! The clean guitar from the middle of the original Starry Light is repeated over and over. Its timing over the drums generate a funky geometric pulsation hence the other word I needed to create Funkametrix - a geometric funky remix. I also combined various parts like the verse melody over the chorus bass line over the clean guitar, etc. etc. throughout. There are some new guitar leads in Starseed that came from the "jams" recorded during the original Starry Light sessions. Some of these leads, though lovely, couldn't find a home in the original song. As it is the original went from 5 minutes to 8 minutes to 14 minutes by the time I did the final mix. I couldn't squeeze another lick into the song. I'm so happy these little phrases and flavors are getting a chance to shine in this new Mashmix! It also features some triplet feel parts that in the original Starry Night are hidden behind 4/4 feels. This Mashmix became irresistible to me the more I worked on it. I'm so pleased to present it to you, though (in a way) I'm sad it's finished because I had so much fun putting it together. I look forward to creating more Funkametrix Mashmixes with future recordings.
note . . . I am not a Starseed nor do I believe I share qualities with Starseeds. However, I do know a Starseed . . . there are for sure more of you among us!

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​Links to Books I have written
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Guitar in Perspective Book 1
​ Basic Chords and Scales
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Guitar in Perspective for Lefties Book 1
Basic Chords and Scales​
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Color is Design: find your unique color vision

The Big Li'l Book of Contrast
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Luminous Matter Music Publishing LLC