tag:steveprobst.net,2005:/blogs/blog?p=9
The Music
2024-02-11T07:09:58-08:00
Steve Probst
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tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/7349518
2024-02-11T07:09:58-08:00
2024-02-11T07:09:59-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Inspiring, Building Cinematic Orchestral Inst.
<p><i>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</i><br><i>----------------------</i></p><p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1740708078&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe></p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><p><i><strong>A Bunch of INSPIRING, BUILDING CINEMATIC ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by an internationally distributed Music Licensing Company that's landed some really high-end placements for TAXI members, recently.</strong></i></p><p><i>This Company is looking for quite a few Instrumentals in the general stylistic ballpark of the examples below:</i></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB6k1O69UyU" target="_blank"><i><u>"Cloud Atlas Finale" by Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek & Reinhold Heil</u></i></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjRu_UvvhRo" target="_blank"><i><u>"Moving Skies" by Daniele Carmosino</u></i></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9kQWipVk64" target="_blank"><i><u>"One Day" by Hans Zimmer</u></i></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKdLmGkQpwo" target="_blank"><i><u>"We Have To Go" by Steve Jablonsky</u></i></a></p><p><i>Please submit well-crafted Orchestral Instrumentals that slowly build to create an inspiring, cinematic feel to a scene! Uplifting motifs with dynamic arrangements that have a slow-building forward motion should work well for this request. Orchestral instrumentation that's in the general stylistic ballpark of the references will work best. Please be sure that any virtual instruments or samples you use are high-quality and very realistic-sounding.</i></p><p><i>Your submissions should be about 90 seconds to 2 minutes long, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Do NOT copy the referenced material in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. <strong>Do NOT submit any material with unauthorized samples of any other artists’ music, sounds, or any other form of media. Broadcast Quality is needed.</strong></i></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/7346549
2024-02-05T18:23:25-08:00
2024-02-06T11:54:27-08:00
2 Taxi Music Forwards - Inspiring, Cinematic Orchestral Instrumentals
<p><i>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</i><br><i>----------------------</i></p><p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1736799402&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe> </p><p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1366998898&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe></p><p><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_right border_" />Several INSPIRING, CINEMATIC ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTALS are needed by a Music Library with International distribution, that has landed a lot of Major Network placements.</strong></p><p>This Company is looking for Instrumentals in the general stylistic ballpark of the examples below:</p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8QdVGvOBmU" target="_blank"><u>"Kiss of Sunlight" by Cody Martin</u></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPJfTs_QqzY" target="_blank"><u>"Feel The Heartbeat" by Melodality</u></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqoANESQ4cQ" target="_blank"><u>"Arrival of the Birds & Transformation" by the Cinematic Orchestra</u></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErB2k94oNbM" target="_blank"><u>"Bittersweet" by Michael Maas</u></a></p><p><strong>Quoting The Client:</strong> "Looking for inspiring cinematic instrumentals <strong>with orchestral instrumentation that features acoustic piano or nylon string acoustic guitar.</strong> They should be inspiring, hopeful, and beautiful sounding, with a touch of romance (<strong>nothing sad or dramatic</strong>)."</p><p>Please submit Orchestral Instrumentals with an inspiring, Cinematic sound that could work well for a variety of sync placements! Your submissions should have hopeful-sounding melodies and dynamic arrangements with lots of forward motion and interest throughout. <strong>Orchestral instrumentation that features acoustic piano or nylon string guitar, and is in the general wheelhouse of the references will work best for this pitch.</strong> Please make sure that any virtual instruments or samples you use are high quality and realistic.</p><p>Your submissions should be about 90 seconds to 2 minutes long, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Do NOT copy the referenced material in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. <strong>Do NOT submit any material with unauthorized samples of any other artists’ music, sounds, or any other form of media. Broadcast Quality is needed.</strong></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/7309500
2024-02-04T19:36:54-08:00
2024-02-06T11:54:27-08:00
On Assignment - Magical Orchestral #3
<p>Here's the third of three tracks that has been signed with a music library for use in TV and film. I had an assignment to write “Magical Orchestral”. The title: “The Forest Path”.</p><p>I used a small bit of video through a… forest path (see below)… to get the idea started. You can get an idea of what the tempo of a piece of music should be from the movement of the visual and and then write according to that. (Notice the very slight up and down movement of the camera. Seemed like a good tempo to <i>me</i>!)</p><p>And once again, many thanks to a couple of new friends and veteran composers with the music library who helped me dial in the mix to get things where it needed to be.</p><p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1555306705&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe></p><p> </p><p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RtywBLOI1Fw?si=KjPD7U-WSNtc5s6L" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://openinglinemusic.sourceaudio.com/track/45054780" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/139949/8474631db0b16a964bb61ea3fedef80fbd09c612/original/magical.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_inline border_" /></a></p><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/7318678
2023-12-13T09:23:33-08:00
2024-01-08T08:10:46-08:00
A No for Now
<p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">I'm always posting about the "yes's" that make it through a pitch. Well, here's a "no". It needed to be less somber and more “inspirational” for the client. You live/write and you learn to respect the feedback, knowing the track could find a home somewhere else. And every time a track is written, new insights about the skills required to get to the final product are gained. </span></p><p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1671229665%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-l4MVyfgXdJO&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/7291523
2023-11-26T07:36:27-08:00
2023-11-26T07:50:16-08:00
On Assignment - Magical Orchestral #2
<p>Here's the second of three tracks that has been signed with a music library for use in TV and film. I had an assignment to write “Magical Orchestral”. After perusing a huge list of titles given for the task, this one peaked my interest, “The Knowledge of Good and Evil”.</p><p>I used no visual aides to get this one started like I had for the previous track posted.</p><p>I couldn't help but think of Adam and Eve and that infamous tree of forbidden fruit. But the genre is in a magical, possibly “Harry Potter-ish” kind of setting so I did't want the mood to get too dark. I thought it should have a little mysterious “good” mixed with “playful” evil (if that's even possible!) Hence the beginning comes in, ends at 0:40 with an “edit point” and that brings you into, oh I don't know, the wizardly evil section?</p><p>And once again, many thanks to a couple of new friends and veteran composers with the music library who helped me dial in the mix to get things where it needed to be.</p><p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1555306150&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://openinglinemusic.sourceaudio.com/track/45054780" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/139949/8474631db0b16a964bb61ea3fedef80fbd09c612/original/magical.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_inline border_" /></a></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/7304595
2023-11-16T06:41:14-08:00
2024-02-05T18:20:02-08:00
2 Taxi Music Forwards - Inspiring, Cinematic Orchestral Instrumentals
<p><i>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</i><br><i>----------------------</i></p><p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1736799402&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe> </p><p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1366998898&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe></p><p><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_right border_" />Several INSPIRING, CINEMATIC ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTALS are needed by a Music Library with International distribution, that has landed a lot of Major Network placements.</strong></p><p>This Company is looking for Instrumentals in the general stylistic ballpark of the examples below:</p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8QdVGvOBmU" target="_blank"><u>"Kiss of Sunlight" by Cody Martin</u></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPJfTs_QqzY" target="_blank"><u>"Feel The Heartbeat" by Melodality</u></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqoANESQ4cQ" target="_blank"><u>"Arrival of the Birds & Transformation" by the Cinematic Orchestra</u></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErB2k94oNbM" target="_blank"><u>"Bittersweet" by Michael Maas</u></a></p><p><strong>Quoting The Client:</strong> "Looking for inspiring cinematic instrumentals <strong>with orchestral instrumentation that features acoustic piano or nylon string acoustic guitar.</strong> They should be inspiring, hopeful, and beautiful sounding, with a touch of romance (<strong>nothing sad or dramatic</strong>)."</p><p>Please submit Orchestral Instrumentals with an inspiring, Cinematic sound that could work well for a variety of sync placements! Your submissions should have hopeful-sounding melodies and dynamic arrangements with lots of forward motion and interest throughout. <strong>Orchestral instrumentation that features acoustic piano or nylon string guitar, and is in the general wheelhouse of the references will work best for this pitch.</strong> Please make sure that any virtual instruments or samples you use are high quality and realistic.</p><p>Your submissions should be about 90 seconds to 2 minutes long, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Do NOT copy the referenced material in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. <strong>Do NOT submit any material with unauthorized samples of any other artists’ music, sounds, or any other form of media. Broadcast Quality is needed.</strong></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/7212914
2023-10-19T07:43:16-07:00
2023-10-23T09:41:26-07:00
On Assignment: Magical Orchestral
<p>Here's 1 of 3 tracks that has been signed with a music library for use in TV and film. I had an assignment to write “Magical Orchestral” and one of the titles I had to choose from was “Joy of Paradise”.</p><p>Hmmm, how to get started?</p><p>I “googled” “Joy of Paradise” and click on images. Here's what I chose:</p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/139949/8437042283439f63ce3ab79caa14df3df1da1ecf/original/the-resurrection-1-of-1.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p>Ah, here we go! Heavenly paradise. It turned out to be a painting of the Resurrection, but all I needed was a quick-start to get the piece rolling. A melody started forming from the visual in front of me, and then I was off on another writing adventure.</p><p>I learned that this painting, “The Resurrection” by American artist, Robert Clark, can be seen at <a class="no-pjax" href="https://travelnotesandbeyond.com/the-crucifixion-hidden-treasures-of-la/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Forest Lawn in Glendale, CA</a>. I'm going to be making the trip myself.</p><p>Many thanks to a couple of new friends and veteran composers with the music library who helped me dial in the mix to get things where it needed to be.</p><p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1555305448&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://openinglinemusic.sourceaudio.com/track/45054780" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/139949/8474631db0b16a964bb61ea3fedef80fbd09c612/original/magical.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_inline border_" /></a></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/7139122
2023-01-17T06:53:11-08:00
2023-01-17T06:53:12-08:00
2 Taxi Music Forwards - Internationally-Flavored Dramedy Instrumental
<p><em>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1403658073%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-wK0eeUCuyHS&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1383872317&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p><em>INTERNATIONALLY-Flavored DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTALS and/or INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed for a TAXI COMPILATION going directly to A WHOLE BUNCH of our favorite Music Licensing Companies and Ad Agencies for Film, TV, and Advertising placements! </em></p>
<p><em>We’re not giving references for this request, as we think they may be too limiting or misleading than helpful. </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit top-notch Dramedy Instrumentals (or Cues) with a distinct international flavor. Your submissions should convey a typical "Dramedy" sound and feel while incorporating traditional styles and/or instruments from other countries including (but not limited to): Japan, Mexico, China, Korea, Peru, France, Spain, Italy, Ireland, South Africa, India, Brazil, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jamaica, etc. etc. etc. </em></p>
<p><em>Your submissions should have quirky motifs, solid arrangements, and excellent musicianship. Craft your pieces around a central motif and layer instrumentation in and out as they progress to create a sense of forward motion, dynamics, and interest. Please be sure your production is polished and any virtual sounds or instruments you may choose to use are state-of-the-art and high-quality. If you have tracks that can convey a playfully mischievous vibe as well as help to establish an international context, send them in! </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip: There is a lot of room to get creative with this request since we are NOT searching for typical Dramedy Instrumentals and Cues, so please think outside the box by changing up the cadences, rhythms, instrumentation, etc. </em></p>
<p><em>Our A&R team will have a simple mandate: Is it GREAT? Does it scream "Dramedy"? Does it sound ready to go as it is? Would it work well for placements in Film, TV, and Advertising? Would TAXI's clients be happy to hear this on the playlist we send them? The bar will be high for this request. </em></p>
<p><em>All submissions should be about 2 to 4 minutes long for Instrumentals and roughly 90 seconds to 2 minutes for Cues, give or take. Do not submit any material with unauthorized samples of other artists’ Songs, sounds, or any other form of media. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/7114601
2022-12-01T07:29:03-08:00
2022-12-01T07:29:56-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Asian Dramedy Instrumental
<p><em>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1383872317&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p><em>ASIAN DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTALS and/or INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by an International Music Library with lots of great placements in Film and TV. </em></p>
<p><em>Since this is a specialty request, we have decided not to include references as we feel they might be more misleading than helpful. </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit well-composed Asian Dramedy Instrumentals (or Cues) that seamlessly incorporate traditional Asian instruments and musical elements (melodies, chord structures, etc.) to create an overall lightly stealthy, suspenseful, and quirky sound and vibe. Your instrumentation should contain pizzicato strings and traditional Asian instruments like Koto, Shakuhachi, Erhu, etc. to give your pieces the distinctly Asian sound needed. Some additional Orchestral instrumentation to supplement your pieces (like woodwinds and strings) could work, as well – but please be sure not to overdo it! Craft your pieces around a central motif and layer instrumentation in and out as they progress to create a sense of dynamics, interest, and forward motion. Your production should be polished and any virtual sounds or samples you use need to be high-quality and realistic sounding. </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI TIP: There is room to get creative with this pitch since this Library is looking for a fresh, new take on Dramedy. Think of changing up the cadences, rhythms, instrumentation, etc., to help give your pieces an added edge. </em></p>
<p><em>Your submissions should be roughly 90 Seconds long for Cues, and about 2 to 4 minutes long for Instrumentals, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Do not submit any material with unauthorized samples of other artists’ Songs, sounds, or any other form of media. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/7082127
2022-10-15T11:34:48-07:00
2022-10-15T11:38:01-07:00
Track Gets Airplay on Fox Nation Show!
<p>What a nice discovery! </p>
<p>My track, "Journey from Persecution" was used in the show, "Women of the Bible Speak" </p>
<p>I don't subscribe to be able to stream the specific episode, but I do have an audio excerpt:</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1363681945%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-ovP3OBiQM9j&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/869bf73254c507137eb6781fc1514131a8b6f06e/original/womenof-bible.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" />Here's the full track, all 3 minutes of it. (only 42 seconds was used on the air):</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/812304412&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/7073360
2022-10-15T11:19:23-07:00
2022-10-15T11:20:26-07:00
New Video! - To Catch A Cloud
<p>I finished a track a while back for a pitch then forgot to submit it! So, I just made a video to show it off!</p>
<p>To get started writing this track, I found some short hang gliding footage seen at the beginning of this montage (the first 20 seconds) to get inspired. I started fiddling with the simple, upward-moving piano motif, and then the arrangement just....took off from there! </p>
<p>I added some additional footage later to fit to the whole music track.</p>
<p>This "Uplifting Orchestral Instrumental" was composed, orchestrated, and mixed by Yours Truly.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EpUZVQ2e2qg" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>The track is also on Soundcloud:</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1083446947&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/7020887
2022-07-23T07:05:40-07:00
2022-10-03T07:21:44-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Criminal Investigative Tension/Sci-Fi Inst
<p><em>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/854463304&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p><em>CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE TENSION INSTRUMENTALS and/or INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by an International Music Library with lots of great placements in Film and TV. </em></p>
<p><em>This Company is searching for Mid-to-Up-Tempo Instrumentals (or Cues) in the general wheelhouse of the following references: </em></p>
<p><em>"404.2 IRC Fantasy" by Mac Quayle </em></p>
<p><em>Detroit: Become Human - Investigation </em></p>
<p><em>"Crime Scene" by Thomas Ferriere </em></p>
<p><em>Send them well-composed Instrumentals (or Cues) that could enhance the investigative tone and mood in shows like Crime Scene Confidential, Criminal Minds, and Law & Order. Your submissions should have moody motifs, strong dynamic arcs, and solid arrangements that feature Electronic or Electronic/Orchestral hybrid instrumentation that is generally similar to the references – think arpeggiated analog bass, synths, etc. Craft your pieces around a central motif so your pieces remain cohesive, and layer new elements in and out as they progress to create interest and a sense of forward movement. We recommend keeping your submissions on the simpler side for this style. </em></p>
<p><em>Your submissions should be roughly 90 Seconds long for Cues, and about 2 to 4 minutes long for Instrumentals, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Do NOT copy the referenced music in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, texture, tone, and overall vibe. Do not submit any material with unauthorized samples of other artists’ Songs, sounds, or any other form of media. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/7015638
2022-07-15T11:26:17-07:00
2022-07-23T07:00:19-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Emotional, Cinematic Orchestral Inst.
<p><em>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>This track, like many I've worked on, just kept getting bigger and bigger, attracting more "moving parts", and making the deadline seem unattainable. </p>
<p>Now, it doesn't mean this will get signed and placed right away (or at all) in a commercial project, but I'm pleased I made it work somehow into something pleasing to the ear!</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1302964969&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p><em>EMOTIONAL, CINEMATIC ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTAL CUES for SPORTS are needed by a seasoned Music Supervisor working on an upcoming project! </em></p>
<p><em>NOTE: This Music Supervisor is BRAND NEW to requesting music from TAXI. This is a great opportunity to create a new outlet for your music and begin a new relationship with an awesome music supervisor! </em></p>
<p><em>This Company is looking for moving Instrumentals in the general style of the following references: </em></p>
<p><em>SC Featured: Kikimita: The Hansel Enmanuel Donato Story | SportsCenter (from 3:47 - 5:10) </em></p>
<p><em>SC Featured: Josh Jacobs' rise from homelessness to becoming a 2019 NFL draft first-round pick | SportsCenter (from 0:00 - 1:43) </em></p>
<p><em>Greatness Has a Cost (from 0:00 - 2:29) </em></p>
<p><em>Please send well-composed Orchestral Instrumental Cues that exude an overall emotional and determined vibe that could work for inspirational or aspirational Sports segments. Your submissions should have sweeping motifs, engaging rhythms, building arrangements, and pull at the listener's heartstrings. Orchestral instrumentation that's generally similar to the references (and others like them) will suit your submissions best. Some non-orchestral instruments are okay to use as well, as long as orchestral elements are the prominent focus. Please be sure that your production is polished and any virtual Orchestral instruments or samples you use are high-quality and realistic-sounding. Craft your Cues around a central motif and layer instrumentation in and out as they progress to create a dramatic and impactful arc with peaks and valleys as well as tons of forward momentum. </em></p>
<p><em>Your submissions should be about 90 seconds to 2 minutes long, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Please do NOT copy the referenced artists or songs in any way, shape, or form. Use them as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Do NOT submit any material with unauthorized samples of any other artists’ music, sounds, or any other form of media. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6962406
2022-05-03T05:20:14-07:00
2022-05-10T06:48:25-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Anthemic Orchestral Instrumental
<p><em>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1259020186%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-B1FbkrD1zhn&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><em>ANTHEMIC ORCHESTRAL and/or ORCHESTRAL HYBRID INSTRUMENTAL CUES are are needed by a Music Licensing<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /> Company that's secured tons of great placements with Major Network TV Shows, Films, Commercials, and Video Games. This Company has signed many TAXI members over many years and has garnered lots of placements for them! </em></p>
<p><em>This Company is searching for Instrumental Cues that could be found on a playlist with the following references: </em></p>
<p><em>"Legendary" by Antti Martikainen </em></p>
<p><em>"I Am Iron Man" by John Debney </em></p>
<p><em>"Formula 1 Theme" by Brian Tyler </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit well-composed Instrumental Cues that exude tons of epic, anthemic energy! Memorable motifs, engaging rhythms, solid arrangements, and top-notch Orchestral-based instrumentation are all musts for this request. Your submissions can feature straight Orchestral instrumentation OR a hybrid approach combining Orchestral with Electronic, Rock, and/or Hip-Hop elements. We recommend crafting your Cues around a singular, rousing motif and mood, and creating a sense of dynamics and forward momentum by layering instrumentation in and out as they progress. Your production and any and all virtual instruments and samples you use need to be modern and high-quality. </em></p>
<p><em>Submissions should be about 2 minutes long, give or take, and have non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings. Do NOT copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6940676
2022-04-05T05:23:24-07:00
2022-04-05T05:24:11-07:00
What God Did NOT Create...
<p>Here is the video version of an email from the weekly series I subscribe to from <a contents="Jordan Raynor" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jordanraynor.com/twbw/the-first-commission-the-call-to-create/" target="_blank">Jordan Raynor</a> that I never fail to get inspired by. I also recommend his podcast, which is the only one I'll listen to on my walks .... religiously, pun intended! </p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/j1qsxlwsrnw" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6939144
2022-04-03T05:54:13-07:00
2022-04-03T05:54:13-07:00
Book Quotes - Redeeming Your Time...
<p>Sub-heading: Books I've read.</p>
<p>This installment of "Book Quotes" brought to you by <strong><a contents="Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive&nbsp;by Jordan Raynor." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/3o63Yca" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3498db;">Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive by Jordan Raynor.</span></a></strong></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/0700cbeb587f96b03a8f441c480b8d223eb161c5/original/redeem.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>"I think Paul is telling us that part of the solution to our anxiety is found in what we’re choosing to think about—the noise and information we are inviting into our minds. Most news is not true, noble, right, pure, lovely, or admirable. It’s just noise. And much like our smartphones, news creates anxiety in our lives, making it harder for us to focus on the work God has given us to do."</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>"....Picasso, “Without great solitude no serious work is possible.”</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>"Jen Wilkin nailed it: “Our insatiable desire for information is a clear sign that we covet the divine omniscience….We must observe God’s good boundaries for how much information we can process.”</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6936753
2022-03-31T06:10:08-07:00
2022-03-31T07:23:38-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Dramatic Orchestral-Based Instrumental
<p><em>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1233612391&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><em>DRAMATIC ORCHESTRAL-Based INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a very successful Music Licensing Company<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /> with worldwide distribution in over 50 countries that lands hundreds of placements a year – many of them on Major Networks! </em></p>
<p><em>This Company is on the hunt for Instrumental Cues in the general stylistic ballpark of the following references: </em></p>
<p><em>American Ninja Warrior (from :00 to :37) </em></p>
<p><em>Kitchen Nightmares (from 17:48 - 18:26) </em></p>
<p><em>Survivor (from 6:20 to 6:56) </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit top-tier Orchestral-Based Instrumental Cues that could add dramatic intensity and energy to Reality TV competition shows. Your instrumentation should be Orchestral focused, and some sound design or hybrid elements are okay to include, as well. However, this Library asks to avoid any instrumentation that could give the Cues a tribal feel. Craft your Cues around a singular motif, and create a sense of forward momentum and dynamics by layering instrumentation in and out as they progress. This Library is open to hearing pieces that are tension-based as well as more epic Cues – check out the references to hear what we mean. Please be sure that your production and any virtual instrumentation you use are high-quality and fresh – nothing stiff, synthetic, or MIDI sounding will work for this request. If you have pieces that would work well in the context of dramatic scenes in competition reality TV shows, this company wants to hear them! </em></p>
<p><em>Your submissions should be about 90 seconds to 2 minutes long, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Do NOT copy the referenced material in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sometimes I step away and look out the window while a mix is playing (or not) for a break. Little did I know I was scoring real life Reptilian Ninja Warriors. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/composer?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#composer</a> <a href="https://t.co/YhHljW7CO5">pic.twitter.com/YhHljW7CO5</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/1509535837721034759?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2022</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6919800
2022-03-11T09:47:01-08:00
2022-03-27T08:34:32-07:00
2 Taxi Music Forwards - Fantasy-Style Trailer Instrumentals
<p><em>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>Well, WOW. I got another one of these (and then the previously submitted Trailer Inst) sent on to a music publisher. This is some real encouragement right here!</p>
<p>I modeled this one after the trailer for the Christopher Robin movie. It's like a self-paced, online course into everything that goes in to writing these. The previous forward is posted down below as well. </p>
<p>Here's what I used where about 1:30 worth of music somewhat fits the video. After that I'm not writing the music to the video any more, just focusing on the build to the climactic ending, as the end goal is such that the music has to stand on it's own for another project. </p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7mt3ppEaxa8" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1225380763&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1204300024&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /><em>FANTASY TRAILER-Style INSTRUMENTALS and/or INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a NEW International Music Licensing Company started by highly experienced, successful founders! </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI TIP: This is a hot new Library that's BRAND NEW to requesting music through TAXI, so chances are you don’t have any material in their catalog yet! This company is all about "new, fresh music," so this is a great opportunity to get in first and create a new outlet for your music and begin a new relationship with an awesome new company! </em></p>
<p><em>This Company is searching for Instrumentals and/or Instrumental Cues in the general ballpark of these references: </em></p>
<p><em>Come Away Trailer </em></p>
<p><em>The Mysterious Benedict Society Trailer </em></p>
<p><em>Christopher Robbin Trailer </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit top-tier Fantasy Trailer Instrumentals (or Cues) that could help create an epic, wonder-filled mood and work well in the context of family-friendly fantasy movie trailers. Enchanting, sweeping melodies, top-notch arrangements, and three "acts" that build throughout to a climactic ending are all musts for this request. We think Orchestral-based instrumentation will probably suit your submissions best. If you are planning to use any virtual Orchestral instrumentation, please be sure it is indistinguishable from the real thing – nothing that sounds stiff or obviously MIDI-driven will work for this request. Overall, your production should be polished and generally competitive with the references. </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip: Don't be afraid to layer up your instrumentation to create a majestic, blockbuster sound – the bigger the better for these types of Instrumentals! </em></p>
<p><em>IMPORTANT NOTE: This Company offers an Exclusive deal, and has a strong preference for signing material from songwriters who have worked for libraries and licensing companies in the past and understand how standard deals work. If you don't have that experience and you don't know the drill on typical deals, they politely ask that you don't submit to this request. </em></p>
<p><em>All submissions should be at least 1:45 minutes long and no longer than 2:45 minutes, with non-faded, buttoned endings. Do NOT copy the referenced examples in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6901938
2022-02-19T08:00:37-08:00
2022-02-19T08:09:45-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Family Film, Fantasy Trailer-Style Inst.
<p><em>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>I am thankful for each and every forward I've received, but here's one I'm especially happy about. My background is definitely not in any kind of orchestral writing, but I guess I've developed a pretty good "ear" for how things should sound... and I can't leave well enough alone! I love the end result too much.</p>
<p>Now it seems someone thought it acceptable enough to send it on down the line.</p>
<p>Here's an example of what the music publisher was looking for. I removed the music already there, as well as the dialog and sound effects, then "wrote to picture". You'll see the video end, but I needed to continue the music going for at least 1:45 to 2 minutes. Here's my version (if it stays on YouTube):</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6x6NtEnrigU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1204300024&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><em>FAMILY FILM, FANTASY TRAILER-Style INSTRUMENTALS are needed by a Production Music Library with lots of great<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /> placements in TV Commercials, Sports Programming, and Movie/Video Game Trailers. </em></p>
<p><em>CHECK THIS OUT: If you’re looking to diversify and get your music in a globally recognized (and distributed) catalog, this company might be just what the doctor ordered! Several TAXI members have reported placements outside the United States as a result of being signed with this awesome company! </em></p>
<p><em>This Library is looking for Instrumentals in the general stylistic range of the following references: </em></p>
<p><em>The Secret Garden </em></p>
<p><em>The Mysterious Benedict Society </em></p>
<p><em>Come Away </em></p>
<p><em>IMPORTANT NOTE: This Company is looking more for Composers they can build relationships with, rather than just a specific track for a specific placement. We suspect that if they hear a couple of your tracks and love what you're doing, they'll ask you to send them more music on an ongoing basis. </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit top-notch Fantasy Trailer Instrumentals that could help establish a wonder-filled mood and work well in the context of family-friendly fantasy movie trailers. Your submissions should have enchanting melodies, well-crafted arrangements, and three "acts" that build throughout to a climactic ending. We think Orchestral-based instrumentation will probably suit your submissions best. If you plan on using any virtual Orchestral instrumentation, it should be indistinguishable from the real thing – nothing that sounds stiff or obviously MIDI-driven will work for this request. Overall, your production should be polished, high-quality, and competitive with the references, as well! </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip: Don't be afraid to layer up your instrumentation to create a majestic, blockbuster sound! The bigger the better for this type of Instrumentals </em></p>
<p><em>All submissions should be about 2 to 3 minutes in length (give or take). Non-faded, stinger endings will work best. Please do not copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for overall feel, texture, and tone. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6873691
2022-01-27T06:03:59-08:00
2022-01-27T06:06:27-08:00
Book Quotes - Redeeming Your Time...
<p>Sub-heading: Books I've read.</p>
<p>This installment of "Book Quotes" brought to you by <strong><a contents="Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive&nbsp;by Jordan Raynor." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/3o63Yca" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3498db;">Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive by Jordan Raynor.</span></a></strong></p>
<p>I've marked 111 passages in my kindle! Let's just start with 3!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/0700cbeb587f96b03a8f441c480b8d223eb161c5/original/redeem.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>"God doesn’t need you or me to finish our to-do lists. If the things on our to-do lists are on God’s to-do list, he will complete them with or without us. "</em></p>
<p><br><em>“We are always engaged with our thumbs, but rarely engaged with our thoughts.”</em></p>
<p><br><em>"As one Nobel Prize winner said, “A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.”</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6873683
2022-01-19T06:27:54-08:00
2022-01-19T06:32:08-08:00
Taxi Music Forwards - Investigative Tension ..... and 2 for Dramedy!
<p><em>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1183214245&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
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<p><em>INVESTIGATIVE TENSION INSTRUMENTALS are needed by a Music Licensing Company with a large list of placements in Films, TV Commercials, and A-List TV Shows. </em></p>
<p><em>NOTE: This Company has signed lots of TAXI members over many years and nailed down lots of placements for them! </em></p>
<p><em>This Company is looking for Instrumentals that could be found on a playlist with the following references: </em></p>
<p><em>"404.2 IRC Fantasy" by Mac Quayle </em></p>
<p><em>"Vacation Days" by Thomas Newman </em></p>
<p><em>"The Crime Scene" by Kaae & Batz </em></p>
<p><em>Please send well-composed Instrumentals that could help establish a suspenseful, tense mood in a variety of investigative scenes and scenarios. You'd be wise to stick to a singular motif throughout your pieces, and create a sense of forward momentum and dynamics by layering instrumentation in and out as they progress. Your Cues can be composed around Electronic and/or Orchestral Instrumentation – dark, droning synths, moody orchestral arrangements, or a combination of both. Whichever approach you decide to take, your production and any virtual instruments or samples you use should be top-notch and modern. </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip: We suggest trying to keep your submissions on the simpler side, melodically. Your job is more about establishing a tense mood rather than winning "Composer of the Year"! </em></p>
<p><em>Submissions should be about 2 minutes long, give or take, and have non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings. Do NOT copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
<p><strong>And for Dramedy..<em>..</em></strong></p>
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<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/753478891&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><em>ORCHESTRAL DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a Music Licensing Company with a large list of placements in Films, TV Commercials, and A-List TV Shows. </em></p>
<p><em>NOTE: This Company has signed lots of TAXI members over many years and nailed down lots of placements for them! </em></p>
<p><em>This Company is looking for Instrumental Cues that could be found on a playlist with the following references: </em></p>
<p><em>The Bachelor (from 3:00 to 3:58) </em></p>
<p><em>"Fluffing a Duck" by Kevin MacLeod </em></p>
<p><em>Fixer to Fabulous (from 2:44 to 3:21) </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit quirky Instrumental Cues with high-quality Orchestral instrumentation that could help establish a light dramatic mood in reality TV scenes. Craft your Cues around a singular motif and mood, and create a sense of dynamics and forward momentum by layering instrumentation in and out as they progress. Please be sure that your production and any virtual instruments or samples you use are fresh, high-quality, and modern. </em></p>
<p><em>Submissions should be about 2 minutes long, give or take, and have non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings. Do NOT copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6861887
2022-01-07T07:44:48-08:00
2022-01-27T06:14:00-08:00
"Hears" to 2021
<p>Here is a modest collection of tracks either signed by music libraries or released by yours truly in the year 2021.</p>
<p>As you may know, live music is my "day gig", but when I'm at home I'm working on original music, most always during the day, so.... now I'm confused.... haha. Anyway, as usual, my musical tastes are all over the map. </p>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6846614
2021-12-20T06:23:12-08:00
2022-05-09T19:13:45-07:00
Christmas Time Is Here...
<p>Find both of these tracks on Spotify, Amazon, iTunes, etc.!</p>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6834537
2021-12-08T17:52:27-08:00
2021-12-21T06:06:45-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Dark, Dystopian Christmas & Dramedy
<p><em>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1157854363&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></em></p>
<p><em>ORIGINAL DARK, DYSTOPIAN CHRISTMAS INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a Music Library that’s always hustling and landing placements for TAXI members in TV Shows, Film projects, and Movie Trailers! </em></p>
<p><em>This Library is on the hunt for Mid-to-Up-Tempo Instrumental Cues that could fit in the general stylistic ballpark of the following references: </em></p>
<p><em>"Snow Wonders" by Myuu </em></p>
<p><em>"Carol of the Bells" by Lucas King </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit original, well-composed Christmas Instrumental Cues that have a dark, dystopian sound and vibe. Craft your Cues around an eerie motif, and create a sense of forward momentum and dynamics by layering instrumentation in and out as they progress. We think Orchestral or Orchestral Hybrid instrumentation with Christmas-y accents like glockenspiel, jingle bells, tubular bells, etc. will be the best approach for this request. Please be sure your production and any virtual instruments or samples you use are high-quality, polished, and modern. If your Cues could put a chill down the listener's spine send them in! </em></p>
<p><em>All submissions should be about 60 to 90 seconds long, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Please do NOT copy the referenced examples in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, texture, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/753478891&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/981603970&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><em>Lots of QUIRKY ORCHESTRAL DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a Music Licensing Company with a large list of placements in Films, TV Commercials, and A-List TV Shows. </em></p>
<p><em>NOTE: This Company has signed lots of TAXI members over many years and nailed down tons of placements for them! </em></p>
<p><em>This Company is looking for Instrumental Cues that could be found on a playlist with the following references: </em></p>
<p><em>"Desperate Elves" by Steve Barden </em></p>
<p><em>RHOSLC Highlights S1 Ep6 (From 1:35 - 2:00) </em></p>
<p><em>"Fluffing a Duck" by Kevin MacLeod </em></p>
<p><em>IMPORTANT NOTE: This Company has specifically requested that you only submit pieces that have distinct, complementary A and B melodic sections. Be sure that when the sectional change happens, the mood and/or emotion stays cohesive.</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1107737107&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><em>TAXI ROAD RALLY - Film & TV Instrumental and Cue Pitch and Feedback Panel (TAXI Screeners) – Instrumentals and Instrumental Cues (from TAXI MEMBERS only) </em></p>
<p><em>Instrumentals and Cues played during this panel will be chosen randomly from a playlist generated from this TAXI Listing! <br>Submissions NOT played during the panel will be screened about 30 days after the Rally by the panelists, and Forwards will go on to a TAXI Instrumental Compilation that will go out to a few of our favorite Music Libraries. <br>Instrumentals and Cues submitted will NOT be pre-screened before the panel, so every submission has an EQUAL CHANCE of being randomly selected and played on the panel by a randomization algorithm! <br>You get two chances at having the panelists hear your Instrumentals and Cues: 1) Randomly during the panel, or 2) By getting Forwarded by TAXI’s A&R people after the Rally!</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6727249
2021-08-25T18:04:46-07:00
2021-08-25T18:05:35-07:00
2 Taxi Music Forwards - Orchestral-Based Dramedy Instrumental Cue
<p><em>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em><br><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1107737107&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/753478891&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></em></p>
<p><em>ORCHESTRAL-Based DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a very successful Music Licensing Company that lands placements on hundreds of shows on Major Networks every year! </em></p>
<p><em>This Company is on the hunt for Instrumental Cues in the general stylistic ballpark of the following references: </em></p>
<p><em>"Desperate Elves" by Steve Barden </em></p>
<p><em>"Sneaky Snitch" by Kevin MacLeod </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit top-notch Dramedy Instrumental Cues that could work well in the context of funny or quirky scenes in competition-based Reality TV Shows. Craft your Cues around a singular motif, and create a sense of forward momentum and dynamics by layering instrumentation in and out as they progress. Please be sure that your production and any virtual Orchestral instrumentation you use are high-quality and modern – nothing low-quality or synthetic-sounding will work for this request. </em></p>
<p><em>NOTE: The placements generated from this Company will likely have good royalty payouts on the backend since they would be on Major Network Shows! Sounds great to us! </em></p>
<p><em>Your submissions should be about 90 seconds to 2 minutes long, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Do NOT copy the referenced material in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6679669
2021-07-05T17:12:46-07:00
2021-07-05T17:13:46-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Ambient to Unsettling Instrumental Cue
<p><em>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>Had to change moods "mid-ocean" for this one!</p>
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<p><em>"AMBIENT to UNSETTLING" INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a hard-working Music Library that’s always landing placements in TV Shows, Film projects, and Movie Trailers! </em></p>
<p><em>NOTE: We’re not providing any references for this request, as we think they might be more limiting than helpful. Please be sure to read this Listing very carefully! </em></p>
<p><em>Quoting the Library: "We're looking for Cues that start in an ambient state, feeling like you're floating without a care in the world, loved, ethereal and then something unsettling starts to get added. Something that makes your stomach feel uneasy, that makes you feel not quite right. Like you've been in this euphoria and then your inner voice is telling you something is very wrong." </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit top-notch Instrumental Cues that start out with an ethereal, ambient mood and transition into an unsettling mood as they progress. We think Orchestral or Electronic instrumentation (or a hybrid of both) will suit your submissions best. Please be sure that your production and any virtual instruments or samples you use are high-quality and modern. </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip: Although the mood of your pieces changes, they should still remain cohesive. They shouldn't feel like two different Cues stitched together. We think starting off with a tranquil, almost drone-like mood at the beginning of your Cues and then introducing some dissonant tones and maybe some unsettling, pulsating rhythmic elements could be a good approach to take – feel free to get creative! </em></p>
<p><em>Submissions should be about 90 seconds long, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip 2: There's no exact request for timings as to how long each mood should last, but given that they've asked for Cues that are about 90 seconds long, you might want to try sort of a three-stage approach - about 30 seconds of "all is good in the world," followed by about 30 seconds of "here's a hint that the $#!+ might hit the fan soon," followed by about 30 seconds of building dissonant, unsettling, pulsating, "Oh yeah, this is going to get bad." They didn't ask for a big, bombastic, climax, so don't take it all the way there. Just leave listeners with the feeling that something bad is going to happen, and we're pretty sure the editors of (presumably Trailers) will add the big stabs, Taiko drum hits, and whatever bombastic stuff they need for the climax. </em></p>
<p><em>Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6606744
2021-04-17T06:16:10-07:00
2021-04-17T06:16:10-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Light Drama Piano-Based Instrumental
<p><em>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1020059638&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></em></p>
<p><em>"LIGHT DRAMA" PIANO-Based INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by an EXCLUSIVE Music Library that's connected with many TV Production Companies and Showrunners! </em></p>
<p><em>IMPORTANT NOTE: This company is brand new to requesting music from TAXI's members, so chances are you don’t have any material in their catalog yet! This is a great opportunity to create a new outlet for your music and begin a new relationship with an awesome company! </em></p>
<p><em>This Library is looking for for a bunch of Mid-to-Up-Tempo Instrumental Cues in the general stylistic ballpark of the following references we got directly from them: </em></p>
<p><em>Instrumental Reference #1 </em></p>
<p><em>Instrumental Reference #2 </em></p>
<p><em>Instrumental Reference #3 </em></p>
<p><em>Quoting the Library: "We'd like to hear light drama Cues in a range of moods from sad, to positive, hopeful to dark." </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit well-composed, Piano-based Instrumental Cues that could create a light sense of drama in a range of TV show scenes. Your submissions can contain instrumentation in addition to Piano, but it should remain the base and focus of your pieces. Craft your Cues around a singular motif and mood, and create a sense of forward momentum and dynamics by layering instrumentation in and out as they progress. Please be sure that your production and any software sounds or samples you use are high-quality and modern (nothing dated, please!). </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip: This Library is NOT looking for huge, building pieces. They want Cues that could help establish a mood in a scene without getting overwhelming. Listen closely to the references to see what we mean by this. </em></p>
<p><em>All submissions should be at least 90 seconds long, and can run up to 2 minutes (a little bit longer is fine). Well-crafted, buttoned/stinger endings are required – do NOT submit anything with faded endings. Do NOT copy the referenced tracks in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6603846
2021-04-14T08:46:25-07:00
2021-04-14T08:49:21-07:00
Track Signed!
