Posted by eyeshalfclosed on Wednesday, August 27, 2014,
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So I've been playing piano for many years; and was writing music long before I started uploading the piano melodies, four years ago. However before then, I'd been writing most of my songs using virtual instruments, such as midi guitars, bass and drums.
I think at the time I was trying to write something closer to 'pop songs', with a traditional verse / chorus structure; and casting aside the natural piano sound. After all, when we're young, we all want to play guitar in rock band; and pian... Continue reading ...
So for the few people who check this page out occasionally, here's a shock; a new post, and it's not even the middle of the year! I think the traditional style of posting regular updates is fading, as the attention span of society grows shorter and prefers everything condensed into short summaries via Facebook or Twitter. However occasionally there is something to be said for doing things the old way, and this is one of those times.
First to the news; as more people discover the music, more p... Continue reading ...
Posted by eyeshalfclosed on Tuesday, July 3, 2012,
So in keep with the tradition of doing only one news post a year, here's what's been going on...
Although life has been keeping me busy, I've still been playing and most definitely still been writing! My latest effort, "Freedom", the newest Sad Piano Melody, can be found on the Youtube page. Just a little back story on that piece; it was partially inspired by the struggle of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange against a dubious extradition to Sweden, over charges which quite possibly have a polit... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tristan Jones on Tuesday, June 28, 2011,
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Been a while since the last post, and there's been a lot going on since then! As well as a new piano song on Youtube every month or so, I've also also uploaded my first (well second) attempt at trance / dance music. It's called 'Revolution'. Top points to anybody who can pick the movie audio clips scattered through the song. Head over to the Eyes Half Closed Official Youtube page to check it out, and leave your thoughts, comments and feedback. But now onto the big news.Almost getting to the p... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tristan Jones on Thursday, February 24, 2011,
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New music video up for the song "Dawn", on my Youtube channel. Make sure to leave some comments and ratings. Took two days to shoot, and all of it (apart from two shots) were shot by myself. This involved a lot of setting up the camera in the right position, playing in front of it for a minute or two, running across back to the camera only to discover my head had been cut off, or it wasn't actually recording... There was a lot of that. It was all filmed on the same SONY Handcam (great piece o... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tristan Jones on Thursday, October 21, 2010,
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I've got my hands on a copy of Cubase 5.0 which is an upgrade from the recording software I've previously been using, so prepare to see an upgrade in quality of recordings. I'll probably also rerecord some of the lower quality songs when I get time. Cubase is up and running, and the piano synths are amazing compared to what i had previously been working with!
A much better range of sounds to, so expect to see the diversity in my music increase! The first song to be recorded with Cubase, is my... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tristan Jones on Friday, February 5, 2010,
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After being inspired by many great mashups, such as "Boulevard of Broken Songs" by Party Ben, I've had a go at my own mashup which combines Linkin Park's "New Divide", One Republic's "Apologize" and Killswitch Engage's "My Curse". Check it out on the main page, and if you know of a song you'd like made into a mashup, leave a suggestion Continue reading ...
Posted by Tristan Jones on Friday, January 29, 2010,
Go onto Youtube and search for my channel. Just type "eyeshalfclosed" in the search bar.
I've put videos for two of my softer songs up, with the working titles "Gentle Melody" and recently
"City Of Life". Add my channel!
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Posted by Eyes Half Closed on Sunday, November 22, 2009,
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Des Dwyer Productions have remixed "Search". He's put some amazing beats to it, and this isnt the last. More remixed drums are coming soon.
Also a number of new songs have been uploaded to the player. Check out "Reach The End, I'll Meet You There" and "We Fight Together", they experiement with some different music directions. Continue reading ...
Posted by Eyes Half Closed on Wednesday, August 26, 2009,
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The new album will be called "60kms And Out Of Control"
Tracks will be available for free download once the album is released, it is expected to be in the next few months.
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