MOMENTS IN A DAY REDUX
It seems MOMENTS IN A DAY, the "album" [downloads only] which i thought was released a year ago, somehow got lost in the shuffle. Got a notice a day or so ago saying it needed to be finalized. i thought it already WAS finalized and online. DUH! ANYWAY this is a cd make up of acoustic piano improvisations done in one day [of many] in Switzerland in mid to late 2012. [could it really have been only last summer? my God it seems like decades ago] VERY mellow stuff- good for beddy byes [on low] driving, reading, meditating etc. VERY non intrusive/invasive and 'spiritual' [to me, anyway] i keep a copy in my car cd player [along with other improvisational stuff i've done and will be releasing] and have done for over a year- just 'proofing them. anyway, download and enjoy [from all cd sites:iTunes, Amazon, etc.]- and thanks in advance.
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dougduffey14
[c]2013 DOUG DUFFEY
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
la méditation éthérée
My new CD "la méditation éthérée- 1" [a meditation in 7 movements] is finally online for "digital download only". this music is ONE work in 7 movements; it is not meant to be 7 tracks. it should be listened to in the order it is presented, and was meant to be. it was and is musical therapy for me.
i have decided to shrink my carbon [and petroleum] footprint by making my improvisational, experimental, electronic, ambient music, musique concrete, etc. available via download only.
i have decided to shrink my carbon [and petroleum] footprint by making my improvisational, experimental, electronic, ambient music, musique concrete, etc. available via download only.
when i am creating improvisational recordings- solo piano, solo synth, OR multi tracked synth recordings- the performance is the composition; the finished work; composition and recording created at the same time. it was performed the one time, when i improvised and recorded it; it will never be performed again. [not by me, anyway]
when doing solo piano improv, i only take the track into Sound Forge & normalize it. i might add some minimal reverb if i feel it needs it. i never edit it. when doing multi track improvisations i do go back and check levels, add effects, mix, etc. etc. but the 1st track is usually the main theme track, which i don't edit; and all other tracks/overdubs are improvised over or around the original one. sometimes i don't remember what i played on the first track, but that doesn't matter. i like some discord atonal weirdness and then resolve; but, if it's glaringly OUT, i MIGHT do a retake; but not always. interesting is more important than antiseptic
this music was created using my samsung android galaxy s phone with synth apps, recorded in Sound Forge 9.0 on my laptop, then flown into Acid 7.0 and various loops/sounds from my loop/sample libraries added, as well as reverbs, fx and delays etc. Then, mixed & rendered in Acid, then taken back to Sound Forge, for normalization, and any extra fx needed. voila! c'est la!
each session i have done in the last years is totally different, and this was actually the last work i have created. i was working on it, while also doing some tracks using Bram Brothers/Taureg and Rebirth/Propellerhead. i finished this first so, it went out first.
the gazillion other tracks [acoustic piano tracks, electric piano tracks, solo synth tracks, multi tracked synth tracks] need more thought, mixing, listening to, and work before i let them go. i enjoy this "cd"[cyber /cosmically distributed] because it was so relaxing to do; it was musical healing; music therapy. it was and is very calming. i especially like to listen to it when i am driving, or writing in my journal in the morning, or as background when i am doing various projects in the house. no words, no drums, no problem
this music was created using my samsung android galaxy s phone with synth apps, recorded in Sound Forge 9.0 on my laptop, then flown into Acid 7.0 and various loops/sounds from my loop/sample libraries added, as well as reverbs, fx and delays etc. Then, mixed & rendered in Acid, then taken back to Sound Forge, for normalization, and any extra fx needed. voila! c'est la!
each session i have done in the last years is totally different, and this was actually the last work i have created. i was working on it, while also doing some tracks using Bram Brothers/Taureg and Rebirth/Propellerhead. i finished this first so, it went out first.