<p>I wrote this for a particular project that was looking for a theme song.</p>
<p>As sometimes happens, what you write a track for doesn't get chosen, but it ends up being signed with someone else. Which is the case here. It will eventually get re-titled for whatever it gets used for.</p>
<p>It was an excellent learning experience writing within a specific time constraint and trying to translate the emotion needed for a news or political program.</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1029405112&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6600143
2021-04-10T05:16:41-07:00
2021-04-10T05:18:43-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Light-Hearted Orchestral Comedic Dramedy Instrumental Cue
<p><em>Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>All my clowning around in the studio has awarded me another track sent out for consideration...</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/812161966&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></em></p>
<p><em>LIGHT-HEARTED ORCHESTRAL COMEDIC DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by an EXCLUSIVE Music Library that's connected with many TV Production Companies and Showrunners! </em></p>
<p><em>IMPORTANT NOTE: This company is brand new to requesting music from TAXI's members, so chances are you don’t have any material in their catalog yet! This is a great opportunity to create a new outlet for your music and begin a new relationship with an awesome company! </em></p>
<p><em>This Library is on the hunt for a bunch of Mid-to-Up-Tempo Instrumental Cues that could be found on a playlist with the following references: </em></p>
<p><em>"Sneaky Snitch" by Kevin MacLeod </em></p>
<p><em>Instrumental Reference #2 </em></p>
<p><em>"Desperate Elves" by Steve Barden </em></p>
<p><em>Quoting the Library: "We're looking for light-hearted, funny Cues with simple orchestration, light beats, lots of comedic stops. Childish or toy-ish sounds will work well, here." </em></p>
<p><em>Please send well-composed Dramedy Cues with a light-hearted, quirky vibe and sound. Craft your submissions around a singular mischievous mood and motif, and create a sense of forward movement and dynamics by layering instrumentation in and out as they progress. Your Cues should incorporate light Orchestral instrumentation like pizzicato strings, oboes, glockenspiel, etc. If you're planning on using any virtual instruments, they need to sound high-quality and modern. Your production should be top-notch, as well. </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip: Simpler is often better for these kinds of Cues! Your pieces shouldn't be so busy that they could distract from dialog from a scene. </em></p>
<p><em>All submissions should be at least 90 seconds long, and can run up to 2 minutes (a little bit longer is fine). Well-crafted, buttoned/stinger endings are required – do NOT submit anything with faded endings. Do NOT copy the referenced tracks in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6587930
2021-03-29T07:32:45-07:00
2021-03-29T07:32:45-07:00
2 Taxi Music Forwards! - Light Dramedy Instrumental Cues
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1009181227&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1009216108&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></em></p>
<p><em>Lots of LIGHT DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a Music Library with a great history of Reality TV placements! </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit Mid-to-Up-Tempo Instrumental Cues that would fall within the general stylistic wheelhouse of the following references: </em></p>
<p><em>Tyler Cameron's Massage Prank | The Bachelor (from 3:00 to 3:58) </em></p>
<p><em>"Sneaky Snitch" by Kevin MacLeod </em></p>
<p><em>RHONJ Season 11 Premiere (from 6:45 to 7:02) </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit well-composed, LIGHT Dramedy Instrumental Cues that could work well in quirky and funny scenes in the context of Reality TV shows. Craft your pieces around a singular motif, and create a sense of forward-movement and dynamics by layering instrumentation in and out as they progress. Instrumentation in the same general vein of the references will suit your submissions well. Be sure to avoid submitting anything that sounds too busy, as it could interfere with a scene’s dialog. Your production and any and all software sounds you use need to be polished and modern, as well. </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip: This library needs a bunch of Instrumental Cues in this style; so if you’ve got the goods, don’t be shy about submitting multiple pieces for this opportunity! </em></p>
<p><em>All submissions should be about 90 seconds to 2 minutes long (give or take) with non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings. Do NOT copy the examples in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, texture, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6572385
2021-03-12T17:26:27-08:00
2021-03-12T17:26:27-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Dramatic, Atmospheric Instrumental
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/998682349&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></em></p>
<p><em>DRAMATIC, ATMOSPHERIC INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a very successful Music Licensing Company with a fast-growing list of placements and clients. </em></p>
<p><em>This company is on the hunt for Instrumental Cues in the general stylistic ballpark of the following references: </em></p>
<p><em>"CLOCKMAKER" by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross </em></p>
<p><em>"402.2 The Other One" by Mac Quayle </em></p>
<p><em>"Sonia" by Cliff Martinez </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit well-composed Instrumental Cues that could help establish a dramatic atmosphere in a scene. Your submissions can be straight Electronic pieces, or they can be a hybrid of Orchestral and Electronic instrumentation. Production-wise, your submissions should be polished and feature state-of-the-art software sounds and samples. Any virtual Orchestral instrumentation you use should be high-quality and not stiff or obviously MIDI-Driven. You'd be wise to stick to a single motif mood, and layer instrumentation in-and-out as you progress to create a subtle sense of forward momentum. </em></p>
<p><em>NOTE: This Company is NOT looking for Cues that build in tension and dynamics greatly as they progress. They want music that will set the atmosphere of a scene without a ton of melodic and dynamic movement/change. Subtler is better for this pitch! </em></p>
<p><em>Your submissions should be about 90 seconds to 2 minutes long, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Do NOT copy the referenced material in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed. </em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6559457
2021-02-26T08:04:36-08:00
2021-02-26T08:09:40-08:00
It's All in the Title
<p>Here's a quick tip from me for making tiny incomes from the songs you write. I've seen the examples of this on apps like TikTok, but this was further put to my attention after receiving a lup-sum "paycheck" of over 4 whole dollars from my music being used on Facebook. (Just make sure you use a platform like CDBaby. Your music will magically appear worldwide and whatever platforms you choose-might as well choose them all! lol)</p>
<p>Okay, here's my tip. Ready?...</p>
<p>Write songs with titles like "Say Hello to My Little Friend" and "A Girl and Her Dog". A close third would be "Mamma Gonna Whoop You".</p>
<p>There ya go. Now, I don't write songs just to make money. I write from titles that interest me or challenge me to see what I come up with. Though the humorous ones are fun, it seems to me they're way fun for others too!</p>
<p>You can find them <strong><a contents="on my store" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">on my store</span></a></strong> and everywhere on the internet! </p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9jYoLG8xDRk" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_JxafVidYAk" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Moo9_EzQTug" width="560"></iframe></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6555357
2021-02-22T07:04:04-08:00
2021-02-22T07:06:51-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Fun, Pizzicato-Based Instrumental
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/981603970&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></em></p>
<p>FUN, PIZZICATO-Based INSTRUMENTALS are needed by a great Music Library with International Distribution and lots of success in Film and TV placements. </p>
<p>This Library is on the hunt for Instrumentals that could fit on a playlist with the following references: </p>
<p>"Kids Welcome" by Felix Thoma </p>
<p>"Pizzicato Playtime" by Sam Fonteyn </p>
<p>"Take A Walk" by Felix Thoma </p>
<p>Please submit fun, well-produced Instrumentals that feature Pizzicato Strings as their focal point. Additional instrumentation like xylophone, drums, clarinet, etc. is fine, just be sure that Pizzicato Strings remain the focus. We suggest crafting your pieces around a singular mood and motif so they remain cohesive throughout. Please be sure that your production and any virtual instrumentation you use are polished, modern, and not dated or obviously MIDI-driven. </p>
<p>All submissions should be about 2 to 4 minutes long (give or take) with non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings. Do NOT copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, texture, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6512112
2021-01-02T06:56:47-08:00
2021-01-02T06:57:13-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Cinematic Orchestral Instrumental
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/918675907&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></em></p>
<p>Several CINEMATIC ORCHESTRAL or ORCHESTRAL/HYBRID INSTRUMENTALS are needed by a Music Licensing Company that specializes in music for content creators as well as TV shows and Film projects! </p>
<p>They’re searching for Instrumentals in the general stylistic wheelhouse of the references below: </p>
<p>"The Journey" by Philipp Klein </p>
<p>"Automa" by Mattia Turzo </p>
<p>BMW Commercial </p>
<p>"Dream Is Collapsing" by Han Zimmer </p>
<p>IMPORTANT: They do NOT want Instrumentals with lots of "stops" and "starts." Instead, create developmental “arcs” that build throughout by layering instrumentation in and out as your pieces progress. </p>
<p>Please submit well-produced Instrumentals composed of Orchestral, Organic, or Electronic Instrumentation - or a hybrid of any combination of the three! Your submissions should have well-crafted melodies, compelling rhythms, and an overall cinematic vibe and sound. If you're using any virtual instruments or samples, be sure that they are state-of-the-art and high-quality as nothing dated or obviously quantized will work, here. If you could imagine your Instrumentals in film or TV scenes, trailers, or promos, you could be onto something! </p>
<p>TAXI Tip: We think it'd be a good idea to stick to one central motif, mood, and style throughout your Instrumentals. </p>
<p>Your submissions should be at least 2 minutes in length – a little bit longer is fine. Non-Faded/Buttoned, Stinger endings will work best for this request. Do NOT copy the referenced material in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6510236
2020-12-30T08:38:06-08:00
2021-12-10T04:35:25-08:00
Taxi Music Forward -Swampy Blues Instrumental
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>Setting aside my new adventures into orchestration samples and the composing with, and the manipulation of, said tools of the trade, I actually picked a guitar for this one and channeled my inner bluesmeister.</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/950768695&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe> <br><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></em></p>
<p><em>A Bunch of SWAMPY BLUES INSTRUMENTALS and/or INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a U.K. Music Licensing Company with GREAT Worldwide Distribution and lots of awesome placements in Film and TV. </em></p>
<p><em>The client is looking for several Instrumentals/Cues in All Tempos that would fall within the general stylistic ballpark of the following examples: </em></p>
<p><em>"Hoochie Coochie Man" by Muddy Waters </em></p>
<p><em>"The Gypsy Woman Told Me" by John Primer & Bob Corritore </em></p>
<p><em>"Come and Take It" by John Németh </em></p>
<p><em>"The Thrill Is Gone" by B.B. King </em></p>
<p><em>Although the references have vocals, please submit Instrumentals/Cues only for this pitch. </em></p>
<p><em>IMPORTANT NOTE: This company is only interested in signing material from composers who have worked for libraries and licensing companies in the past and understand how standard deals work. If you don't have that experience and you don't know the drill on typical deals, then they politely ask that you don't submit to this request. </em></p>
<p><em>Send them recently-recorded Instrumentals (or Cues) that capture the heart and soul of the Swampy Southern Blues genre. Your submissions should have solid rhythms, soulful melodies, and superb musicianship. It'd be a good idea to stick with typical Blues instrumentation, arrangements, and rhythms. They're looking for strictly Blues Instrumentals/Cues, so avoid submitting anything that has a Rock or Country tilt to it. </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip: If you decide to use any software instruments or samples, they need to be high-quality and convincing. Authenticity is key for nailing this request, so the more your music sounds like it's being performed by real musicians playing real instruments, the better. </em></p>
<p><em>All submissions should be about 2 to 4 minutes long for Instrumentals and roughly 90 seconds to 2 minutes for Cues, give or take. Non-Faded, Button/Stinger endings will work best for this request. Do NOT copy the referenced examples in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6510235
2020-12-30T08:31:00-08:00
2020-12-30T08:32:44-08:00
Taxi Music Forward -Middle Eastern Trap Instrumental
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>I thought I'd try to get that sound you hear when pulling up behind, beside, or wherever to a rumbling someone stopped at a traffic light. You know the sound. I tried to tap into that vibe. Your welcome! Lol </p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/936008599&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></em></p>
<p><em>A Bunch of TRAP INSTRUMENTALS with Middle Eastern Flavor are needed by a leading EXCLUSIVE Music Licensing Company for a bunch of ongoing placements that will air on Middle Eastern-themed TV programs and Documentaries. They could also air anywhere in the world, not just the Middle East! This company is distributed internationally by Universal Music! </em></p>
<p><em>Send them Mid-To-Up-Tempo Instrumentals in the general stylistic ballpark of the references below: </em></p>
<p><em>"HABIBI" by H E M I S P H E R E </em></p>
<p><em>"Hafla" by ISRAEL BEATS </em></p>
<p><em>"Ghazal" by GIP$Y HUSSLE </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit modern, rhythmically engaging Instrumentals that seamlessly marry Trap beats and production with overtly Middle Eastern-influenced melodies, scales, and instrumentation. Please be sure that your production and any virtual instruments or samples you use sound high-quality and modern – nothing low-quality or dated will work for this request. </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip: Your submissions can include some Middle Eastern-sounding non-lyrical Vocal elements, but keep them sparse and at a minimum! Oohs, Ahs, etc. – no words! </em></p>
<p><em>Your submissions should be around 3 minutes in length, give or take, and no shorter than 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Do NOT copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Do NOT submit any material with unauthorized samples of any other artists’ music, sounds, or any other form of media. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6496026
2020-12-10T05:49:29-08:00
2020-12-10T05:49:29-08:00
2 Taxi Music Forwards - Fun, Quirky, Dramedy-Style Instrumentals
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>2 tracks sent on. The first one is brand new.</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/916253225&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/753478891&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><em>Several FUN, QUIRKY DRAMEDY-Style INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a premier Production Music Library with an extensive history of great <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />placements! </em></p>
<p><em>They’re looking for Mid-to-Up-Tempo Instrumental Cues in the general stylistic ballpark of the following references: </em></p>
<p><em>"Hidden Agenda" by Kevin MacLeod </em></p>
<p><em>"Funny Music Instrumental" </em></p>
<p><em>"You Don't Know What You're Talking About" by Steve Barden </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit well-produced Dramedy-style Instrumental Cues that have a fun, quirky vibe and sound. Craft your Cues around a singular motif and mood, and create a sense of forward momentum and dynamics by layering instruments in and out as your Cue progresses. We think instruments like pizzicato strings, piano, glockenspiel, bassoon, etc., etc., etc. could work well, but don't limit yourself to just those ideas. If you're using virtual instruments or samples, be sure that they don't sound dated, overly quantized, or obviously MIDI-driven. </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip: They're looking for stuff that's light and fun, so please avoid submitting anything dark, sad, or melancholy! </em></p>
<p><em>All submissions should be about 2 minutes long, give or take. Non-faded, Buttoned/Stinger endings are strongly encouraged for this request. Do NOT copy the referenced Cues in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for feel, texture, tone, and vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6496008
2020-12-10T05:35:39-08:00
2020-12-10T05:35:39-08:00
Video! - Original Orchestral Track Set to Picture
<p>After a short study of the chord structure and melody from John William's Theme for Jurassic Park, I wrote a piece for a music pitch and orchestrated it mainly using <a contents="Spitfire's BBC Symphony Orchestra Core" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.spitfireaudio.com/bbcso/" target="_blank">Spitfire's BBC Symphony Orchestra Core</a> library samples with a little help from <a contents="EastWest Hollywood Orchestra" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.soundsonline.com/Classical-and-Orchestral" target="_blank">EastWest Hollywood Orchestra</a>.</p>
<p>While it was sent on to a music library for further consideration, I went ahead and found some public domain footage for my experiment.</p>
<p>By the way, I came up with the title after needing an ear break while I was working on this. I step outside, gazing upon our garden at home and it popped into my head and sort of...."grew" on me. </p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5q2UANB9A2U" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Here's the track by itself:</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/906788143&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
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<a href="https://soundcloud.com/steveprobst" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Steve Probst">Steve Probst</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/steveprobst/hope-blooms-ozma" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Hope Blooms (Orchestral Instrumental)">Hope Blooms (Orchestral Instrumental)</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6442729
2020-09-25T07:00:03-07:00
2020-10-10T08:51:38-07:00
Taxi Music....Backward - The Track I Forgot to Submit!
<p>Wow, I was disappointed. I wrote a short piece of music for a specific pitch looking for "election" music.</p>
<p>I uploaded it but FORGOT to pitch it! Now what to do with it? I know, make a silly video featuring my exciting original score.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="VwcfQpQ8og0" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/VwcfQpQ8og0/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VwcfQpQ8og0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="315" width="500" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>Here's the track on it's own:</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/869141779&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
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<a href="https://soundcloud.com/steveprobst" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Steve Probst">Steve Probst</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/steveprobst/here-comes-election-day-presidential-election-instrumental" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Here Comes Election Day (Presidential Election Instrumental)">Here Comes Election Day (Presidential Election Instrumental)</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6439237
2020-09-21T07:52:24-07:00
2020-09-21T07:52:24-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Hopeful, Inspiring Instrumentals
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>Hopeful? Inspiring? Why of course, I'll go back to the orchestra. </p>
<p>Once again, it's <a contents="Spitfire's BBC Symphony Orchestra Core Sample Library" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/bbc-symphony-orchestra-core/" target="_blank">Spitfire's BBC Symphony Orchestra Core Sample Library</a> for the majority of this track with some help from <a contents="EastWest Composer Cloud" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.soundsonline.com/" target="_blank">EastWest Composer Cloud</a> for piano, choir, drums, and percussion.</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/876565597&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />Lots of HOPEFUL and INSPIRING INSTRUMENTALS are needed by a very active and fast-growing Music Licensing Company! </p>
<p>This client is looking a bunch of Instrumentals in the general stylistic range of the following examples: </p>
<p>"Life Is a Game" - Fearless Motivation Instrumentals </p>
<p>“Blue Ice” by Olexandr Ignatov </p>
<p>“Adventure” by Morninglightmusic </p>
<p>Please submit well-composed Instrumentals that convey an inspiring and hopeful feel, spirit, and vibe. Your submissions can be composed of Electronic, Organic, or Orchestral Instrumentation or a hybrid of any combination of the three! If you’re going to use samples or Virtual Instruments, please make sure they sound convincing and real. There are many possibilities that could work for this request. Please be sure your instrumentals feel uplifting and have a developmental “arc” that builds throughout. </p>
<p>TAXI Tip: Your submissions should stick to one central motif, mood, and emotion from beginning to end. </p>
<p>Your Instrumentals can be anywhere from 60 seconds to 3+ minutes in length; however, 2:30 to 3:00 is ideal, per the client. Non-Faded, Button/Stinger endings will work best for this request. Do NOT copy the referenced examples in any way, shape, or form. Use only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6434252
2020-09-15T12:03:20-07:00
2020-09-15T12:03:20-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Modern, Orchestral-Hybrid Instrumental
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>Just piano, strings, and harp for this one based on a BMW commercial. It was nice exercise in starting with a pensive musical mood releasing into a building, hopefulness. :) An added, "Well played and orchestrated!" critique gives me confidence to keep looking ahead.</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/873041302&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></em>A Bunch of MODERN ORCHESTRAL-HYBRID INSTRUMENTALS are needed by a very active and fast-growing Music Licensing Company! </p>
<p>This client is looking for Mid-To-Up-Tempo Instrumentals that are in the general ballpark of the following examples: </p>
<p>Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet: Revelation of Luxury | Trailer </p>
<p>2019 Lexus ES Luxury Sedan Experience (From 0:00 - 2:20) </p>
<p>BMW Commercial </p>
<p>Please send original Orchestral-Hybrid Instrumentals with a sophisticated feel and vibe. While your arrangements can include Organic and/or Electronic instrumentation, modern high-quality string sounds should be the focus. Please be sure any Orchestral instrumentation you use is well-played and articulated. Anything that’s obviously synthetic-sounding won't work for this company. If your pieces sound like they would work in the background of a luxury car commercial, you’re probably on the right track! </p>
<p>TAXI Tip: Please be sure your submissions stick to one central motif, mood, and style from beginning to end. Your submissions should be well structured and have developmental “arcs” that build throughout. </p>
<p>Your Instrumentals can be anywhere from 60 seconds to 3+ minutes in length; however, 2:30 to 3:00 is ideal, per the client. Non-Faded, Stinger endings will work best for this request. Do NOT copy the referenced examples in any way, shape, or form. Use only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</p>
<p> </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6419539
2020-08-28T11:59:01-07:00
2020-08-28T11:59:01-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Epic, Cinematic Instrumental
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>Once again, it's <a contents="Spitfire's BBC Symphony Orchestra Core Sample Library" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/bbc-symphony-orchestra-core/" target="_blank">Spitfire's BBC Symphony Orchestra Core Sample Library</a> for the majority of this track with some help from <a contents="EastWest Composer Cloud" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.soundsonline.com/" target="_blank">EastWest Composer Cloud</a> for piano, choir, drums, and percussion.</p>
<p> Utilized more of the woodwind section for this adventure. </p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/864079909&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></em></p>
<p>EPIC, CINEMATIC INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a very successful boutique Music Library that's distributed by Universal and has tons of credits in Big Films, Countless TV Shows, and Commercials! </p>
<p>This is a catalog you want to be in! Please listen to the following examples our client gave us to get yourself in the ballpark of what they need: </p>
<p>The Bravery by Sky Mubs (From 0:00 - 1:31) </p>
<p>Never Give Up by Walter Bergmann (From 0:00 - 1:18) </p>
<p>Quoting The Music Library: “These reference tracks are intended to inspire you and help you understand what we’re after. We recommend you use these listening examples only until they complete the first climax section." </p>
<p>Please submit well-composed Instrumental Cues that deliver an epic, cinematic vibe in the general ballpark of the references above. Submissions should have ONE clear compositional concept/motif per Instrumental Cue and should continuously build throughout. Stick to a singular mood so that your submissions are cohesive from top to bottom. Please avoid very prominent melodies, and instead use understated motifs and accents that complement the patterns/textures. </p>
<p>Your instrumentation can be Organic, Orchestral, Electronic, or a hybrid, as long as your Instrumental Cues have tons of epic energy that builds as they progress. Please be sure any instrumentation you use sounds realistic, and not stiff or synthetic. Top-notch programming, and the use of excellent samples and virtual instruments are all requirements for this pitch. </p>
<p>All submissions should be about 2 minutes long, give or take. Good edit points and Non-Faded, Buttoned/Stinger endings are required. Broadcast Quality is needed. </p>
<p>NOTE: This company is only interested in signing material from composers who have worked with music libraries and music licensing companies in the past, and understand how those deals work. If you don't understand the drill on library deals, they politely ask that you don't submit to this request. </p>
<p>This Music Library offers an EXCLUSIVE deal with a cool twist. You’ll keep 50% of all gross income generated by your music, plus you’ll retain 100% of the Writer’s share income generated by your PRO. In other words, if the company licenses your music under a blanket deal, you’ll get income. If they license it for a YouTube video, you’ll get income. Not all music libraries pay you for things like that! The Publisher will get 100% of the Publisher’s share.</p>
<p> </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6419075
2020-08-28T10:45:53-07:00
2020-08-28T10:56:53-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Hopeful, Inspiring Instrumental
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>This pitch called for a bigger production, so I dared to come up with something. I'm ecstatic about making it through the gate with this one! </p>
<p>I do not have any formal training in composing and arranging for orchestra. So I humbly relied on my God-given "ear" to make it all come together somehow. Absolutely love the outcome! At no time was a guitar played during the making of this musical piece! So weird, right?</p>
<p>I recently acquired <a contents="Spitfire's BBC Symphony Orchestra Core Sample Library" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/bbc-symphony-orchestra-core/" target="_blank">Spitfire's BBC Symphony Orchestra Core Sample Library</a> for the majority of this track with some help from <a contents="EastWest Composer Cloud" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.soundsonline.com/" target="_blank">EastWest Composer Cloud</a> for piano, choir, and percussion.</p>
<p> There's another big orchestral track as well I'll be posting about shortly.</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/860582146&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" />A Bunch of HOPEFUL, INSPIRING INSTRUMENTALS are needed by a European Music Licensing Company with an impressive list of placements in Film, TV, and Commercials! </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit well-composed Instrumentals that are emotionally uplifting and full of hope. Your submissions can be composed of Electronic, Organic, or Orchestral Instrumentation, or a hybrid of any combination of the three! There are many possibilities that could work for this request. Please be sure your submissions feel uplifting and have a developmental “arc” that builds throughout. </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI TIP: If you plan to use virtual instruments, please be sure that they sound like the real thing. Synthetic or obviously MIDI-driven material will not work for this pitch.</em></p>
<p> </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6410930
2020-08-16T17:38:27-07:00
2020-08-16T17:38:27-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Emotionally Uplifting Orchestral Instrumentals
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>I've truly enjoyed my little musical tangent into writing orchestral tracks. More to come!</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/858538327&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p><em>Several EMOTIONALLY UPLIFTING ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a very successful boutique Music Library that's distributed by Universal and has tons of credits in Big Films, Countless TV Shows, and Commercials! </em></p>
<p><em>This is a catalog you want to be in! Please listen to the following examples our client gave us to get yourself in the ballpark of what they need: </em></p>
<p><em>Instrumental Examples </em></p>
<p><em>Quoting The Music Library: “These reference tracks are intended to inspire you and help you understand what we’re after. The examples should give you a deeper and more intuitive feel for the main aspects of composition, mood, and sound, but in no way are we asking you to copy them. We’re looking for your own unique interpretation.” </em></p>
<p><em>The client is looking for Inspiring Instrumental Cues that start quietly and build to a lush, dramatic climax. Submissions should have ONE clear compositional concept per Cue and should continuously build throughout. Please avoid very prominent melodies, and instead use understated motifs and accents that complement the patterns/textures. </em></p>
<p><em>Your Instrumental Cues should be primarily Orchestral-based, and should be relatively minimalistic in their arrangements. They are NOT looking to hear epic trailer style Instrumental Cues for this request. It’s fine to have a few lower percussion hits in isolated spots, but in general, stay away from anything that sounds too big or grand. </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip: Please be sure any Orchestral instrumentation you use sounds realistic, and not stiff or synthetic. Top-notch programming, and the use of excellent samples and virtual instruments are all requirements for this pitch. </em></p>
<p><em>All submissions should be about 2 minutes long, give or take. Good edit points and Non-Faded, Buttoned/Stinger endings are required. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6409097
2020-08-13T17:42:29-07:00
2020-08-14T07:14:17-07:00
2 Tracks Forwarded, 4 Tracks Signed
<p>So the way it works, you get 2 tracks sent to a music library, they email you they would like to sign them and ask if you have anymore.</p>
<p>Why, yes I think to myself. [Open email. Attach, Send]</p>
<p>Moral of the story: Sign 4 tracks! Oh, and also, work hard at getting your work up to snuff.</p>
<p>Still, it doesn't guarantee a placement on TV or in film, but it gets me that much closer. In the meantime, I'll keep writing.</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/853388839&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/853389706&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/853387351&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/721258144&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6406878
2020-08-10T19:55:43-07:00
2021-09-27T06:03:32-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Investigative Tension Instrumental Cue
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/850029424%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-Ee8W8QEba12&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/721966849&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p>Lots of INVESTIGATIVE TENSION INSTRUMENTALS and/or INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a BRAND NEW Music Library that's being started by a successful Editor for Major TV shows! </p>
<p>They need a bunch of Investigative Tension Instrumentals and/or Cues in a variety of tempos and styles. Please listen to the references below to get a generalidea of what they need: </p>
<p>"Crime Scene" by Thomas Ferriere </p>
<p>Police Investigation Underscore Music </p>
<p>"The Crime Scene" by Kaae & Batz </p>
<p>Please send well-composed Instrumentals (and/or Cues) that could enhance the investigative tone found in Crime-related TV Shows and Films! Stick to a singular motif and mood throughout, so your pieces are cohesive from top to bottom. Your Instrumentals (and/or Cues) can be composed around Electronic and/or Orchestral Instrumentation. Keep your submissions on the simple side and remember that this is all about setting a mood! </p>
<p>TAXI Tip: This new catalog is being built from the ground up, so the company will need a LOT of pieces in this style. If you can picture your Instrumentals (and/or Cue) working in Investigative Crime shows like: CSI, NCIS, or Criminal Minds, send them in! </p>
<p>All submissions should be about 2 to 4 minutes long for Instrumentals and roughly 90 seconds to 2 minutes for Cues, give or take. Non-Faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Do NOT copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, texture, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6406316
2020-08-10T08:00:57-07:00
2020-08-10T19:42:19-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Orchestral-Based Tension Instrumentals
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>Need less to say in 2020 I've had a lot of time to hone some skills in sound library production and "orchestration " (<< I humbly mentioned that word as I've had no training at this. I'm only relying on my ear to figure out what sounds good and interesting to generate the mood needed for this music request)</p>
<p>Yesterday, I received an email from the music library stating their desire to sign these two tracks. So, um, YES! </p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/853388839&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/853389706&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p>Lots of ORCHESTRAL-Based TENSION INSTRUMENTALS and/or INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a BRAND NEW Music Library that's being started by a successful Editor for Major TV shows! </p>
<p>They 're looking for a bunch of Tension Instrumentals and/or Cues in a variety of tempos. Please listen to the references below to get a general idea of what they need: </p>
<p>The Shahs of Sunset (Starting From 0:08 – 0:22) </p>
<p>“RHONJ” (Starting From 1:30 – 2:17) </p>
<p>Please send well-composed Instrumentals (and/or Cues) that use Orchestral instrumentation to evoke tense, anxious, and anticipatory feelings. While your Instrumentals (or Cues) should be Orchestral-based, they’re open to arrangements that include some additional organic or electronic elements if used tastefully and sparingly. </p>
<p>Please be sure that your Orchestral instrumentation is well-played, sounds authentic, and feels believable. Any material that sounds stiff, synthetic, or obviouslyMIDI-driven will not work for this request. Sticking with one musical idea/theme/motif from start to finish is strongly recommended, as it could make your pieces easier to use. </p>
<p>All submissions should be about 2 to 4 minutes long for Instrumentals and roughly 90 seconds to 2 minutes for Cues, give or take. Non-Faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Do NOT copy the examples in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, texture, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.<br>_________________________________</p>
<p>I wrote three tracks for the pitch. This one below was the first I wrote before the forwarded tracks above, but was passed on. I got a little crazy with the new BBC Symphony Orchestra sound library </p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/853387351&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6381492
2020-07-09T19:19:40-07:00
2020-07-09T19:20:09-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Contemporary Country
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>This is the second time this song was forwarded for myself and co-writer, Mary Lyn Bates. (<em><span style="color:null;">Our first forward was </span><strong><a contents='"Stupid Little Heart"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://steveprobst.net/blogs/blog/posts/taxi-music-forward-chart-worthy-country-songs" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">"Stupid Little Heart"</span></a></strong>)</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/818551132&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p>CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY SONGS with Male Vocals are needed by a great Music Row Publisher for a CMA-nominated, Billboard-charting act who’s working on his next record! </p>
<p>Please submit great Songs in All Tempos that could be found on a playlist with artists like: </p>
<p>"Young Once" by Sam Hunt </p>
<p>"Make Me Want To” by Jimmie Allen </p>
<p>“Tn Whiskey” by Blanco Brown </p>
<p>Please submit top-shelf, Contemporary Country Songs that would sound at home on today’s Country radio stations and/or charts. Please be sure your submissions have great melodies, memorable choruses, and visually descriptive, conversational lyric approaches. Having some R&B flavored vocals with a bit of a Pop delivery, wrapped up in a current Country way could help get this Music Publisher and Artist excited about cutting your Songs! </p>
<p>Stripped-Down Demos and full productions are both okay to submit, as long as your Songs are great and your recordings are clean, clear, and well-balanced! </p>
<p>NOTEWORTHY: If time permits, someone from the Publisher's staff (who has been trained as a TAXI screener) will screen for this request. That means that somebody who is directly involved in this request and ultimate pitch could be "ears-on" with your submissions. </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6365141
2020-06-24T12:54:36-07:00
2020-06-24T12:54:36-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Comedic Instrumental Cue
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>With live performances and gigs on hiatus, I'm cranking out the tracks, upping my skills, trying to get "through the doors".</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/826041595&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p>A LOT of COMEDIC INSTRUMENTALS and/or CUES are needed by a globally recognized Production Music Library with an awesome history of great placements! </p>
<p>They’re searching for a wide range of Mid-To-Up-Tempo Instrumentals and/or Cues in the general style, vibe, and sound of these silly examples: </p>
<p>Funny Music For Videos | Funny Background Music For Bloopers And Gaming Videos </p>
<p>Funny Music For Videos | Funny Background Music Instrumental </p>
<p>Best of Just Kidding Pranks (From 5:14 – 5:20) </p>
<p>Just for Laughs (From 4:00 – 6:32) </p>
<p>Please send well-crafted Instrumentals and/or Cues that capture the funny, slapstick, and quirky style of the references above and other tracks in that genre. Your instrumentation and production approaches can vary, as long as they have a silly and goofy vibe. Think of the type of music that would accompany a compilation of “epic fails” on shows like America’s Funniest Videos, Wipeout, or Ridiculousness! That's what they need! </p>
<p>TAXI Tip: We do not recommend adding sound effects to your Instrumentals and/or Cues! A light, slide whistle? Ok! Some marching band elements? Sure! But no bull horns, splats, punches, or other wacky sound effects. If they need them, they’ll add them in post-production. </p>
<p>All submissions should be about 90 seconds long, give or take. Solid edit points and Non-Faded, Buttoned/Stinger endings are strongly encouraged. Please do not copy the referenced examples in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, texture, tone, and vibe. Broadcast quality is needed. </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6352925
2020-06-15T07:22:43-07:00
2020-06-27T11:13:41-07:00
The Challenge and Fun of Scoring to Picture
<p>I've always wondered what it would be like to "score to picture". You know, like John Williams, Randy Newman. Then this opportunity came along...</p>
<p><a contents="The Westworld Scoring Competition" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.spitfireaudio.com/westworld" target="_blank">The Westworld Scoring Competition</a></p>
<p>Oh, sure there was stuff to win for the lucky participants out of thousands chosen by the creative minds behind HBO's "Westworld". Who does't want to win?! I'm a beginner, so I wanted to have some fun, at least. </p>
<p>I gave myself the whole month to finish it, interspersed amongst my more serious musical efforts writing tracks to specific industry pitches. I figured I could do 1 minute of music per week or so. Live performances for Hotel California were/are shelved for the time being, so off I went in the land of film/TV composer!</p>
<p>I must say, it was a creative rush! I sensed/chose a tempo by the pace of the action, trying to weave in and out of dialogue and gunfire. I aimed (ha ha) to use the gunfire actually as a percussion instrument all it's own! </p>
<p>Well, here it is... [I noticed too late after I bounced the finished video that one of my "Buh's" in my big drum "buh-BUH's" did not play for some reason. ]</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HZLrcXpl5CE" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/837805039&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6346158
2020-06-08T07:46:08-07:00
2020-06-08T07:46:48-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Investigative Tension Instrumental Cue
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>With live performances and gigs on hiatus, I'm cranking out the tracks, upping my skills, trying to get "through the doors".</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/833775667&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" style="margin: 5px;" /></p>
<p>Lots of INVESTIGATIVE TENSION INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a hard-working Music Library that’s constantly landing cool placements in TV Shows. </p>
<p>They need a bunch of Instrumental Cues in this style! Please listen to the following reference the Music Library provided to us to get an idea of the style and sound they're after: </p>
<p>“Pandemic Response” by Steve Barden </p>
<p>TAXI Tip: To get some general tips on composing and selecting sounds for this style of Instrumental Cue, please check out this TAXI TV Episode of Steve Barden crafting the reference above: TAXI TV </p>
<p>Please submit well-composed Instrumental Cues that could enhance the emotion and mood, in a variety of investigative scenes and scenarios. Think of what you might hear in investigation-based shows like CSI, NCIS, and Criminal Minds. </p>
<p>TAXI TIP: Although some CSI-style Cues can be more “techie-sounding," for this request he’s looking for arrangements that incorporate more organic-sounding instrumentation, as heard in the reference. Save the "heavily arpeggiated" forensic-type stuff for other requests! </p>
<p>Be sure to craft your Cues around suspenseful and tension-filled melodic ideas. Keep them simple, while adding new layers of instrumentation as they progress to create dynamics, interest, and forward momentum. Remember that this is all about setting the mood! </p>
<p>All submissions should clock in around 90 seconds to 2 minutes, give or take. Non-Faded, Button/Stinger endings will work best for this request. Do NOT copy the referenced example in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, texture, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed. </p>
<p>NOTE: This Library is NOT interested in composers that turn in 1 or 2 tracks every couple of months. They want composers they can work closely with – the kind that would be able to deliver an album’s worth of production music within 8 to 10 weeks of signing with the library! This is a great opportunity to build an ongoing relationship.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6333255
2020-05-29T07:29:33-07:00
2020-05-29T07:39:52-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Hip-Hop-Flavored Country
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>This is the second forward for myself and co-writer, Mary Lyn Bates. (<em><span style="color:null;">Our first forward was </span><strong><a contents='"Stupid Little Heart"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://steveprobst.net/blogs/blog/posts/taxi-music-forward-chart-worthy-country-songs" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">"Stupid Little Heart"</span></a></strong>)</em></p>
<p>I don't consider my production skills in this genre are super strong, so I just worked up what I call a simple demo with as much of that "country swagger" as I could muster. I imagine a genuine country dude could really make use of this on their next project [wink, wink].</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/818551132&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p>CHART-WORTHY HIP-HOP-Flavored COUNTRY SONGS (Hick-Hop) with Male Vocals are needed by a well-known Music Row-based Publisher for a CMA-nominated act that’s looking for his next single! </p>
<p>They’re looking for Mid-to-Up-Tempo Songs that would appeal to the fans of acts and Songs like: </p>
<p>"Back to Them Backroad" by Colt Ford ft. Jimmie Allen </p>
<p>"Thats All We Know" by Jawga Boyz </p>
<p>"Old Town Road " by Lil Nas X </p>
<p>Please submit contemporary-sounding Country Songs that have a Rap/Hip-Hop style, with authentic Country instrumentation and Hip-Hop beats. Be sure to have solid vocal deliveries, original storylines with fresh lyrical perspectives, and super-catchy, memorable choruses! </p>
<p>TAXI Tip: Your submissions can be well-crafted, stripped-down demos or fuller productions, as long as what you send in is competitive with what they’ll get from writers on the Row. </p>
<p>The specific deal points will be negotiated on a Song-by-Song basis directly with the Publisher. Please submit as many Songs as you’d like, online or per CD, and please include lyrics. All submissions will be screened and critiqued by TAXI. Submissions must be received no later than 11:59 PM (PDT) on Sunday, May 10th, 2020. TAXI # S200510HC</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6310282
2020-05-09T07:16:09-07:00
2020-05-09T07:16:09-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Quirky, Humorous Dramedy Inst.
