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    Music

    September – Songwriting and Arrangement

    The alternative rock song “September” of The Verge uses interesting songwriting and arrangement techniques. Each step was carefully planned. I would like to present them in this blog post. An exclusive insight to songwriting and music arrangement of alternative rock music.

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    Music

    Let me go – Writing a song in a dream

    Have you ever heard about songwriting in dreams? In 2007, I dreamt about a rock concert of a fictional alternative rock / post grunge band called The Verge. Their song Let me go and stuck in my mind. In the next morning, I did my best to reproduce chords, lyrics and riffs of the song I dreamt of. This ain’t a simple task, if you never played guitar before.

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    General

    New website online

    Welcome to my new website. I’ve moved to WordPress to create mobile-friendly content. Besides the brand-new design, I have created a blog, which can be subscribed via RSS. Be prepared for blog posts about music production, songwriting, painting, illustration and writing. You may enjoy background stories of my songs, illustrations and novels. Maybe I’ll add some tutorials soon. Please subscribe the RSS feed for current content.

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    Music,  Release

    Epic Trance Single Dramatic Ocean released

    On March 15th my 3rd single will be available on online stores. Dramatic Ocean is an epic trance song released by the German trance indie label Vectiva Recordings. Otto Uplifting created a powerful uplifting trance hymn, whereas Joseph Di Mind offers a liquid drum and bass remix. Previews will be presented at SoundCloud and Facebook in the upcoming days and weeks. Artwork by Nadine de Macedo and Vectiva Recordings. You can listen to my other songs in my discography of released singles.