This tune is essentially a techno style piece with some rock guitar layered over the backing.
I was asked to produce some martial style rocks tracks, which were to be used as backing music underpinning some fight sequences for an instructional martial arts video.
The sequence this was specifically written for was some full speed sparring where the participants were using double sticks. The martial art is Escrima or Kali. This is a Phillipino fighting system where weapons and empty hand styles use essentially the same techniques.
This one was quite literally written from the percussion tracks up.
The main percussion track has a wooden
block incorporated into the mix,
This I used to simulate the sound of the sticks hitting each other as it
would sound in the actual sparring session.
There was a second percussion sequence, which was woven into
the mix to create a break from the main theme.
The next step was to marry the two sequences together musically. This was achieved by creating a kind of rolling bass line.
This essentially gave some support to the percussion
and allowed the thing to be developed in a
more sequenced manner.
Keyboards and various effects were layered over the top to create the techno feel which gave the thing the dynamics
I was looking for.
The final guitar line came about after a substantial amount of improvisation during which several versions were recorded.
Once the piece had been produced, I was tasked with doing the videos, all the production and editing.
The video series was eventually published in it's entirety.
via the martial arts club website two years ago,
and again via my e-commerce site last year.
This tune has been released on the Firestreak album
and has also been used as the backdrop for a
video promoting the new graphic designs now
available on our updated product range.
Link below
Merchandise page
Hope that explains some of what I do, and a little more about this tune.
All the best
I was asked to produce some martial style rocks tracks, which were to be used as backing music underpinning some fight sequences for an instructional martial arts video.
The sequence this was specifically written for was some full speed sparring where the participants were using double sticks. The martial art is Escrima or Kali. This is a Phillipino fighting system where weapons and empty hand styles use essentially the same techniques.
This one was quite literally written from the percussion tracks up.
The main percussion track has a wooden
block incorporated into the mix,
This I used to simulate the sound of the sticks hitting each other as it
would sound in the actual sparring session.
There was a second percussion sequence, which was woven into
the mix to create a break from the main theme.
The next step was to marry the two sequences together musically. This was achieved by creating a kind of rolling bass line.
This essentially gave some support to the percussion
and allowed the thing to be developed in a
more sequenced manner.
Keyboards and various effects were layered over the top to create the techno feel which gave the thing the dynamics
I was looking for.
The final guitar line came about after a substantial amount of improvisation during which several versions were recorded.
Once the piece had been produced, I was tasked with doing the videos, all the production and editing.
The video series was eventually published in it's entirety.
via the martial arts club website two years ago,
and again via my e-commerce site last year.
This tune has been released on the Firestreak album
and has also been used as the backdrop for a
video promoting the new graphic designs now
available on our updated product range.
Link below
Merchandise page
Hope that explains some of what I do, and a little more about this tune.
All the best