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>4th time for this one!</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/721241647&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p>A BUNCH of QUIRKY and HUMOROUS DRAMEDY-Style INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a globally recognized Production Music Library with an awesome history of great placements! </p>
<p>They’re searching for a lot of Mid-To-Up-Tempo Instrumental Cues in the general stylistic wheelhouse of these examples: </p>
<p>Funny Bone - Upbeat Background Music </p>
<p>"Desperate Elves" by Steve Barden </p>
<p>Funny Background Music | Silly And Awkward Comedy Music </p>
<p>Please send fun Dramedy Instrumental Cues that could work well under quirky and funny scenes. Build your Cues around a central melodic theme, while adding and subtracting layers of instrumentation as they progress to create dynamics, forward momentum, and a developmental arc. You can use a variety of instrumentation, as long as your Cues sound quirky and a bit silly, overall – but don’t get too carried away! </p>
<p>All submissions should be about 90 seconds long, give or take. Solid edit points and Non-Faded, Buttoned/Stinger endings are strongly encouraged. Please do not copy the referenced examples in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, texture, tone, and vibe. Broadcast quality is needed. </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6300760
2020-04-30T20:55:29-07:00
2020-10-25T07:35:47-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Original Classical Instrumental
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>Two for for this one! I would love to write some more like this. </p>
<p>It seemed a daunting task but I've always been drawn to the orchestral. Had no idea I could write this stuff (including the meticulous manipulating of sampled instruments), but accepted the challenge to make it somewhat believable.</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/802765327&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/811038826&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /><em>ORIGINAL CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTALS – in a variety of Moods, Styles, Tempos, and Ensemble sizes – are needed by a globally recognized Production Music Library with an awesome history of great placements! </em></p>
<p><em>Please listen to the references below to get an idea of the styles they’re looking for: </em></p>
<p><em>"Springtime" by Luke Faulkner </em></p>
<p><em>"IV, Spider Knows His Craft" by Alexander Litvinovsky </em></p>
<p><em>"The Falls" by Ennio Morricone </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit ORIGINAL, well-crafted Classical Instrumentals with authentic-sounding Instrumentation that sounds like a real orchestra played by realmusicians. Your submissions can range from a small ensemble of strings to a full-blown orchestra, and anything in-between, as long as they sound like the real deal! Any instrumentation that sounds stiff, synthetic, or MIDI-driven will not work for this pitch. Here’s your chance to show off your compositional writing chops, folks! </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip: Please be sure any samples/virtual instruments you use sound very authentic, with great dynamics and articulation. </em></p>
<p><em>Your submissions can be around 2 to 4 minutes long and should have Non-faded endings. Do NOT copy the referenced composers or Instrumentals in any way shape or form. Use them only as a general guide for tone, texture, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed. </em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6280879
2020-04-13T10:24:11-07:00
2020-04-13T10:26:46-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Comedic Urban Dramedy Inst. Cue
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>3rd time for this one!</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/715682032&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p>COMEDIC URBAN DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a new division of a Music Licensing Company that gets tons of placements in TV Shows and is now expanding! </p>
<p>NOTE: They’re currently building a few new catalogs, so this is a killer opportunity to start a relationship with an awesome company! </p>
<p>They're looking for Mid-to-Up-Tempo Instrumental Cues with a similar vibe and sound as heard in these examples: </p>
<p>Black Ink Crew (Starting From 2:29 – 3:03) </p>
<p>Married to Medicine (Starting From 2:09 – 2:20) </p>
<p>Check Yourself (Starting From 0:07 – 0:20) </p>
<p>Please send well-produced Urban Dramedy Cues that could be used in a variety of mischievous and comedic scenes in Reality TV Shows. Your Cues should have contemporary-sounding instrumentation and be built around rhythmic, Urban/Hip-Hop beats. As always, be sure to structure your Cues around a central melodic theme while adding and subtracting instrumentation as they progress to give them some dynamics, forward momentum and a developmental “arc.” </p>
<p>TAXI Tip: Imagine the type of music that would be playing when a group of people is hanging out cracking jokes or when a prank is about to be played on someone! That’s what they’re looking for! </p>
<p>All submissions should be about 90 seconds to 2 minutes in length (give or take). Non-faded, Buttoned/Stinger endings will work best. Please do NOT copy the referenced material in any way, shape or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, texture, tone and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed. </p>
<p>This company offers an EXCLUSIVE deal. You’ll split any upfront sync fees 50/50. They’ll get 100% of the Publisher’s share, and you’ll get 100% of the Writer’s share. You must own or control 100% of your Master and Copyright. Since this is an EXCLUSIVE deal, please be sure the material you submit for this pitch is NOT already signed with other Libraries or Catalogs.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6228357
2020-03-31T10:06:12-07:00
2020-03-31T10:06:12-07:00
Book Quotes - Called to Create... Part 2
<p>More from, <a contents='"Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk" by Jordan Raynor' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2Oh4vXz" target="_blank">"Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk" by Jordan Raynor</a></p>
<p>I may have to do more than one post. Here are a few (for now) of my favorite quotes:</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2Oh4vXz" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/4d574067caa08230b678835ba6c5e927d5e3d2aa/original/create.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><span class="font_large">"...what’s equally remarkable is what [God] did not create. He created animals but he didn’t give them names. He created land but he didn’t create irrigation systems. He created stars but he didn’t create an iPhone app that would allow us to hold a pocket-sized computer up to the sky to see them all by name. After working for six days, God left the earth largely undeveloped and uncultivated. He created a canvas and then invited us to join him in filling it."</span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">"For half a century I have been writing my thoughts in prose and in verse; history, philosophy, drama, romance, tradition, satire, ode, and song; all of these have I tried. But I feel that I haven’t given utterance to the thousandth part of what lies within me. When I go to the grave I can say as others have said, “I have finished my day’s work.” But I cannot say, “I have finished my life.” My day’s work will begin again the next morning. The tomb is not a blind alley; it is a thoroughfare. It closes on the twilight, but opens on the dawn." ~ Victor Hugo (Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame)</span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">"Following the call to create means that we no longer work to make a name for ourselves; we work for the glory of the One who has called us."</span></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6264850
2020-03-28T08:40:26-07:00
2020-03-29T07:14:51-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Tension, Middle Eastern Drone Cue
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/777945454&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /><br><em>Several TENSION-BASED, MIDDLE EASTERN DRONE INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a leading Music Licensing Company for a bunch of ongoing placements in Middle Eastern TV programs and Documentaries as well! </em></p>
<p><em>They’re looking for quite a few Down-Tempo Instrumental Cues that would fall within the general stylistic ballpark of the following examples: </em></p>
<p><em>"Eyn" by Burak Malçok, Serkan Alkan </em></p>
<p><em>Rescuing Ex-Muslims: Leaving Islam (from 2:39 - 3:10) </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit subtly textured Instrumental Cues with very little to no melodic movement. Your submissions should have a consistent, droning quality and include hints of Middle Eastern instruments, melodies, and/or percussion. Please be sure to stick to a singular vibe and sound throughout each of your Cues to keep your submissions emotionally cohesive from beginning to end. They need a bunch of Cues in this style, so if you can picture your Cues working in a Documentary about the Middle East on the Vice Network, send them in! </em></p>
<p><em>NOTE: Your submissions can include some minimal sound design elements, but don’t go crazy! Be sure to keep your Cues fairly simple, which is ultimately what works best for this type of request. Less is more, and they'll be looking for mood and vibe more than compositional brilliance. </em></p>
<p><em>Your submissions should be at least 90 seconds long. Non-faded endings with a natural decay/ring out will work best. Please do NOT copy the referenced examples in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, texture, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6263772
2020-03-27T13:27:52-07:00
2020-09-03T09:22:06-07:00
Compilations and Steve's Top Spotify Tracks So Far
<p>Years ago I signed a bunch of songs with an online music library.</p>
<p>One way of presenting the music they represent is by making compilation albums with songs of multiple artists. That's why you may see my name appearing on all these different genre-specific collections on places like Spotify, Apple Music, and the like. The video below show what's this looks like on Spotify, for instance.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6-IvpuQ0POU" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>So any tracks of mine you find on the internet that don't appear on an album or single that I put out, that's how they got there! </p>
<p>Here's an example of my top-played tracks apparently on Spotify.</p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/artist/0GJIrr2IRjsgzJFX3A6BKW" width="300"></iframe></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6252517
2020-03-23T08:17:37-07:00
2020-04-17T06:26:38-07:00
Story Behind the Song - "Something Summer"
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/6bdfc4f7f3a472869128776e561acd03778cae68/original/summer-thisone.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />I've had most of the tracks for "Something Summer" recorded for quite some time. Then I put the song away to come back to at a later date. </p>
<p>Well, the years passed. <em>Until...</em></p>
<p>One day, my good friend, <a contents="Penny Greene from Decades of Rock and Roll Oldies Cruise" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://decadesofrockandroll.com" target="_blank">Penny Greene from Decades of Rock and Roll Oldies Cruise</a> needed a song to replace the one she was using for her yearly promo video for her highly successful music cruise she sponsors and organizes every year. So she asked me if I had a song that would work. The closest one I had was "Something Summer", but I just didn't think the lyrics fit just yet. If fact, I wasn't happy with all the lyrics I had anyway, so the song got put into the "archives".</p>
<p>Penny loved the song, and since she loves playing with words as much as I do, I ask if she would like to help with the re-write. i.e. Just wanting to simply say, basically, "Man, I'm tired of this dreary, icy cold weather. I'm ready for some sun". By the time we get to the third verse he/she is already there! </p>
<p>So here <em>we</em> are! A song brought to life from the archives.</p>
<p><em>"Chase the sun, hear the sea, feel that sand beneath our feet!"</em></p>
<p>It's as simple as that!</p>
<p>The album cover photo is one of 1,000's taken during the 2018 cruise by <a contents="Kathy Rankin" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/kathyrankinphotography/" target="_blank">Kathy Rankin</a>.</p>
<p>Listen now! <strong><a contents="CLICK HERE!" data-link-label="Something Summer - Single" data-link-type="page" href="/something-summer-single" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">CLICK HERE!</span></a></strong></p>
<p><em><span style="color:null;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(231, 76, 60);">....And now, a few brief moments in the studio during the work on "Something Summer".</span></span></em></p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KxuwYtqMdOI" width="560"></iframe><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hCBepV6oklw" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yM2H4JYzZ94" width="560"></iframe></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5823521
2020-03-22T07:45:04-07:00
2020-03-24T07:27:04-07:00
Pacific Amphitheatre Show - July 4th, 2019
<p>Sharing the stage with the Pacific Amphitheatre was quite a thrill. And to do it in my own backyard, sort of speak, was a privilege. The Pacific Amphitheatre? No way!</p>
<p>Well, yes, way. A July 4th to remember for sure! </p>
<p>Here I am singing "Desperado" in front of a live orchestra. OMGee! Thanks to Ken Yoshida for this photo. <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/5e938d4670d5ba434ba8cde39d08d973b4e53788/original/hc-2019-07-04-2084je.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/76d162a49ef5a7896ec8c620d0e900556235e77c/original/hc-2019-07-04-2143je.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Here are some photos I took:</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/bdb91995edf35130a5a68b2e1f70b727ecf1a0b6/original/20190704-133911.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/1732888f8c457ec0aa8043dba4a03c2079a14956/original/20190704-164952.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/0c221bf6e95bbe98644b023c680aab48eb61f9ad/original/20190704-171407.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/9ae81439fef3df022d426acc73a326a168f3bda4/original/20190704-202126.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/035d82da19b0f2b13c9cbc33d777e9ac8c5162b4/original/20190704-171626.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6252519
2020-03-17T12:20:22-07:00
2020-03-17T12:20:22-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Investigative Tension Instrumental Cue
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>3rd time for this one!</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/716679085&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p>INVESTIGATIVE TENSION INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a fast-growing European Music Library that's building a new catalog and is looking for a bunch of music in this style! </p>
<p>NOTE: We previously ran this request as a TAXI Dispatch Listing (#D191223CT), but the company still needs MORE material! If you submitted to TAXI Listing #D191223CT, please send in different material this time around. </p>
<p>They need a bunch of Investigative Cues in a variety of tempos, with moods ranging from tension and suspense to danger, distress, and anticipation! Please listen to the references below to get a general idea of the style and range they need: </p>
<p>Crime Scene - CSI Suspense Music </p>
<p>Stealth Music - Crime Scene </p>
<p>Please submit well-produced Instrumental Cues that could enhance the investigative tone found in Crime-related TV Shows and Films! Craft your Cues around a simple, tension-inducing idea, and gradually add elements to create dynamics and interest as they progress. Your Instrumental Cues can be composed around Electronic and/or Orchestral Instrumentation, but don’t overdo it with this request! Keep your Cues on the simple side and remember that this is all about setting a mood! </p>
<p>TAXI Tip: For this request, you'd be wise to lean towards Tension Instrumental Cues that sound like they would be heard in a show like CSI. </p>
<p>All submissions should be at least 90 seconds long (give or take), with non-faded, button endings. Do NOT copy the referenced music in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a guide for tempo, texture, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed. </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6235696
2020-03-03T07:14:40-08:00
2020-03-03T07:14:40-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Comedic Dramedy Instrumental Cue
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>2nd time for this one!</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/753478891&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p><em>COMEDIC DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a premier Production Music Library with an extensive history of great placements! </em></p>
<p><em>They’re looking for Mid-to-Up-Tempo Instrumental Cues that could stylistically be right up the alley of (but not limited to) these examples: </em></p>
<p><em>“Sneaky Snitch” by Kevin MacLeod </em></p>
<p><em>KAPTAIN MUSIC - DRAMEDY STORY </em></p>
<p><em>RHOBH | Bravo (From 1:13 – 2:09) </em></p>
<p><em>Please send them well-composed Instrumental Cues that could be used in a variety of funny, playful, and comedic scenes in TV Shows. Build your Cues around a central melodic theme while adding and subtracting layers of instrumentation as they progress to add dynamics, interest, and some forward momentum. Think of what you might hear when a prank is being played or when a funny moment is happening in a scene. That’s exactly the kind of music they’re looking for! </em></p>
<p><em>All submissions should be about 2 minutes long, give or take. Non-faded, Buttoned/Stinger endings are strongly encouraged for this pitch. Do NOT copy the referenced Cues in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for feel, texture, tone, and vibe. Broadcast quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6231115
2020-02-28T06:39:09-08:00
2020-02-28T06:42:16-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - 70's-Style Songs
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>From my <a contents='album, "III".' data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">album, "III".</a></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/767426599&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p>A RANGE OF 1970s-Style SONGS with Male or Female Vocals are needed by a Major Publisher for an (up to) $30,000 placement in a new, upcoming Series on Netflix! </p>
<p>NOTE: The sync fee we were quoted was $30,000. However, our experience tells us that the sync fee quoted for this placement is probably based on them licensing a Song from a well-known act through a big publisher like Sony or Universal. We think the sync fee will be lower (in the $2,500 to $5,000 range) for an unknown, independent act or for music licensed from a music library. It could go higher – we’re just being cautious and conservative. </p>
<p>They’re open to hearing all 1970s styles/genres; however, they would especially love to hear some '70s Classic Rock, Pop, or Singer/Songwriter Songs. Due to the wide range of this request, we didn't include references as we felt they could potentially be more misleading or limiting, than helpful. </p>
<p>Please submit Songs that capture the essence of the classic music released during the 1970s era. Your Songs can range anywhere from stripped-down performances to fuller productions with more instrumentation. Whichever genre or sub-genre you’re pitching, the music should sound have genre-appropriate instrumentation and productions. Be sure your vocals are well-performed from top to bottom, and your Songs have great lyrics and compelling choruses that bring it all home! </p>
<p>NOTE: Recently recorded Songs with a retro sound OR authentic, vintage master recordings from the 1970s will both work for this request. </p>
<p>Avoiding reference to specific names, dates, times, places, brands and profanity might give you some edge, but we don’t think it's an absolute necessity as this Song will likely be used as Background Source Music. Era-Appropriate Broadcast quality is needed.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6199931
2020-02-06T15:54:08-08:00
2020-02-06T15:54:08-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Quirky Dramedy Instrumental Cue
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>Seeming to be my forte, I bring you...</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/753478891&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /><em>QUIRKY DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a Music Library with a bunch of really cool placements in TV Shows. </em></p>
<p><em>NOTE: This company has just started requesting Music from TAXI's members. It’s very unlikely that you’ve got any music in their catalog, so this is a really good opportunity to build a new relationship with an awesome company! </em></p>
<p><em>They’re looking for Mid-to-Up-Tempo Instrumental Cues that would fall in the general ballpark of the following references: </em></p>
<p><em>“KUWTK” (From 0:39 - 1:04) </em></p>
<p><em>RHOBH | Bravo (From 1:13 – 2:09) </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit sneaky, quirky Instrumental Cues that you might hear when a prank is being played, or when a funny moment is happening in a scene. Use fun-sounding instruments, like pizzicato Strings, bells, piano (and maybe a tuba) to help you create something comedic, mischievous, and most of all fresh! Keep it fun and steer clear of anything that gets too dark, moody, or dramatic-sounding for this pitch. </em></p>
<p><em>All submissions should clock in around 2 minutes, give or take. Non-Faded, Button/Stinger endings will work best for this request. Do NOT copy the referenced examples in any way, shape, or form. Broadcast Quality is needed. </em></p>
<p><em>NOTE: If your Instrumental Cues are selected, please be prepared to submit alternate TV versions in the following formats: Full version, 30-second version, "no melody" version, "bass & drums only" version, and a stinger (5 sec) version. If you don’t have the ability to get your Alt-Mixes in the hands of the Music Library within 48 hours of being contacted, please don’t submit for this!</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6131297
2020-01-18T07:52:04-08:00
2020-01-18T07:52:04-08:00
Here's To 2020!
<p>Look at my exciting new purchase! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/1cfd1c8e661123ebe74d485427646fbfa82c981a/original/20200113-090041.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p>
<p>I'm going back to paper - large paper. In the last year I've upped my skill level not only in songwriting, but composing (TV cues - and whatever else transpires in 2020) I foresee some erasing and post-it-notes activity to keep track of numerous projects going on at the same time. (In between the touring schedule, of course).</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6056311
2020-01-08T08:50:57-08:00
2020-01-08T08:50:57-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Dramedy with Middle Eastern Flavors
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>Had a little fun with a virtual duduk, udu, dejembe, and baya.<em> (Say, what?!)</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/737895310&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />A BUNCH of DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES with MIDDLE EASTERN Flavor are needed by an International Music Library with worldwide distribution through Universal! </p>
<p>NOTE: Due to the unique nature of this request, we purposely didn't include references as we felt they could potentially be more misleading or limiting than helpful. </p>
<p>Please submit well-crafted Dramedy Instrumental Cues that utilize the instrumentation, rhythms, and melodies of the Middle East! Your submissions should tastefully blend Dramedy elements like Pizzicato strings, Piano, Violin, Clarinet, etc. with Middle Eastern instrumentation like Duduk, Ney, Santoor, Saz, Bouzouki, etc. </p>
<p>NOTE: Although they’re open to Instrumental Cues that fall pretty much anywhere on the Dramedy spectrum, they DO NOT want to hear anything that sounds childish or child-like. </p>
<p>Be sure to structure your Cues around a central melodic idea while layering instrumentation in and out as they progress to keep them moving forward with a developmental arc. Your submissions should be at least 2 minutes in length. Non-Faded, Buttoned/Stinger endings will work best for this pitch. Broadcast Quality is needed. </p>
<p>IMPORTANT NOTE FROM THE CLIENT: "If you plan to incorporate 'ready-made' loops into your productions, please make sure each stem has at least 2 layers! That way, every loop has an additional layer that distinguishes it from the original ‘source’ loop.”</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5964457
2019-12-19T07:06:30-08:00
2019-12-25T08:05:37-08:00
A Songwriter Looks Back In Hindsight
<p>I'm gonna call my latest song <em>(though not latest written)</em> finished.</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/730591972&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p>It's a title I just thought too interesting not to write. But notice I wrote the song in a literal sense. Oh, there's nothing wrong with that, but looking back, my songwriter brain starts thinking, "What if it was written in a figurative sense?"</p>
<p>Say, the singer was so infatuated with the other person, his friends were telling him, "Go home, you're drunk"? (I think I actually got the idea from a meme where some sort of technology like a printer or whatever was acting annoyingly out of character and the text read something like, "Go home, HP, you're drunk")</p>
<p>Why do I care about this?</p>
<p>Well, as a songwriter that would love to have an artist other than myself record one of my songs, I think it would work better as a song in that context. I could write another song with the same title. I <em>could</em>, I don't know if I <em>will</em>. (You can't copyright a title)</p>
<p>Okay, but until then, I'll still put it on the next album and play it live....<em>but see, songwriting is hard!!</em> Ha ha</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6018745
2019-12-14T06:39:56-08:00
2019-12-14T06:39:56-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Dramedy-Style Instrumental Cue
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/727563403&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />DRAMEDY-Style INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a NON-Exclusive Music Library with a fast-growing list of placements and clients. </p>
<p>They’re searching for Instrumental Cues in All Tempos that are in the general stylistic range of the references below: </p>
<p>“KUWTK” (From 0:22 - 1:25) </p>
<p>Basketball Wives LA (From 0:01-0:16) </p>
<p>Please send in playfully, sneaky Dramedy Instrumental Cues that could work well under quirky and mischievous scenes. Structure your Cues around a central melodic idea, while layering instrumentation in and out to add dynamics and to keep things moving forward. Please avoid anything that’s overly busy, as it could interfere with a scene’s dialogue. </p>
<p>Your submissions should be about 90 seconds long, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Do NOT copy the referenced material in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, texture, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed. </p>
<p>This company offers a NON-EXCLUSIVE deal. You’ll get 100% of the Master rights and the Library will get 100% of the Publisher’s share for any placements they generate. You must own or control your Master and Copyright to submit for this opportunity. Please submit as many Instrumental Cues as you’d like, online or per CD. All submissions must be received no later than 11:59 PM (PST) on Tuesday, December 10th, 2019. TAXI #Y191210DR</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/6000989
2019-12-10T07:01:12-08:00
2019-12-10T07:01:12-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Instrumental Cue
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/721249009&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><em>THIS LISTING IS ONLY FOR TAXI MEMBERS WHO WILL BE AT THE 2019 ROAD RALLY AND WANT A CHANCE TO HAVE THEIR INSTRUMENTAL <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />PLAYED DURING THE PANEL BELOW. GUESTS CANNOT SUBMIT FOR THIS PANEL, SORRY! </em></p>
<p><em>SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2019 – GRAND BALLROOM </em></p>
<p><em>9:15am – 10:30am: <br>Instrumental Pitch and Feedback Panel – Panelists: Joy Basu (CEO, Lab Hits Music), Jonathan Weiss (Music Supervisor), Chuck Henry (CEO, 10 West Music), Pedro Costa (CEO, InStyle Music), and Elyse Schiller (Executive Producer, Masterphonic) will listen, give feedback, and possibly take some music home! Music played during this panel will be chosen randomly from a playlist generated from this TAXI Listing! Submissions not played during this panel will be screened on a yes/no basis after the Rally, and Forwards will be sent to all the panelists. </em></p>
<p><em>• Instrumentals submitted will NOT be pre-screened, so every piece of music submitted has an EQUAL CHANCE of being randomly selected by a randomization algorithm to be played on the panel! </em></p>
<p><em>• Instrumentals that do not get played on the panel will be screened by TAXI on a Yes/No Basis about 10 business days after the Rally has ended! </em></p>
<p><em>• You get two chances at having the panelists hear your Instrumental 1) Randomly during the panel, or 2) By getting Forwarded by TAXI’s A&R people after the Rally! </em></p>
<p><em>IMPORTANT NOTE: We will call out the name of each person whose music is randomly pulled. If you are not in the ballroom, we will move on to the next person’s music. No exceptions. </em></p>
<p><em>The mandate for TAXI’s post-panel/Rally screeners will be, “Forward Instrumentals that you think are strong and appropriate enough that Music Licensing Companies would want to sign it or Music Supervisors could find it usable in a Film or TV project they are working on." </em></p>
<p><em>You must own or control your Master and Copyright to submit for this opportunity. Please be sure the material you submit for this pitch is NOT already signed with any Music Libraries or Catalogs. If your music is already published by CDBaby, TuneCore, or any other services, you cannot submit it for this panel! </em></p>
<p><em>Once again, all Instrumentals that do not get played on the panel will be screened on a Yes/No basis – Short Critiques only. Submissions must be received no later than 11:59 PM (PDT) on Sunday, October 27th, 2019. TAXI #Y191027RO</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5993069
2019-12-05T08:00:51-08:00
2019-12-05T08:00:51-08:00
Christmas Songs For Your Playlist!
<p>Here are two songs you can add to your Christmas playlist.</p>
<p>These are YouTube versions below, but you can search and find them everywhere on the web!</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X_XnX7z65Vw" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xCPe4iKIYDc" width="560"></iframe></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5990971
2019-12-03T18:41:20-08:00
2019-12-03T18:41:20-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Light Dramedy Tension Cue
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/722434531&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><em>LIGHT DRAMEDY TENSION INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a NON-Exclusive Music Licensing Company for the Music Supervisor of a new <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />competition-based Reality TV Series! </em></p>
<p><em>They’re on the hunt for Mid-to-Up-Tempo Instrumental Cues that are in the stylistic wheelhouse of the following example: </em></p>
<p><em>“Tension in Paradise” by Steve Barden </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit well-crafted Instrumental Cues that have a Dramedy arrangement but could work well in Tense scenes where a group of individuals is competing against each other to solve something. </em></p>
<p><em>Structure your Cues around a central theme while adding and subtracting instrumentation as they progress to give them some dynamics and forward momentum and also to keep them from sounding repetitive. Your submissions should not be too serious, but not too cartoony either. Find a nice blend of Dramedy and Tension music! </em></p>
<p><em>NOTE: They DO NOT want any woodwind instrumentation included in your Cues. They’re particularly looking for Dramedy Tension Cues with a strong pulse that deliver a sense of time lapsing. The clock is ticking down! </em></p>
<p><em>Your submissions should be about 90 Seconds long, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned endings will work best. Do NOT copy the referenced material in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed. </em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5970497
2019-11-23T06:32:18-08:00
2021-01-17T13:52:13-08:00
Book Quotes - Called to Create: ....
<p>I so loved this book, <a contents='"Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk" by Jordan Raynor' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2Oh4vXz" target="_blank">"Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk" by Jordan Raynor</a></p>
<p>I may have to do more than one post. Here are a few (for now) of my favorite quotes:</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2Oh4vXz" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/4d574067caa08230b678835ba6c5e927d5e3d2aa/original/create.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><span class="font_large">"[Entreprenuers] brought something out of relatively nothing. They established order out of chaos. And, through their creations, they loved and served the world. So allow me to submit a new definition for the word entrepreneur to guide the rest of these pages: an entrepreneur is anyone who takes a risk to create something new for the good of others."</span><br> </p>
<p><span class="font_large">"From my perspective, the act of creating a new business is not dissimilar to composing a song. Both require bringing something out of nothing, establishing order out of chaos, and creating something good for others."</span><br> </p>
<p><span class="font_large">"You’re valid. Step up. Bring what you’ve got. Don’t you dare hold back. Not cringing back, not with arrogant pride, with sane humility bring your stuff. Other people need it."</span></p>
<p> </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5968831
2019-11-21T18:15:01-08:00
2019-11-21T18:15:01-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Investigative Tension Cues
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>Two! One brand new, and one...brand old. </p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/716675107&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/716679085&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" /><em>INVESTIGATIVE TENSION INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by an International Music Licensing Company with lots of great placements in Film and TV. </em></p>
<p><em>They need a bunch of Cues in this style! Please listen to the following references to get an idea of what could potentially work for this pitch: </em></p>
<p><em>Hostage | Detroit: Become Human OST </em></p>
<p><em>Crime Scene Music - Police Investigation Underscore Music </em></p>
<p><em>Crime Scene - CSI Suspense Music </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit suspenseful Tension Instrumental Cues that could enhance the emotion and mood in a variety of investigative scenes and scenarios. Build your Cues around a central, tension-inducing melody that will sit easily behind a scene’s dialogue. Add new elements as they progress to create a sense of forward movement and development. </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip: Please be sure that any Virtual Instruments or Samples you use are considered modern and current-sounding. </em></p>
<p><em>All submissions should be about 1:30 in length, give or take, with Non-Faded, Button/Stinger endings. Do NOT copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed. </em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5966419
2019-11-19T19:25:28-08:00
2019-11-21T17:48:57-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Dramedy Instrumental Cues
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>Two! One brand new, and one...brand old. </p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/715665166&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/715682032&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" />DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a European Production Music Licensing Company that has an impressive list of placements in Film, TV, and Commercials! </p>
<p>NOTE: They’ve JUST started running requests for music from TAXI's members, so chances are you don’t have any material in their catalog yet! This is a great opportunity to begin a new relationship! </p>
<p>“KUWTK” (From 0:22 - 1:25) </p>
<p>Funny Background Music </p>
<p>Please send them well-crafted Instrumental Cues that fall within the range of the Dramedy spectrum. Your submissions can vary from quirky and silly, to happy and even mischievous. The quality of productions and compositions has to be particularly high to please this client, so send us your best Cues! </p>
<p>Be sure to build your Cues around a central melodic theme or motif, and keep it dynamic and forward-moving by layering other instruments in and out as your pieces progress. Avoid submitting anything that's busy, as it could interfere with a scene’s dialogue. </p>
<p>All submissions should be about 90 seconds long (give or take). Solid edit points and Non-Faded, Buttoned/Stinger endings are strongly encouraged. Please do not copy the referenced music in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, texture, tone, and vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5959873
2019-11-13T18:58:33-08:00
2019-12-20T07:28:38-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Chart Worthy Country Songs
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>Writing instrumental tracks is a blast, but getting a song w/lyrics forwarded has always been my primary and coveted goal. Hope this is the start of....a few more! </p>
<p>I'm a member of the <a contents="Jeffrey Steele Online Songwriting Bootcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://jeffreysteeleacademy.com/" target="_blank">Jeffrey Steele Online Songwriting Bootcamp</a> from Nashville and it just so happens a fellow member and now good friend, Mary Lyn Bates, lives a mere 40 miles or so from my house. So we got together and this song came from our very first co-write. More to come! </p>
<p>All the tracks are done in my home studio.</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=31299191&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" />CHART-WORTHY COUNTRY SONGS with Male Vocals are needed by a great Music Row Publisher for an Award-Winning Country Star. </p>
<p>Please submit great Songs in All Tempos that could fit in the general stylistic ballpark of these references: </p>
<p>“My Town” by Montgomery Gentry </p>
<p>“Hell Right” by Blake Shelton ft. Trace Adkins </p>
<p>“Brand New Man” by Brooks & Dunn, Luke Combs </p>
<p>Please submit Songs with fresh and unique ideas, coupled with original Country melodies and super strong choruses that are ready for the charts! Your submissions should have lyrics full of visual imagery and should be able to compete with Nashville’s best writers! For this request, Songs should have a more organic, traditional sound and feel, especially the vocals! </p>
<p>NOTE: This artist hasn’t put out records in a while, so they are going to be looking for "HITS that can bring the artist back to the top of the charts." In other words – the bar for this request will be high, and only the best of the best will be forwarded. </p>
<p>Stripped-Down demos and full productions are both okay to submit as long as the Songs are great and your recordings are clean, clear, and well-balanced! </p>
<p>NOTEWORTHY: If time permits, someone from the Publisher's staff (who has been trained as a TAXI screener) will review the submissions for this request. That means that people directly involved in this request could be the "ears" reviewing your submissions! </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5936191
2019-10-23T11:23:39-07:00
2019-10-23T11:25:57-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Tension Instrumental Cue
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>I apologize in advance for any tension you may experience from listening to this track.<i>... yuk yuk</i></p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=31242129&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />TENSION INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a NON-Exclusive Music Licensing Company for the Music Supervisor of a new competition-based Reality TV Series! </p>
<p>They need a bunch of Tension Cues in a variety of tempos and styles. Please listen to the examples below to get a general idea of what they need: </p>
<p>Shark Tank (From 6:40 – 7:15) </p>
<p>Last Chance Kitchen (From 5:04 – 5:57) </p>
<p>Please submit dramatic, tension-inducing Instrumental Cues that could add a sense of anticipation to a scene. Your pieces can include Electronic or Orchestral Instrumentation, or a hybrid of both, as long as they’re tension-inducing! Craft your Instrumental Cues around a central melodic idea, while gradually adding and subtracting instruments to create building dynamics and forward momentum as your Cue progresses. If you can picture your Instrumental Cue adding some dramatic intensity and tension to a Reality TV show competition, send it in! </p>
<p>Your submissions should be about 90 Seconds long, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned endings will work best. Do NOT copy the referenced material in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed. </p>
<p>This company offers a NON-EXCLUSIVE deal. You’ll keep 100% of the Master rights and the Library will get 100% of the Publisher’s share for any placements they generate. You must own or control your Master and Copyright to submit for this opportunity. Please submit as many Instrumental Cues as you’d like, online or per CD. All submissions must be received no later than 11:59 PM (PDT) on Sunday, October 20th, 2019. TAXI Dispatch #D191020TN</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5912815
2019-10-02T08:32:33-07:00
2019-10-02T08:33:52-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Dramedy Instrumental Cue
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>Continuing with the sneaky stuff...</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=31184278&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p>DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a Top-Tier Music Library that gets tons of big Feature Film and TV placements! </p>
<p>They’re looking for Dramedy Cues in a wide range of styles – from quirky and mischievous, to playful, sneaky, and/or quizzical. Please listen to the following references to give yourself an idea of what they’re looking for: </p>
<p>“KUWTK” (From 0:39 - 1:04) </p>
<p>Funny Background Music </p>
<p>Please submit well-crafted Dramedy Instrumental Cues that are built around a central melodic theme or motif. Keep things dynamic and forward-moving by layering instruments in and out as your pieces progress. Avoid submitting anything that sounds busy as it could interfere with a scene’s dialogue. </p>
<p>NOTE: This Music Library has plenty of ordinary Dramedy Cues in their catalog, so feel free to be original and send them material that’s a bit creative and different – but nothing too radical, of course! </p>
<p>All submissions should be about 90 seconds long (give or take). Solid edit points and Non-Faded, Buttoned/Stinger endings are strongly encouraged. Please do not copy the referenced music in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, texture, tone, and vibe. Broadcast quality is needed.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5823519
2019-09-13T10:20:18-07:00
2019-09-13T10:20:18-07:00
Story Behind The Song - THE WORLD SMILES WITH YOU
<p><em>The blog series that highlights a selected song from my <a contents='latest album, "III"&nbsp;&nbsp;' data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">latest album, "III" </a></em> </p>
<p> <strong>Episode 11 : THE WORLD SMILES WITH YOU</strong></p>
<p>This song signifies my adventurous attempt at bringing electronic beats and instruments into the mix. I wrote it very organically on an acoustic guitar with four simple chords. It's still there, but there's so many things happening in this song, you have to listen really closely to hear it! </p>
<p>All vocals and instruments performed by me. Recorded and mixed with Logic Pro on a MacBook Pro.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gt9702Zyk-c" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Get the album "III" <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">HERE</span></a></strong></p>
<p><em><strong>To see past song stories, <a contents="CLICK HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/blog_categories/32851" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">CLICK HERE</span></a></strong></em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5858116
2019-08-14T14:56:24-07:00
2019-08-14T14:56:25-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Dark, Minimalist Sci-Fi Instrumental
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=31057881&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />DARK, MINIMALIST SCI-FI INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by an awesome International Music Library – and they need lots of them! </p>
<p>Check out these references to get in the general ballpark: </p>
<p>Ambient Sci-fi Background Music </p>
<p>Cliff Martinez – from The Knick </p>
<p>Ambient Sci-Fi Music </p>
<p>All Tempos will be considered, although we assume they’ll mostly want Mid-to-Up-Tempo material. </p>
<p>Please submit moody, well-composed Instrumental Cues that could help support suspenseful scenes in Sci-Fi TV shows! Build your Cues around simple, tension-inducing melodic figures that will sit easily behind a scene’s dialogue, and add/subtract new elements as they progress to create a sense of forward movement with nice developmental arcs. Gentle pulses, clock-like ticks, arpeggiated leads, and droning synth pads are all potentially great elements to build these kinds of Cues around. Please make sure the instrumentation you use doesn't sound like it's stock or just plain cheesy. Send them the good stuff! </p>
<p>If you can picture your Instrumental Cues being used in shows like Stranger Things, Black Mirror, and The Twilight Zone, send them in! Your submissions should be around 90 seconds long, give or take. Non-faded, Buttoned/Stinger endings will work best. Please do NOT copy the referenced examples in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, texture, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast quality is needed. </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5842866
2019-07-31T08:42:57-07:00
2019-07-31T09:14:10-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Orchestral Tension Instrumental Cue
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>This one was exceptionally fun to write! I could play guitar all day, but this kind of stuff kind of tickles my inner, I don't know, Hans Zimmer? :)</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=31018038&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p>ORCHESTRAL TENSION INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a Music Library that has just started requesting music from TAXI's members. It’s a good time to get in on the ground floor and build a relationship with this library. </p>
<p>They need a bunch of Orchestral-based Tension Cues in a variety of tempos and styles. Please listen to the references below to get a general idea of what they need: </p>
<p>Reference 1 </p>
<p>Reference 2 </p>
<p>Please send in well-composed Cues that have a distinctly TENSE style and sound and are also stylistically "on point" with the references above. Your instrumentation can be solely Orchestral, or you can utilize a hybrid of other genres combined with Orchestral elements. Be sure to craft your Cues around simple, tension-inducing melodic content while adding new layers of instrumentation as they progress to add dynamics and some forward momentum that builds to a climax. Think of what you'd hear in sports TV Promos, and you'll likely be on the right track! </p>
<p>Your submissions should be at least 2 minutes in length. Non-Faded, Buttoned/Stinger endings will work best for this request. Do NOT copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Broadcast Quality is needed.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5835159
2019-07-24T11:22:52-07:00
2019-07-24T13:47:10-07:00
Taxi Music Forward(s) - Asian-Influenced and Urban Piano
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>I'm going to post two at once! They were forwarded within the a week or so of each other. I'm a little behind.</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=30998649&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p><em>A Wide Range of Asian-influenced “Transitional” INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a hard-working, successful Music Licensing Company. </em></p>
<p><em>They’re searching for Mid-to-Up-Tempo Instrumental Cues in the generalwheelhouse of the following references: </em></p>
<p><em>Training Po - Hans Zimmer (Kung Fu Panda Soundtrack) </em></p>
<p><em>Mists Of Pandaria Soundtrack - 2 - Why Do We Fight? </em></p>
<p><em>Beautiful Chinese Music - Winds of Spring </em></p>
<p><em>Quoting our client: "We want to hear Asian-influenced Instrumental Cues that can work for scene transitions in TV Shows and Documentaries." </em></p>
<p><em>Your submissions can cover a range of moods and emotions, from Moody and Mysterious to Anxious and Suspenseful – and everything in between! Your arrangements can vary but should incorporate traditional Asian elements like (not limited to) bamboo flutes, gongs, and Taiko Drums, etc. Your Cues should also stay on one mood and melodic/rhythmic idea from start to finish while introducing subtle changes in texture, tone, and dynamics as it progresses. </em></p>