the gazillion other tracks [acoustic piano tracks, electric piano tracks, solo synth tracks, multi tracked synth tracks] need more thought, mixing, listening to, and work before i let them go. i enjoy this "cd"[cyber /cosmically distributed] because it was so relaxing to do; it was musical healing; music therapy. it was and is very calming. i especially like to listen to it when i am driving, or writing in my journal in the morning, or as background when i am doing various projects in the house. no words, no drums, no problem
[c]2012 DOUG DUFFEY
Friday, February 10, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
MAHOGANY HALL 1.21-22.2012 - COMPLETE SHOW- DOWNLOAD
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HERE IS THE COMPLETE SHOW [3 SETS] RECORDED LIVE [BY MARTIN RITCHARDS] AT MAHOGANY HALL [BERN, SWITZERLAND] JANUARY 21-22, 2012- WHICH JUST HAPPENED TO BE MY BIRTHDAY AS WELL.
HERE ARE THE SETS, FOR EVERYONE WHO COULD NOT BE THERE. "THE DOUG DUFFEY INTERNATIONAL SOUL BAND" ROCKIN'/ROLLIN'/GROOVIN'/SOULIN' ETC. DOING WHAT WE DO...THIS IS "LIVE"... WITH NO EDITS. [ALTHOUGH I PROBABLY NEEDED TO MAKE A FEW- LMAO] IT'S ALL THE WAY LIVE; RAW & REAL; WARTS AND ALL. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE SHOW, AS MUCH AS WE ENJOYED PERFORMING!
MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE AT MAHOGANY HALL FOR MAKING THIS SHOW, MY 62ND BIRTHDAY [AND 48TH YEAR IN SHOW BUSINESS] , SUCH A GREAT ONE- AND FOR THE HONOR OF 'MEMBERSHIP' IN MY FAVORITE "HOME CLUB" IN SWITZERLAND.
THANKS TO JACQUELINE TRACHSEL [MY AGENT & FRIEND FOR 20 YEARS] FOR ALL HER HARD WORK ALL THESE YEARS, AND TO THE BAND FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND TALENT: KELVIN BULLEN [GUITAR & VOCALS] , HANI ALI [DRUMS] & SEBASTIAN 'SEBI' NIESSNER [BASS]
DUE TO MY RECENT LAPTOP CRASH- AND ALL MY VIDEO/AUDIO PROGRAMS NOT WORKING, I AM DOING THESE IN WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER- AT LOW RESOLUTION- I CAN'T BE SURE ABOUT THE SOUND QUALITY... BUT ...WHOMP! HERE IT IS
LADIES & GENTLEMEN, "THE DOUG DUFFEY INTERNATIONAL SOUL BAND":
INFO: WWW.DOUGDUFFEY.COM
WWW.JTR-AGENCY.CH
FOR BOOKINGS: JACQUELINE TRACHSEL
EMAIL: JTRACHSEL@SWISSONLINE.CH
TELEPHONE: 41.32.6524320
MOBILE: 41.79.2511508
[c] 2012DOUG DUFFEY
Labels:
blues,
delta blues,
doug duffey,
FUNKY,
JAM BAND,
MAHOGANY HALL BERN,
NEW ORLEANS MUSIC,
R AND B,
ROCK AND ROLL,
SOUL
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
danger, sex and sound fx [notes]
danger, sex and sound fx
cds/downloads are available @ http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dougduffey & other online music stores
1. call me up
2. don't you forget about me
3. dangerous love
4. cheap things
5. i won't cry
6. with losers like you
7. disarmed
8. muscle of love
9. you're my fantasy
10. publicity
11. mansion on the hill
12. burning in water
to order the cd:
http://www.rabadash.com/
Rabadash Records
P.O. Box 19384
New Orleans, La. 70179
http://www.rabadash.com/
Rabadash Records
P.O. Box 19384
New Orleans, La. 70179
all songs written by doug duffey, published by: doug duffey music, bmi
doug duffey- vocals, piano, organ, keyboards anders osbourne- guitars, keyboards, drumsjimmy messa- bass
louie ludwig- keyboards, drums
john katz/russell thomas- guitars
john autin- keyboards
backing vocals: nora wixted, anders osbourne, louie ludwig, doug duffey
produced by: louie ludwig, anders osborne & doug duffey- executive producer: john autin
recorded at rabadash recording studio, new orleans
mastered by parker dinkins [master digital, new orleans]
cover foto: martin ritzkowski
doug's notes:
at the time this cd was recorded, i was mostly known for playing solo on bourbon street; so, it was a shock for some people to hear me doing this music: hard bluesy techno-ish rock with a nasty edge... but, i'd always done rock and funk before i went solo.
