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Look of Love – Burgz (feat Lisa Mayers)

Philly-D — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:38:11 +0000

This is a rare occasion where you’ll get to see the early stages of a project, and the completed version.

The top video is the full track.

The second video is me and my son playing with the skeleton of the track. The only elements at this point were the piano and rough drums. Later on I changed the drums, added an 808 kick/bass line, strings, guitar and Lisa‘s vocals, and Burgz put his lyrics to it!

Have a listen and feel free to comment

Karl Nova releases “Outside My Bubble – Side B”

Philly-D — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:40:10 +0000

This is the B side of the mixtape that Karl Nova put out in December 2011, with 4 more of the tracks I produced. Karl is a big bundle of energy and we ended up recording 7 tracks in 2 sessions. I love my job!

And here is the track that I produced on side A.

Which are your favourite tracks? Don’t forget to comment and share too

Lisa Mayers now on iTunes

Philly-D — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:59:34 +0000

2006 Saw the release of my wife’s 1st EP!
2012 It’s finally on iTunes

The music industry and social networking have changed so much in the past few years, and I’ve also made friends and contacts with many, many more people since then. So this is mostly for those who didn’t hear it the 1st time around!

And yes the full album Album Previewis still on the way. When it’s ready, we’ll let you know too.

So, have a listen, and if you like it…download on iTunes.

#2011highs

Philly-D — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:23:48 +0000

I just managed to Tweet a whole blog, so I’ve gathered them together and edited a little so they’re all in one place.

This time last year I said I wanted to meet more people face to face. Well I managed to make it happen and have some great memories too.

#2011highs spending time online and offline with my @The_CPC Cornerstone church family, Twitter family and Facebook family

#2011highs playing guitar at gigs with @Jacy_Mai, @MyM_Music @enquireband (Enquire)and @LisaMayersMusic at Jazz Cafe (more please!)

#2011highs playing guitar for #InSurgery23 with @TripleOmusic, @F_M_Coeriel, @DrummerboySJ and the rest of the band. What an awesome night

#2011highs sowing, planting and harvesting our own vegetables. Hard work but really, really rewarding

#2011highs upgrading to the @htc Sensation and new iPod Touch (I was quite restrained on gadget purchases this year!)

#2011highs my youngest son’s 1st birthday and my eldest’s 10th! (not forgetting my 3 other children too!)

#2011highs producing tracks for @TripleOmusic, @KarlNova, @officialDBmusic (David B), @MsBlackMonaLisa (Kyra Simone), Niki Carless and more [see Discography]

#2011highs the #ukgospelpodcast series (thanks to @UKGospel and the rest of the team)

#2011highs my daughter’s recovery after severing the tip of her finger in a door hinge (she’s fine now). And my son’s recovery after scratching his cornea in a freak accident with a book!

And this was just a few things that happened in 2011, I wonder what 2012 has in store…

FREESESS

Philly-D — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:46:00 +0000

Check out the 4th edition of Freesess, MyM’s freestyle session, with me on guitar!

More Music

Philly-D — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:29:42 +0000

Just to keep you posted, I’m currently posting more tracks on my Discography page with links so can listen without leaving my page.

What next…Secret Place Radio?

iOS 5 Thoughts

Philly-D — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:39:36 +0000

I’ve finally taken the plunge and joined the iOS 5 crew, albeit via the iPod Touch.
So after much faffing about to get it to update, including deleting all Apple stuff from my PC and re-installing it (sounds strange, but it worked); It’s here

So in short I like it. A lot. And the more Android-ish it becomes, the more I like it. The new notifications are awesome and it’s just nice all round.

I still prefer my phone to be Android, mainly because of the widgets and the larger screen but who knows if I’ll make the switch for the iPhone 5?

What do you prefer?

Freedome, by Karl Nova

Philly-D — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:19:14 +0000

A friend of mine called Karl Nova heard a few of my beats, liked them, and we ended up recording 7 tracks in a couple of days! The project is called “Outside My Bubble” and it should be out by the end of 2011…

In Karl’s own words

I chose to spell freedom wrongly on purpose because it is a play on words since dome means head. When you find the truth it frees your mind, frees you from the opinions of people, you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free……..

Let me know what you think and check out my Discography for more music

This Video Changed My Life (a little!)

Philly-D — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:28:00 +0000

*Vegetarians look away*

Not sure if you know, but in a family of 7, we get through a lot of food. Now that I’ve escaped the rat-race, it’s even more important to make the money I do have stretch further!

The humble chicken. So tasty, so versatile, so cooked a lot! Quite simply, it’s cheaper to buy whole chickens, and cut them into pieces yourself, than buy pre-prepared legs/thighs/wings/breast etc

Now if I’m really smart, I’ll embed a YouTube video here…~~otherwise it will just be a link and I’ll embed it later!~~

I’ve been doing it for a few weeks and it’s been really great. Add this to the veg only dishes we have a few times a week, our food budget is much more manageable

Anyone got any more time or money saving tips for families?

Thanks to Lifehacker for the inspiration!

My Favourite Albums of All Time pt. 3

Philly-D — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:45:19 +0000

If this was a tweet I would say

Marvin Sapp – Grace And Mercy #thatisall

This album is amazing! Another gospel classic from 1997, I put this on recently and was singing every riff!

The vocals, the choir, the musicianship, the production, the words…awesome!

Go listen Marvin Sapp – Grace And Mercy