<p><em>NOTE: They're also looking to hear Cues that have a tranquil quality, and that lean heavily on drones and sound design elements to convey the feeling of nature in the background, but please do NOT include any actual "nature" sound effects in your music, such as waterfalls, wind, animal noises, etc. </em></p>
<p><em>Your submissions can range from 30 seconds to 2 minutes in length. Short intros (or no intro at all), good edit points, and buttoned/stinger endings will all probably work best. Do NOT copy the referenced music in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, texture, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
<p>~~~ AND ~~~</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=30998657&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><em>HAPPY, PIANO-Based INSTRUMENTAL CUES with an URBAN influence are needed by a very successful Music Library. They’re on the hunt for Mid-To-Up-Tempo Instrumental Cues in the general stylistic range of these references we got from them: </em></p>
<p><em>“Broccoli [Official Instrumental]” by D.R.A.M ft. Lil Yachty </em></p>
<p><em>“Playinwitme (Karaoke Version)” by KYLE ft. Kehlani </em></p>
<p><em>Please send well-crafted, emotionally upbeat Piano Instrumental Cues with a feel-good sound. Submissions should be built around a rhythmic Urban/Hip-Hop beat. Shape your Cues around a central melodic theme while adding and subtracting layers of instrumentation as they progress to create dynamics, interest, and forward movement. Please avoid anything that’s particularly busy as it could interfere with dialogue. </em></p>
<p><em>Submissions should be about 90 seconds long (give or take) with Non-Faded, Buttoned/Stinger endings. Do NOT copy the referenced music in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a guide for texture, tone, and vibe. Broadcast quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5825153
2019-07-20T08:33:36-07:00
2022-02-17T00:59:01-08:00
Story Behind The Song - PURE WATER
<p><em>The blog series that highlights a selected song from my <a contents='latest album, "III"&nbsp;&nbsp;' data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">latest album, "III" </a></em> </p>
<p> <strong>Episode 11 : PURE WATER</strong></p>
<p>This was written back in 2014 specifically for a music pitch/documentary looking for songs about water. </p>
<p>Here's part of the info I had to go on to see what I could come up with:</p>
<p><em>SONGS about DRINKING WATER are needed by an A-List Hollywood Music Supervisor working on a Documentary Film. He’s thirsty (pardon the pun) for Songs with Male or Female Vocals with lyric themes relating to fresh, clean, DRINKING WATER. He’s interested in hearing Songs in ALL TEMPOS and ALL GENRES, as long as they have lyrics about water, pure water, cold water, water is life, etc. Quoting the Music Supervisor: “It’s okay for the lyrics to be literal and right on the nose for this pitch. That’s what I’m looking for! Clean drinking water is a huge issue that this film is dealing with, and I need a song with lyrics that will help us bring this issue into the light.” The right lyric theme and message are more important than the genre or style for this pitch. Please avoid anything that’s too somber or dark. On the other hand, don’t be silly either! They need the perfect song to play during a montage of people receiving fresh drinking water in an environment where it’s typically very hard to come by. This is definitely one of those situations where the Supervisor will know the right song when he hears it, and plays it against the scene.</em></p>
<p>Well, after all that, it wasn't chosen - so <em>now</em> what am I going to do with it? Put it on a CD!</p>
<p>All instruments performed by me. Recorded and mixed with Logic Pro on a MacBook Pro.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U9UIU9O9Rpk" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><strong>Get the album "III" <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">HERE</span></a></strong></p>
<p><em><strong>To see past song stories, <a contents="CLICK HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/blog_categories/32851" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">CLICK HERE</span></a></strong></em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5796754
2019-07-13T11:56:13-07:00
2021-08-05T09:18:29-07:00
Book Quotes - Caribbean
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2IScXZm" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/5f45077a1d02657aa6f198552eb379ab9bb57651/original/carib.jpeg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></a>Well, it's been about nine months since my last book quote blog. I've read a "few more" books since then!</p>
<p><em>“A man could sail on forever … forever till the final darkness comes.”</em></p>
<p>The Caribbean cruise I performed on in March has long since past, but I continued to "dwell" on and around the islands (if only in my mind) for a few months after, being that <a contents='"Caribbean" by James Michener' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2IScXZm" target="_blank">"Caribbean" by James Michener</a> is over 900 pages long and I'm not a fast reader. More like sporadic, depending on if I'm traveling or at home.<br>I enjoyed this read very much all the way to the end.</p>
<p>-----------------------------</p>
<p>When the writers of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies were doing their research, they must have used this book as one of their sources.</p>
<p><em>"Port Royal was special. It had no police, no restraints of any kind, and the soldiers stationed in the fort seemed as undisciplined as the pirates who roared ashore to take over the place, night after night. They were of all breeds and certainly all colors, and all with nefarious occupations. In some hectic months Port Royal averaged a dozen killings a night, and prominent on the waterfront was a rude gallows from whose yardarm, “dancing in Port Royal sunshine,” was the corpse of some pirate who had attacked the wrong ship at the wrong time."</em></p>
<p>-------------------------------</p>
<p><em>"I learned that one of the glorious experiences of travel is to be in a small boat just before dawn as you approach a tropic island. Darkness everywhere but a sense that something lies ahead. Then a distant glimmer of light, a kind of throbbing in the air, and because it is in the tropics, where the sun rises and sets with a rush, not a lingering tease, here comes the great orb, all of a sudden. Light everywhere! And then, far ahead the outline of an island in the midst of a great ocean. More light, more island, and as your boat sweeps in you see the palm trees and the hills and the reassurances that people live there. Don’t miss a thrill that may come only once in your lifetime.”</em></p>
<p>~ The same goes for a large ship,... but add the daily all-you-can-eat buffett! (If you're into that sort of thing)</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5767934
2019-06-18T07:33:27-07:00
2019-06-26T17:20:59-07:00
Story Behind The Song - SERENGETI STOMP
<p><em>The blog series that highlights a selected song from my <a contents='latest album, "III"&nbsp;&nbsp;' data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">latest album, "III" </a></em> </p>
<p> <strong>Episode 10 : SERENGETI STOMP</strong></p>
<p>The setting where I started writing this track it is brightly etched in my mind. </p>
<p>I found myself peering out a large window in Las Vegas over looking the golf course of the Suncoast Resort and Casino. It was another Hotel California road trip with 2 nights performing in the showroom. </p>
<p>This was me creating my first "loop". Recording a short guitar passage, editing it, and then copying/cutting and pasting just like you would with a word or sentence in any computer document. It's only actually played once, but I can make copies of it and manually place anywhere I want in the song. I think there are two of these in "Serengeti..." all throughout the tune.</p>
<p>This is the second and the last of guitar instrumentals I've done. These days, I'm more interested in songs: melody w/lyrics. Any other instrumentals I've been working on are shorter and less "busy" in hopes of TV placement. </p>
<p>Why titled "Serengeti" Stomp? Oh, I used an African drum loop or two in it that seemed to give it a tribal feel. </p>
<p>I found a photo of said window from 2012!:</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/6ef587c81243295d8a2b48c064cfb61bafac747b/original/2012-07-01-09-43-58-472.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>All instruments performed by me. Recorded and mixed with Logic Pro on a MacBook Pro.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N7MEzCZalOs" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><strong>Get the album "III" <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">HERE</span></a></strong></p>
<p><em><strong>To see past song stories, <a contents="CLICK HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/blog_categories/32851" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">CLICK HERE</span></a></strong></em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5794194
2019-06-17T08:27:18-07:00
2019-06-17T08:27:18-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Dark and Drone-y Instrumental Cue
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=30879836&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" />DARK and DRONE-Y INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by an International Music Library that needs lots of new music to keep up with client requests! Please submit “drone-y” Instrumental Cues in the general stylistic ballpark of the following references: </p>
<p>Sinister Dark Ambient </p>
<p>Dark Ambient Background Music </p>
<p>Please send them subtle Instrumental Cues with very little melodic movement. Your Cues should have a droning quality that delivers an unsettling, moody, sort of ominous feel. Be sure to stick to a singular vibe and sound throughout the entire Cue to keep your piece emotionally cohesive from beginning to end. In other words, don't try to score an imaginary scene. Instead, give them one "vibe" from beginning to end because they'll figure out how and where they want to use it. </p>
<p>All submissions should be about 1:30 in length, give or take. Non-Faded Endings with a natural decay/ring out will likely work best. Do NOT copy the referenced artists or songs in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</p>
<p>All submissions should be about Two Minutes long (give or take) with non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings. Do NOT copy the referenced examples in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5783862
2019-06-07T13:17:50-07:00
2019-06-07T13:21:26-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Minimalist Investigative Cues
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>This one is one of my favorites. I like the ebb and flow and the transitions between sections - much fun figuring out new ways to create moods for scenes! </p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=30824084&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />MINIMALISTIC INVESTIGATIVE TENSION INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a successful. International Music Licensing Company with worldwide distribution through BMG! </p>
<p>NOTE: This company has just started requesting music from TAXI's members, so chances are you don’t have any material in their catalog yet! </p>
<p>They’re looking for the kind of Tension inducing Instrumental Cues that could be heard in Crime Drama TV shows or Feature Films in the general range of the following references: </p>
<p>Crime Scene Music - Police Investigation Underscore Music </p>
<p>Detroit: Become Human - Investigation </p>
<p>Your submissions can have some sound design elements like sparse percussion and atmospheric pads – but remember, less is more. This pitch is all about setting the mood. Electronic and/or Orchestral Instrumentation can all work, but don’t add too many layers, just enough to give your Cue some forward momentum, and to keep it from sounding repetitive. </p>
<p>Quoting the Music Library: “We are looking for tracks that are minimalist, sparse, and somewhat simplistic. That does NOT mean boring, repetitive, or without evolvement. We prefer to have at least two instruments in a cue. So if you have a solo piece, add another instrument or two and send the newer version.” </p>
<p>All submissions should be about Two Minutes long (give or take) with non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings. Do NOT copy the referenced examples in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5756044
2019-05-15T15:45:04-07:00
2019-05-15T15:45:26-07:00
Taxi Music Forward(s) - Urban Dramedy Instrumental
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>Well, 2 out of 3 forwards out to bad. The second has been forwarded before but hasn't been placed yet.</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=30792738&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=28040001&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p>URBAN DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a hot International Music Library that’s been signing a lot of TAXI members to keep up with their increasing demand. They love receiving music from TAXI members, and have requested even more! </p>
<p>They’re on the hunt for Mid-To-Up-Tempo Instrumental Cues that are in the general stylistic ballpark of the examples below: </p>
<p>Check Yourself: S9 E14 (From 1:27 - 2:01) </p>
<p>Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (From 1:23-1:55) </p>
<p>Please give them well-crafted Dramedy Instrumental Cues with a noticeable Urban vibe, feel, and style. Your Cues should have contemporary instrumentation and solid production values from top to bottom. </p>
<p>Be sure to build your Cue around a central melodic theme, while adding and subtracting layers of instrumentation as it progresses to create dynamics and movement. Please avoid anything that sounds overly busy, as it could distract from a scene’s dialogue. If you can picture your Instrumental Cue working well in a variety of comical scenes in Urban-centric Reality TV Shows, send it in! </p>
<p>TAXI Tip: This library needs a bunch of fresh Instrumental Cues in this genre; so if you’ve got the goods, don’t be shy about submitting multiple pieces for consideration! </p>
<p>All submissions should be at least 60 seconds in length (somewhere in the ballpark of 60 seconds to 2 minutes is probably your best bet.) Good edit points and Non-Faded, Buttoned/Stinger endings are strongly encouraged. Do NOT copy the examples in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, texture and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5742345
2019-05-06T06:26:03-07:00
2019-05-06T06:26:03-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Light Marimba-based Tension Instrumental
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>The happy marimba suddenly becomes not-so-happy!<iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=30760931&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p><em>LIGHT MARIMBA-Based TENSION INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a very successful, NON-Exclusive Music Library that gets tons of placements in TV Shows, Films, and TV Commercials. </em></p>
<p><em>NOTE: Due to the unique nature of this request, we purposely didn't include references as we felt they could potentially be more misleading or limiting than helpful. </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit Down-To-Mid-Tempo, Light Tension Cues that are built around the Marimba. Cues that can support scenes with sad or reflective moods have been requested. Build your Cues around a central melodic theme, while adding and subtracting layers of instrumentation as they progress to create dynamics, interest, and forward movement. Please avoid submitting anything that’s busy enough to interfere with dialogue. </em></p>
<p><em>NOTE: Your instrumentation can include electronic and/or organic elements, but the Marimba should be the focal point of the Cue. </em></p>
<p><em>All submissions should be about 90 seconds long (give or take). If you go a little long, don’t sweat it! Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Broadcast quality is needed. </em></p>
<p> </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5740581
2019-05-02T13:47:27-07:00
2019-05-03T09:49:17-07:00
Story Behind The Song - HERE'S OUR BLUE SKY
<p><em>The blog series that highlights a selected song from my <a contents='latest album, "III"&nbsp;&nbsp;' data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">latest album, "III" </a></em> </p>
<p> <strong>Episode 9 : HERE'S OUR BLUE SKY</strong></p>
<p>It occurred to me that this song is apropos for the kind of crazy weather we've been seeing of late.</p>
<p>"Skies" may be dark but it's the blessing of those we love that can help bring us through to the blue skies. And if there isn't a cloudless one at the moment, create your own together. And with that, I guess that would be the "story of the song" - about the important things in life.</p>
<p>The bird you hear is real. Recorded at my own house. It's the annual mockingbird (or ?) that's shows up in the spring/summer and continues it's song just like this, sometimes through late night, early morning! There's nothing in the song about birds, but I guess I thought it sort of fit - a reminder of blue skies.</p>
<p>All vocals and instruments performed by me. Recorded and mixed with Logic Pro on a MacBook Pro.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XsUKtBr0Koc" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><strong>Get the album "III" <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">HERE</span></a></strong></p>
<p><em><strong>To see past song stories, <a contents="CLICK HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/blog_categories/32851" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">CLICK HERE</span></a></strong></em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5734624
2019-04-27T10:23:12-07:00
2019-04-27T10:27:40-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Investigative Tension Instrumental Cue
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>Exhibit A: Steve investigates how to create an investigative mood. <br><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=30741140&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p><em>INVESTIGATIVE TENSION INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a U.K.-based Music Library that's using TAXI as its primary source of new music for a large-scale catalog expansion. They need a bunch of Cues in this style! </em></p>
<p><em>Please listen to the following references to get an idea of what might work for this pitch: </em></p>
<p><em>Crime Scene Music </em></p>
<p><em>Stealth Music - Crime Scene </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit suspenseful Tension Instrumental Cues that could enhance the emotion, mood, and atmosphere of Crime-based scenes in TV Shows and/or Documentaries. Your style and production value should sound current when compared to today’s standards. Your instrumentation can contain organic or electronic elements, or a hybrid of both. </em></p>
<p><em>Be sure to craft your Cue around a suspenseful and tension-filled melodic idea. Keep it simple, while adding new layers of instrumentation as it progresses to create dynamics, interest, and forward momentum. Remember that this is all about setting the mood! </em></p>
<p><em>All submissions should be about 1:30 in length, give or take, with Non-Faded, Button/Stinger endings. Do NOT copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5693115
2019-04-01T06:33:11-07:00
2019-04-26T09:18:40-07:00
Story Behind The Song - SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND
<p><em>The blog series that highlights a selected song from my <a contents='latest album, "III"&nbsp;&nbsp;' data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">latest album, "III" </a></em> </p>
<p> <strong>Episode 8 : SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND</strong></p>
<p>I have never seen the famous <a contents='Al Pacino movie, "Scarface"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2YB3hcG" target="_blank">Al Pacino movie, "Scarface"</a>. But I've certainly heard the phrase, "say hello to my little friend". And I know where it came from. And couldn't resist fitting it in a song somehow. I hunted down the <a contents="clip on&nbsp;YouTube" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVQ8byG2mY8" target="_blank">clip on YouTube</a> for reference. This is kind of like my version of the Eagles "Get Over It" I guess. Ha ha.</p>
<p>I thought of the quirkiness of songwriters like Randy Newman and Harry Nilsson when it came time to record this little gem.</p>
<p>All instruments performed by little, old me. Recorded and mixed with Logic Pro on a "little" MacBook Pro.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9jYoLG8xDRk" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><strong>Get the album "III" <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">HERE</span></a></strong></p>
<p><em><strong>To see past song stories, <a contents="CLICK HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/blog_categories/32851" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">CLICK HERE</span></a></strong></em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5700700
2019-03-30T09:35:21-07:00
2019-03-30T09:35:54-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Drone-y Atmospheric Tension
<p><em>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film pro that will hear it next."</em></p>
<p>It didn't fit for the pitch I originally wrote it for because of the "build" at the end. But it worked for this one!</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=30054991&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />DRONE-Y, ATMOSPHERIC TENSION INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed for a hard-working Music Licensing Company for placements in a popular Reality TV Show on MTV. </p>
<p>They’re quickly searching for Down-to-Mid-Tempo Instrumental Cues in the general stylistic wheelhouse of the references below: </p>
<p>Vice - “Zombie Drug” (Starting From 2:44 – 3:09) </p>
<p>Vice - “The Deadliest Wildfire In California History” (Starting From 3:00 – 4:40) </p>
<p>Please submit tension-inducing Instrumental Cues with very little to no melodic movement. They seek Cues that will add a sense of anticipation to a scene. Instrumentation like (but not limited to) Atmospheric synths, pulsing bass notes, softened drumbeats, and lush pads could all work for this request. Your submission should stick to a singular vibe and sound throughout the entire Cue to keep your piece cohesive from beginning to end. No need to go overboard for this request, simplicity, and mood are everything! </p>
<p>Your submissions should be about 90 Seconds long, give or take. Non-faded endings will work best. Do NOT copy the referenced material in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast quality is needed. </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5679198
2019-03-13T13:34:16-07:00
2019-03-13T13:34:16-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Investigative Instrumental Cues
<p>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film pro that will hear it next."</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=30604214&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p>A RANGE OF INVESTIGATIVE INSTRUMENTAL CUES is needed by an expanding International Music Library that needs lots of new music!They’re searching <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />for dramatic, suspenseful Instrumental Cues that could work in a variety of Crime-based scenes. Please listen to the following references to get an idea of what could work for this pitch: </p>
<p>Fatal Attraction (1:10 - 2:10) </p>
<p>Crime Watch (0:00 - 0:39) </p>
<p>Please submit well-composed Instrumental Cues that could support a variety of investigative scenes and scenarios. Your pieces can include Electronic and/or Orchestral Instrumentation, or a hybrid of both. Build your Cues around a central, tension-inducing melody that will sit easily behind a scene’s dialogue, and add new elements as it progresses to create a sense of forward movement and development. You’d be smart to keep your Cue on the simple side, as this pitch is all about setting an Investigative mood! </p>
<p>NOTE: Your Instrumental Cues can cover a wide range of Crime Show styles, from what you'd hear during a tense manhunt, to the type of cues that would support detectives searching for clues in the field, to scenes in the lab, etc. Provide the aural backdrop for those Investigative, crime-show scenes where John Q. Law stops the bad guys! </p>
<p>Your submissions should be about 90 seconds long (give or take). If you go a little long, don’t sweat it! Non-Faded, Button/Stinger endings will work best. Please do NOT copy the referenced examples in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, texture, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast quality is needed.<br> </p>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5661539
2019-03-01T05:23:34-08:00
2019-03-01T05:23:34-08:00
Story Behind The Song - NORDSTRANTANA
<p><em>The blog series that highlights a selected song from my <a contents='latest album, "III"&nbsp;&nbsp;' data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">latest album, "III" </a></em> </p>
<p> <strong>Episode 7 : NORDSTRANTANA</strong></p>
<p>Unlike a most of the instrumental tracks I write which are meant to be just background music for a TV show, this is a true instrumental consisting of a lot of guitar as the feature instrument. It was mean to be listened to! </p>
<p>The name is a bit strange, but I had to come up with something!. It reminded of a hipster "beat" I would hear while roaming the aisles of certain sections of Nordstrom. Also, there was something about it that reminded me of Carlos Santana. I had fun experimenting with pre-recorded instrument and drum loops.</p>
<p>Anyway, it was sitting around inside the "vault" for a while so I finally released it officially. It has been playing in businesses around the world through an online publisher, but now it's on CD and Spotify and all the rest of the streaming locations.</p>
<p>All instruments performed by me. Recorded and mixed with Logic Pro on an MacBook Pro.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9pXyhBEL2sc" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><strong>Get the album "III" <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">HERE</span></a></strong></p>
<p><em><strong>To see past song stories, <a contents="CLICK HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/blog_categories/32851" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">CLICK HERE</span></a></strong></em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5635380
2019-03-01T05:23:13-08:00
2019-03-01T05:46:47-08:00
Back Home Again in Downey, California
<p>Well, the Downey Theatre show was quite fun and rewarding. I saw most of early years in Downey flashing before my eyes after the show! </p>
<p>Of course, members of my family were there that could make it. But then there's fellow past students and friends from Tot-Time (Pre-Kindergarten!), Kindergarten, and from all the years of Elementary, Middle, and High school! </p>
<p>BELOW: From the small stage on the left in the 70's, to the big stage in middle in the present!</p>
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<p>BELOW: And with a different band, I've played on stage-right stage as well in my younger years!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/097e17f6d92fe542470de8803736f8bc41683ad4/original/20190125-161715.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>BELOW: It has been brought to my attention, the middle stage hosted the Warren High Jazz Ensemble way-back-when, which I was a part of on guitar!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/0658803eb8d092c467e9ea75e3c78409ed474439/original/20190125-173805.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/e1d03edf14f6fcd039334d75c42bcd0a2bd18cd5/original/20190125-173446.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />BELOW: Looking out from the backstage, over on the right, the Downey City Library. I was just a little Stevie when I went here. I believe there is now a small display of "The Carpenters" memorabilia. They were from my town and lived here unbeknownst to me at first while I was working on my guitar skills in my bedroom on the other town side of town. </p>
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<p>Below photos: Joyce Rybold<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/2f838f9139a9fe9ca5b3d3bcdd2b4c44eb3e3d32/original/50966677-10214239329244217-405470222984675328-o.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/7633ac1ae84159f90b69d50b3f2459e47ab1d3c2/original/51179617-10214239316163890-5144137877231239168-o.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>And then there's the NEWSPAPER ARTICLE! Check it out <strong><a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.thedowneypatriot.com/articles/eagles-tribute-show-is-homecoming-for-home-grown-artist?rq=probst" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">HERE</span></a></strong></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5603315
2019-02-07T06:05:38-08:00
2019-02-09T11:41:45-08:00
Story Behind The Song - CAN'T STAY HERE
<p><em>The blog series that highlights a selected song from my <a contents='latest album, "III"&nbsp;&nbsp;' data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">latest album, "III" </a></em> </p>
<p> <strong>Episode 6 : CAN'T STAY HERE</strong></p>
<p>I set out from the start to write a moody song. Mission accomplished, I think! Ha ha.</p>
<p>This character hopefully is right on the edge of changing his ways and turning his life around. In my younger days, or wait..... or as a working musician, you are at the gig till the end - closing time. I guess I've heard this phrase more than once- <em>"Don't gotta go home, but you can't stay here!!"</em></p>
<p>Probably been written before, but silly me said, "Hey, let's write another!" </p>
<p>On the technical side, the "virtual" drums inside the Logic software gave me a realistic palette of drum kits and fills for me to work with. This is the first song I've put out with the new "gear".</p>
<p>A professional critique i got on this was "classic rock". I suppose the electric guitar lent itself to this. I loved the "Brian May" (Queen) guitar tone I discovered and I couldn't resist not using it!. There was no guitar amp in the room. It's all computer software doing it's magic. My Elton John roots did cross my mind as well as I was working on this one.</p>
<p>All vocals and instruments performed by me. Recorded and mixed with Logic X on an iMac.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OUDQH1Acyis" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><strong>Get the album "III" <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">HERE</span></a></strong></p>
<p><em><strong>To see past song stories, <a contents="CLICK HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/blog_categories/32851" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">CLICK HERE</span></a></strong></em></p>
<p><br>***** LYRICS *****</p>
<p><strong>CAN'T STAY HERE</strong></p>
<p>The spark of a tongue<br>Saying you're done<br>Then you slam the door</p>
<p>Look at you now<br>Closing it down<br>Watching the whiskey pour</p>
<p>The barmaid's barking like a buccaneer<br>Don't gotta go home<br>But you can't stay here</p>
<p>A flood of regret<br>Muddles your head<br>Like an empty glass</p>
<p>Love on the line<br>Losing your mind<br>Used to hurt so bad</p>
<p>All you wanted was to disappear<br>Don't gotta go home<br>But you can't stay here</p>
<p>And as you're spilling off that barstool<br>Empty hand around your phone<br>You reach out for some blonde to break your fall</p>
<p>Hit with the lights<br>Nothing to hide<br>Nothing to feel at all</p>
<p>Except for the hole<br>Shaking your soul<br>Like an altar call</p>
<p>The spirit's willing, but the flesh can't steer<br>Don't gotta go home, but you can't stay here</p>
<p>© 2018 Steve Probst</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5618169
2019-01-29T11:31:39-08:00
2019-01-29T11:31:39-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Urban-Based Tension Instrumental
<p>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film pro that will hear it next."</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=30456134&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><em>URBAN-Based TENSION INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a European Music Library that's expanding and needs lots of new music. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></em></p>
<p><em>They’re looking for Mid-To-Up Tempo Instrumental Cues in the stylistic ballpark of the following examples below: </em></p>
<p><em>Basketball Wives (0:13 – 0:53) </em></p>
<p><em>Love & Hip Hop: New York (2:09 – 2:39) </em></p>
<p><em>Please send them contemporary sounding Instrumental Cues, built around a rhythmic Urban/Hip-Hop beat that would support tension-filled scenes in Reality-based TV shows. Build your Cues around a central melodic theme, while adding and subtracting layers of instrumentation as they progress to create dynamics, interest, and forward movement. </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip: Please avoid anything that’s overtly busy, as it could potentially interfere with dialogue. </em></p>
<p><em>All submissions should be at least 90 seconds long (give or take). Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Please do NOT copy the referenced examples in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, texture, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5583203
2019-01-06T08:43:08-08:00
2019-01-06T08:56:42-08:00
Steve Goes Back "Home Again"!
<p>Well, I guess I'm "going home again"!</p>
<p>Hotel California - A Salute to the Eagles is set to play in my hometown, <a contents="Downey, CA on January 25, 2019 " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.downeytheatre.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">Downey, CA on January 25, 2019</span> </a>at the <a contents="Downey Theatre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.downeytheatre.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">Downey Theatre</span></a>! The last time I played there it was for the "Way Outer Broadway" Talent Contest.... in the 70's! And I have the photos to prove it! (Different hair color - same guitar)</p>
<p>Check this out...<img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/083dbdde2d6ec8e57bb31e3ea1263c89550009be/original/scan-173130000.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p>
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<p>My musical journey brings me back around, full circle. </p>
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<p style="padding:0px; margin:0px 0px 0.5em"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/984be8ec0092cc27915e42717939fe67c9eb79ab/original/season-downey-patriot-ad-final.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5571099
2019-01-05T08:52:09-08:00
2021-06-22T05:48:43-07:00
Story Behind The Song - A GIRL AND HER DOG
<p><em>The blog series that highlights a selected song from my <a contents='latest album, "III"&nbsp;&nbsp;' data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">latest album, "III" </a></em> </p>
<p> <strong>Episode 5 : A GIRL AND HER DOG</strong></p>
<p>One summer day at a New Jersey park for load-in and soundcheck, I spied, across a wide open green expanse, a girl and her....dog...interacting under a tree.</p>
<p>Purely on thinking it was a good title, I went from there with any kind of story line this song might take. At the time of writing this I remember thinking this one as breaking out of the normal type of song I would write. It was fun coming up with the soft brass and woodwind lines in the chorus. (All sampled instruments - meaning, not played by real players, at my house, in front of a microphone - all from the computer). I'm really happy with the outcome.</p>
<p>All vocals and instruments performed by me. Recorded and mixed with Logic Pro on a MacBookPro.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_JxafVidYAk" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><strong>Get the album "III" <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">HERE</span></a></strong></p>
<p>***** LYRICS *****</p>
<p>A GIRL AND HER DOG</p>
<p>Looking out across the green<br>Not a soul to be seen<br>Just a girl and her dog</p>
<p>Just like any other day<br>Till my thoughts began to stray<br>Toward the girl and her dog</p>
<p>We spend our lives tugging on the leash<br>Whatever's out of reach looks so inviting<br>We wag our tails until the bitter end<br>Every now and then we think get our way</p>
<p>I turned away to watch the clouds<br>Dancing shadows all around<br>The girl and her dog</p>
<p>CHORUS</p>
<p>Like a bulldog with a bone<br>I can't leave well enough alone<br>And so this song<br>About a girl and her dog</p>
<p>© 2012 Steve Probst</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5581095
2019-01-04T11:25:26-08:00
2019-01-04T11:27:46-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Pizzi-Based Instrumental
<p>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film pro that will hear it next."</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=30370642&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p>"Pizzi" is short for "Pizzicato Strings" With a short, plucking style of playing, they can sound sneaky or kind of cute, depending on the track. </p>
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<p><em>ORIGINAL, PIZZICATO-BASED INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by an A-List Music Publisher/Music Licensing Company with a long history of placements <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />in Film, TV, and Commercials. They're eagerly looking for simple Pizzicato Instrumental Cues that would fall in the generalstylistic ballpark of these examples they provided to us: </em></p>
<p><em>Dad’s Who Play Barbie (Starting at 0:16 - 1:16) </em></p>
<p><em>Did You Know </em></p>
<p><em>Please send simple, well-composed Pizzicato String Instrumental Cues that could work for many kinds of happy, optimistic, and lighthearted moods in commercials. Instrumentation that could work well for this pitch includes (but is not limited to) Pizzicato Strings, Timpani, Light Percussion, Piano, Oboe, Warm Sustained Strings, or Drums. </em></p>
<p><em>Your Cues should be built around an optimistic central melodic theme while layering instruments in and out as your Cues progress to create a nice developmental arc. You’d be smart to avoid submitting anything that’s frenetic, overly quirky, or just plain silly. </em></p>
<p><em>All Instrumentals must be 1:00 in length (including ring outs and reverb tails) with non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings. In this context, we think One-Minute really means 59.5 seconds. That makes it more usable for TV Commercials! Please do NOT copy the referenced music in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for instrumentation, texture, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast quality is needed.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5522730
2018-12-31T08:35:56-08:00
2018-12-31T08:38:27-08:00
My Spotify "Starred" List - Episode 4
<p>Joni Mitchell's <a contents='"Blue Motel"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2CGHpDV" target="_blank">"Blue Motel"</a></p>
<p>If I was her in an old Savannah, Georgia hotel or motel room with a blue spread or possibly a blue color scheme, I'd see that too as a possible song. I like some of the playfulness in this lyric.<br>Traveling for work can be a lonely business. But if it's what you do, you find constructive ways to keep sane. Sometimes that includes writing a song! (See my <a contents='blog post about my song, "Phoenix Hotel" !' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/story-behind-the-song-phoenix-hotel" target="_blank">blog post about my song, "Phoenix Hotel" !</a>)</p>
<p>I can relate. On my starred list it goes!</p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/0wGyenCHkW7eFO2ZpokF6C" width="300"></iframe></p>
<p>*****<br><em>Starting in 2012, I began collecting songs in a custom Spotify playlist I simply called "Starred". Currently there are 408 tunes, and I continue to add to it. When I don't know what I want to listen to, I just put on the Starred list. </em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5573411
2018-12-29T08:56:32-08:00
2018-12-29T08:56:32-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Dramedy-Style Instrumental Cues
<p>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film pro that will hear it next."</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=27925107&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p>DRAMEDY-Style INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a legendary, Major Music Library with tons of top-notch placements in TV Commercials, Hit TV shows, <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />and Feature Films. They’re looking for Mid-to-Up-Tempo Dramedy Cues in the general stylistic ballpark of the following examples:</p>
<p>KUWTK (From 0:29-1:24)</p>
<p>Love & Hip Hop: New York | VH1 \(From 0:48-1:12\)</p>
<p>Please send them well-composed Instrumental Cues that could be used in a variety of quirky, playful, mischievous and comedic scenes in Reality TV Shows. Build your Cues around a central melodic theme while adding and subtracting layers of instrumentation as it progresses to add dynamics, interest, and some forward momentum. You’d be smart to avoid submitting anything that’s overly busy for this pitch, as it could distract from a scene’s dialog. All submissions should be about 2 minutes long, give or take. Non-faded, Buttoned/Stinger endings are encouraged for this pitch. Do NOT copy the referenced songs in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for feel, texture, tone, and vibe. Broadcast quality is needed.</p>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5544005
2018-12-13T20:45:20-08:00
2021-12-20T06:03:06-08:00
Add Steve's Music To Your Christmas List!
<p>Add me to your special Christmas Holiday playlist!</p>
<p>I've included links below. Click on your choice of sites. If you use other sites, they're probably there to if you search for them. Thanks! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/7cdfe541e001dd16900a82b108d78a9fe1ee7a05/original/away-manger.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" />"AWAY IN A MANGER" is on: </p>
<p><strong><a contents="SPOTIFY" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/72SB736Skm32nZ7igwFuEB?si=NWR5ejq4Q_Gn5xk_EFkTeg" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">SPOTIFY </span></a></strong><br><strong><a contents="AMAZON" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/Away-Manger-Steve-Probst/dp/B00AL1OH34/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1544623969&sr=8-14&keywords=steve+probst" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">AMAZON</span></a><span style="color:#e74c3c;"> </span></strong><br><strong><a contents="GOOGLE PLAY&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Steve_Probst_Away_In_A_Manger?id=Btiflk7s6doqw5jzophk42wnbqy"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">GOOGLE PLAY </span></a></strong></p>
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<p>"CHRISTMAS IN YOUR EYES" is on:<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/1ee2691f7e0bbe342b0760e7a65d9b38ad08bd5f/original/windowseat.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></p>
<p><strong><a contents="SPOTIFY&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/47TCeHcbnDkHXXgjISjNsz?si=P4xk3H32RTiJMLzMxs_z-A" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">SPOTIFY </span></a></strong><br><strong><a contents="AMAZON&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-in-Your-Eyes/dp/B00BTLVJV8/ref=sr_1_3?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1544624058&sr=1-3&keywords=Steve+Probst+christmas+in+your+eyes" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">AMAZON </span></a></strong><br><strong><a contents="GOOGLE PLAY&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bpnlsfaifviwft45vpjocuk3nne&tid=song-Tls33lpsdcn4johpz2swea5lgsu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">GOOGLE PLAY </span></a></strong></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5521340
2018-12-04T06:34:59-08:00
2019-01-02T08:39:57-08:00
Story Behind The Song - MAMA GONNA WHOOP YOU
<p><em>The blog series that highlights a selected song from my <a contents='latest album, "III"&nbsp;&nbsp;' data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">latest album, "III" </a></em> </p>
<p><strong>Episode 4 : MAMA GONNA WHOOP YOU</strong></p>
<p>There isn't any long, inspirational story to this song. My good friend and one-time traveling buddy, Kevin, with Hotel California, told me how his mom used to say "Mama's gonna whoop you" or something to that effect. Naturally, heard a song title right off the bat, wrote it down for later. </p>
<p>Later arrived and so did the song in all it's uncomplicated blues/rock mischievousness.</p>
<p>Anyway, MAMA GONNA WHOOP YOU has been released to the masses! </p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Moo9_EzQTug" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><strong>Get the album "III" <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">HERE</span></a></strong></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5515662
2018-11-15T16:49:21-08:00
2018-11-15T16:49:21-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Dramedy Style Instrumental
<p>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film pro that will hear it next."</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=27925107&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p>DRAMEDY-Style INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a hot European Music Library that’s expanding their reach and catalog size. They’re looking for Mid-to-<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/original/taxi-music-1.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />Up-Tempo Instrumentals in the general stylistic wheelhouse of these examples: </p>
<p>WARNING: The subject matter in some of the reference videos might require Viewer Discretion. </p>
<p>“KUWTK” (From 0:29 – 0:50) </p>
<p>“RHOC” (From 0:00 – 0:26) </p>
<p>“Little Women: Dallas” (From 2:21 – 2:35) </p>
<p>Send them fun Dramedy Instrumental Cues that could work for silly, funny, or sneaky scenes in Reality TV Shows. Instrumentation that could work for this pitch can include Pizzicato Strings, Marimba, Xylophone, Clarinets, Whistles, etc. Structure your Cue around a central melodic idea, while layering instrumentation in and out as your Cue progresses to add dynamics, keep it moving forward, and to keep your Cue from sounding too repetitive. Simpler is better for this pitch! </p>
<p>TAXI Tip: Tastefully adding an instrument that isn't often heard in this genre could help your music stand out. Stick to something that works well in context, and doesn't make end users say, "OMG!" when they hear it. Try things like a touch of bassoon or maybe a tiny little pinch of mouth hard here or there. Whatever you try, do it sparingly... don't overdo it! </p>
<p>Your submissions should be around 90 seconds long, give or take. Non-Faded, Button/Stinger endings will work best for this pitch. Do NOT copy the referenced artists or songs in any way, shape, or form. Broadcast Quality is needed.</p>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5489685
2018-11-10T08:30:15-08:00
2018-11-21T08:30:59-08:00
My Spotify "Starred" List - Ep. 3
<p>With time on the road, I got on a Joni Mitchell kick. Started from album 1 and went from there. (Not all on the same day!)</p>
<p><a contents='"Black Crow"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2SrL26d" target="_blank">"Black Crow"</a>: I was struck by the lyric on this one, the crow as a metaphor for her life on the road. Interesting chord choices to "land" her melody on . </p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/0YSRkJfGZkRQuafIKRfrl5" width="300"></iframe></p>
<p>One wonders, "Was she really looking at the her "haggard face" in the mirror and then suddenly saw a black crow, "that ragged soul", outside the bathroom window and boom, said "I'm gonna write a song"?<br>*****</p>
<p><em>Starting in 2012, I began collecting songs in a custom Spotify playlist I simply called "Starred". Currently there are 408 tunes, and I continue to add to it. When I don't know what I want to listen to, I just put on the Starred list. </em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5489644
2018-11-06T05:49:53-08:00
2018-11-16T10:10:42-08:00
Story Behind The Song - PHOENIX HOTEL
<p><em>The blog series that highlights a selected song from my <a contents='latest album, "III"' data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">latest album, "III"</a> </em></p>
<p>Episode 3 : PHOENIX HOTEL</p>
<p>I believe this tune of mine is the oldest on the album, as far as the writing part is concerned. It's from my personal experience of staying at an actual hotel in San Francisco called the <a contents="Phoenix Hotel" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.phoenixsf.com/rooms/" target="_blank">Phoenix Hotel</a>. Hotel California was in town for a corporate show <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/9e07980d1e1a5b625bb24296beeea81194107b31/original/pheonix.jpeg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />and they put us up in this "boutique" establishment. </p>
<p>I’m singing real life here: hearing happy couples, sipping free coffee in one of those always-too-small throwaway cups; slippers from home; cozy wall heater, lonely heart…. I think caffeine refills were at the breakfast bar outside under an overhang overlooking the pool. </p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5BqchkB80XQ" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Oh, and this is song 1 of 2 set in picturesque San Francisco. </p>
<p>[“Let’s Take The Stairs” from my album “Window Seat” is also a "San Francisco song" thanks to the “City by the Bay”. Which brings a thought that I haven’t done song stories about the previous album.] Hmmm...</p>
<p><strong>Get the album "III" <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">HERE</span></a></strong></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5492730
2018-10-30T13:24:48-07:00
2019-10-27T07:44:10-07:00
Add Steve's Music to Your Spooky List!
