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Sound File Page |
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I've been working on a batch of songs based on some of my musical interests over the years. I've decided to offer some demos free of charge for your listening enjoyment. I've decided to post just one song to test the waters. If you like what you hear and would like to hear more songs, then please click on the "donate" icon below to donate $1.00 to the "Keep the Music Playing!" Fund. As soon as a satisfied listener casts his first dollar donation, I will be more than happy to post more songs :-) |
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Selected Songs (You'll Need Windows Media Player on your system): |
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Close Your Mind (J.Gilreath, Copyright 2000) |
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GEAR |
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Guitars: Ibanez S-370DX, Ibanez AS-50 semi-hollowbody, Ibanez RX-120
Amps: Peavey Classic 30 combo amp, with 16-ohm 112SX extension cab
Guitar Effects: Zoom 3030
Bass: Ibanez SR-300 DX
Bass Amp: Peavey TNT 115
Bass Effects: Zoom 505
Keyboards: Alesis QS 7.1
Recording Software: SEK'D Samplitude Studio, version 5.58 (I am NOT about to spend $1500.00 on the Magix upgrade! They can go blow for all I care!)
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Pictured Above: A V-Sound acoustic-electric I acquired in Korea. A real piece of crappola. It looks pretty though, but I don't use it for recording. |
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WISH LIST: |
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Guitars: Fender USA 1970's Stratocaster, maple neck and fingerboard, black body, black pickups; Fender Telecaster, all single-coil pickups
Amps: Peavey Classic 50 410
Basses: Fender Jazz Fretless Bass; Sting's upright acoustic-electric bass "Brian", or reasonable replica; Hofner Beatle Bass
Keyboards: Steinway Baby Grand Piano; Hammond B-3 organ
Drums: Tama 8-piece set; Zildjian cymbals
Recording Software: Magix Samplitude 8.x. Even though I'd NEVER spend the dough on the Magix upgrade, I would happily accept it as a gift :-) |
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Backstory on Samplitude: Around 1999 I purchased SEK'D's Samplitude Studio 4.5 for $399.00. SEK'D did a great job of providing free updates to the software. I was able to upgrade to 5.58 for nothing. Around 2001, SEK'D sold the Samplitude line to a company called Magix. Magix handled the upgrade to 5.9, but get this: it cost 600 bucks just to upgrade from 5.58 to 5.9, to which I said "no way, dude!" When they upgraded to 7.0 and above, Magix had the audacity to charge $1500 bucks and up for it! Magix may have done a great job of updating Samplitude to compete with Cubase, but they did a crappy job of remaining faithful to Samplitude's customer base. If they had offered a more reasonably-priced upgrade (say, around 100 bucks or less), I would have happily paid for the upgrade, but to spend MORE money on the upgrade than I spent for the original program, forget it!!!!!! |
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