in the mid to late 70s i was in 'razin' cain' - a very high-energy new orleans funky rock band doing all original music [i wrote the majority of the material]- AND in the late 80s i had 'doug duffey/street level/new orleans' a techno-voodoo-euro-gumbo-funk-rock-dance tribe [doing my original music] -so... for me, the music on this cd was NOT out of character. au contraire.
from left to right: doug duffey and john autin; louie ludwig; anders osborne; jimmy messa; nora wixted
click on fotos to enlarge
[c]2011 DOUG DUFFEY
living the blues [notes]
living the blues
[record label: dtm/emi europe]
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doug duffey: piano and vocal [solo] recorded @ ultrasonic studios: new orleans, louisiana; jy recording, and the john cale studio: monroe, louisiana mastered by parker dinkins [master digital, new orleans] all songs written by doug duffey [except tracks 3 &4] published by doug duffey music, bmi [except tracks 3 &4] cd cover foto by: olivier viret/ switzerland released in europe only to order: CONTACT : TOWN MUSIC Vertriebs GmbH Fährstr. 2-4 D-56814 Ernst/Mosel Tel + 49 (0) 2671/ 236 Fax + 49 (0) 2671/ 251 |
doug's notes:
this cd was made up of material taken from 3 different solo recording sessions I did. It was released in Europe but is unfortunately out of print. but you can try the above contact info.
I did the 1st solo sessions in the late 80s at jy studio in west Monroe, Louisiana. I went in with no rehearsal, no plan, and no idea what I would do… I just sat at the piano and played & sang some of my original songs [and a few traditional songs] for an hour or two. We stopped after each song, then went on to the next one. everything was done in one take; there were no over-dubs; there was no mixing; it was recorded ‘live’ in the studio. For that reason, I called the material from that session “honest mistakes”. Of all the sessions I’ve ever done, it was the most magical. "love comes”, “the breath of scandal”, “in here” and many of my favorites were done in that session.
promo foto for "honest mistakes" -by vivien thomas / new orleans
The 2nd session was done at ultrasonic studios in new orleans in the early 90s. I recorded “new orleans rain” “living the blues”, and 2 of my personal favorites: “just remember the good times” and “where there is love”.
it was not an easy or comfortable session, but i got through it! i'd been robbed the night before [ah, new orleans!] and was totally freaked out! the piano was hard as hell to play. i had a board put down on the floor and mic-ed, ala john lee hooker, for percussion; but all my rings and jewelry also added to the percussion section!
doug duffey at ultrasonic- by bob crosby/ new orleans
The 3rd session was recorded in Monroe at my friend, john cale’s, house. He had a great Steinway grand, good mics, and a big old teac machine. I recorded in the living room, with my new orleans votive candles and incense burning on the piano, and friend/neighbor wayne kept bringing us 'cape cods' from across the street! It was a totally relaxed, informal, comfortable and fun ‘down home’ session. just the way i like to record. ‘hoodoo you love” “the 1st taste of trouble” and “fallen angels” were some of the songs I recorded.
I am planning to recycle most of my solo material and issue new compilations via CD.BABY in early 2008. check the cd page for info.[c]2011 DOUG DUFFEY
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