Man, do I have a gift for you guys

Yesterday I had an insane burst of energy and kicked this one out... Like 100%

I'm so hype about this, I think it's probably my best so far... and that's with a single a few days ago... (!)

Everything is here, including the isolated parts so you can hear everything I figured out! * I highly recommend listening to the later parts of the vox!! Fun stuff! *

https://mikeleroy.bandcamp.com/album/funky-pretty

ENJOY! Feel free to download (it's free, you can donate but eh just download!)

(Double post... doh)

Lovely track, sir. Those vocal harmonies are stunning.

The instrumental on the flip is very good too. Is that you on sax?  

Thank you! Glad you liked it Unfortunately no, I had to use a sampled sax for that specific part... hopefully one day!

EDIT: However! The first soloing part is actually a trumpet, which is me!

Enjoyed this very much. Nice work. Smiley

Super glad, thanks!

Had a hot streak the last 2 days, and made a pretty nice track I think you guys will like... enjoy!

https://mikeleroy.bandcamp.com/album/id-like-to-say-who-we-are

Made a little cover of Big Love by Fleetwood Mac. Anyone wanna do vocals on the chorus and second verse?

I'll send it asap, don't wanna do it long, just like the sound I got and wanna have some good vocals over it!

I can help out with whatever is needed.

I'd say its the same. While playlists and that jazz do exist, I completely respect and get engulfed in the running orders constantly and listening to an album made to be played in such a way can really solidify what makes an album so special. It's why everyone I force to listen to pet sounds gets their own CD, and not just the files!

Wanted to do a cover of an obscure Beach Boys song, so I picked a personal fav.
Wanted to try to mix all the little things i've learned in one fun little package.
I hope you enjoy https://soundcloud.com/mikeleroymusic/the-girl-from-nyc-cover

It's probably much easier to get a gun illegally in this country than legally. So, she unfortunately wouldn't have a different fate.

Everyone knows Zelda. Love or hate some entries, everyone has enjoyed it at some point. The series, many agree, was in dire need of a new direction after the "formula" (quite successful, yet overused) grew stale.

While I won't say nothing in this game has been done before, and nothing looks or has better content, I think it's safe to say this will revolutionize gaming in many ways, just as Ocarina of Time did for 3D.

"Open World" games have been a growing trend in the industry, but Nintendo has stayed away from the "genre" up till this point, choosing to be more restrained and refined with world building.
"Open Air Action" is what they choose to call this new concept, a world bolstered by a solid game, rather than the opposite.

See for yourself, in what I find to be one of the finest trailers ever crafted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rPxiXXxftE

Keep in mind, this footage is all from the Wii U. Generally considered underpowered for the day, the game will also launch on the next Nintendo Console "NX" in March 2017, no doubt looking and running a bit better, but providing the same experience.

Oh, and *That MUSIC*

Enjoy.

I'll have the box soon enough, but I'd love to hear that....

It very well could be, but something *SOMETHING* really clicks with me hard about this. I have no clue, as I said I'm likely just crazy

Edit: Man, I have no clue what it is, it just seems so much smoother and warmer.

Holy Christ, those stereo mixes are a million times cleaner, going to grab this asap.

Edit: Okay, as a guy who spends unhealthy, and downright insane amounts of time mixing his own sh*t... these new mixes are INSANELY good. The new stereo mixes are literally so good I'm getting in the car now to buy it.

Am I just crazy? These really seem like new, clean as sh*t mixes. Putting most of the instruments new one side is *pretty* genius, it allows the original mono genius to come through without the vocals intruding, then lets the vocals blend with the instruments with no clips.... JESUS CHRIST THE FIRST WIBN bridge... "We could be married" listen to the backing vocals....

Ahh! Another President meets a beach boy! Good stuff!

Hey guys, I'm at a bit of a crossroads with music making and I'm moving on to my next album, just wanted to see if anyone else could give me some feedback? Sorry for the bump! Thanks guys! I really value the feedback!

Thanks man. It's a bit more disjointed than past work from me but the heart of it all is really in the same place. I'm using an MXL 770. Love it.

Thanks for listening, hopefully you can get a full listen in too! 

Thanks for listening, I'll send over a code for a better copy so you can have a proper listen when you have the time.

I think my reasons for recording are to push myself to new heights and to show others what I can do. I really feel like it's more about writing good songs that
people will like than money or anything like that. Ex. If I could give away a song for free the people would love to sing, I'd be more than happy.