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/68721db4acdc36a7f29e5436823a56b17ed73661/original/paino.jpeg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />Did you know I have two Halloween-related songs floating around on the internet? It's true!</p>
<p>Please add them if you'd like to your special "Hollerday" playlist! I've included links below. Click on your choice of sites. If you use other sites, they're probably there to if you search for them. Thanks!</p>
<p><strong>"CHILLER"<em> (Michael Jackson "Thriller" sound-alike) </em>is on:</strong></p>
<p><strong><a contents="SPOTIFY" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5E6IyUITDp0fLpgNwJGueY?si=6ZIzKJ-ySfe3wrofF45Sxg" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">SPOTIFY</span></a><br><a contents="AMAZON" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2Ddr2A7" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">AMAZON</span></a><br><a contents="GOOGLE PLAY" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://play.google.com/store/search?q=steve%20probst%20chiller&c=music" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">GOOGLE PLAY</span></a></strong><br> </p>
<p><strong>"MANSION OF HAUNTS" <em>(Parts of Disney's Haunted Mansion Theme backwards!)</em> is on:</strong></p>
<p><strong><a contents="SPOTIFY" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5PmcE7LdQQeG0tmqr8OhXi?si=j7TKUtbzSrS2Zf2WACF0Xg" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">SPOTIFY</span></a><br><a contents="AMAZON" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2Ddv5fG" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">AMAZON</span></a><br><a contents="GOOGLE PLAY" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://play.google.com/store/search?q=steve%20probst%20mansion%20of%20haunts&c=music" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">GOOGLE PLAY</span></a></strong></p>
<p>(If I haven't mentioned a streaming site you use, they are probably there too if you search for them)</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5453740
2018-10-22T10:38:19-07:00
2018-10-22T10:39:26-07:00
My Spotify "Starred" List - Ep. 2
<p>Is there anyone out there like me that has an obsession (A healthy one, I hope-lol) with New York City? This is the first of quite a few tracks I've saved about that very place. <a contents='"Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" by Alicia Keys' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2PNK96t" target="_blank">"Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" by Alicia Keys</a></p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/5sra5UY6sD658OabHL3QtI" width="300"></iframe></p>
<p>****</p>
<p><em>Starting in 2012, I began collecting songs in a custom Spotify playlist I simply called "Starred". Currently there are 404 tunes, and I continue to add to it. When I don't know what I want to listen to, I just put on the Starred list. </em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5448781
2018-10-04T08:37:08-07:00
2021-04-21T18:58:15-07:00
Story Behind The Song - MY HAPPY PLACE
<p><em>The blog series that highlights a selected song from my <a contents='latest album, "III"&nbsp;' data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">latest album, "III" </a></em></p>
<p><strong>Episode 2 : MY HAPPY PLACE</strong></p>
<p>The seed of this tune came firstly not from artistic inspiration - "Oh, I must capture this song immediately while the muse flows freely through my ever-sensitive creative soul!!" - Oh no, my friends.</p>
<p>There's a song that I really like by <a contents="Christ Stapleton" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2Rml83k" target="_blank">Christ Stapleton</a> called, "Whisky and Me". I decided one day to take the form of the song, rhyme scheme, etc and just write something in the same pattern. As an exercise and a way to "jump start" the writing process. First thing I did was search for a title with the same syllables as "whisky and me" from list of title ideas I'm constantly adding to. I decided on "My Happy Place". I then flipped the sentiment - the former song was sad, mine would be happy.</p>
<p>Click play:</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_zbjK2ffeyM" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>I just started my usual "just writing anything until something sticks" (if anything even would that day). I remember sitting on the floor, "reaching" for the possible song that might be floating around "in the room". Stuff started appearing on my yellow pad:</p>
<p>"Fridge is humming" ?- We have an older fridge thta keeps chuggin along!<br> "Browning onions smell like heaven in a pan"? True story. Love it.<br>"Pillow laying on the floor" - There it was to my left, the couch throw pillow<br>"That Christmas present that never made it out the door"? There it was, over to my right. <br>"Puppy paws" - 2 dogs, 8 paws in the household!</p>
<p>The "tie comes off" bit is a bit of a fabrication. I don't wear a tie and come home from the office every day. (Although I've been know to wear one onstage)</p>
<p>In many songs, the "hook" comes right at the beginning of the chorus. I let "My Happy Place" close out every verse.</p>
<p><em>The stuff about Disney and New York City in the bridge?</em> That's me. My happy places. But the bridge closes out with very best kind of "happy place"</p>
<p>And of course, the ultimate "happy place" in Verse 3.</p>
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<p>It was suggested in a songwriting critique session to rewrite the bridge. But I left it as is to move to another song. Someone else may not want to recorded it, but it has a whole not of "me" in it, so I figured I'd keep it for myself.</p>
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<p>There you have it! A song that might never have been born that day if I hadn't practiced a little pro-writer discipline and shown up to the solo "writing session"! </p>
<p><strong>Check out the photo below.</strong> I was surprised to be reminded in my scribblings that "My Happy Place" started at the beach but ended up in the living room! <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/0264ff41f2d693f9ec7df305bc58668a5c25ab75/original/20180930-114549.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></p>
<p>I love songwriting! How about you?</p>
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<p>Here's the song pattern inspiration for "My Happy Place":</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z2uPKDXS8BA" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><strong>Get the album "III"<span style="color:#e74c3c;"> </span><a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">HERE</span></a></strong></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5445809
2018-09-27T10:48:49-07:00
2018-09-28T07:00:45-07:00
What Are You Doing...?
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/system/b9f0cd27816db31a680a186a64fa386764cb4527/original/misc-18.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />Going back to my <a contents="previous post about my morning routine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/what-are-you-doing-16863ebc-9012-40fc-8e3e-d0020fb6bbe2" target="_blank">previous post about my morning routine</a> when I'm home. Sort of my public declaration of professional and artistic progress, I guess. Ha ha.</p>
<p>I opened up a song early this morning that I'm currently writing with a new friend and co-writer. There was a line that I thought could just be stronger; like it was there just to rhyme.</p>
<p>Just spending a short time on it and coming up with something usable, or at least a new direction we can take the lyric, sets up the rest of the day. Even if it's filled with some non-musical tasks. I wrote today! I made progress today! Hallelujah! </p>
<p>Can't wait to share it.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5364469
2018-09-25T08:17:37-07:00
2018-09-25T08:20:20-07:00
My Spotify "Starred" Song List
<p>Starting in 2012, I began collecting songs in a <strong><a contents='custom Spotify playlist I simply called "Starred"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/user/1258550793/playlist/4wME0kzDT2JnrfJlf36crd?si=w9fPHTNKSfOLDUExgku5HQ" target="_blank"><span style="color:#16a085;">custom Spotify playlist I simply called "Starred"</span></a><span style="color:#16a085;">. </span></strong>Currently there are 392 tunes, and I continue to add to it. When I don't know what I want to listen to, I just put on the Starred list. </p>
<p>The qualifications for making this list of all genres - enough to make your head spin - are many.</p>
<p>1. Something I have on an old album in my vinyl collection collecting dust that were favorites.<br>2. Some sort of "new release" that has a production quality or lyric or melody or all of the above that I wanted to hear again more than once. <br>3. If a song makes me laugh or go "What?!" - ie: some of the Rolling Stones stuff. (Not necessarily a fan, I can appreciate the spontaneity and humor) <br>4. Numerous songs from the same artist that stem from my exploration of artist like Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, etc. I'll start from the beginning of their catalog, give each album a listen, and find some cool stuff I've never heard before.</p>
<p>Here we go!</p>
<p><strong>#1 (In order of addition to list)</strong>: <a contents="Helen Austin " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.helenaustin.com/home.html" target="_blank">Helen Austin </a>is an independent songwriter/artist from Canada who has seen lots of success with her songs being licensed on TV shows. I just loved the simplicity of her recordings as something I wanted to take note of for some of my own projects. Her voice is very unique. </p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7GOsDEmbUcd9mIklgmkL0F" width="300"></iframe></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5436426
2018-09-20T08:09:51-07:00
2018-09-25T08:22:59-07:00
Book Quotes - Alexander Hamilton
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2QKnatV" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/64d835e2f488d01c00c54921f2a1f51076fda193/original/hamiton.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></a>Hamilton.</p>
<p>I saw the play in LA. Loved it. How very interesting, I thought as a creative person, how <strong><a contents="Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2QKnatV" target="_blank">Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow</a></strong> inspired a whole show for Broadway. I must read it. </p>
<p>Read it, I did!<br>Some of the many quotes I saved in my trusty Kindle:</p>
<p><br><em>"In all probability, Alexander Hamilton is the foremost political figure in American history who never attained the presidency, yet he probably had a much deeper and more lasting impact than many who did."</em></p>
<p><br><em>“Believe me love is doubly sweet / In wedlock’s holy bands.” ~ A. Hamilton poetry at 17</em></p>
<p><br><em>"See thy wretched helpless state and learn to know thyself. . . . Despise thyself and adore thy God. . . . O ye who revel in affluence see the afflictions of humanity and bestow your superfluity to ease them. . . . Succour the miserable and lay up a treasure in heaven." ~ A. Hamilton</em></p>
<p><br><em>"His chum at King’s [College], Robert Troup, was convinced that Hamilton’s religious practice was driven by more than duty. He 'was attentive to public worship and in the habit of praying on his knees night and morning. . . . I have often been powerfully affected by the fervor and eloquence of his prayers. He had read many of the polemical writers on religious subjects and he was a zealous believer in the fundamental doctrines of Christianity.'"</em></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/5fb95830c4f70bdeaa1f31bad20090e2b60bbfbd/original/fullsizeoutput-13a.jpeg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p>
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<p><br><em>To be continued!</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5409151
2018-08-31T08:35:16-07:00
2018-09-29T06:17:25-07:00
Story Behind The Song - I LOVE YOU MORE
<p><em>The blog series that highlights a selected song from my <a contents='latest album, "III"' data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">latest album, "</a><a contents="III" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">III</a><a contents='latest album, "III"' data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">"</a></em></p>
<p><strong>Episode 1 : I LOVE YOU MORE</strong></p>
<p>At the time I wrote this fun little song, ukuleles were still prevalent in popular music. So I purchased a nice-sounding, small, Hawaiian ukulele and started getting busy on a "uke" song of my own. I wrote two actually, but this one made it to the finish first. It's one of my personal favorites on this album. All vocals and instruments performed and recorded by yours truly. </p>
<p>Click on the Play button.</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MtwhDnkAa6I" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><strong>Get the album "III"</strong> <strong><a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">HERE</span></a></strong></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5230637
2018-07-27T11:07:13-07:00
2018-07-27T11:13:27-07:00
What Are You Doing...?
<p>I’ve changed home my morning routine a bit (at least at home) that has been a little more fruitful in the songwriting department. It’s real easy to sit back, sipping coffee, relax, and read <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/ea03cfbf6311e7943d864142c759789e58e73800/original/20180511-081443.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_right border_" />whatever in the early hours, then get to the real work. </p>
<p>After opening my Bible app to the living words therein for a spiritual realignment, instead of letting emails and social media fill my head with all kinds of stuff (not all bad but still “stuff”) during my second cup of coffee, I get out my yellow legal pad and just start writing – anything. Without an expectation of how good it’s going to be. </p>
<p>(I use the Masterwriter app as well for writing. But by using a yellow legal pad first, I feel sort of like a painter on a canvas. Good old pencil and paper!) </p>
<p>I’ve got a assorted lists on paper and on just about every electronic device I own full of song titles, one line descriptions of “life scenes”, paragraphs, newspaper articles, the list goes on. I just pick one idea and start writing something underneath it, even if it’s bad. And most times I get something I can build upon in the coming mornings or whenever it’s lyric writing time. <br><em>(In the photo on the right, Duff has no idea how brilliant I am!)</em></p>
<p>After my morning idea brainstorming, I continue on to a physical workout of some sort.</p>
<p>I guess you could describe my "workout" routine as follows:<br>1. Spiritual<br>2. Mental<br>3. Physical</p>
<p>A recent example that got me all excited and I felt like a songwriter again. It started with something I wrote down, at least a year ago if not more, “Came home to the Santa Anas, whipping up a tune”. True story. (Around where I live, we can get some strong winds - the <a contents="Santa Anas" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Ana_winds" target="_blank">Santa Anas</a>.)</p>
<p>That’s it! </p>
<p>As an embryo of a lyric formed, when I got to scribblings for the second part of the verse – What rhymes with Santa Anas? Well…Pollyanna. Okay, this is getting interesting I think to myself. </p>
<p>What ends up happening, a place, a story, etc appears, and then it seems I have a lyric slowly being wrapped inside a melody. </p>
<p>Then the second part of the verse with the word “Pollyanna” in it develops a life all it’s own and seems better now as the chorus; the hook of the song. And there’s my song title: “Pollyanna”. And off I go to Wikipedia for "Pollyanna" references.</p>
<p>The thing about these songwriting exercises as I’ve described above is, for me, building the discipline to sit down and just write without expectations opens up my eyes, my ears, and my heart to life around me as I go about my day. I feel I could write a song of just about anything or at the very least, write down one line to use later. </p>
<p>It almost becomes a welcome “sickness”. I’m a words hoarder! </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5231824
2018-05-13T08:17:02-07:00
2021-12-07T04:44:20-08:00
3 Tweets (Say 5 Times Fast!)
<p>If you're a "tweeter", feel free to follow me <strong><a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </strong> </p>
<p>Here are some "awesome" highlights from this past week:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Do not open till Christmas? <a href="https://t.co/WUeSfqnaui">pic.twitter.com/WUeSfqnaui</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/993618683380416513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2018</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Came up to take a breath. I'll clean up later. Lol <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/logic?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#logic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/apple?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#apple</a> <a href="https://t.co/DiLSyCc8xj">pic.twitter.com/DiLSyCc8xj</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/994316514999205889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2018</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">After putting in the time to hone a lyric, when a real good line finally appears, I do a mini Happy Dance in my chair. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/songwriting?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#songwriting</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lyricist?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#lyricist</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/995063547284672512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2018</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5179957
2018-04-28T08:39:25-07:00
2021-08-27T23:26:48-07:00
Book Quotes - A Moveable Feast
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2IRpIS7" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/8ea055bb36972d75ae4efc1ed3cb7ab31591404e/medium/hemingway.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><strong>Sub-heading: Books I've read. </strong></p>
<p>This installment of "Book Quotes" is brought to you by "<a contents='A Moveable Feast"&nbsp;&nbsp;by Ernest Hemingway' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://amzn.to/2IRpIS7" target="_blank">A Moveable Feast" by Ernest Hemingway</a></p>
<p>This book made a great souvenir as I was walking the streets of Paris in May/June of 2017. I purchased it at the infamous <a contents='"Shakespeare and Company" book store' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://shakespeareandcompany.com/" target="_blank">"Shakespeare and Company" book store</a> in the City of Lights.</p>
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<p><br><strong><em>On writing in Paris...</em></strong></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/8f17ca2deb40283047ee9fb1e6ba904db6bafd5e/original/fullsizeoutput-12b.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><strong><em>Sadness of Fall, but there's always Spring...</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>This was basically our same path we walked every day down to the city sights...</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>"...I could never be lonely along the river [Seine]"</em></strong></p>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5178837
2018-04-12T16:05:36-07:00
2018-04-12T16:05:36-07:00
A Magical Moment With Steve In Paris
<p>During my first visit to Paris, France, here I am just below Sacre'-Coeur.</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y8Gll5MQ8YI" width="560"></iframe></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5010351
2018-03-26T07:23:39-07:00
2018-03-26T07:23:39-07:00
Hey, Louie! Can I Get A Photo With You?
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/ec6891e7cdfdd2f5e4e7cc9cfb95f04390b542e5/medium/20171118-123620.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" />Here's a selfie with cameraman/artiste', Luis Fuerte. He spent 19 years as camera operator for PBS TV host, Huell Howser, who I previously posted about <strong><a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/the-legacy-of-huell-howser-s-amazing-talent" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">HERE</span></a><span style="color:#e74c3c;">.</span></strong></p>
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<p>His book signing event at Galleano Winery near my home brought plenty of behind-the-scenes stories to share with those of us in attendance. </p>
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<p>We had a nice one-on-one chat about another rewarding time he had, outside of working with Huell, when he was asked to travel with and film an orchestra. He may have said the LA Phil, but I can't remember. He spoke about working the camera as if it was an art form, not just "filming" an event. </p>
<p>Check out his book!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://amzn.to/2Fe9hOD" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/0538ab5e88b5bd3a7dc724417f4bc9282f2f7a88/medium/20171119-090846.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5137764
2018-03-20T07:48:42-07:00
2018-03-26T07:26:50-07:00
New CD Album Released!
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/ea8ca9ba0009b01a5bd40dc93008fac014b5d1fc/medium/cover-cdbaby.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" />All written, recorded, and produced between 2008-2017 by Steve Probst <br>All vocals, instruments, and drum programming by Steve Probst <br>Cover photo by Ann Conibear Roberts</p>
<p>I was inspired to write a ukulele song when it was popular, so bought a decent uke, wrote a song, and recorded it! (Your welcome) <br>Get my “Randy Newman” on? No problem <br>If there’s a song written in 2011 that you need to sound like the 80’s, I’m your guy! <br>Like Blues Rock? Got some of that, too. <br>And what’s not to love about a couple of Jazz/Rock guitar instrumentals complete with guitar solos? <br>A song for a documentary about water? Got shoulder deep with this one. </p>
<p>Click over to my <b><a contents="STORE PAGE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">STORE PAGE</span></a> </b>to get yours!</p>
<p><br>Hope you enjoy the music! <br>~ Steve</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5112039
2018-03-05T12:46:39-08:00
2018-03-07T08:00:00-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Inspiring, Elegant Instrumental Cue
<p>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next." </p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=29303556&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p>Using some new sounds and trying to make it sound as real as possible, I'm always learning something new.<br>My daughter calls this my "Hallmark Channel" track. :)</p>
<p><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><em>INSPIRING, ELEGANT INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a boutique Music Library with tons of credits in big Feature Films, countless TV Shows, and TV Commercials. They’re searching for positive, Mid-to-Up-Tempo Instrumental Cues in the general stylistic wheelhouse of the following reference that we got from our client: Instrumental Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFyAzXSe9Oo&t=75s Please submit elegant-sounding Instrumental Cues that have a modern, inspiring feel and vibe. The client is looking for a crossover of modern and acoustic instrumentation that has an “advertising-friendly” sound and could also work well as background music in a variety of other media. Build your Cue around a central melodic theme and mood while adding and subtracting layers of instrumentation as your piece progresses to add emotion and dynamics. Also, please avoid anything that’s overly busy or frenetic, as it might distract from dialogue. Quoting The Music Library: “Your Cues don’t need a prominent melody – rather, nice musical motives that work well as background music, with some sense of forward movement.”<br>All submissions should be around Two-Minutes long (give or take) with non-faded, buttoned endings. Do NOT copy the referenced example in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed (great sounding home recordings are fine).</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5089491
2018-02-20T11:54:10-08:00
2018-02-20T11:55:17-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Blues/Rock Instrumental Cue
<p>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next." </p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297071130&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" /><em>BLUES/ROCK INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a well-respected Music Library with a very solid track record of TV and Film placements. This company ran a lot of listings with TAXI about 10 years ago, and placed a bunch of music from our members. They’ve recently started a New Company, so this is a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor, and they pay an Upfront Fee to Composers! They’re looking for Mid-to-Up-Tempo Instrumental Cues that would fit well on a playlist with the following references: “Howlin’ for You” by The Black Keys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSCsoQ87MQ8 “Badman Redux” by Brent Lindsay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC1u-Wia3P0 “Heartbroken, In Disrepair” by Dan Auerbach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0N2xsFiOOo Although the references have vocals, please submit Instrumentals only for this pitch. </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit well-crafted Blues/Rock Cues that have an edgy sound with standard Rock band instrumentation, and great musicianship that’s played with conviction, attitude, and authenticity. Adding some “rust” and “grease” couldn’t hurt! Your submissions should be well structured, with catchy, gritty guitar riffs, engaging melodies, and a super in-the-pocket rhythm section. Add and subtract layers of instrumentation as your Cues progress to add dynamics and keep it moving forward. Your submissions should be about 2 minutes long (give or take), with Non-Faded, Buttoned/Stinger endings. Please Do NOT copy the referenced bands or songs in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed (great sounding home recordings are fine).</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5089489
2018-02-20T11:47:50-08:00
2018-02-25T09:35:28-08:00
New Single Released! - THE WORLD SMILES WITH YOU
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/cb65e5e5379538eed1945192d19fc46ba60e498e/medium/the-world-smiles-with-you2-2.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" />Four chords, an old saying, and a drum loop. A song is born!</p>
<p>Special cover art created by Chris McCormick.</p>
<p>If there’s a song written in 2011 that you need to sound like the 80’s, I’m your guy! </p>
<p>Click <strong><a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">HERE</span></a><span style="color:#e74c3c;"> </span></strong>to find out where it's available! </p>
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<p>New Single intro video:</p>
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<p><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/67kv5ugg7ps" width="560"></iframe></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5062598
2018-02-10T22:15:38-08:00
2018-02-10T22:18:46-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Fun, Emotionally Upbeat Inst. Cue
<p>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next." </p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=29199396&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p>Available now for YOUR nearest kids channel!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" /><em>FUN, EMOTIONALLY UPBEAT INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed for several $250, NON-Exclusive, Direct-to-Supervisor placements in a new Kids’ Game Show on Major Cable Network. They’re looking for Up-Tempo Instrumentals that are in the general stylistic wheelhouse of these examples: BrainSurge (0:06 - 0:30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=occhsPjeDq4 Splatalot! - Season 2 (0:16 - 0:30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIGWaSM_o5A</em></p>
<p><em>Send them emotionally upbeat, high-energy Instrumental Cues that deliver a positive, fun vibe, and sound like something that would work well in the context of an exciting kids’ competition game show. Your Cues can be a little bit crazy or zany, but don’t go too far. Come in fast and strong, and structure your Cue around a central melodic theme while adding and subtracting instrumentation as it progresses to give it dynamics and lots of forward momentum. They need a bunch of Cues in this style, so if you’ve got them, don’t be shy about submitting for this!</em></p>
<p>Here's the alternate version w/melody:</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=29199399&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5062581
2018-02-08T07:24:23-08:00
2018-02-08T07:24:23-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Quirky Dramedy-Style Inst. Cues
<p>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next." </p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=28795541&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe>2nd time for this bit of quirkiness!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><em>QUIRKY DRAMEDY-Style INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a successful Production Music Library with an extremely long list of placements in Commercials, Films, and TV shows. They’re looking for Dramedy Cues that can range from quirky and mischievous, to playful, sneaky, or quizzical sounding. Please listen to the following references to get in the stylistic wheelhouse of what they’re looking for: Will Dives In from “The Little People” (0:00-0:55) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSnuEbcaOY0 Project Runway (:23 - :47) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIukd6qvpu4 Leah Remini: It’s All Relative (0:29 – 1:09): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_RvJqA4pl8<br>Please send them well-crafted Instrumental Cues that reflect the fun and quirky range of styles in the references above. Build your Cue around a central melodic theme while adding and subtracting layers of instrumentation as it progresses to add dynamics, interest, and some forward momentum. You’d be smart to avoid submitting anything that’s too frenetic or overly busy for this pitch, as it could distract from a scene’s dialog. Feel free to push the envelope a bit, and send them something they don’t already have. Give them something fresh yet familiar if you’d like to make TV show’s editors gravitate to your Cue(s)!<br>All submissions should be about 2:00 minutes in length, give or take, with non-faded/buttoned endings. Do NOT copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, texture and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed (great sounding home recordings are fine)</em>.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/5051937
2018-01-30T09:31:02-08:00
2018-02-05T12:20:29-08:00
2018
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/9ebe053c029136a790aca1ae795992b117a1fcc9/medium/2018.png" class="size_m justify_right border_" />So here it is! 2018!</p>
<p>Well, I can't say life is boring. I've got my hand in all kinds of stuff.</p>
<p>As you may know, I returned to the big stage, so that means I've put travel into my schedule. This slows down the writing process a bit, but realizing this is part of what I do, well, just have to make it work. </p>
<p>So goes the part-time songwriter/composer for TV/Film placements, and, part-time "Artist" (Where I keep some of these tunes for myself and eventually release them on a album of some sort).</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/cb65e5e5379538eed1945192d19fc46ba60e498e/medium/the-world-smiles-with-you2-2.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p>
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<p>I've had a single planned ("The World Smiles With You") to be released, but the mix was just not there yet, so I've kept wandering to other projects. I even had some cool artwork for it done by my long time friend from grade school, Chris McCormick.</p>
<p>But hey, I think it's almost there! </p>
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<p>But now it seems like I'm real close to having some songs done for another album! 2 more songs are in the editing and mixing stage at present. And then, not only digital release, but CD's as well.<br>I've been asked to participate in a singer/songwriter event on the cruise we're performing on at the end of February and it's a good place start having CD's available. I know some of these songs play on my website right now, but in the future they will be released to all the usual outlets. Songs include: </p>
<p>1. I Love You More</p>
<p>2. A Gir and Her Dog</p>
<p>3. Phoenix Hotel</p>
<p>4. Here's Our Blue Sky</p>
<p>5. Nordstrantana</p>
<p>6. Serengeti Stomp</p>
<p>7. Pure Water</p>
<p>8. Say Hello to My Little Friend</p>
<p>9. Mama Gonna Whoop You</p>
<p>Finishing up</p>
<p>10. My Happy Place</p>
<p>11. Don't Gotta Go Home, But You Can't Stay Here . [Or some shortened title!]<br>----------------------------</p>
<p>Well, as Glenn Frey sang, "the heat is on"!</p>
<p>The funny thing is, I think I have enough songs in the unfinished phase for a whole 'nother album! </p>
<p>But onward through 2018, Lord willing!</p>
<p><em>A WEEK IN THE LIFE.....</em></p>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4964234
2017-12-06T08:19:32-08:00
2021-01-23T09:33:33-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Quirky Dramedy-Style Inst. Cue
<p>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next." </p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=28795541&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p>Okay, so one of these days I'm going to get a call back from someone that's actually going to use one of these little creations! But until then, I'll just keep writing, learning, submitting! "Quirky" = Fun</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><em>QUIRKY DRAMEDY-Style INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by an International Production Music Library with an awesome, 20-year history of great TV and Film placements. They’re very eager to find some fresh Dramedy Cues that can range from quirky and mischievous, to playful and silly. </em></p>
<p><em>Please listen to the following references to get in the general stylistic wheelhouse of what they’re looking for: Will Dives In | The Little People” (0:00-0:55) Project Runway (:23 - :47) Leah Remini: It’s All Relative (0:29 – 1:09) </em></p>
<p><em>Please send them well-crafted Instrumental Cues that reflect the fun and quirky range of styles in the references above. Build your Cue around a central melodic theme while adding and subtracting layers of instrumentation as it progresses to add dynamics, interest, and some forward momentum. You’d be smart to avoid submitting anything that’s too frenetic or overly busy for this pitch, as it could distract from a scene’s dialog. </em></p>
<p><em>TAXI Tip: Many music libraries already have a lot of Dramedy-style Cues, so this company is looking for material that sounds fresh, with that little something extra that will make TV editors gravitate to it. Your submissions should be about 1:30 in length, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Do NOT copy the referenced material in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed (great sounding home recordings are fine).</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4913228
2017-12-01T11:15:54-08:00
2017-12-01T11:15:55-08:00
The Road Is Full Of Surprises
<p>The road is full of surprises. </p>
<p>What was once a nice peacefully whimsical night time city view of downtown Wilmington, NC from the 5th floor, which I really was enjoying, turned into the majestic Jurassic Period outside my window the next morning. Started after 7am, mainly with a reverberating, earth-trembling, mega-thud. From my horizontal position on dreamy king-size sheets, I felt the Hilton, the <em>whole building</em>, actually bounce a second or two.</p>
<p>Bulldozers resembling the skeletons of menacing T-rex's commenced to munching on demolition-size, concrete parking structure tidbits. Was probably going to go on the whole day, too. No use trying to sleep. No, that's okay, I only got to bed by 2am. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/105247d1b249c03e7dfedc74cb01784c9fcfa601/original/20171031-100110.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><em>1.... hour... later.... [Say with fake French accent ala Sponge Bob Square Pants]</em></p>
<p>Okay, they delightfully change my room to across the hall. And how fitting since it was now gazing upon the Cape Fear River on Halloween day!!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/5dfb8fdf391bfb7ee0783712f5d3125868d354f0/original/20171031-100305.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Moral of the story, I guess: Do not be afraid of change <em>or</em>...clean your room when you have company (readers) over.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4918116
2017-11-04T06:37:42-07:00
2021-07-26T11:45:38-07:00
Book Quotes - The Monuments Men
<p><strong>Sub-heading: Books I've read. </strong></p>
<p>This installment of "Book Quotes" is brought to you by <strong>"<a contents='The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History"&nbsp;' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://amzn.to/2xXDQEl" target="_blank">The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History" </a></strong><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://amzn.to/2xXDQEl" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/099ae859cbdbb6ed93a57c5f425dffda4027fbdc/medium/monument.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></a> by Robert M. Edsel and Bret Witter</p>
<p>Ever since reading that <a contents="George Patton book" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/book-quotes-it-s-so-easy-and-other-lies" target="_blank">George Patton book</a>, I suddenly find myself with somewhat of an interest in WW2 history. The basic gist of this book: <em>soldiers on a mission to save the great works of art stolen by the Nazis.</em></p>
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<p><em>"It is amazing how the world can change, he thought, during the life span of a fruitcake."</em></p>
<p><em>"I believe that all this loveliness showing through the rubble and wreck are just foreshadowings of the joys we were made for.”</em></p>
<p><strong>Baseball</strong>:</p>
<p><em>"During the Bulge, Posey told him, the Germans had parachuted troops behind Allied lines dressed in American uniforms. The only way to find them out was to ask questions on strictly American topics, like baseball. The Germans were always clueless."</em></p>
<p><strong>New York City:</strong></p>
<p><em>"To see a painting of this quality leaning against the wall of a command post amid the bullets and the grime was to understand that great works of art were part of the world. They were objects. They were fragile. They were lonely, small, unprotected. A child on a playground looks strong, but a child wandering alone down Madison Avenue in New York City—that’s terrifying."</em></p>
<p><strong>It was so cool reading this book and THEN taking a trip to Paris, staying in the Latin Quarter! :</strong></p>
<p><em>"First Lieutenant James Rorimer rode his bicycle to Rose Valland’s apartment in the fifth arrondissement, an ancient section of Paris known as the Latin Quarter. The quarter had been popular with tourists before the war, but few tourists, Rorimer suspected, had ever visited Valland’s middle-class residential area, a lonely and secluded stretch just beyond the site of a massive fire started by German bombardment in August 1944."</em></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/5da4c4cc1779d33af64bcf9930e74b80e0b5e322/large/20170601-172638.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></p>
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<p><em>"Sometimes, Rose Valland thought as the snows of December 1944 floated down around her, your destiny is thrust upon you." </em>(Photo on left - Translation: "Hero of the Arts")</p>
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<p><em>"Destiny is not one push, she thought as she waited to cross a quiet street on that cold Paris evening years later, but a thousand small moments that through insight and hard work you line up in the right direction, like a magnet does with metal shavings."</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4684678
2017-10-30T08:29:52-07:00
2017-10-30T09:03:21-07:00
The 70's Rock and Romance of a Paying Gig and Unlimited Baked Fish
<p>I did some work this past March with a band some of you may have heard of (<a contents="Hotel California - A Salute to the Eagles" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.hotelcal.com" target="_blank">Hotel California - A Salute to the Eagles</a>). And wouldn't you know, it was on a cruise ship!<br><br>Dang. I hate warm tropical winds and an unlimited supply of bright blue seas.<br><br>All kidding aside, and i do mean "kidding", there were some other guest musicians performing on the Celebrity Summit you may have heard of as well; Peter Frampton, The Orchestra (former ELO members), Stephen Bishop, Christopher Cross, Chuck Negron (3 Dog Night); and a couple other talented tribute bands channeling (like the water reference?) Elton John and the Bee Gees.<br><br>Fun! And no one in our entourage got seasick in the making of this little side work event to Cozumel and Key West. I'm sure there's room on the <a contents="2018 edition of this rocking time on the high sea" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://rockandromancecruise.com/" target="_blank">2018 edition of this rocking time on the high sea</a>, but unfortunately, Hotel California won't be on this particular journey to sandy shores and salad bar dreams.</p>
<p>We're on this one instead! <strong><a contents="CLICK HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://decadesofrockandroll.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">CLICK HERE</span></a></strong><br><br>Wait don't go! Here are some home slides (Just a few):</p>
<p><br><a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" data-header="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/steveprobst/albums/72157687664338861" title="Rock & Romance Cruise 2017"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4485/37991588131_fd548d6af2_c.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Rock & Romance Cruise 2017" height="450" width="800" /></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4896057
2017-10-17T18:58:45-07:00
2017-10-17T19:01:15-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Public Domain Christmas Songs
<p>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next." </p>
<p>And just like that, another forward to follow the previous "Urban Dramedy" track. This one has been around for a while. You may have heard it. After it was written for a previous pitch, I never heard back, so I released it as a Christmas single. There's even a video!</p>
<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0al8ntHGrPY" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><em>PUBLIC DOMAIN CHRISTMAS SONGS (In Various Genres) with Male or Female Vocals are needed by a growing Music Library that’s actively pitching to a number <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg?1461272813" class="size_m justify_right border_" />of high-end Films and TV shows. Send them great, Mid-to-Up-Tempo Songs that you’d expect to hear on playlists with artist/songs like (but not limited to): “Jingle Bells” by Tiffany Alvord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDMmJ6u0R3w “Silent Night” Justin Bieber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WZI4g7qKrg “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” by Hannah Kerr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_TdWsWPD6E Jingle Bells (Rock Version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTuXPUP06H0 Do you have a Rockin’ version of Jingle Bells? How about a stripped-down acoustic Singer/Songwriter-style version of Silent Night, or a Jazz version of Joy To the World? If so, this Music Library wants to hear it! Please submit well-crafted Public Domain Covers that capture the true essence of the holiday season, with a great overall performance that sounds really fresh and current. Please stick to the original melody and lyric of the song(s) you choose to cover and submit. You’d be wise not to send something that’s too whacky or outside-of-the-box for this pitch.</em></p>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4884266
2017-10-09T16:48:39-07:00
2017-10-12T08:30:40-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Urban-Influenced Dramedy Instrumental
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=28040001&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p>..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next." </p>
<p><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg?1461272813" class="size_m justify_right border_" />URBAN-INFUENCED DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a successful NON-Exclusive Music Library for placements in an extremely popular Reality TV Show. They’re looking for a bunch of Mid-to-Up-Tempo Trap Instrumental Cues that would fit well on a playlist with the following references: “Basketball Wives Miami (1:43 – 1:58) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znWz812xuaA LA Hair (0:02 – 0:20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx6tF8k_j0g “Basketball Wives LA” (:00 - :22) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg8QoWxHioc Please give them well-crafted Dramedy Instrumental Cues with a noticeable Urban vibe, feel, and style. Be sure your production is solid, with contemporary sounding instrumentation. In other words, no dated or obvious pre-stocked synth sounds or drums. Build your Cues around a central melodic theme while adding and subtracting layers of instrumentation as they progress to add dynamics, interest, and forward movement.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4689222
2017-09-29T08:20:58-07:00
2017-10-06T08:56:56-07:00
An Evening With Jimmy Webb (And Look - There's Henry!)
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://amzn.to/2wXADDl" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/66d8ae7da4dc12cbf4859ecb7c2becb25ed718a4/small/cakerain.jpg?1493399517" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></a>I snatched up a couple of tickets right away (After the Am Express pre-sale). I knew it would sell out quickly. "An Evening With Jimmy Webb - GRAMMY Museum"</p>
<p>Here was chance to see and hear, up close and personal, Jimmy Webb; legendary songwriter of "By the Time I get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Up, Up, and Away", "MacArthur Park."....list goes on. </p>
<p>Got to meet Jimmy too and get his new book personally autographed! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/d52487c0fb07a6abb5bd4e691d2c5d9284f4b99a/large/webb.jpg?1506698548" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>Do you know how many times this song below has been recorded? Wow!</p>
<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7y1hrOpVGKE" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/ebab97ee312ca591e407611587335a6de1607c82/medium/henry.jpg?1493402271" class="size_m justify_left border_" />Added extra bonus. Standing behind the portable and expandable black nylon security fence was iconic photographer, <a contents="Henry Diltz" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.morrisonhotelgallery.com/photographers/HZF6ag/Henry-Diltz" target="_blank">Henry Diltz</a>. </p>
<p>I was just waiting patiently in line for Mr. Webb and I see this unique-looking guy holding a camera and I google his name right then and there. Sure enough! It was him! Did I say anything to him? No? [Kicks self] Ha Ha. As a much younger guy, I was listening to albums, looking at album covers, and reading his name E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E. </p>
<p>Perhaps' like me, you have seen some these, his classic shots of music. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/3ad416abd6eff27839472458a9cb87d5abe457f8/original/eagles-henry-diltz-black-white.jpg?1504723557" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/7d3810b486b0e8bf073b11f47f1ee04b6a951263/original/henry-diltz-eagles-joshua-tree.jpg?1504723576" class="size_l justify_left border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/31bcb117a914273a7e695cdb471703455d839fa2/original/cover-1974-dan-fogelberg-souvenirs-epic.jpg?1504723575" class="size_l justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/ab9647bbfa216b37d93b6263af36ad2cbb48286d/original/dan-hits.jpg?1504723574" class="size_l justify_left border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/372d5847e632fdeb9d52549a99263c7a9a4f906c/original/henry-diltz-james-taylor-the-farm-dec-15-1969.jpg?1504723573" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4837750
2017-09-23T07:25:25-07:00
2017-09-23T07:25:25-07:00
Book Quotes - A Farewell To Arms * The Sun Also Rises
<p>In my travels I have been to the Hemingway House in Key West and the Hemingway Memorial in Sun City, Idaho, and as well as even walking the streets of Paris where Ernest walked and lived and wrote.</p>
<p>I am now on a Hemingway kick, peppering his writings in between my other reads of fiction and non-fiction alike. As always, food for the songwriting soul.</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://amzn.to/2wHSzDr" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/08f3824e2088f543088d05b1c51814e63ecc5365/medium/farewell.jpg?1504724478" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>
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<p><em>"When I was growing up, my parents always told me that my grandfather said write about what you know."</em></p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://amzn.to/2wIJkmA" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/79c82ea16f2ae0a5ea88d0179b3cd2172b604cd5/medium/sun-rises.jpg?1504724708" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></a><strong>I have spent over a week walking up to 15 miles a day on the streets of Paris in late Spring, hence this passage of text was interesting enough for me to highlight it and many others like it, on my kindle. Guess you had to be there. ;)</strong></p>
<p><em>** "I went out onto the sidewalk and walked down toward the Boulevard St. Michel, passed the tables of the Rotonde, still crowded, looked across the street at the Dôme, its tables running out to the edge of the pavement. Some one waved at me from a table, I did not see who it was and went on. I wanted to get home. The Boulevard Montparnasse was deserted. Lavigne’s was closed tight, and they were stacking the tables outside the Closerie des Lilas. I passed Ney’s statue standing among the new-leaved chestnut-trees in the arc-light. There was a faded purple wreath leaning against the base. I stopped and read the inscription: from the Bonapartist Groups, some date; I forget. He looked very fine, Marshal Ney in his top-boots, gesturing with his sword among the green new horse-chestnut leaves. My flat was just across the street, a little way down the Boulevard St. Michel."</em></p>
<p><em>** "It is awfully easy to be hard-boiled about everything in the daytime, but at night it is another thing."</em></p>
<p><em>** "Brett looked at me. “I was a fool to go away,” she said. “One’s an ass to leave Paris.”</em></p>
<p><em>** "I drank a bottle of wine for company. It was a Château Margaux. It was pleasant to be drinking slowly and to be tasting the wine and to be drinking alone. A bottle of wine was good company."</em></p>
<p><em>** "Everything is on such a clear financial basis in France. It is the simplest country to live in. No one makes things complicated by becoming your friend for any obscure reason. If you want people to like you you have only to spend a little money. I spent a little money and the waiter liked me. He appreciated my valuable qualities. He would be glad to see me back. I would dine there again some time an</em>d <em>he would be glad to see me, and would want me at his table. It would be a sincere liking because it would have a sound basis. I was back in France."</em></p>
<p><strong>And finally...</strong></p>
<p><em>** "I hated to leave France. Life was so simple in France."</em></p>
<p><strong>I had to leave....Adieu dès maintenant!</strong></p>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4792249
2017-07-30T13:12:16-07:00
2017-08-05T06:05:00-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Quirky, Comical Instrumental Cue
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<p>.<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg?1461272813" class="size_m justify_left border_" />..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next."</p>
<p>Oh, this was a fun one! I chose "TONGUE FROZEN TO ICE CREAM CART" to create my own musical mischief. Thanks Taxi Music! </p>
<p><em>QUIRKY, COMICAL INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by International Production Music Library with a long, long list of great TV and Film placements. They’re searching for Instrumental Cues that would work in shows and scenes like the references below: Just for Laughs (4:02 – 5:20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPHcrgWkrI4 ....Best Cat Pranks (3:45 – 5:15) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgcVye8o7hg ....“Tongue Frozen to Ice Cream Cart” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMs3A6_AmkY </em></p>
<p><em>Please submit well-crafted Instrumental Cues that can add a silly and funny vibe to any scene they’re placed in. Your arrangement can use everything from Pizzicato strings and Marimbas to Tympani and Glockenspiel, as long as it sounds quirky and silly. Layer the Instrumentation as your Cue progresses to create builds, drops, dynamics, and some forward momentum. You’d be smart to avoid submitting anything that’s frenetic or overly busy for this pitch, as that could distract from dialogue. Your submissions should be about 1:30 in length, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4597674
2017-07-17T10:31:55-07:00
2017-07-22T09:22:35-07:00
Book Quotes - It's So Easy: and Other Lies - Killing Patton
<p>Sub-heading: Books I've read.</p>
<p>In this installment of "Book Quotes" brought to you by <strong><a contents=""It's So Easy And Other Lies"" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://amzn.to/2usaZJV" target="_blank">"It's So Easy And Other Lies"</a></strong> and <strong><a contents=""Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War ll's Most Audacious General" " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://amzn.to/2nkCGNr" target="_blank">"Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War ll's Most Audacious General" </a></strong>Combo post! 2 books.</p>
<p><em>“Yes, confidence was knowing I could do anything. But, I realized, confidence must always be rooted in work. In sweat. In pain-good pain. And in honesty.” </em>~ Guns N' <a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://amzn.to/2usaZJV" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/bc409d5483545684fa6375023b1b17b4f58ab47d/medium/duff.jpg?1497189689" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></a>Roses bassist, Duff McKagan</p>
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<p>Allied headquarters to Patton: "Bypass Trier. It will take four divisions to capture." </p>
<p>General George S. Patton: <em>"Have taken Trier with two divisions. What do you want me to do? Give it back?"</em><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://amzn.to/2vuQAR8" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/5e04983a09ca300383906deeb89e21dc9d9e8a16/medium/patton.jpg?1489104440" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4771944
2017-07-10T07:30:28-07:00
2017-07-10T07:30:28-07:00
Taxi Music Forward - Tension-based Instrumental Cue
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<p>....Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next." Thanks Taxi Music! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg?1461272813" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></p>
<p>Not gonna win any Grammies with this, but here ya go!</p>
<p><em>TENSION-Based INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed for a Style/Beauty Reality Show by a very active Non-Exclusive Music Library with lots of placements. They need Tension-filled Instrumental Cues in a range of styles and tempos. Please listen to these references to get an idea of the broad range of styles that could work for this pitch: America's Next Top Model (Starting at 7:50 – 8:12) ....Project Runway (Starting at 2:06 – 2:47) .... The Challenge: Invasion (Starting at 0:28 – 1:00) Please submit subtle, tension-filled Instrumental Underscore Cues that use fresh, current sounding samples and production techniques. Build your Cue around a simple, central melodic theme that can easily sit behind the show’s dialog or voiceover. Add and subtract layers of instruments as your Cue progresses to keep it from sounding too repetitive or linear. All submissions should be One-to-Two Minutes long (give or take) with non-faded endings.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4741100