Thanks again! -Mike

[Bridge]

Hey all! It's been a LONG time. After my last album, I was really considering stopping making music. I didn't feel like I was having enough of an effect on people so... I stopped and reconsidered.
It's hard to convince yourself to make music for yourself but in a lot of ways I needed to make this album, and you'll hear why.

Bridge



Simply, this is a simple album that I really like to put like this: It's easy to digest, but says a lot about the guy who made it all.

Anyways, enough talk, I'm getting this out there a few days early so you guys can possibly listen before the holiday... enjoy!

https://mikeleroy.bandcamp.com/album/bridge

Feedback is very important to me. If you post a nice little "feel" about this album, maybe I'll send out a key so you can download a nice lossless copy? Eh? Thanks guys.

Really good stuff here, honestly I can see this really great with some light backing vocals and tambourine and bongos.

Don't worry about similarities. Just write what's in your heart, even if that sounds a bit like other songs.

11/10

You amaze me every time man, seriously. Keeps a guy like me putting energy into hopefully one day being this damn good.

(If only MGSV hadn't come out today... I'd be down recording now!)

relevant self promotion: https://mikeleroy.bandcamp.com/track/i-bet-hes-nice

[may not extend to other states. National polls matching Clinton against Bush, Walker and Rubio do not yet show any similar decline in her standing]

I did notice that.  Now do Hillary!

I really don't have any strong feelings towards Hillary Clinton, either positive or negative.
You do it. 

America does. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/quinnipiac-swing-state-polls-show-sharp-drop-in-hillary-clintons-numbers/article/2568748

It would really help to actually read articles before you post them. Especially when they say: "Of course this is just one poll (or set of polls), and any trend in these three states may not extend to other states. National polls matching Clinton against Bush, Walker and Rubio do not yet show any similar decline in her standing."

Okay? So she didn't fall in all states, but DRAMATICALLY did in other states.

I did notice that.  Now do Hillary!

I really don't have any strong feelings towards Hillary Clinton, either positive or negative.
You do it. 

America does. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/quinnipiac-swing-state-polls-show-sharp-drop-in-hillary-clintons-numbers/article/2568748

Right on Filledeplage, Trump isn't my favorite right now for personality, he's my favorite because he isn't allowing lobbyists to do jack sh*t. He isn't allowing the PC media to self censor himself. He isn't shutting up about serious issues. I hope his ratings only go up, but either way, his duty has already been done. The silent majority is tired of this sh*t, and it's time to make some serious changes.

These people work harder at more difficult jobs than you ever will. If you think otherwise, you're a fool. The only people that give a them bad name are people like you.

Agree so much with this.

This is not the point. When a person comes from a foreign border, they are "admitted" (or not) and "inspected." That means, in the matter of the US, you know if someone has a communicable disease.  It is the reason we had places like Ellis Island (where Fiorello Laguardia worked) so people could be quarantined for, say two weeks, to verify their health status.  Think Ebola or other illness that can come into a country with air flights.  

Members of my family came into the US that way.  The legit way. On a ship, with a listing on a manifest, and an accounting process. They worked harder than ever I had to, but that it why they came; to get their foot in the door, of the US, and then make life better for their children and grandchildren.  They learned the English language and educated their kids. They "paid the price" of admission, and were barely out of their teens.

The visa program for "visitors" with about 25 countries skips that step. Then we have "overstays" where people who had a grant of admission for say 90 days stay here, to "visit." That is a lot of people.  And now we have those crossing the border, illegally who have not had their health verified to protect the real citizens or long term residents.  The difference is that they are "inspected" in their countries, who have immunizations and other health safeguards. We now have diseases such as a form of the polio virus, that likely came into this country with someone whose health status was not verified.  

It isn't about what work people will or won't do. My ancestors did what they had to do for jobs, just like those illegal entrants, after they were "admitted and inspected."  It is a widely held position.  Get in legitimately, and you are welcomed.  There are plenty of ways to get in, for religious reasons or for political retaliation fears, or other physically abusive situations.  

Can US citizens get into any country, by crossing a border, without a process? No we can't. There is no "reciprocity" for us.  It isn't about a lack of compassion.  We do more than most countries.  It is also about protecting the citizens.  

Couldn't have said it better myself. No one WANTS to hold these people back; as in those who cannot for any reason enter legally... But it's completely possible to set restrictions to better the situations of everyone already living/working in the U.S.