2017-06-11T06:44:47-07:00
2017-06-11T06:45:54-07:00
3 Tweets (Say 5 Times Fast!)
<p>If you're a "tweeter", feel free to follow me <span style="display: none;"> </span><strong><a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst" target="_blank"><span style="color:#c0392b;">HERE</span></a><span style="color:#c0392b;">. </span></strong> </p>
<p>Here are some "awesome" highlights from this past week:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Lufthansa is my new favorite airline. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/travel?src=hash">#travel</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/home?src=hash">#home</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/paris?src=hash">#paris</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/873060877166981121">June 9, 2017</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Interesting verseoftheday-saw <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WonderWoman?src=hash">#WonderWoman</a> last night- Love does no wrong to others,so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law<br>Romans13</p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/873175424087465984">June 9, 2017</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">That moment when you get off the train from the airport, exit the metro station, and the first thing you see is... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/paris?src=hash">#paris</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/notredame?src=hash">#notredame</a> <a href="https://t.co/KTXxkNfYDm">pic.twitter.com/KTXxkNfYDm</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/873558793874939905">June 10, 2017</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4739301
2017-06-10T06:31:14-07:00
2018-07-06T23:48:54-07:00
An "Evening" At Notre Dame - Paris
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/5b9e5647cf55d2a704675c0831520dce0aafc974/medium/20170606-173741.jpg?1497017305" class="size_m justify_left border_" />On the last day of our trip to Paris, as I had just exited a gift shop (somewhere around where this crooked window photo on the left was taken) ......I get a message from our Airbnb host,</p>
<p><em> "Hi Steve, I heard about the terrorist attack in front of Notre Dame. I hope you are fine. Any way I heard that only the terrorist was injured. Just try to avoid Notre Dame area because around that area I heard that everything is blocked..."</em></p>
<p>I can't say I was surprise. Alarmed, but not surprised. A lone, hammer-wielding man attacks police and is very quickly brought down. </p>
<p>Okay, so when returning to our rented place, we'll go around the area.</p>
<p>Then we realized, "What about the concert we had tickets for that same evening being held inside the gargoyle protected cathedral?"</p>
<p>On our way back to our "home" area across Point de Sully and over the tiny island of île Saint-Louis, back to the Latin Quarter, we passed police directed traffic jams. (Below)<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/de268cbbb281883b6a943574f5ddc08872d384f3/original/20170606-190531.jpg?1497017967" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Somber, overcast sky hangs over Notre Dame just hours after the incident. (Below)</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/3c2697eda545a521b55efbdcdc9cc9b20c955aa3/original/20170606-190718.jpg?1497101707" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Stopping at our favorite, <a contents="La Methode Restaurant" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x47e671e613abdd8d%3A0x546ed10f6a58969f!2m19!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m13!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Flh%2Fsredir%3Funame%3D112082606787577089450%26id%3D6410424373496889586%26target%3DPHOTO!5sla%20methode%20restaurant%20paris%20-%20Google%20Search&imagekey=!1e3!2s-2_xefgtlQpM%2FWNcP4cOfMXI%2FAAAAAAAAZ3A%2FXfn7nhonrZkmOvJ03C1RAYCJmPEbYEfFACLIB&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZ6sW5-7DUAhXIeSYKHaWQC84QoioIfDAK" target="_blank">La Methode Restaurant</a>, we pondered our next adventure. Will the concert go on? Would the performers bow out? Our waitress, as well as an employee who just arrived, said they'd probably have the square in front of Notre Dame closed. I called Shakespeare & Company book store near the river Seine (a prior visit told me they spoke English) to have them tell me it looks like the area is open. </p>
<p>We decided to see for ourselves. </p>
<p>We were rewarded with an amazing experience. Under heavy security, the likes of which I have never seen before in person, all patrons were ushered into a side door. The concert, Ordo Virtutum by <a contents="Hildegarde Von Bingen" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildegard_of_Bingen" target="_blank">Hildegarde Von Bingen</a>, would go on! (see below) (I filmed a short video excerpt of concert at very bottom of this post)<br><em>[Ordo Virtutum is about the struggle for a human soul, or Anima, between the Virtues and the Devil...] *<a contents="Wikipedia" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordo_Virtutum" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> . </em></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/32eccca0aab42bf4332c96d59679866f1f20e204/original/20170606-213045.jpg?1497020289" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>With the cathedral's outside perimeter bathed in a halo of armed police, the vocalists on the altar, and vocalists entering from behind, it was as though angels were all around us! </p>
<p>Still trying to put this night into words, but I'll just say that I felt part of a world of peace-loving citizens who aren't about to let the evil in the world win out, because in the end, it doesn't! </p>
<p>Heading back to dessert (and a beer for me), we passed a welcomed line of vehicles manned by the men and women who deal with this on the front lines every day. (see below)</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/6f1f6bd999ceb1473a8c95bf0ab45102b23afc85/original/20170606-220347.jpg?1497020598" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>We were safe and I was so deeply moved by this, our last evening in the City of Light.</p>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4646423
2017-03-26T13:12:58-07:00
2017-03-26T13:12:58-07:00
3 Tweets (Say 5 Times Fast!)
<p>If you're a "tweeter", feel free to follow me <strong><a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong>. </p>
<p>Here are some "awesome" highlights from this past week:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shot from spring training couple weeks ago. deGrom & <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/thor?src=hash">#thor</a> strategizin', or maybe talking about what they had for breakfast <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mets?src=hash">#mets</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/baseball?src=hash">#baseball</a> <a href="https://t.co/8OHgYmStX1">pic.twitter.com/8OHgYmStX1</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/843511782086000644">March 19, 2017</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">"HEY!!!!! You gonna eat that?" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/statue?src=hash">#statue</a> <a href="https://t.co/waMcY67kAy">pic.twitter.com/waMcY67kAy</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/843894250228137984">March 20, 2017</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Just got home. A great song by <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst">@SteveProbst</a> came on. Had to hear the whole song. Sure my wife is wondering what's taking so long to get in. <a href="https://t.co/jY3sW7IJFz">pic.twitter.com/jY3sW7IJFz</a></p>— Terry M (@iceteamusic23) <a href="https://twitter.com/iceteamusic23/status/843967639726821376">March 20, 2017</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4593193
2017-02-17T07:46:51-08:00
2017-03-04T08:17:04-08:00
Taxi Music Forward(s) - Short, Upbeat Solo Piano Cue
<p>....Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next." Thanks <a contents="Taxi Music!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.taximusic.com/" target="_blank">Taxi Music!</a><br><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/308052660&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/307920952&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe><br>I'm guitar player, really, so these little guys took some editing. I played them both, then went back and edited the location and/or volume of any note (I mean <em>any</em>) that <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg?1461272813" class="size_m justify_right border_" />sounded "un-piano-player- like".<br>"Remember That Time", I played it slowly and then increased the tempo for the desired "upbeat" feel. I know, cheating! Ha ha<br><br><em>SHORT, UPBEAT SOLO PIANO RIFF CUES are needed by a really large media company for placements in several projects, including hit cable TV shows and online media. This rapidly growing industry giant is building its own In-House Music Library and will pay an initial buyout fee of $250 for 100% of the Composition and Master rights. On top of the per track fee, you will also keep 100% of the Writer’s share of the publishing and make applicable performance income. Please submit original, lively, Solo Piano Instrumental Cue Riffs that can be used for transitions between scenes in TV shows and web-based, digital content. Your submission should convey a fun and cheerful vibe, that’s super melodic. Your Instrumental Cue can be relatively simple and stripped-down as long as the overall mood is happy and emotionally upbeat. If you’re using a Virtual Piano, please make sure your patches sound like an authentic Piano! Anything that sounds synthetic, stiff, or MIDI-based won’t work for this pitch. All submissions should be about 30 seconds in length, with Non-Faded endings.....</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4565045
2017-01-27T07:49:27-08:00
2017-01-27T07:56:37-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Fun Pop Instrumental Cue
<iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/304660786&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg?1461272813" class="size_m justify_left border_" />....Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next." Thanks Taxi Music!<br><br>Well, <em>this</em> musical attempt was something completely different! I updated my recording gear (iMac and software) and look what happened! Lol Only 60 seconds? Oh, I got this!<br><br><em>FUN POP INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed for $500 placements in an Anime Cartoon. They’re looking for Bouncy, Youthful, Mid-to-Up-Tempo Instrumental Cues that could work well for animated shows on Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, or Cartoon Network. Please listen to the following examples to get in the broad stylistic range of what they need: Glitter Force Songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltb7N0FaZK0 “Higher” By LoliRock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqcRNp5KL9s “Bubble Pop” By HyunA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j52NKxiqizw Although the references above have vocals, this pitch is for Instrumentals only. Please submit catchy, original Instrumental Cues that deliver a fun, youthful vibe with simple, straightforward melodies and a driving Pop beat. Emotionally upbeat, optimistic submissions will probably do best for this pitch. Stick with one mood and motif from beginning to end, while adding and subtracting layers of instrumentation as your Cue progresses will add dynamics and interest. Your Instrumentation can vary, but should generally be in the range/ballpark of the references above. Sprinkling in some playful sounding ear candy such as chimes, twinkles, and harps could help add some youthful character to your Cues. Speaking of youthful; you’ll probably do best if your music works for kids who have grown out of the My Little Pony age range, but are still in elementary school. All submissions should be at least 60 seconds long with easy edit points and natural, non-faded, buttoned endings. Do NOT copy or rip off the referenced music in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for tempo, texture, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed (Great sounding home recordings are fine).</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4547509
2017-01-19T08:46:05-08:00
2017-01-19T08:46:05-08:00
ThrowBackThursday - What A Night For "Promises, Promises"!
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<p><em><strong>ThrowBackThursday Post</strong>- Looking back on a blog post of recent yesteryear (and bringing it over from the old website for further reference). 2009.</em><br>______________________________</p>On a whim, I "splurged" and procured for myself a seat to see, <a href="http://twitter.com/KCHENOWETH">Krisitin Chenoweth</a> in <a href="http://www.promisespromisesbroadway.com/">"Promise, Promises"</a> at the Broadway Theatre this past week.</div>
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<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">I am both a fan of Kristin's (since discovering her from "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wicked-2003-Original-Broadway-Cast/dp/B0000TB01Y?ie=UTF8&tag=steveprobsnet-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Wicked</a><img src="//www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=steveprobsnet-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0000TB01Y" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />") <em>AND</em> the tunes of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Songs-Bacharach-David-Composer-Collection/dp/0793598397?ie=UTF8&tag=steveprobsnet-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Burt Bacharach/Hal David</a><img src="//www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=steveprobsnet-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0793598397" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. To hear them both at the same time was indeed a treat for me!</div>
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<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Of course, a trip to the stage door after the show was in order! Something that is so easy to do on Broadway since the venues' stage doors spill right out onto the street. Now, here's a tip (and reminder for me next time) if you want to do the same for an autograph:</div>
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<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Get by the back-stage door earlier right after the show and get right up against the barricade. I was approximately 2 & 1/2 people behind (not far at all actually). I was close enough to see Kristin's gracious, smiling face and her perfectly crafted eyebrows, but not close enough for her to reach my Playbill for a quick black-sharpie squiggle of acknowledgement and thanks.</div>
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<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Now I could have been rude and lowered it into the faces of fans in front of me, but that didn't seem right. And Kristin is quite tiny and I supposed reaching up would have been a little difficult and, quite possibly, a little unsafe for her. So a gaze upon her presence amidst the hoopla that goes with it will have to suffice.</div>
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<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">She signed just enough momentos before being whisked away in a black Audi sedan which sequence of events went like this:</div>
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<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">1. All the actors, ensemble, main characters (Sean Hayes being one of them - but hey, I'm a guy, and Kristien's better lookin') exit the theatre.</div>
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<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><i>SIDE NOTE: It's interesting, maybe a little sad, that the amazingly talented ensemble players just kind of saunter out one-by-one in their sweats or whatever street clothes and everyone pretty much just watches them walk out into the late-night NYC city streets.</i></div>
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<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">2. Tall serious-looking guy enters black Audi parked in front of the stage door and starts car, lights on, and goes back into the theatre back-stage door.</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>3. Out comes KC to fan cheers, with said body guard and another guy carrying her small dog who stands by the car in waiting while she proceeds to sign various sized paper and cardstock items.<br><br> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/THiEanabISI/AAAAAAAAAOU/9eLPFgZec-U/s1600/kc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/THiEanabISI/AAAAAAAAAOU/9eLPFgZec-U/s640/kc.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="480" width="640" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There she is next to bodyguard with assistant in background holding her Maltese, "Maddie"</td> </tr>
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<br><br>4. Then off she goes "whisked away in a black Audi sedan."<br><br><br>So there you have it. An inspiring night at the theatre for me! On broadway, no less!</div>
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<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Next thing on my list, buy the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Promises-Sean-Hayes/dp/B003L9KA6G?ie=UTF8&tag=steveprobsnet-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">soundtrack</a><img src="//www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=steveprobsnet-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003L9KA6G" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />.<br> </div>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4532268
2016-12-31T14:55:17-08:00
2017-01-05T08:48:06-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Traditional Folk Instrumental
<iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/300087707&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe>
<p><em>....Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next." Thanks <strong><a contents="Taxi Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.taximusic.com/" target="_blank">Taxi Music</a></strong>!</em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg?1461272813" class="size_m justify_right border_" /><br><br>For this one, "Dylan & Doc", after listening to the studio version of "Tamborine Man", I looked up the song on YouTube to see how Bob played it live. Seems he used a capo and drop D tuning? So I recorded the rhythm guitar part similarly on my older Washburn acoustic (older strings, too) and the rest on a Taylor.<br><br><em>TRADITIONAL FOLK INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a Music Licensing Company with a really remarkable list of placements in TV, Film, and Commercials. They’re looking for Traditional Folk Instrumental Cues in All Tempos that you’d hear on a playlist with artists like (but not limited to), Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Doc & Merle Watson, etc., etc., etc. Please listen to the following references to get in stylistic ballpark of what they need: “Mr. Tambourine Man” by Bob Dylan. “Scarborough Fair” by Simon & Garfunkel, “House Of The Rising Sun Rhidalgo” by Doc & Merle Watson. Please submit well-performed, original (no covers!) Acoustic-based Instrumental Cues. Your submission should feature authentic sounding, organic instrumentation. It can be simple and stripped down, but should still be emotionally moving, and highly engaging. Believability is key for this pitch, so anything that sounds stiff, artificial, or obviously MIDI-Driven won’t work well for this pitch. Submissions should be approximately two-minutes long (give or take), with non-faded endings that have a natural decay/ring out. Do NOT copy or rip off the referenced music in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a guide for texture, tone, and vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed (Great sounding home recordings are fine).</em></p>Here it is!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OeP4FFr88SQ" width="560"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4516716
2016-12-29T10:18:47-08:00
2016-12-29T10:26:57-08:00
My Top 2016 Spotify Plays
So here are my top songs of 2016 played according to Spotify. Funny, there are songs about Texas on here, as I played a private texas-themed party in November and, wanting to come prepared, the best way to learn is "repetition". (I believe my daughter had a hand in some of these as well. There is a slight skewing to this list-lol)<br><br><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Auser%3Aspotify%3Aplaylist%3A37i9dQZF1Cz4G1YV6KmJY6" width="300"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4518940
2016-12-22T12:19:05-08:00
2016-12-22T12:26:24-08:00
My Merry Christmas Playlist
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/0e10d078dfee37ceef52722ea62680faeaf43dee/large/img-20161217-204049573-1.jpg?1482438260" class="size_l justify_right border_" />It's that time of year!<br><br>I am merrily shuffling, among others, the Carpenters, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dino (Martin), Idina, and...yours truly!<br><br>My version of <a contents='"Away In A Manger"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/0al8ntHGrPY" target="_blank">"Away In A Manger"</a> can be found on Spotify and, well, everywhere else on the web.<br>.<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Auser%3A1258550793%3Aplaylist%3A3TP7MYYY4JVOeRu8ZJO8vb" width="300"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4516588
2016-12-18T20:11:50-08:00
2016-12-18T20:12:11-08:00
3 Tweets (Say 5 times Fast!)
<p>If you're a "tweeter", feel free to follow me <strong><a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong>. </p>
<p>Here are some "awesome" highlights from this past week:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Downloading Logic X on a mint used iMac. Slightly excited. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/recording?src=hash">#recording</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/songwriting?src=hash">#songwriting</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/808331411258118144">December 12, 2016</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Don't quit" ~ Jeffrey Steele <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tuesdaymotivation?src=hash">#tuesdaymotivation</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/songwriting?src=hash">#songwriting</a> <a href="https://t.co/XXfd8VsVke">https://t.co/XXfd8VsVke</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/808692210879197184">December 13, 2016</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I have taken many a side-of-the-bus-at-a-rest-area shots. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/traveltuesday?src=hash">#traveltuesday</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/california?src=hash">#california</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sierras?src=hash">#sierras</a> <a href="https://t.co/itCXb3o8X2">pic.twitter.com/itCXb3o8X2</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/808832662383263744">December 14, 2016</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4509918
2016-12-14T06:20:50-08:00
2016-12-14T06:20:50-08:00
Taxi Music Forward(s) - Blues-Inspired Rock Instrumental
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg?1461272813" class="size_m justify_left border_" />....Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next." Thanks <a contents="Taxi Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.taximusic.com" target="_blank">Taxi Music</a>!<br><br>I wrote two tracks for this pitch and both were forwarded. Yeehaw!<br><br><em>BLUES-Inspired ROCK INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a large TV Production Company's Non-Exclusive, In-House Music Library for a bunch of placements in several really popular Reality TV Shows. They're looking for Mid-to-Up-Tempo Blues-y Rock Cues that sound like they come from an artist or band that would be on a playlist with artists/acts like Gary Clark Jr., Dan Auerbach, Patrick Sweany, etc., etc., etc. ...Please submit well-crafted, Blues-Inspired Rock Cues that have a soulful, gritty, and edgy vibe. A typical rock band rhythm section like guitar, bass, and drums will work best for this pitch. Build your Cue around a central melodic motif that has a simple, hooky, and engaging quality to it. Add and subtract layers of Instrumentation as your Cue progresses to add dynamics and keep if from sounding too repetitive or linear. Avoid anything overly bombastic, or guitar solos in the higher registers, as they could distract from the dialog in a scene. Imagine the music you'd hear while walking into a gritty, dimly-lit dive bar. That's what they need!</em><br> </p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/293320794&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297071130&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4506111
2016-12-11T08:40:02-08:00
2016-12-11T08:40:02-08:00
3 Tweets (Say 5 Times Fast!)
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<p>If you're a "tweeter", feel free to follow me <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </p>
<p>Here are some "awesome" highlights from this past week:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Got a <a href="https://twitter.com/TAXIMusic">@TAXIMusic</a> forward! <a href="https://t.co/d3uXRUzNwx">https://t.co/d3uXRUzNwx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/christmas?src=hash">#christmas</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/musiclibrary?src=hash">#musiclibrary</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/composer?src=hash">#composer</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/806517331564249088">December 7, 2016</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Please define "clear" <a href="https://t.co/1P0jy3xGiV">pic.twitter.com/1P0jy3xGiV</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/807321528153112576">December 9, 2016</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I just keep writing these strange little things for fun and profit. lol <a href="https://t.co/oxrmr8dAti">https://t.co/oxrmr8dAti</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/songwriting?src=hash">#songwriting</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/composing?src=hash">#composing</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/807482514805821440">December 10, 2016</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4495846
2016-12-04T08:13:55-08:00
2016-12-07T07:12:01-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Christmas Instrumental
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg?1461272813" class="size_m justify_right border_" /><p>....Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next." Thanks <a contents="Taxi Music!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.taximusic.com/" target="_blank">Taxi Music!</a><br><br><em>ORIGINAL, CHRISTMAS INSTRUMENTAL CUES in ALL genres, tempos, moods, and ensemble size are needed by a European Music Library with a very long and impressive list of great placements in Film and TV. They're on the hunt for Cues in All-Tempos that you'd expect to hear in festive, holiday-oriented TV Commercials....Quoting the source: "Instrumentals only and at least 2 minutes long. Music must evoke the feelings of Christmas."</em><br><br>Click on the orange play button below to see if it makes you feel festive.<br><br> </p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/295345117&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4351201
2016-11-10T08:13:04-08:00
2022-05-08T04:47:30-07:00
Where Do We Go Now? - I Survived a Guns N' Roses Concert
<p>Well,</p>
<p>My daughter asked me if I wanted to see Guns N' Roses with her. My initial inward response was probably no, but my photo below proves otherwise. Ha ha<br><br>Notwithstanding their preoccupation with sketchy artistic subject matter, I enjoyed watching frontman Axl Rose summon his inner child on the Qualcomm Stadium mega-stage in San Diego. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/b85e28f6b4146c1b967a01f241b4430de0114bf4/original/gnr.jpg?1472674303" class="size_l justify_right border_" />Running around the stage like a banshee, I joined in with him as fellow older dude just still celebrating being able to have a good old time. I've heard people complain he's put on a few pounds since their heyday, but since I was never a fan and never had that basis of comparison, of the skinnier days, the "he's older" issue didn't bother me. </p>
<p>Slash, IS an amazing guitarist. I never paid attention to him before.<br><br>Duff is stellar bassist as well, and kudos to him for keeping in shape and staying healthy. I recently read his book: <a contents='"How To Be A Man: (And other illusions)' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://amzn.to/2fFQv5a" target="_blank">"How To Be A Man: (And other illusions)</a></p>
<p><strong>The last words:</strong><br><br>Being the last stop on this tour through North America, before leaving the stage, Axl says, “Thank you, North America.” And then throws down his mic stand <em>w/mic attached</em> to the ground and walks off, stage left. Thank you America, indeed. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/b9f6d0246c4e4e2889f2feef7e769cd446bf3dee/medium/guns.jpg?1479312666" class="size_m justify_left border_" />Though we were dead center, but way in the back, the humongous video screens gives you a good view of the action. Makes me want to go see the Rolling Stones now in the same type of setting sometime before <a contents="Keith Richards falls out of another palm tree" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-04-29-keithrichards_x.htm" target="_blank">Keith Richards falls out of another palm tree</a> and really hurts himself. </p>
<p>I’ve never been a fan, but I can go as an observer (of people, their reactions, what are their stories); a learner; an appreciator of cool entertainment technologies; a performer [what’s it like in their shoes...or boots]; a thinker on how culture is affected so strongly by music and the artists who create it; and as a believer in the life hereafter and in a Creator God gives the ability for all of the above. <br><br>No need to knock on heaven's door, boys....just answer it when He calls. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/64b377d8d658c7b06c7e0334becd788a71325d53/medium/guns2.jpg?1479312782" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4440150
2016-10-27T08:08:45-07:00
2017-02-05T13:22:40-08:00
ThrowBackThursday - Adventures in NYC 2009
<p><em><strong>ThrowBackThursday Post-</strong> Looking back on a blog post of recent yesteryear (and bringing it over from the old website for further reference). </em><br>______________________________</p><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/QDamAxOQb7Y?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&hd=1">
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<embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="385" src="https://www.youtube.com/v/QDamAxOQb7Y?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640"></embed></object><br><br>A fast-paced slide show of my visit to NYC in the Summer of 2009. I've already been again (2010) so guess I'm a little behind! This may be boring to you. unless you're a family member, but I'll post it anyway for posterity! If you like Wicked, Sinatra, Disney, you'll like the music!<br><br>As is my habit all photos were taken with my simple phone camera. I shot numerous angles of some of the same shots and ended up putting them all in, to make it even <i>more</i> boring for you! Some are blurry, dark, and even backwards, but there ya have it.<br><br>I really, really "heart" NYC!
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4211190
2016-10-24T09:16:19-07:00
2016-10-24T09:35:24-07:00
The Humble & "Amazing" Legacy of Huell Howser
PBS TV host, <a contents="Huell Howser " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.calgold.com/about.asp" target="_blank">Huell Howser </a>was known and loved by many Californians as well as myself. You could watch his slow-paced, down-home, totally family-friendly program and suddenly all was right with the world. He passed away sadly in 2013, so this past Summer I went to visit his archives all donated by Huell himself to <a contents="Chapman University in Orange, California" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/" target="_blank">Chapman University in Orange, California</a>. Loved it. Many of the quotes about his creative process, how he found his stories to present - spoke to me about songwriting as well. <br><br><a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" data-header="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/steveprobst/albums/72157669287577185" title="Huell Howser Archives - Orange, California"><img src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7418/27407770716_92f8ea7b1f_c.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Huell Howser Archives - Orange, California" height="450" width="800" /></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br>Feel free to scroll through the photos.<br><br>Along with many musical types, he's right up there on the creative inspiration scale for me personally. <br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/539jdK3eN1o" width="560"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4400255
2016-10-02T09:41:33-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:49-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Muzak Style Elevator Instrumentals
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg?1461272813" class="size_m justify_left border_" />....Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next."<br><br>"Breezy Afternoon" was was formerly featured in a <a contents="ThrowBackThursday post" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/throwbackthursday-from-woahink-lake" target="_blank">ThrowBackThursday post</a> back in January 2016.<br><br>Make your day easy with something cheesy. :)<br><br><em>ORIGINAL, MUZAK Style ELEVATOR INSTRUMENTALS are needed for a $300, Non-Exclusive, Direct-to-Music-Supervisor placement in an Indie Film. They're looking for Down-to-Mid-Tempo Instrumentals that could fit in the RANGE of this playlist: Elevator Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdJWZxPW45c Give them original, well-performed Instrumentals that sound just cheesy enough that anybody who hears them thinks they belong in a department store elevator. MIDI sounds are fine for this pitch, but not so much that it feels too stiff. Please avoid submitting Instrumentals that are too busy or frenetic, so you don't distract from any dialog in the scene. Do NOT copy or rip off the referenced music in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for feel, texture, tone, and vibe. Broadcast Quality (in the context of cheesy Muzak) is needed....</em><br><br>Thanks to <a contents="Taxi Music." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.taximusic.com/" target="_blank">Taxi Music.</a></p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=5206441&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4346887
2016-09-23T08:21:26-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:49-08:00
One-liners, Life Skills From Baseball
One thing I picked up from the beginning of summer is watching NY Mets baseball. <br> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/e86b379f928149d3d13496826ee11d59c2a7de34/medium/mets.jpg?1474509112" class="size_m justify_right border_" /><br>Do to my reminder from <a contents='songwriter bootcamp to "Think like a writer" ' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://jvz1.com/c/464315/199861" target="_blank">songwriter bootcamp to "Think Like A Writer" </a>- lots of one-liners written down from this new past time, that either relate to the "game" of songwriting, life, or could be actual song content down the road, such as:
<p>"They've had coffee, room service, they're ready to go."<br><br>"It's a funny game. You can be gangbusters one day and then suddenly be on the skids."<br><br>"It doesn't matter what happened the day before, we come out ready to play." [Phillies quote]<br><br>"Powered that ball over the head of God."</p>
<p>"Anytime you get the barrel on the ball, good things can happen." [Branden Nimmo, Mets rookie]<br><br>Terry Collins on Harvey's (starting pitcher) struggles: "There are two kinds of players in this league - ones who have been humbled and ones who will be. When it's your turn, it's tough to take sometimes. You got to adjust and got to learn how to bounce back from it."<br><br>"This game will get you talking to yourself."<br><br>"You're judged at rock bottom and how you pull yourself up from your bootstraps."<br><br>"Right where he likes to put his pots and pans."<br><br><em>With special thanks mostly to Mets announcers: <a contents="Gary Collins, Keith Hernandez, Ron Darling" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.sny.tv/info/announcers" target="_blank">Gary Collins, Keith Hernandez, Ron Darling</a>.</em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4378630
2016-09-18T14:56:26-07:00
2016-09-18T14:57:34-07:00
3 Tweets (Say 5 Times Fast!)
<p>If you're a "tweeter", feel free to follow me <strong><a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong>. </p>
<p>Here are some "awesome" highlights from this past week:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">New strings on my Taylor! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/guitars?src=hash">#guitars</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gigs?src=hash">#gigs</a> <a href="https://t.co/rqJcF9f43h">pic.twitter.com/rqJcF9f43h</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/775765265548136448">September 13, 2016</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">U just write these things & throw’em over your shoulder & get on to your next song~ Jeffrey Steele <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThursdayThoughts?src=hash">#ThursdayThoughts</a> <a href="https://t.co/UpkYf7qQfI">https://t.co/UpkYf7qQfI</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/776483511138222080">September 15, 2016</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Written & recorded way back when & available worldwide. :) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlashbackFriday?src=hash">#FlashbackFriday</a> "Look Me in the Eyes" - <a href="https://t.co/Sw1Klm8s9w">https://t.co/Sw1Klm8s9w</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/iTunes?src=hash">#iTunes</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/776821816492818434">September 16, 2016</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4371031
2016-09-13T18:15:29-07:00
2016-09-16T15:02:42-07:00
"DRIVE IT HOME" - SteveProbst.net Featured Track
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<p>I took a quick listen to some Guns N' Roses before getting to work on this classic rock instrumental that was recently signed with a publisher for future use with Fox Sports.</p>
<p>All instruments performed by me. Recorded and mixed with Logic Pro on a MacBookPro.</p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4356618
2016-09-04T11:20:11-07:00
2022-01-12T02:16:45-08:00
3 Tweets (Say 5 Times Fast!)
If you're a "tweeter", feel free to follow me <strong><a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong>.<br><br>Here are some "awesome" highlights from this past week:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">From a senior patron at a gig-"I wake up in the morning and read the obituaries. If I'm not in it-I have breakfast" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MondayMotivation?src=hash">#MondayMotivation</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/humor?src=hash">#humor</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/770329386331496448">August 29, 2016</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I chip my wife’s plates by accident so often, the essence of this phrase needs to appear in a song somehow/somewhere lol <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/thinklikeawriter?src=hash">#thinklikeawriter</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/770401471544164353">August 29, 2016</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cool. Could be a cooling trend at the outdoor gig. Lol <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gigs?src=hash">#gigs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/musician?src=hash">#musician</a> <a href="https://t.co/U3tNrmlpCm">pic.twitter.com/U3tNrmlpCm</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/771497429115899904">September 1, 2016</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4318580
2016-09-01T09:50:01-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:49-08:00
ThrowBackThursday - On being inches away from Picasso and others
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/TDX5dwlRK7I/AAAAAAAAANk/8uEEoNk_GgI/s1600/0706001410a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/TDX5dwlRK7I/AAAAAAAAANk/8uEEoNk_GgI/s320/0706001410a.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="240" width="320" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quick photo before melting in the 102 degree NYC heat</td> </tr>
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<p><em><strong>ThrowBackThursday Post</strong>- Looking back on a blog post of recent yesteryear (and bringing it over from the old website for further reference).<br>______________________________</em></p>Reflecting on my recent visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-York-Color-Complete-Guides/dp/0470487275?ie=UTF8&tag=steveprobsnet-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">New York City</a><img src="//www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=steveprobsnet-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470487275" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, it reminded me of a game I used to play with the kids that used as playing pieces little cardboard squares with tiny prints of world famous paintings. They were merely just that - nice, little cardboard replicas.<div style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </div>
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<br><br>Well, it was a different story being just inches away from such works of art. Suddenly, this was the real thing, close enough to touch (though I dare not!!) . It gave me the chills. I Never thought I would enjoy it so much!</div>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/TDX56HUMZMI/AAAAAAAAANo/_up_bjv6iyg/s1600/0706001456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/TDX56HUMZMI/AAAAAAAAANo/_up_bjv6iyg/s320/0706001456.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="240" width="320" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Good artists borrow, great artists steal" ~ Picasso</td> </tr>
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<div style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="font_regular">The majority of the time I spent in the special <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Picasso-Metropolitan-Museum-Art-Publications/dp/0300155255?ie=UTF8&tag=steveprobsnet-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Picasso</a><img src="//www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=steveprobsnet-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0300155255" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> exhibit and paid for the audio headphone tour (which I highly recommend-I got tired of reading, especially because it was really crowded and hence distracting) (<i>Did you just see that? The beginnings of art-snobbish-ness</i>). When it came closing time, there was <i>sooo</i> much I DIDN'T see!</span></div>
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<div style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="font_regular">I'm definitely going back <i>and</i> when I get home I'm going to have to pay a visit to some of those museums in LA.</span></div>
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<div style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="font_regular">Do you enjoy art musems? Can't stand'em? Share your thoughts below.</span></div>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4221551
2016-06-17T09:44:32-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:49-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Chillout Lounge Intrumental
<p>....Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next."<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg?1461272813" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></p>
<p><em>CHILLOUT LOUNGE INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a NON-Exclusive Production Music Library with a great list of placements in Film, TV, and Commercials. They're on the hunt for relaxing Down-to-Mid-Tempo Cues that could be found on the same playlist with acts like (but not limited to): Thievery Corporation, Zero 7, Morcheeba. Although some of the references have vocals, they're only looking for Instrumentals for this pitch. Please submit laid back, cosmopolitan sounding Cues that sound like a believable Chillout artist/act, with in-the-pocket grooves and relaxing melodies. Give them Cues with a simple, yet focused melodic motif, while keeping your Cues interesting, dynamic, and forward moving by adding and subtracting various sounds and instruments as your Cue progresses. Please avoid overly busy or frenetic sounds that might sound out of place in Chillout or distract from dialog.</em></p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=26077962&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4191749
2016-06-02T08:45:53-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:49-08:00
ThrowBackThursday - Las Vegas Hilton
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><em><strong>ThrowBackThursday Post</strong>- Looking back on a blog post of recent yesteryear (and bringing it over from the old website for further reference).<br><br>May 28, 2010</em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">______________________________________<br> </div>"That's alright, mama,...that's alright with me...."<br><br>So goes the song running through my head and softly warming up my vocal cords during load-in and soundcheck on Wednesday. Why, you might be asking? <br><br>I had this little show I was doing with Hotel California on the huge LAS VEGAS HILTON STAGE FOR GOODNESS SAKE! (Catch my enthusiasm?)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fabcoolstuff.com/epvegas2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//www.fabcoolstuff.com/epvegas2.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="212" /></a></div><br>Yes, it was the very place where Elvis (you know, "Presley"?) appeared in the days of old.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/nevada/las-vegas/las-vegas-hilton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="//www.destination360.com/north-america/us/nevada/las-vegas/las-vegas-hilton.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="239" width="320" /></a></div><br>This is where Barry Manilow had his "house gig" as well, before moving to the Paris.<br><br>A quick search on YouTube will reveal the vast number of show biz greats that have graced this stage.<br><br>Back to the present, below are some moments I captured on my less-than-stellar camera phone in which you can actually distinguish some resemblance of a photograph. More may be on the way when I have in my possession the pictures taken by Kevin our sound man with his iPhone.<br> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S__rNhr_dzI/AAAAAAAAAM8/YzDz5XEydHI/s1600/hilton12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S__rNhr_dzI/AAAAAAAAAM8/YzDz5XEydHI/s400/hilton12.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="300" width="400" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the last remaining piece of original stage Elvis performed on (Was next to the water cooler)</td> </tr>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S__qV-f4G_I/AAAAAAAAAM4/bsWH-3cbFk4/s1600/hilton11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S__qV-f4G_I/AAAAAAAAAM4/bsWH-3cbFk4/s400/hilton11.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="300" width="400" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-right: 1em; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px; text-align: left;"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">No need to take stairs to the stage! Did Elvis ride is way to work here? Mmmm, I suppose so.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S__s-nrr_dI/AAAAAAAAANU/KthdPpUCoSM/s1600/hilton14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S__s-nrr_dI/AAAAAAAAANU/KthdPpUCoSM/s640/hilton14.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="480" width="640" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks to Barry for getting things set up for us!</td> </tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S__tCS-lA0I/AAAAAAAAANY/D5U8UcgrFH0/s1600/hilton18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S__tCS-lA0I/AAAAAAAAANY/D5U8UcgrFH0/s400/hilton18.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S__tGFZZuuI/AAAAAAAAANc/B7tS8LHx6Bg/s1600/hilton16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S__tGFZZuuI/AAAAAAAAANc/B7tS8LHx6Bg/s640/hilton16.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="480" width="640" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Looks like we made iiiiit""</td> </tr>
</tbody></table><br>Thankyuveramuch!
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4149312
2016-04-26T14:10:23-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:49-08:00
Songs In Progress - Episode 4
After completing a <a contents="songwriting bootcamp with a #1 songwriter " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://jvz1.com/c/464315/199861" target="_blank">songwriting bootcamp with a #1 songwriter </a>and coach it was like, ...drop everything and start writing more new songs! [What? Me focus?!] lol<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/7ad235dba9b6ff4040d61316ad5ff5c881af6c7d/medium/songs-in3.jpg?1441221195" class="size_m justify_right border_" /><br><br>Here's one with a simple demo I put together to see how I like it later - maybe get some feedback on it.<br><br>How it came about:<br><br>1. During our group songwriting coaching call, a now-award-winning artist named <a contents="Chris Stapleton" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://amzn.to/1NF7ODC" target="_blank">Chris Stapleton</a> was mentioned. So I went and listened to his latest album.<br>2. One day, I took his song "<a contents='Whiskey And You"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://amzn.to/1NF7ODC" target="_blank">Whiskey And You"</a>, set the lyrics in front of me, and decided to use it as template for a new song. At this point, it was just about "practice" songwriting.<br>3. I look through my list of title ideas and simply matched syllables with Chris' song title. I decided on "My Happy Place". (Counted on my fingers 1-2-3-4 - THAT I can do!)<br>4. Lo and behold, because I "showed up" for work, inspiration starting showing up as well, and the song lyric was on it's way!<br><br>Ps. Those that know me at all are probably not surprised in the least that I wrote this particular song!<br><br><iframe frameborder="no" height="200" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/257318309&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4138701
2016-04-19T14:46:21-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:49-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - 70s Love-Themed Pop Song
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg?0" class="size_m justify_left border_" />....Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next."<br><br>70s?<br><br>Bingo, that's the music I grew up on. I don't necessarily write in this style nowadays, but maybe it'll find a home in a film or something.<br><br><strong><a contents="CLICK HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1006921/and-we-re-dancing" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></strong> to hear<strong><a contents=" "And We're Dancing"" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1006921/and-we-re-dancing" target="_blank"> "And We're Dancing"</a></strong><br> <br><em>1970’s Style LOVE-THEMED POP SONGS with Male or Female Vocals are needed for (up to) $500, Direct-to-Supervisor NON-Exclusive Placements in an Independent Film. They’re looking for classic-sounding, well-structured, Down-to-Mid-Tempo Songs that could be found on the same playlist as artists/bands like (but not limited to) Brian Hyland, Bread, Carpenters, Todd Rundgren, etc., etc., etc. Take a listen to the following songs to get in the stylistic wheelhouse of what they need: “Gypsy Woman” by Brian Hyland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StC5lwA2snM “Make It With You” by Bread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0KXV0gB0dw “(They Long To Be) Close To You” by Carpenters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFx-5PGLgb4 “Hello It’s Me” by Todd Rundgren: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u3VEoxQLPE Please submit emotionally touching Songs that capture the easy listening vibe of the references above, with a timeless approach in terms of melody, lyrics, vocals, and overall sound. Lyric themes should revolve around the positive aspects of love and relationships. Universal lyrics will work best, so please avoid references to specific names, dates, times, brands, and profanity. </em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4084034
2016-03-14T08:21:11-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:49-08:00
Taxi Music Forward - Classic Rock Instrumental
....Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next”. I was aiming for something like Led Zeppelin's <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65a0df4cb77416da755a5fd13ebff5a01513ce98/medium/taxi-music-1.jpg?0" class="size_m justify_right border_" />"The Ocean".<p><em>"1960's to 1970's-Style CLASSIC ROCK INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a NON-Exclusive Music Library that has lots of great TV placements, especially in Reality TV. They're looking for timeless-sounding, Mid-to-Up-Tempo Classic Rock Instrumental Cues in the general stylistic wheelhouse of legendary bands like: Led Zepplin--Rolling Stones-Deep Purple. Give them well-crafted Instrumental Cues that capture the spirit of the Classic Rock era, with typical Rock instrumentation...."</em><br><br>Let's rock!:</p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=3448035&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/4079923
2016-03-09T08:36:02-08:00
2017-01-15T19:15:48-08:00
WINDOW SEAT Turns 3 Today!
<a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://steveprobst.net/window-seat" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/1ee2691f7e0bbe342b0760e7a65d9b38ad08bd5f/medium/windowseat.jpg?1401491620" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></a>My <a contents='"A retrospective glimpse into the early songwriting and recordings of Steve Probst"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://steveprobst.net/window-seat" target="_blank">"A retrospective glimpse into the early songwriting and recordings of Steve Probst"</a>.....has a birthday today! It was released internet-wide on this day in 2013.<br><br>Thanks to those of you enjoying the tunes, whereever they, and you, might be. THAT's icing on the cake. <br><br><strong><a contents="CLICK HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://steveprobst.net/window-seat" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></strong> to join the party! There will be ice cream, if only in pretend.<br><br>Here's goes! [Makes blowing-out-the-candles-sound]<p> </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3994541
2016-01-18T11:09:25-08:00
2017-01-15T19:15:48-08:00
Back At The Coach House!
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/d9ae3ea09b354472f534e6fb55614fea081837ff/medium/img-20160116-204808378.jpg?1453144644" class="size_m justify_left border_" />Had a last minute show at the Coach House on Saturday assisting with guitar and vocals for my good friend of many years, singer-songwriter, Jay Nixon. (<a contents="CLICK HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L58YIqFIHh0" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to hear me play and sing on a track from his CD)<br>He opened for "maxi-instrumentalist" <a contents="David Lindley" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=david%20lindley&linkCode=ur2&sprefix=david%20lindley%2Caps%2C217&tag=steveprobsnet-20&url=search-alias%3Dpopular&linkId=3GAHNS6TNBAGVTWG" target="_blank">David Lindley</a>, who I'm sure you've heard on many albums such as Jackson Browne and Warren Zevon, to name a couple. (You know that slide guitar on "<a contents="Running On Empty" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/Running-On-Empty/dp/B00J252OT4/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=DRJ7H3ZAL2LRRUY4&creativeASIN=B00J252OT4" target="_blank">Running On Empty</a>"?)<br><br>The Coach House was the same venue where I was "off-stage" enjoying <a contents="Kenny Loggins and Blue Sky Riders " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/blue-sky-riders-kenny-loggins-idina-menzel" target="_blank">Kenny Loggins and Blue Sky Riders </a>wow the house back in September 2015. Cool-being on the very same stage.<br> <div class="captioned justify_left"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/7cd0f450a49a47a3bb84d8ccca851c00e19f6ed3/original/img-20160116-173956659.jpg?1453144635" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /><p class="caption">Soundcheck</p></div>
<div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/50d5e112f0c3ebd8be798ff883792b6ba23cc957/medium/img-20160116-192245680-hdr.jpg?1453144640" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /><p class="caption">The chips, the salsa, the setlist, the dressing room</p></div>
<div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/3873a1e92dd8cd98bd5dd4500a597a2a5fb7967c/large/img-20160116-192046575-hdr.jpg?1453144631" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /><p class="caption">Let's have chips!!</p></div>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3978764
2016-01-14T07:08:13-08:00
2017-01-15T19:15:48-08:00
ThrowBackThursday from Woahink Lake!
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S_a9SVueM2I/AAAAAAAAAMs/pSURBuAk-s8/s1600/Photo+342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S_a9SVueM2I/AAAAAAAAAMs/pSURBuAk-s8/s640/Photo+342.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="480" width="640" /></a></div>
<p><em><strong>ThrowBackThursday Post-</strong> Looking back on a blog post of recent yesteryear (and bringing it over from the old website for further reference).</em></p>Well, isn't this a nice view! Thanks to Three Rivers Casino in Florence, Oregon, we were put up in a vacation house right on the lake - Woahink Lake!<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S_d4X2uBgYI/AAAAAAAAAMw/Ea3bn0VnUhE/s1600/niceplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S_d4X2uBgYI/AAAAAAAAAMw/Ea3bn0VnUhE/s640/niceplace.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="480" width="640" /></a></div>In my continuous quest to stay productive while on the road, found a nice spot with a view in the kitchen to work on some tracks.<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S_d43KRnZ2I/AAAAAAAAAM0/sHdNK7vebro/s640/logic.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="480" width="640" /></div>
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<br>I remember working here specifically on this track below - an experiment in Muzak:<br> </div><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=5206441&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3985330
2016-01-12T06:52:46-08:00
2022-05-23T07:11:00-07:00
First Track Gets Airplay on Broadcast TV
<p>I found out this week that I had a piece of music appear on broadcast domestic television way back in July! On the show "Access Hollywood". </p>
<p>Another musical experiment for a specific pitch. And another little milestone for yours truly. </p><iframe frameborder="no" height="150" scrolling="no" src="https://www.reverbnation.com/widget_code/html_widget/artist_341585?widget_id=55&pwc%5Bsong_ids%5D=3448066&context_type=song&spoid=artist_341585&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small" style="width:0px;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;" width="100%"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3969345
2016-01-08T08:21:32-08:00
2022-03-11T00:16:34-08:00
Book quotes - Dream it! Do It!
<p>From my current read: <a contents="Dream It! Do it! by Disney Imagineer Marty Sklar&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1423174062?creativeASIN=1423174062&linkCode=w01&linkId=SIWDPE7WADJV3COI&ref_=as_sl_pc_ss_til&tag=steveprobsnet-20" target="_blank">Dream It! Do it! by Disney Imagineer Marty Sklar </a><br> </p>
<div class="captioned justify_left"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/be23d6cc9fd316724c0f4d0b14de5f14d163480b/large/dreamit.jpg?1451780601" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /><p class="caption">The book, a partial finger, and a bone without a dog</p></div>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/43955721aed4456b88897bcef706e946fb40b207/original/bookquote.jpg?1451780831" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3968282
2016-01-05T08:22:06-08:00
2017-01-15T19:15:48-08:00
Did You Hear What I Heard?
Here are some shots from the recent Mark Wood Annual Christmas show at the new <a contents="Campus JAX" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.campusjacks.com/" target="_blank">Campus JAX</a> (Newport Beach, CA.) that I was privileged to be a part of. With an amazing band to back me up, I sang "Mary Did You Know" and Do You Hear What I Hear"<br><br>After confirming for myself the buzz that actor Kiefer Sutherland was in attendance, I resigned myself to enjoy the evening out with my wife and daughter, when shortly after my time on stage, Kiefer walked over to me, shook my hand, and gave me a real nice compliment on my performance! (No photo-you'll just have to believe me!) <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/d5b716829d768118bd3ed256ff4cfa8a83244ca6/original/img-8254.jpg?1451771602" class="size_l justify_left border_" /><div class="captioned justify_right"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/17ded547672d60308f111691d541cdb8fdf61c39/original/img-8256.jpg?1451771618" class="size_orig justify_right border_" /><p class="caption">Photos: Mark Wood Entertainment</p></div>
<div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/f8a2b5e24aa23a56acfb00ac032c1731f6cd6897/original/mw-f-2015-12-20-1064je.jpg?1451771606" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /><p class="caption">Photo: Ken Yoshida</p></div><br>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3905663
2015-10-28T11:53:49-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:48-08:00
This Gig Had Class(ics)!
Had a blast playing a private corporate solo gig at a very unique location this past weekend! Classic automobiles and nostalgic memorabilia cover every inch of this place. Amazing!<br><br>Where you ask? <a contents="Astor Classics Event Center in Anaheim, CA." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.astorclassics.com/index.html" target="_blank"><strong>Astor Classics Event Center in Anaheim, CA.</strong></a><br><br>Need a special place for your special event? Ask for Michael and tell him Steve sent you! (He happens to be the husband of one of my wife's awesome cousins) :)<div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/f3de90efbdebb87ed93359991c1aabd53b7dc529/large/astor.jpg?1446058269" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /><p class="caption">The guests begin arriving!</p></div>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3886772
2015-10-27T08:29:16-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:48-08:00
Blue Sky Riders, Kenny Loggins, Idina Menzel
Within the space of a week a got a chance to witness on stage two of my favorites (three actually).<br><br><strong><a contents="Kenny Loggins" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=kenny%20loggins%20cd&linkCode=ur2&sprefix=kenny%20loggins%2Caps%2C212&tag=steveprobsnet-20&url=search-alias%3Daps&linkId=RM6CPNCGIRIQ7SKO" target="_blank">Kenny Loggins</a> with his new band <a contents="Blue Sky Riders " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=blue%20sky%20riders&linkCode=ur2&rh=n%3A5174%2Ck%3Ablue%20sky%20riders&sprefix=blue%20sky%20riders%2Caps%2C204&tag=steveprobsnet-20&url=search-alias%3Dpopular&linkId=CXQLTCTAGE3GHN2J" target="_blank">Blue Sky Riders </a>at Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA</strong><br><br>Kenny and I "go way back" (Definition: He was a musical inspiration - an idol as they say - in my formative, unformal musical studies) Some real good music happening <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/6e67d9d4fd194b363c2c3cc389b8aacd6f04844d/medium/blue-sky-riders-finally-home-cd-cover-2.jpg?1445959427" class="size_m justify_right border_" />with <a contents="Blue Sky Riders" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://blueskyridersband.com/" target="_blank">Blue Sky Riders</a>. Here's a video, the only one, from the very show I was at:<br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NKULR2jfLW8" width="560"></iframe><br><br><strong><a contents="Idina Menze" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&ajr=0&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=idina%20menzel%20cd&linkCode=ur2&rh=n%3A5174%2Ck%3Aidina%20menzel%20cd&sprefix=idina%20menzel%20%2Caps%2C500&tag=steveprobsnet-20&url=search-alias%3Dpopular&linkId=V23QOPIVKHPD57FJ" target="_blank">Idina Menze</a>l</strong><strong> at Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA</strong><br><br>I've been a fan since, a number of years ago while on the road, I found a used CD of the Wicked Musical in a Goodwill store in downtown Bakersfield for 25 cents! I loved her voice, but had know idea who she was. I was like, "Who is this voice?"<br><br>Very cool finding videos of the concerts you were at on YouTube. :)<br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/74vh_ajk4Rk?list=PL9VXa8XwxMjHQM78tCpVotU6aV0AxuSMM" width="560"></iframe><br> <div class="captioned justify_left"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/c1fb39e43c8446c7176628e34e79bb5fbc515639/medium/menzel.jpg?1445453221" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /><p class="caption">A 'slightly' bad-composition shot I took from the 4th row</p></div><br><br>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3900282
2015-10-17T08:41:42-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:48-08:00
What Are You Doing?....
Happy Saturday! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/3cb116e4ab3e317373f286e3729a070507c23c2c/medium/logic.jpg?1445097795" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /><br><br>Well, did a bunch of takes on a lead vocal for "Houston In The Blind" a couple days ago. Making progress there.<br> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="5" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;">
<div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"> </div></div>
<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://instagram.com/p/83r540irCm/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Watch and repeat: Take 1, take 2, take 3.... #moonfilter #houstonintheblind #recording</a></p>
<p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A video posted by @steveprobstmusic on <time datetime="2015-10-15T19:32:32+00:00" style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;">Oct 15, 2015 at 12:32pm PDT</time></p>
</div></blockquote><script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script><br>A final mix is almost there for "The World Smiles With You" I think this may be my next single. (Still collecting tracks for album 3, by the way)<br><br><em>And hey, on top of all this, why not start a couple of new lyrics?</em><br><br>I saw a picture of refuges in a plastic boat making land on a Greecian island and the songwriter senses started tingling. "Plastic Boat" is the title. It's one of those songs where ideas just start flowing and you go with it. Wasn't a song I was planning to write. More on this lyric later.<br> <div class="tumblr-post" data-did="977f7c8afc13772b7b9f64a224137678f51338f0" data-href="https://embed.tumblr.com/embed/post/yqtZ993HunTv3xP3Hm_frw/130067528046"><a href="http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/130067528046/for-context-on-the-upcoming-stories-it-is">http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/130067528046/for-context-on-the-upcoming-stories-it-is</a></div><script async src="https://secure.assets.tumblr.com/post.js"></script><br>And then there's "I've Gone Home Again". This one has spiritual flavor to it, and I'm interested to see where it goes. (Besides "home")<br><br>But wait, there's more! I've signed on to an exclusive songwriting bootcamp with one of the best! Who is <strong><a contents="Jeffery Steele?" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://jeffreysteele.com/biography/discography/" target="_blank">Jeffrey Steele?</a></strong><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/72167357460c9212a5b55e6d308d1e88c6635ef5/original/copy-of-s-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r-r-e-d-m-a-r-k-p-a-600x222.jpg?1445097024" class="size_l justify_left border_" /> <br><br>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3898580
2015-10-15T08:38:01-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:48-08:00
ThrowBackThursday - Happy Post, Flying Dog
<em><strong>ThrowBackThursday Post-</strong> Looking back on a blog post of recent yesteryear (and bringing it over from the old website for further reference).</em><br><br>Just wanted to break the gloom of the last post.<br>My Mac is back, I'm on the road for two weeks, and if you're like me, you welcome an occasion to smile. So here it is:<br><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S8h_JExPjzI/AAAAAAAAAMk/JxE5yzRmtFg/s1600/0207001131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S8h_JExPjzI/AAAAAAAAAMk/JxE5yzRmtFg/s640/0207001131.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="480" width="640" /></a><br>Lola's first walk on the leash in Huntington Beach, CA
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3887586
2015-10-09T08:36:54-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:48-08:00
Turkey, Cucumbers, and Transmissions
Two surprises today:<br><br>1. The leftover-from-a-party turkey I put in my sandwich was bad. Out it came! <a contents="Voila" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=voila" target="_blank">Voila</a>! Cucumber sandwich.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/7570554cbf90aa75359ff12b52d82e43d912076d/original/sandwich.jpg?1444256967" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>2. Our 2004 Corolla with only 130,000 miles on it needs a new transmission. Big Surprise. I thought Toyota's lasted longer than that.<br> <div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/5796a31cbd87a03400e48f45a8de5d8e1101c941/large/trans.jpg?1444257131" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /><p class="caption">I wear this shirt today in honor of life's many surpises</p></div>
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<br>I am still retaining a sense of humor.<br><br>...For now. Lol<br><br>The bright side: I got to spend two hours reading Ernest Hemingway while waiting for a diagnosis at the mechanic's. That's always some splendidly good grease for the songwriting gears.<br><br>Writing this: Slightly cathartic</div>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3880198
2015-10-02T12:57:21-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:47-08:00
Track Gets Airplay on Local Midwest Cable TV
<div class="captioned justify_right"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/8b10bfcd422f4e169bf4dd6e8aa6c8defa8071bb/medium/photo-on-2014-05-19-at-10-58-2.jpg?1400687813" class="size_orig justify_right border_" /><p class="caption">Now THIS is scary!</p></div>"Chiller" was written to resemble another song that rhymes with..."Chiller" It was picked for a Halloween themed car commercial somewhere in Northwest Indiana for the month of October. This makes it my first piece of music to play on television.<br><br>Hold someone close that makes you feel safe and check out "<strong><a contents="Chiller" data-link-label='"CHILLER" - Holiday Instrumental Track' data-link-type="page" href="/chiller-holiday-instrumental-track" target="_blank">Chiller</a></strong>"! <strong><a contents="CLICK HERE!" data-link-label='"CHILLER" - Holiday Instrumental Track' data-link-type="page" href="/chiller-holiday-instrumental-track" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000FF;">CLICK HERE!</span></a></strong>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3876742
2015-10-01T08:05:18-07:00
2015-10-02T12:59:40-07:00
"LET'S TAKE THE STAIRS" - SteveProbst.net Track of the Month
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kl26FYz6Nok" width="560"></iframe><br>All tracks (except guitars) played on my now since replaced Korg Triton Keyboard. All vocals/instruments recorded and mixed on a Korg D1600MKII 16-Track digital recorder. (Replaced that as well!)<br><br>Inspiration: Started with the title stemming from my desire for exercise when on the road as in: "Forget the elevator, take the stairs and give the heart a little jolt". Then I built the song's setting around a trip to San Francisco. I've actually been there a couple times. And there's bonus! It's a ThrowBackThursday post.<br><br>"Let's Take The Stairs" is included on my album "Window Seat" available at:<br><br>"Let's Take The Stairs" on CD Baby:<a contents=" http://tinyurl.com/cwtz7rq" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/cwtz7rq" target="_blank"> <span style="color:#0000FF;">http://tinyurl.com/cwtz7rq</span></a><br><br>"Let's Take The Stairs" on iTunes: <a contents="http://tinyurl.com/c3uayeh" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/c3uayeh" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000FF;">http://tinyurl.com/c3uayeh</span></a><br><br>"Let's Take The Stairs" on GooglePlay: <a contents="http://tinyurl.com/ckpf3pj" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/ckpf3pj" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000FF;">http://tinyurl.com/ckpf3pj</span></a><br><br>"Let's Take The Stairs" on Amazon: <a contents="http://tinyurl.com/dy9y2vu" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/dy9y2vu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000FF;">http://tinyurl.com/dy9y2vu</span></a><br><br>"Let's Take The Stairs" on Bandcamp: <a contents="http://tinyurl.com/c8s59ru" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/c8s59ru" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000FF;">http://tinyurl.com/c8s59ru</span></a>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3843174
2015-09-19T12:32:21-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:47-08:00
Thomas a Kempis Rocks (Quietly)
Wow, I like this. Wrote it down in my journal 5 years ago. I was reading Thomas a' Kempis "Imitation of Christ" (15th century)<div class="captioned justify_left"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/c4772ea7bd71429eaef2be79b73b5b1ae049cac8/medium/thomas-von-kempen-js.jpg?1441648593" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /><p class="caption">'Check it out' - Tom</p></div>
<p class="p1"><br>When a man desires a thing too much, he at once becomes ill at ease.<br>A proud and avaricious man never rests, whereas<br>He who is poor and humble of heart<br>Lives in a world of peace. </p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3834187
2015-09-11T08:32:34-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:47-08:00
Songs In Progress - Episode 3
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/7ad235dba9b6ff4040d61316ad5ff5c881af6c7d/medium/songs-in3.jpg?1441221195" class="size_m justify_right border_" /><strong>"Houston In The Blind"</strong> - I am picking up where I left off in tracking [fancy music biz term] my "70's space song". Would you like to hear it? This is harking back to my <a contents="blog post in.....February?! " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/what-are-you-doing" target="_blank">blog post in.....February?! </a>Holy musical molasses! Can I pour out a finished song any slower? (Are you, like me, thinking about pancakes at this very second? But I digress....)<br><br>With only drum, piano, guitar (no bass), and a vocal that I will re-do - talk about bare-bones! - But here ya go.<br><br>"Houston in the Blind". A phrase transmitted to no one by Sandra Bullock in the movie, <a contents='"Gravity"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H83EUL2?creativeASIN=B00H83EUL2&linkCode=w01&linkId=QVGAT6UUSALALHVS&ref_=as_sl_pc_ss_til&tag=steveprobsnet-20" target="_blank">"Gravity"</a>, which then in turn became a song by yours truly. <em>(But wait, there's more! Skip to down below)</em><br><br><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="NO" src="http://chirb.it/wp/gkCDmy" width="380">If you can not see this chirbit, listen to it here http://chirb.it/gkCDmy</iframe><br><a href="http://chirb.it/gkCDmy" style="font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;text-align:left;margin:5px;" title="Houston In The Blind (work mix) | social audio">Check this out on Chirbit</a><br><br><strong>** HERE IS "DOWN BELOW" **</strong><br><br>Since drafting this episode but not posting it yet, I've added bass guitar, numerous electric guitars, tambourine, congas, shaker, and spacey sounds. You can hear this one only or compare with the one above.<br><br><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="NO" src="http://chirb.it/wp/mEqPLL" width="380">If you can not see this chirbit, listen to it here http://chirb.it/mEqPLL</iframe><br><a href="http://chirb.it/mEqPLL" style="font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;text-align:left;margin:5px;" title="Houston In The Blind (work mix 9.10) | social audio">Check this out on Chirbit</a><br><br>Not posting it on YouTube, because it's like.....not done... but I figure if you're perusing this post, you'll forgive the imperfections and just be totally mesmerized by the whole creative process! ha ha
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3841311
2015-09-03T12:02:52-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:47-08:00
ThrowBackThursday - Look At That Hair!
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/f0590ac427f3e991d449858aba1abfc0f7631296/medium/klatch.jpeg?1441306844" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><br><br>This was back when I colored my hair.....Oh, wait!....This WAS the natural color at one time.<br><br>It was somewhere around this era that <a contents="this album" data-link-label="a little unplugged" data-link-type="page" href="/a-little-unplugged" target="_blank">this album</a> was born...in cassette form!
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3817015
2015-08-22T10:19:06-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:47-08:00
România, vă mulțumesc !
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/e35e7579ae2a484c7a8a2b713aa469329a974a91/medium/ascap.jpg?1439412113" class="size_m justify_right border_" />Wow, Romania, you rock!<br><br>Now, I'm always thankful when anyone gives me money in exchange for my music, but this was kinda cool.<br><br>Got my first performance royalty check from ASCAP! (But it really isn't a check, this being the direct-deposit age. I wish it was.) At $9 and some change, this international play in Romania put me past the payment threshold.<br><br>Think I will splurge this month then and, oh I don't know.... buy the real Mayo instead of generic. Yuk! Lol
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3816933
2015-08-12T12:59:16-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:47-08:00
What Are You Doing?......Transitions
I know: Silence.<br><br>[Insert cricket noise]<br><br>It's been a Summer of transition for the Probst family. And I've been home (ie. not traveling for work] for all of it! (A good thing)<br> <div class="captioned justify_left"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/ac4dd088a61094e702bb5679ed7c8d53d87900d7/medium/20150813-090049.jpg?1439483661" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /><p class="caption">Ms. Probst</p></div>My daughter Emily, within the past week or two, got her teaching credential, then started a brand new job as band director for a nearby middle school.<br>Son, Jonathan, just completed his last year marching for <a contents="Phantom Regiment Drum &amp; Bugle Corps." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://regiment.org/" target="_blank">Phantom Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps.</a> We got to witness this "graduation-like" event(s) over this last weekend in Indianapolis. Emily "aged-out" two years ago. As parents, we're super proud of our kids when they follow there passions and dreams, yes? <br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EUfowJP_PdQ" width="640"></iframe><br>Jonathan is at 5:29 in video<br>______________________<br><br>My wife, Liz, being the stellar teacher that she is, has had the summer off naturally. ("Hey, who is this person hanging around all the time?")<br><br>...That would be me, Mr. Husband-home-off-the-road.<br><br>I've been thankfully working a lot of local gigs, mostly private though.<br><br>Oh! I also auditioned for a Beatles Tribute/Theatre act, believe or not. I know one of the co-creators who was excited that I would give it a shot, otherwise I maybe wouldn't have done it. They were looking for a George Harrison. They chose someone else that auditioned, but you know what? I've got a great "Taxman" tone set up now! <br><br>Hey - who wants to hear some new music? Okay, hold on. I'll be getting back to it shortly.<br> <br> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;">
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3798358
2015-08-04T08:31:07-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:47-08:00
Got Ice Cream?
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<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/f5938e058e1d3fca9e45f145f63b6cdf4e591716/medium/enjoy.jpg?1438380769" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" style="cursor: default; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-right: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0.5em; width: 300px; height: auto; " />As a singer, I try to stay mindful of what dairy products I eat and when. Mucus is not my friend at any show or gig. I'd just rather not deal with it. [No backstage pass or you!]<br>So, one day (an off day-no singing) in line with my lovely walking partner and wife, I looked up in the discounted garden items aisle of the local drug store and witnessed a message from heaven. </div>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3722901
2015-05-31T12:01:28-07:00
2015-05-31T12:04:22-07:00
3 Tweets (Say 5 Times Fast!)
One-liners from my Twitter-Self this past twittering week.<br><br>First, a travel tip for touring performers. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bring an EXTRA PHONE CHARGER for the bus. ;) <a href="https://t.co/F4dVGrrlAC">https://t.co/F4dVGrrlAC</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/603049517240352770">May 26, 2015</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sometimes, or maybe lately, my Friday is Tuesday :/ <a href="https://t.co/tNIcEIPDYU">https://t.co/tNIcEIPDYU</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/604342030169321473">May 29, 2015</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Just told, while in back of house, amazon prime has delivered my package. Lol I am sending a drone to go bring it to me. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lazy?src=hash">#lazy</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/604417925269684224">May 29, 2015</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3712693
2015-05-25T09:51:27-07:00
2015-05-25T09:51:27-07:00
3 Tweets (Say 5 Times Fast!)
One-liners from my Twitter-Self this past twittering week.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wheresthezapper?src=hash">#wheresthezapper</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/remote?src=hash">#remote</a> lol</p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/600337097493385216">May 18, 2015</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Recorded one guitar track today. I'm exhausted. Lol (well I did other stuff)</p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/601154183966773248">May 20, 2015</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Never run with Pampered Chef lettuce scissors.</p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/601199192761962496">May 21, 2015</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3711656
2015-05-22T09:26:08-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:47-08:00
What Are You Doing.....? - Album #3?
<strong>May 22, 2015 Episode </strong><br><br>As the sculptor to marble I suppose, I continue to chip away at songs in progress. And look, I'm getting closer to having all the songs ready for the next album cleverly entitled "Album Number 3". (Actual clever title TBA)<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/25c46c23b219e0c6f9889375b9885cbaa9b8d903/original/album3.jpg?1432306876" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>I better hurry! They're turning into "oldies".
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3710669
2015-05-18T08:42:07-07:00
2015-05-18T08:42:07-07:00
3 Tweets (Say 5 Times Fast!)
One-liners from my Twitter-Self this past twittering week.<br><br>Starting with an occasional rant that only happens on Twitter:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ok <a href="https://twitter.com/Charter">@Charter</a> you're really losing points with me-No phone, Internet, TV since early Monday morning! No word what's going on. Tired of calling</p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/598636614366068736">May 13, 2015</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The day part 1: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/handclaps?src=hash">#handclaps</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/jinglebells?src=hash">#jinglebells</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/laundry?src=hash">#laundry</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/recording?src=hash">#recording</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/599342627197091840">May 15, 2015</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Enjoying the Saturday morning calm before this evening's solo fiesta of song <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/singerslife?src=hash">#singerslife</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/599601283985604609">May 16, 2015</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3689254
2015-05-16T09:25:23-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:47-08:00
Yah, I let it go alright
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/40f00ec32150512d28e7c74c0422a0bc47fce25d/large/let-it-go.jpg?1431793484" class="size_l justify_left border_" />Two Saturdays ago, Set 2 at the Blue Star Lounge-Palm Desert CA. At a real nice Marriott resort - Conventioneers and families alike.<br><br>A pair of young moms sit in front me with their respective 2-3 year-old daughters. And, oh, I know what's coming. (This after we sing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" together)(Guys at the bar raise a glass!...umm, no, not really...I made that part up)<br><br>...The visiting youngsters would like to hear, "Let It Go". <br><br>Unbeknownst to them, I have already spent an afternoon one day months ago mapping out the chords to this animation anthem of the century (Maybe ten centuries!) and placed it in my iPad of tunes. I like the song personally and also, as a songwriter, I really wanted to see how the song was written; how it "works". Plus, yah, I'm an Idina fan.<br><br>Yes, I sang it. The room sounds great there. I'm sure it echoed in invisible wisps of Disney animation pixie dust up the staircase to the next floor. And of course, I have a speaker as well place outside for all the lucky diners!! <br><br>It was THE hit of the night. Moms got there iphones out for photos. One dad in another party was brave enough to tell me said it gave him the chills.<br><br>Blessed to just do my job, folks. <br><br>I'm playing there again tonight. Go ahead someone, asked me if I know it! He he.
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3683441
2015-05-06T08:10:51-07:00
2021-10-04T11:02:48-07:00
Book Quotes - Custom of the Country
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/b047afc5604f93a0b57a52d8c545715af35609f2/original/custom.jpg?1430762283" class="size_l justify_center border_" />I am so glad to finish my iPad book <a contents='"Custom of the Country" by Edith Wharton' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Custom-Country-Bantam-Classics/dp/0553213938/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=FBTFG52LK5OKVPCN&creativeASIN=0553213938" target="_blank">"Custom of the Country" by Edith Wharton</a> (not that I didn't enjoy it) so I can actually hold my next read, a real live book - binding, pages turning in anticipation of the next - with my own two hands!<br><br><em><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/6838a98be686ac7f8f88144a3f74e3d1afa8d39e/small/img-20140726-183348.jpg?1430924332" class="size_s justify_left border_" />NEW YORK </strong></em><br><br>“It's dirty and ugly—all the towns we've been to are disgustingly dirty. I loathe the smells and the beggars. I'm sick and tired of the stuffy rooms in the hotels. I thought it would all be so splendid—but New York's ever so much nicer!"<br><br>"Not New York in July?"<br><br>"I don't care—there are the roof-gardens, anyway; and there are always people round. All these places seem as if they were dead. It's all like some awful cemetery.”<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br><br>“She was aware of the fading of the summer light outside, of the movements of her maid, who was laying out her dinner-dress in the room beyond, and of the fact that the tea-roses on her writing-table, shaken by Van Degen's tread, were dropping their petals over Ralph's letter, and down on the crumpled telegram which she could see through the trellised sides of the scrap-basket.”<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/db217796de95d13d2fe338ad6257f387f0013bbf/small/edith.jpg?1430762585" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><br><br>“The smothered springs of life were bubbling up in Ralph, and there were days when he was glad to wake and see the sun in his window, and when he began to plan his book, and to fancy that the planning really interested him. He could even maintain the delusion for several days—for intervals each time appreciably longer—before it shrivelled up again in a scorching blast of disenchantment. The worst of it was that he could never tell when these hot gusts of anguish would overtake him. They came sometimes just when he felt most secure, when he was saying to himself: "After all, things are really worth while—”<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br><br><em><strong>WRITING</strong> (Written about me? L.O.L.)</em><br><br>“...after nights of brooding he made a dash at it, and wrote an opening chapter that struck him as not too bad. In the exhilaration of this first attempt he spent some pleasant evenings revising and polishing his work; and gradually a feeling of authority and importance developed in him. In the morning, when he woke, instead of his habitual sense of lassitude, he felt an eagerness to be up and doing, and a conviction that his individual task was a necessary part of the world's machinery. He kept his secret with the beginner's deadly fear of losing his hold on his half-real creations if he let in any outer light on them; but he went about with a more assured step, shrank less from meeting his friends, and even began to dine out again, and to laugh at some of the jokes he heard.”<br><br>Excerpts From: Wharton, Edith. “The Custom of the Country.” iBooks. <br>This material may be protected by copyright.<br><br>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3693961
2015-05-05T09:05:39-07:00
2015-05-05T09:06:22-07:00
New Music Tuesday, or "Hmm, THAT sounds interesting"
"Stressed Out" - Twenty One Pilots<br><br>This one made me Laugh Out Loud (in a good way) Sounds great cranked up in the car. There is a live action video for this, but I prefer to listen without the visual. Doesn't need it.<br> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VWhDNrV2KF8" width="640"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3689160
2015-05-04T09:15:22-07:00
2015-05-04T09:15:22-07:00
3 Tweets (Say 5 Times Fast!)
One-liners from my Twitter-Self this past twittering week.<br> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Spit it out printer or I'm taking you down ! (Or pulling the plug) What's it gonna be? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/frustrated?src=hash">#frustrated</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/593905862269239296">April 30, 2015</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I need to stop being lazy and make the drive to Trader Joe's at least once a week. Cool stuff!</p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/594228911950598144">May 1, 2015</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Moving from room to room, I hear different strains and genres of music from assorted laptops separate from each other. Like at Disneyland.</p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/594918136484237312">May 3, 2015</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3685851
2015-05-01T11:50:13-07:00
2015-05-05T08:54:02-07:00
And now...
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3645466
2015-05-01T11:44:44-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:46-08:00
Object Writing - "Curtain"
The word, "Curtain", unedited writing practice (taste, touch, sight, sound, smell, movement, body sensations), 10 minutes, go!...<br><br>The fog remained dropped along the beach like a curtain that darkened his plans for any fun in the sun. The floating seagulls still showed up in their roles; still played out <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/e0855321d78be6a3ff45bdaa6399386ce8fe738e/medium/fog.jpg?1430151502" class="size_m justify_right border_" />their scenes of dive bombers on enemy shores with an occasional dropped payload of "get off my beach" onto the hair or shoulders of lounging sun worshippers. The star of our story sensed a wave of disappointment cool his enthusiasm as he secured a parking spot. Scene One begins: A day off and no sun. He slept in earlier so his morning coffee was later than usual and still hung on his tongue like a scarf on a clothesline. <br><br><em>Now, of course there wouldn't BE any sun worshippers if indeed there was fog, right? But that's where editing comes in.<br><br>....scarf on a clothesline? Hmmm...</em>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3680459
2015-04-28T09:22:38-07:00
2015-04-29T21:51:46-07:00
New Music Tuesday, or "Hmm, THAT sounds interesting"
"Upside" - Allen Stone.<br><br>Okay, who hears Stevie Wonder in this? How 'bout John Legend? <br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/myyY2JIhp80" width="640"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3678684
2015-04-27T09:11:26-07:00
2015-04-28T20:32:28-07:00
3 Tweets (Say 5 Times Fast!)
One-liners from my Twitter-Self this past twittering week.
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<p>"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. {{Which one will you be today?}}"</p>— O.Wilde Quotes (@owildequotess) <a href="https://twitter.com/owildequotess/status/590403134003892224">April 21, 2015</a>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/fyi?src=hash">#fyi</a> <a href="https://t.co/PBJfXCZ7Sj">https://t.co/PBJfXCZ7Sj</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/590699546545692672">April 22, 2015</a>
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<p>Father/daughter time last night catching up on <a href="https://twitter.com/WalkingDead_AMC">@WalkingDead_AMC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Netflix?src=hash">#Netflix</a> ..how sweet, right? ;) <a href="http://t.co/RG91FjBuun">pic.twitter.com/RG91FjBuun</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/591783185526038530">April 25, 2015</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3671706
2015-04-23T07:59:54-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:46-08:00
ThrowBackThursday - Steve Can Read - "The Road"
<em><strong>ThrowBackThursday Post-</strong> Looking back on a blog post of recent yesteryear (and bringing it over from the old website for further reference).</em>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S4Njc7KjfOI/AAAAAAAAALs/nmmBc9ANFQg/s1600-h/0222001143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/S4Njc7KjfOI/AAAAAAAAALs/nmmBc9ANFQg/s320/0222001143.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><br>Well, that was a fast read! (For me, anyway) Ontario to Phoenix to Denver to Minneapolis by 737 on Friday. Then reverse that scenario on Sunday! (Even reversing 737 is still, well.....737)<br><br>And while I was traversing the country thousands of miles above, I had with me <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/THE-ROAD-CORMAC-MCCARTHY/dp/B009F1NNDG/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=DLDL2VJ56N6RKKCH&creativeASIN=B009F1NNDG" target="_blank"><i>The Road</i></a><i><img src="//www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=stevprob-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0307476308" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i> by Cormac McCarthy, a story of a father and son's survival through a post-apocalyptic, read-between-the lines nuclear ravaged America.<br><br>The large type and spaces between the most interesting, non-indented paragraphs (see photo) probably had a little to do with my surprised completion before I even touched down in Phoenix on the trip home. It was a good fast-paced read nonetheless.<br><a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Road-Viggo-Mortensen/dp/B003IWRE3I/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=MI5ZIZF6ZPDYCW7X&creativeASIN=B003IWRE3I" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="//ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0307476308&tag=stevprob-20" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="The Road (Movie Tie-in Edition 2009) (Vintage International)" /></a> <br>A movie starring Viggo Mortensen was made based on this book as well.<img src="//www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=stevprob-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0307476308" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> Have you read this book or seen the movie?<br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/3829869021_e6c1c4d8fd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/3829869021_e6c1c4d8fd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="266" width="400" /></a></div>Further notable about this trip was the special Southwest aircraft I rode in during the Phoenix leg of the jaunt back home to California with the Official State Animal, the grizzly bear, painted on it. <br><br><br>I just figured I'd borrow a photo off the internet rather then taking one myself on a bad camera phone. Grrrrrr-oovy!
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3665051
2015-04-20T08:11:55-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:46-08:00
Chris Botti Trumpets Into Town!
Recently got a chance to catch Grammy winner <a contents="Chris Botti " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=chris%20botti&linkCode=ur2&tag=steveprobsnet-20&url=search-alias%3Daps&linkId=WE3DJGAV2PUW5JDU" target="_blank">Chris Botti </a>and "cast" at the Fox Theatre, Riverside. Wow-do yourself a favor and go see him! Wonderfully paced show and every player he brings with him is amazing. I am now a fan. <br><br>My daughter and I w/Chris and violinist,<a contents=" Caroline Campbell" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_12?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=caroline+campbell&sprefix=caroline+cam%2Caps%2C205&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Acaroline+campbell" target="_blank"> Caroline Campbell</a><br style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;">(The talent was so brilliant, it took me a while to be able to open my eyes!)</span>
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<div class="captioned justify_center" style="text-align: left;">And hey, found a video from the very show we were at. Complete with extended and interesting drum solo. Have you ever heard or seen one like it?</div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/21OtA7nHVUo" width="640"></iframe><br><br>Go Caroline!<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p>Apparently you have to be stunning in talent and looks to hang with <a href="https://twitter.com/chrisbotti">@chrisbotti</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxRiverside">@FoxRiverside</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ILoveRiverside?src=hash">#ILoveRiverside</a> <a href="http://t.co/mLgvSIiXtm">pic.twitter.com/mLgvSIiXtm</a></p>— Aaron Norris (@aaronnorris) <a href="https://twitter.com/aaronnorris/status/587091216317026304">April 12, 2015</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3637921
2015-04-17T08:56:25-07:00
2021-12-31T07:58:29-08:00
Object Writing - "Mop"
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/1e4740cee73b8c0eb92b7add2d0cc2adc59d921f/medium/mop-bucket.jpg?1429285955" class="size_m justify_right border_" />The word, "Mop", unedited writing practice (taste, touch, sight, sound, smell, movement, body sensations), 10 minutes, go!...<br><br>In my head it feels like a puddle of thoughts getting swirled around by an old school janitor's mop. Slopping through a morning haze I come to my senses and attempt to wash my mental hands of all worry.<br>Stringy discolored tentacles octopus around the gymnasium - it's floor an ocean wide. Propelled by the hands of a very blessed state government worker with the lines on his face of a windswept, weathered sailor. He's navigated this wooden handle in his determined grip for a good many years. He waxes a mean floor, but he can almost taste the sweetly restful days of retirement. The fruit of his labors - sinking his teeth into a nice pension.
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3655101
2015-04-13T09:32:51-07:00
2015-04-18T09:42:56-07:00
3 Tweets (Say 5 Times Fast)
One-liners from my Twitter-Self this past twittering week.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ants?src=hash">#ants</a> <a href="http://t.co/cS8dLY1JLs">pic.twitter.com/cS8dLY1JLs</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/585828761209180161">April 8, 2015</a>
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<p>Digging for words/phrases outdoors today. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/songwriting?src=hash">#songwriting</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/la?src=hash">#la</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SoCalLiving?src=hash">#SoCalLiving</a> <a href="http://t.co/xtJNXGeyyX">pic.twitter.com/xtJNXGeyyX</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/586612586457595905">April 10, 2015</a>
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<p>Singing at a gig and I see <a href="https://twitter.com/thejamessnyder">@thejamessnyder</a> from <a href="https://twitter.com/IfThenMusical">@IfThenMusical</a> on TV movie with no sound. Is that "She's the Man" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/iknowwhothatis?src=hash">#iknowwhothatis</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/586730034653573120">April 11, 2015</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3651253
2015-04-10T09:12:29-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:46-08:00
Can you pass me a knapkin?
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/2149b30309c25efadd8f9860fbe7a4e4499e7d6a/original/knapkin.jpg?1428682042" class="size_l justify_right border_" />Such a generous note I received recently. Aw. <br><br>So I guess this would count as a gig review then? ;) [At no time were stage spots, colored lights, and fog machines used in the making of this folded paper sentiment.] <br><br>I have one Saturday in April coming up and two more in May at the JW Marriott Desert Springs resort before entertainment at the Blue Star goes on hiatus until October.<br><br><a contents="Check schedule here." data-link-label="Performance Schedule" data-link-type="page" href="/performance-schedule" target="_blank">Check schedule here.</a>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3645347
2015-04-07T09:47:44-07:00
2015-04-07T09:49:21-07:00
New Music Tuesday, or "Hmm, THAT sounds interesting"
"Landmine" - Three Days Grace<br><br>The first song that came on in my drive to a gig really hit home after receiving some sad news (no not family related). This head-banging song came to me as a time of reflection actually on the pressures of life, how they can affect our health, and how we deal with them. We all have 'em. <br><br>Of course, my songwriter spin on this - love the sound of the recording and real good songwriting. <br> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t3_otTQrM_Q" width="560"></iframe><br><em>Psalms 39:4 NLT</em>
<p><em><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">“ Lord , remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered— how fleeting my life is.</span></em></p>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3636111
2015-04-06T09:15:57-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:45-08:00
Object Writing - "Wand" + an Excerpt Extra
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/536f99e1813a4f9dd967ab4179823ea6be16e899/small/littlejohnniestogie.jpg?1428336913" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" />The word, "Wand", unedited writing practice (taste, touch, sight, sound, smell, movement, body sensations), 10 minutes, go!...<br><br>Little Johnny waves his tiny spoon like a magician's wand as though he could conjure up an instant meal from his adult assistant who was scurrying from sink to microwave. This cutely pudgy little trickster with the unavoidable smile planned his next move as soon as he had his fill of the magical mixture of spinach and beets. Oh, mom was prepared to see his so-called wand become a flying instrument of mirth and amused laughter. The rubber covered spoon thuds onto the dark wood floor and releases the strategically planned uneaten contents of its infant portioned concave and splotches of green between the cracks become the next objects of discussion between mother and son. Pressure builds behind her desire to teach her boy right from wrong, but then she...<br><br><em><strong>Ed. Note:</strong> I was going to go into something about exploding in laughter.</em><br><br>And excerpt from a previous 10 minutes with the word "Loom":<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/6d3078f35a34c7675f1e3805b026f976850b439d/original/their-embrace-the-eye-of-a-hurricane.png?1427930353" class="size_l justify_right border_" /><br>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3640121
2015-04-06T09:07:56-07:00
2015-04-07T08:05:54-07:00
3 Tweets + 1 (Say 5 Times Fast!)
One-liners from my Twitter-Self this past monumental week.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p>If/Then Finale Curtain Call 3/22/15: <a href="https://t.co/rwVR8Hzi0g">https://t.co/rwVR8Hzi0g</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/YouTube">@YouTube</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/broadway?src=hash">#broadway</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/582582681189232640">March 30, 2015</a>
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<p>Mealy apple lost it crackle. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/disappointed?src=hash">#disappointed</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/breakfast?src=hash">#breakfast</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/583641709180882945">April 2, 2015</a>
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<p>Ladies and gentleman, I'm a cook <a href="http://t.co/sn1TzfUtPE">pic.twitter.com/sn1TzfUtPE</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/583819451654475777">April 3, 2015</a>
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<p>Bunny and hummingbird <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rewrite?src=hash">#rewrite</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/backyard?src=hash">#backyard</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dogandbutterfly?src=hash">#dogandbutterfly</a></p>— Steve Probst (@SteveProbst) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveProbst/status/584006072488169472">April 3, 2015</a>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3640469
2015-04-04T09:56:56-07:00
2015-04-16T08:30:04-07:00
Songs In Progress - Episode 2
Okay, continuing on from last <a contents='post about "Live On"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/songs-in-progress-episode-1" target="_blank">post about "Live On"</a> - here's another rough mix with some added stuff! (Precocious drum, percussion, horns, keyboards, and of course, more guitars!) <em>And</em> - there's an "Easter egg" at the end! "Wait for it..."<br><br>And once again: Vocals, lyrics, instruments, you name it, subject to change! Watcha' think?<iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="NO" src="http://chirb.it/wp/1qDMeq" width="380">If you can not see this chirbit, listen to it here http://chirb.it/1qDMeq</iframe><br><a href="http://chirb.it/1qDMeq" style="font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;text-align:left;margin:5px;" title="Live On (work mix 4.3.15) | social audio">Check this out on Chirbit</a>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3639831
2015-04-03T09:34:44-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:46-08:00
Good Friday
Something I am pondering today<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/ea4c517755b9ed81060e98a73c22cfdc6f85d9a5/large/the-greatest-note-of-triumph-that-ever.png?1428078818" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3611776
2015-04-02T07:59:50-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:45-08:00
ThrowBackThursday - Clapton * The Autobiography
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Clapton-The-Autobiography-Eric/dp/076792536X/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=5RE5BOAXPBU73BJX&creativeASIN=076792536X" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/3b39fa2556306286cf2c282223d3ad5c41c6d3fd/small/clapton.jpeg?1426786690" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></a></div><em><strong>ThrowBackThursday Post-</strong> Looking back on a blog post of recent yesteryear (and bringing it over from the old website for further reference).</em><br><br>Felt it was time to read a biography (I like to mix it up a little). Better still, an autobiography. Can't say I'm a bona fide "fan" of <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Clapton-The-Autobiography-Eric/dp/076792536X/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=5RE5BOAXPBU73BJX&creativeASIN=076792536X" target="_blank">Eric Clapton</a><img src="//www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=stevprob-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=076792536X" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> (someone I can't miss in concert), but an interesting read nonetheless. Autobiographies are cool - like the-author-is-sitting-right-there-with-you-in-the-airport, coffee shop, comfy-couch at home, or wherever-cool.<br><br><a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Road-Escondido-J-J-Cale/dp/B000I5X81A/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=K6TZ36DP6QQ6PFJR&creativeASIN=B000I5X81A" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="//ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B000I5X81A&tag=stevprob-20" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="The Road to Escondido" /></a>In the process, a couple of records have piqued my interest. The first is <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Road-Escondido-J-J-Cale/dp/B000I5X81A/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=K6TZ36DP6QQ6PFJR&creativeASIN=B000I5X81A" target="_blank"><i>Road To Escondido</i></a><i><img src="//www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=stevprob-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000I5X81A" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> <i>w</i>hereby Mr.Clapton moved in with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JJ_Cale">J.J. Cale</a> for a week at his house in the hills of Escondido, CA and hashed out the direction for their upcoming recording - "getting ready to play" as Clapton called it. I thought it was somewhat noteworthy as I get down that way in North County, San Diego quite often to visit my parents, having even done a gig there.</i><br><br><a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Me-Mr-Johnson-ERIC-CLAPTON/dp/B0001HAHXW/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=7J4PKJW2SOU2IYLM&creativeASIN=B0001HAHXW" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="//ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B0001HAHXW&tag=stevprob-20" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Me and Mr. Johnson" /></a>The other sample of musical coolness is Eric's <i><a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Me-Mr-Johnson-ERIC-CLAPTON/dp/B0001HAHXW/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=7J4PKJW2SOU2IYLM&creativeASIN=B0001HAHXW" target="_blank">Me and Mr. Johnson</a><img src="//www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=stevprob-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0001HAHXW" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. </i>This tribute album of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson_(musician)">Robert Johnson</a> tunes was never meant to be released, but was originally just a way to "release the tension and just have some fun" in the studio while coming up with enough material for a "normal" commercial release.<br><br>Anything you'd like to say in closing, E.C.?<br><br><em>"The music scene as I look at it today is a little different from where I was growing up. The percentages are roughly the same - 95 percent rubbish, 5 percent pure...Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance. It has always found me, and with God's blessing and permission, it always will" ~ Eric Clapton</em>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3634068
2015-03-31T16:44:18-07:00
2015-04-06T08:33:17-07:00
New Music Tuesday, or "Hmm, THAT sounds interesting"
Wow! There were a good number of tunes that caught my ear this past week on my Spotify listening explorations. Here's one:<br><br>"Friends Hurt" - We Are The City<br><br>Very "minimal" sounding; that is, until the keyboard flies in like a swarm of semi-annoying bees.<br> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/liSgPmZNhhY" width="560"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3563340
2015-03-13T10:16:17-07:00
2015-03-18T09:52:05-07:00
New Music Tuesdays - My Spotify Picks
Every week, as I'm driving to my gigs usually, I listen to New Music Tuesday on Spotify. I like to keep somewhat "tuned" [wink wink] ...in to what are the latest contemporary music styles and interesting ways their presented. Not to copy, just peruse.<br>Oh, I skip over plenty of stuff! (Unfortunately, words like "nigger" and "other-words-that-I-choose-not-type-and-sometimes-say-when-I-hit-a-body-part-on sharp-corners-and-things" are now merely songwriting cliches!) But when I'm doing my own thing, I like to think of these other lyric phrasings and sonic elements I hear as ways I can better my own tunes, limited though my skills are. If something catches my particular set of ears, I'll "star" it. It's sort of like playing A&R guy in the car. ("Next!"....intro, verse, chorus....next!....intro, ver...NEXT!") Oh, what fun!<br>My main focus of course is always writing the best song possible regardless of production.<br><br>Follow along on Spotify as I add tunes to my ever mind-expanding list of "starred" tunes to check out again.<br><br> <iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:user:1258550793:playlist:3ugRcL6sP8OdSEuGBWgq8N" width="300"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3545391
2015-03-07T10:03:47-08:00
2017-01-15T19:15:45-08:00
Gigging Right Along
I was recently discovered online by someone who was looking for a singer to bring some live music in the afternoon to a local Assisted Living/Memory Care Community. Not being sure<div class="captioned justify_left"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/8e8665b88d47b7a16a079080756391a03226312d/medium/raincorss.jpg?1424559522" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /><p class="caption">Really went back in time for this set list!</p></div> how it would go for me, I said yes of course, anyway. A guy's gotta work right?<br><br>For a couple hours that day, that is, before the cares of life responsibilities sneaked back into the forefront of my mind after the gig, it gave me a little perspective-check on life. I have no more words to describe it, but it's nice to work and do some good, bring some joy to the older generation who are way-later in their years.<br>As some of you may know, Hotel California does quite well with the Active Adult Communities-55+ and up, in different US locales. So this just kind of takes that step further I guess, right? ;) <br><br>On another front, a good friend here in town recommended me to an agent who has given me two Saturdays in March (solo acoustic) at the J.W Marriott Palm Desert Resort (near Palm Springs for those you of out-of-town who may be reading this). Looking forward to this being a monthly thing. Also, things are brewing in Orange County for me with some monthly stuff down there. <br>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3571831
2015-03-05T07:32:05-08:00
2021-09-09T09:02:46-07:00
Object Writing - "Worm"
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/5544f710fccd3082412790f8e364c07d5843d2ca/large/worm.jpg?1425432103" class="size_l justify_right border_" />I so easily amuse myself, warming up to work on a lyric...<br><br>The word, "Worm", unedited writing practice (taste, touch, sight, sound, smell, movement, body sensations), 10 minutes, go!...<br><br>Bite into a worm, what do you get? I don't know-never tried it! Insect jelly covered in moist dark dirt? Gritty in your teeth like sand only softer and grossly juicier. Oh, how about a rainbow colored gummy worm? Spongy sugar molded into a less-grosser version of the real creature that burrows through soft dirt or makes an appearance under a lifted rock like an over-achieving actor when the curtain suddenly opens too early. Dingy gray piece of twisted rope comes alive and convulses wildly in my hand. His silent panic seems to amuse me and I'm guilty of the fact. He's not hurting me. I will free him from his five-finger skin prison.
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3564925
2015-03-03T09:22:36-08:00
2015-03-04T10:38:07-08:00
Songs In Progress - Episode 1
Remember the song progress clips I spoke about? Well, here's one! (Okay, it's like this. If I was painter and you came to my house, you'd see a bunch of unfinished canvases in different stages of ....finished-ness... set up and begging for more attention... or maybe crying to be taken down and stowed away!)<br><br>With "Live On", I was going for inspirational acoustic based contemp. singer/songwriter songs with pop appeal. But at this tempo it seems more "Folk" to me, and maybe it got away from the direction I was originally planning on. I think some sort of latent "Neil Diamond" in me took over. No worries though. This is as far as I got (lyrics, melody and all) on the deadline day.<br>Want to know how I came to settle on this tempo (speed of song)? I just repeated "Live On' to myself while tapping on my knee. Seemed to fit best, this tempo, so off I went.<br><br>Vocals, lyrics, instruments, you name it, subject to change! :)<br><br>Hear "Live On (work mix)"<br> <iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="NO" src="http://chirb.it/wp/K6HyCz" width="380">If you can not see this chirbit, listen to it here http://chirb.it/K6HyCz</iframe><br><br><span class="font_small">If there's life on other planets I can't say I care<br>When there's a part of me you can't see that's lighter than air<br>I'm not trying to go way over your head<br>It's just something on my heart that just needs to be said<br><br>Thought about my days, the ebb and the flow<br>Took a walk on the beach and kicked at the foam<br>Saw the children live it up, another sunset lay it down<br>And then a still small voice washed over me like the roar of a crowd<br><br>Let your life be more than just a message in the sand<br>Waiting for the tide to come crashing down again<br>Every second counts<br>Take the higher ground<br>And Live On<br><br>What if every word we speak has a lifetime unseen?<br>It could tear through a soul or help it spread it's wings?<br>Are we a seabird on the wind, just born to fade away?<br>Or will we make a better life right here and now and for forever and a day?</span>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3477183
2015-02-26T07:41:44-08:00
2021-06-30T07:16:55-07:00
TBT- Colossal "Tourist Moment" Meeting A Wall Street Celeb
<em>ThrowBackThursday - Looking back on a blog post of recent yesteryear (and bringing it over from the old website for further reference). Sadly, i have learned that Larry McCarthy has since passed:</em><br> <div style="font: 18.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<i>Finally got the time to edit & post this story from 2009 below:</i><br><br>Talk about timing! We had a show scheduled in Hackensack, NJ on a Tuesday in July 2009, but the weather decided not to cooperate whatsoever. So, being that the New Jersey-ites are the great forecasters of impending outdoor event-failure-due-to-rain, the concert was postponed until the following month. This was somewhat great news in disguise for some of us boys in the band (<a href="http://hotelcal.com/">Hotel California-A Salute To The Eagles</a>), being that our base of operations for the week was in the Meadowlands, NJ area, and only a short New Jersey Transit/under-the-Lincoln-Tunnel ride away from the Big Apple. A day off so close to NYC? Are you kidding? So what if It's raining! Fugettabouddit! So, off three of us went into Town. That's, "town" with a capital "T".</div>
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<br>After a full afternoon of exploring, my walking compadre, Scotty "V" (see photo), and I had a little time to kill before we caught a cab from the Broadway district of New York City to meet up with our cohorts for dinner down in Little Italy. We decided to find a place to plant it for a beer, and since we were by the Gershwin Theatre, home of the Broadway favorite "<a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Wicked-2003-Original-Broadway-Cast/dp/B0000TB01Y?ie=UTF8&tag=steveprobsnet-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Wicked</a><img src="//www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=stevprob-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0000TB01Y" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />" (which I love and did end up seeing a number of weeks later - but that's another blog), I made the call of portage and we temporarily anchored ourselves just east of there on 50th Ave. at Emmet O'Lunney's (yes, an Irish bar/grill), and got off of our tired feet for a few (that's minute's, not beers!) and a brew.<br><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SvCHsuzZG2I/AAAAAAAAAK0/ZgwgQ2X2ULo/s1600-h/0822091745.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> <img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SvCHsuzZG2I/AAAAAAAAAK0/ZgwgQ2X2ULo/s320/0822091745.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399965155764804450" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /></a></span>
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<br>Very shortly after, a guy in a plaid shirt and baseball cap carrying a box of books proceeds to walk in with his devoted woman by his side. He sits next to us at the bar, and starts enthusiastically talking to the barmaid (whom actually DOES have an Irish accent, by the way-gotta love this town!) and hands her a book from his cardboard "carrying case". This was obviously a place he'd been before and at this moment he was obviously very proud. "Wow, we were sitting next to a famous author in the heart of New York City!" thought us "wayward traveling musician/tourists only in need of a place to get off our feet."</div>
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<br>Striking up a real, neighborly NYC conversation in a real NYC kinda good-natured way, we learned that a very good friend of his, Lawrence McDonald was actually the author of the book and, smiling, he removes one of is treasures from his box of <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Colossal-Failure-Common-Sense-Collapse/dp/0307588335?ie=UTF8&tag=steveprobsnet-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">A Colossal Failure Of Common Sense - The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers</a>, opens to a page, and has us read one of his adventures in the book with one sentence catching my attention which read, <i>"...later in fall 2005 we decided to go up to the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut for a couple of days." </i>(You'll have to get the book and read the rest for yourself. This is a long blog already)</div>
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<div style="font: 18.0px Arial; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Okay, so we learn we are sitting next to and conversing with a major player in the book, <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrymcdonald/2013/12/17/a-wall-st-legend-leaves-us-with-timeless-lessons/" target="_blank">Larry McCarthy</a>, which we later ascertained after taking in the story in full, that we were actually in the presence of a Wall Street celebrity! But wait, need I say...."there's more!" ?</div>
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<br>What immediately caught my attention right at the start (and I told Larry so) was the particular location of the narrative he was now having us read. My eyes flew open (cliche', but true), because coincidentally we had just performed at that same Mohegan Sun Casino of Larry's described adventures only 2 DAYS BEFORE! Holy Serendipity, Batman!</div>
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<br>After further conversation, and one including talk of a possible performance opportunity in the future for Hotel California at one of the parties he hosts, he signs a copy for us, and give's it to us along with his card.</div>
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<br>His brief visit coincided with our need to hit the streets once again and wave ourselves down a cab for our rendezvous with all good and tasty things Italian-NYC style, so we all sauntered out together on that late Tuesday afternoon, eastward along the sidewalk of 50th Ave., with Larry eventually pointing out what once use to be the actual Lehman Bros. Building where he worked. (Making millions at a time makes "worked" seem like an understatement!) I took this photo on a street corner and we parted ways.</div>
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<br>Scott and I talked about this chance encounter for weeks (and still do), reading the book and making comments about it as we went on down the road to wondrous adventures. What will top this?</div>
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<br>Just a highlight of that trip for me, and I'm sure for Scott as well. Yes, we met a financial celebrity indeed, but more notable than that, is the privilege, Lord willing, of just living life in all it's unexpectedness and to experience some warm generosity from a local (well, sort of - he told us he commutes from Florida) boy who didn't know us from Adam! That's the stuff that life is made of. I love New York!</div>
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<br><i>Mini-book review: I find I'm fascinated with the world of finance. Maybe it's because I try to stay so in-step with my right-brain awareness of the world, always on the hunt, my "songwriter radar" being tuned into sights, sounds, words, conversations, emotions, etc. It was a fun, imaginative escape to envision myself a part of the fast-paced, high-pressure atmosphere of Wall Street. And this book really gives you an excellent feel for that (not to mention the incredible inside-story of the Lehman Brothers debacle).</i>
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<br>And by the way, you can find the <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Colossal-Failure-Common-Sense-Collapse/dp/0307588335?ie=UTF8&tag=steveprobsnet-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Lawrence McDonald</a><img src="//www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=stevprob-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0307588335" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, the author, on Twitter at: <a href="http://twitter.com/Convertbond">@Convertbond</a>.</div>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3545316
2015-02-21T12:28:39-08:00
2017-01-15T19:15:45-08:00
What Are You Doing.....?
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/9fab33a82005a95edd8f86e6403dd7304336e172/medium/doing.jpg?1424549717" class="size_m justify_right border_" /><strong>February 21st Edition:</strong><br><br>New songs are coming along. Always intrigued with new writing techniques to stay away from the dreaded "writer's block" It ain't gonna happen, now that I have my new tools handy! [Adjusts tool belt] <br><br>I've been thinking that it would fun or (or maybe disturbing-lol) to post song progress clips here on the website soon. Maybe weekly? I'm talking like "raw, unedited, not-singing-perfectly kind of tracks".I don't know....thinking. Lol Some newer songs in progress are:<br><br>"Houston in the Blind" (My 70's space song!)<br>"Live On' (My attempt at Inspirational, Acoustic-Based Contemp.Singer/Songwriter with a Pop appeal)<br>"Just Beautiful" (Trying out the new songwriter "tools")<br><br>PLUS: Got two more older songs re-mastered within the last week for album #3. (Remember my promise....or threat.... to put out three albums?) Continuing with that task.<br><br>Oh and don't forget, I'm doing 3-5...6 gigs a week plus being a busy at-home husband and dad. I'm not cranking out original music 12 hours a day like some may be able to. But I press on!<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3520599
2015-02-13T08:59:39-08:00
2017-01-15T19:15:45-08:00
The Voice - Audition 2015
And back I went on Super Bowl Sunday 2015 to audition for "The Voice" It was the quickest time spent at the LA Convention Center so far; done in about 2 hours. (It's sort of like, when you live in Southern California, what's the best day to go to Disneyland for shortest wait times? Super Bowl Sunday!)<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/59043f7077798e1112e3f51666258c176c62f178/original/thevoicepass.jpg?1423616333" class="size_l justify_left border_" /><br><br>I sang a verse and chorus of <a contents='"Home" by Daughtry' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Home/dp/B002A5UZPI/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=PFBKBJ2HHNTSA2BO&creativeASIN=B002A5UZPI" target="_blank">"Home" by Daughtry</a>. It was a "no" for me.<br><br>Showed up. Points for that, right? <div class="captioned justify_left"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/9f98404c502f9ba2319a69adbbb1acd442ff51e0/medium/thevoice-line.jpg?1423616192" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /><p class="caption">Get in line for the ID and weapons check :)</p></div>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3519359
2015-02-10T08:49:51-08:00
2015-02-10T08:51:36-08:00
New Music - "SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND"
Just mixed last week, I think for the final time, a song that's about 2 years old! Lots of fun, seeing what I could come up with starting with the title, "Say Hello To My Little Friend". This kind of makes me think of a Randy Newman/Harry Nilsson/Show tune vibe. What do you make of it? Lol<br><iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/190369698&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3450753
2015-02-06T08:13:22-08:00
2017-01-15T19:15:44-08:00
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
My friends,<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/system/5ce98a2cc87234ebd78bebaa86ae7a05888b9a2c/medium/live-16.jpg?1399641798" class="size_m justify_right border_" /><br>I've have decided to leave <a contents="Hotel California" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.hotelcal.com" target="_blank">Hotel California</a> for other musical adventures. Hence, my nine+ year run with the boys has come to a close.<br><br>I'm immensely grateful for the band for seeing in me a player they would want to work with and thankful for the privilege of bringing the Eagles' music to you all and, at the same time, growing as a performer. Hotel California and I part as good friends, and I wish them well on their continued musical journeys and sell-out shows! They are set to have another stupendous year in 2015!<br><br>I've got a lot of songs to finish, and more to write. I'm really excited about that! I'll still be gigging, maybe doing more online stuff. I'll maybe see some of you on the road again at another time perhaps? <br><br>Stick around here for more new music. Thanks always for your support!<br><br>~ Steve
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3486799
2015-01-26T10:20:35-08:00
2015-02-06T07:29:37-08:00
"NORDSTRANTANA" - SteveProbst.net Track of the Month
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/8oK_NPNSung?list=PL9VXa8XwxMjGEgiHH1AfOzXTjQEAkz5ZL" width="560"></iframe><br><br>I used some assorted loops that to me sounded like something you'd hear while shopping a Nordstroms. I thought there was a hint of Santana in this as well. Norstrom+Stratocaster+Santana = name of song!<br><br>Bonus!!: Featuring guitar photos from 2014!<br><br>Played my 1974 black Strat for all guitars. Recorded and mixed on MacBookPro Logic 8. 2011
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3473628
2015-01-19T11:17:41-08:00
2021-10-05T11:28:53-07:00
Jam at the Bitter End, NYC
What a hoot singing a few songs at the legendary <a contents="Bitter End" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bitter_End" target="_blank">Bitter End</a> in Greenwich Village, New York City last Monday. <a contents="Richie Cannata" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Cannata" target="_blank">Richie Cannata</a> (Billy Joel Sax) hosts a jam every Monday night 11:30 that <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/6f9475f4d319da96dda865005ac5fc5520399e9d/medium/2.jpg?1421645705" class="size_m justify_right border_" />goes into Tuesday morning.<br><br>What a thrill playing with him and a stellar bunch of players from the Big Apple. No guitar needed! (Which was kind of fun in it's own right-what to do with my hands?!) My songs were "Before You Accuse Me" ~ Eric Clapton; "Drift Away" ~ Dobie Gray; "I Can't Tell You Why" ~ Eagles.<br><br>Thanks to my friend Jacki for capturing the night in some photos.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/6b64ecd2fb1aed432d0a1c1cf74c5d7076c65fa6/original/1.jpg?1421646018" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/c482cdc5f781a24d57579b4b9150b7d0cadf3771/original/10828110-10152500344461286-5909453902021472715-o.jpg?1421646015" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/de942f5bf8436f0bb113f88d7aec03ed7f74c429/original/10887374-10152500341806286-2982820271875591954-o.jpg?1421646016" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/a5133df7c785d3f4a9ad0e7018dcd0f8b166db6f/original/10904600-10152500344816286-8663349739117402460-o.jpg?1421646019" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /><p class="caption">Joe Cocker face!</p></div> <br><br><br>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3450721
2015-01-08T08:34:58-08:00
2017-02-04T08:40:24-08:00
TBT - Standing On The Corner In....Where Else?
<em>Looking back on a blog post of recent yesteryear (and bringing it over from the old website for further reference). Some of you may have seen this video before. Now at 27,000+ views!:</em><br><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had a little bus-travel-time fun editing some flip-cam video shot and narrated by our (</span><a href="http://hotelcal.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hotel California-A Salute To The Eagles</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">) front-of-house sound engineer, Kevin Lovelady, while we were in Winslow, AZ for our annual performance at the Standing On The Corner Festival in September of 2009.</span></span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">WARNING! This is actual footage of actual standing on the actual corner! Also featuring Scott Fronsoe & myself, Steve Probst. (Also produced by a very amateur film crew at work-I'll stick to my "day job")</span></span><br><br><br><object height="525" width="873"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/FcHK5Mqe0GY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1">
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3392189
2014-12-13T11:07:51-08:00
2014-12-19T07:04:03-08:00
"AWAY IN A MANGER" - Christmas Cover Video
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0al8ntHGrPY?list=UUU92BTdAKjvVWS87O9G3Osg" width="640"></iframe><br>Here's my spin on the classic Christmas favorite. I released "Away In A Manger" back in 2012 and just posted a video to go along with it.<br><br>I occasionally record tunes requested for specific industry song pitches. A case in point is this rendition of "Away In a Manger". Though it was passed on for the pitch, I can now offer it as a single-song download for you. Their loss, your Christmas-cheery gain!<br><br>I ended up giving my self-produced version a bit of a "Island" feel. Enjoy it annually!<br><br>Vocals and all instruments by Steve Probst<br>Recorded and produced by Steve Probst<br><br>"Away In A Manger" on iTunes: <a contents="CLICK HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/b9782bd" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/b9782bd</a><br><br>"Away In A Manger" on Amazon: <a contents="http://tinyurl.com/pxumb95" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/pxumb95" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/pxumb95</a><br><br>"Away In A Manger" on CDBaby: <a contents="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/steveprobst2" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/steveprobst2" target="_blank">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/steveprobst2</a><br><br>"Away In A Manger" on Google play: <a contents="http://tinyurl.com/mfc79rm" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/steveprobst2" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/mfc79rm</a><br><br>"Away In A Manger" on Bandcamp:<a contents=" http://tinyurl.com/ol87pf2" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/ol87pf2" target="_blank"> http://tinyurl.com/ol87pf2</a><br><br>"Away In A Manger" on Spotify: <a contents="http://open.spotify.com/album/4QXgwl7Un7ryqOd7HTbBiT" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://open.spotify.com/album/4QXgwl7Un7ryqOd7HTbBiT" target="_blank">http://open.spotify.com/album/4QXgwl7Un7ryqOd7HTbBiT</a>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3386209
2014-12-11T01:51:07-08:00
2017-01-15T19:15:43-08:00
ThrowBackThursday Post - Uncle Tom's Cabin Quote
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SqaD0iT_cKI/AAAAAAAAAKk/Bk4B-eVVO4g/s1600-h/uncle-tom.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SqaD0iT_cKI/AAAAAAAAAKk/Bk4B-eVVO4g/s200/uncle-tom.jpg" class="size_orig justify_right border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379131743527727266" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 200px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; width: 144px;" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SqaDv5YDHFI/AAAAAAAAAKc/3fReorQ9nIs/s1600-h/harriet.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SqaDv5YDHFI/AAAAAAAAAKc/3fReorQ9nIs/s200/harriet.jpg" class="size_orig justify_left border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379131663819414610" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 200px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 160px;" /></a><em>Looking back on a blog post of recent yesteryear (and bringing it over from the old website for further reference):</em><br><br>Recently spent some time on the road with<a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=uncle%20toms%20cabin%20book&linkCode=ur2&sprefix=uncle%20toms%2Caps%2C279&tag=steveprobsnet-20&url=search-alias%3Daps&linkId=23BDD4HXN7K6MP66" target="_blank"> "Uncle Tom's Cabin"</a> by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Once I got through the first paragraph of dialect/language in it's challenging-to-understand printed form, I loved it! <br><br>A quote from p. 158:<div><i>"Is is strange then that some tears fall on the pages of his Bible, as he lays it on the cotton bale, and with patient finger, threading his slow way from word to word, traces out its promises? Having learned late in life, Tom was but a slow reader, and passed on laboriously from verse to verse. Fortunate for him was it that the book he was intent on was one which slow reading cannot injure, - nay one whose words, like ingots of gold, seem often to need to be weighed separately, that the mind may take in their priceless value. Let us follow him a moment, as, pointing to each word, and pronouncing each half aloud, he reads, - 'Let - not -your - heart - be - troubled. In - my - Father's - house - are - many - mansions. I - go - to - prepare - a - place - for - you.'"</i></div>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3296643
2014-12-06T12:05:53-08:00
2021-09-27T06:02:54-07:00
Special Thank You to Sunrise Pickups - "Clamp" 2 Times!
Special shout out to <a contents="Jim Kaufman" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.sunrisepickups.com/" target="_blank">Jim Kaufman</a> for sending out two replacement clamping plates for my <a contents="Sunrise acoustic guitar pickup" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.sunrisepickups.com/" target="_blank">Sunrise acoustic guitar pickup</a>. No charge! <br> <div class="captioned justify_left"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/4fe843eba94426849dc8d88746b00fdbd9f11fd4/large/sunrise-pickup.jpg?1417015597" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /><p class="caption">Actual Sunrise pickup on Martin guitar Steve actually plays!</p></div><br><br>I've been using two <a contents="Sunrise pickups" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Sunrise-S2-Soundhole-Guitar-Pickup/dp/B00KNAO1PC/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=SOXHXA3SBCHEYQ5B&creativeASIN=B00KNAO1PC" target="_blank">Sunrise pickups</a> since the mid 90's. <a contents="Check'em out" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Sunrise-S2-Soundhole-Guitar-Pickup/dp/B00KNAO1PC/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=SOXHXA3SBCHEYQ5B&creativeASIN=B00KNAO1PC" target="_blank">Check'em out</a>!<br><br>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3350705
2014-12-02T08:13:49-08:00
2014-12-03T08:30:12-08:00
"MISSING YOU" - SteveProbst.net Track of the Month
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/V5bIUV4upTE" width="560"></iframe><br><br>My second single, an original this time, following my release of <a contents="Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"</a><br>I aimed to encapsulate in this song the emotions of life on the road as a touring musician.<br><br>The song was written in 2009. After getting sidetracked writing other tunes, I finally put all the instruments and a plethora of vocals together to release so the song just doesn't languish in obscurity within my stash of unfinished creations forever!<br><br>Vocals and all instruments by Steve Probst<br>Recorded and produced by Steve Probst<br>Mastering: LANDR.com<br><br>"Missing You" on iTunes: <a contents="http://tinyurl.com/npf7gks" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/npf7gks" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/npf7gks</a><br><br>"Missin You" on Amazon: <a contents="http://tinyurl.com/no9aluh" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/no9aluh" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/no9aluh</a><br><br>"Missing You" on CDBaby: <a contents="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/steveprobst5" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/steveprobst5" target="_blank">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/steveprobst5</a><br><br>"Missing You" on Google play: <a contents="http://tinyurl.com/mj3te6t" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/mj3te6t" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/mj3te6t</a><br><br>"Missing You" on Bandcamp: <a contents="http://tinyurl.com/pm9lahu" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/pm9lahu" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/pm9lahu</a><br><br>"Missing You" on Spotify: <a contents="http://open.spotify.com/album/3D0BQLCbRZYelZgIJviUM2" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://open.spotify.com/album/3D0BQLCbRZYelZgIJviUM2" target="_blank">http://open.spotify.com/album/3D0BQLCbRZYelZgIJviUM2</a><br><br>***********************************************<br>Read the "Missing You" Blog: <a contents="http://tinyurl.com/m2v6dn5" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/m2v6dn5" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/m2v6dn5</a><br><br>"Missing You" debuts on internet radio: <a contents="http://steveprobst.net/home/blog/october-7-2014-missing-you-debuts-on-internet-radio" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://steveprobst.net/home/blog/october-7-2014-missing-you-debuts-on-internet-radio" target="_blank">http://steveprobst.net/home/blog/october-7-2014-missing-you-debuts-on-internet-radio</a>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3314092
2014-11-24T09:33:54-08:00
2017-01-15T19:15:43-08:00
Object Writing - Costume
The word, "Costume", unedited writing practice (taste, touch, sight, sound, smell, movement, body sensations), 10 minutes, go!...<br><br>He wore his smile like a costume. Ready to have fun if it killed him. The corners of his upturned mouth like painted-on clown lips. The smell of fresh, just-out-of-the-oven <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/8be53b67dd62c16d7e1bc34317da6531bf4e86b7/medium/clown.jpg?1416596902" class="size_m justify_right border_" />Geno's pizza rolls hit his nose whereby it felt like it would grow to a clown size and explode. He hid his raging appetite in small talk and large nods of his baseball-cap covered head. He slithered toward the white plastic covered snack table under cover of self-controlled calm. Celery clothed in ranch dip felt the grip of his hand. Creaminess draped over his taste buds like a cool salve. Crunch vibrated his jaw and skull-an unseen earthquake of gastronomic delight.
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3273681
2014-11-21T08:14:55-08:00
2021-06-22T05:49:41-07:00
Where I Took Guitar Lessons
Okay, who wants to see where I took guitar lessons, where my black 1974 Stratocaster (the one I still play today) was ordered by my dad from the Fender factory, and where it was placed in my teenage hands?<br><br>I was in town a while back, Downey-California, for a dentist appointment and I thought it would be fun to snap a few pictures and share some non-wikipedia-awesome musical history with you all!<br><br>First, in this very downtown structure on 3rd Street, I studied classical guitar (back when I could actually make sense of music notation) with Mike Bennett. Then I went to electric guitar, and in the same cozy little building I learned rock licks. I don't remember this teacher's name though (Dear teacher: If you happen to tread this. Please respond). <div class="captioned justify_right"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/f102e82bf4452aa7090d4bc90a3092b5016c78df/original/img-20140820-122409335-hdr.jpg?1416329870" class="size_orig justify_right border_" /><p class="caption">I was schooled in the end unit on the left</p></div><br><br>One song in particular I remember being taught - the guitar solo in <a contents='"Dark Eyed Cajun Women" by the Doobie Brothers.' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Warner-Bros-Dark-Cajun-Woman/dp/B001NGNJKI/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=UH5YEZS75TGDJAFS&creativeASIN=B001NGNJKI" target="_blank">"Dark Eyed Cajun Women" by the Doobie Brothers.</a> It was perfect for a kid just getting acquainted with his blues scales.
<div class="captioned justify_left"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/9e053410e2c6155d370ba7485ff34073625b73e4/original/img-20140820-122132668.jpg?1416500975" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /><p class="caption">Now in the hands of 'Bogie'</p></div><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/4fec78190e6a52ddecbdd71b6a8c79f1526f7706/large/img-20140820-122412631.jpg?1416329868" class="size_l justify_right border_" />
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3309792
2014-11-20T11:45:15-08:00
2017-01-15T19:15:43-08:00
Object Writing - Matron
Until I get to sharing a song in progress, I warmup:<br><br>The word, "Matron", unedited writing practice (taste, touch, sight, sound, smell, movement, body sensations), 10 minutes, go!...<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/1a9e97902f333959e32558d8c74a30493752fad2/small/matron.jpeg?1416512645" class="size_s justify_left border_" />The matron of the retirement community was the most stodgy women I had ever seen. No applesauce was served before it's time. You will not pass downs these halls of walkers, wheelchairs, and soiled linen containers on wheels, without her gaze on you like handcuffs attached to your ankles. Her proper but overly authoritative "May I help you" makes its presence known as though a hand is pressing down on your head and squishing you down to child-like proportions. Everything about her pseudo-dignified manner looks down on you from behind her information sign placed there as almost a shield to protect all inhabitants from the bothersome outsiders. I lost my ability to speak like gum losing it's flavor. She chewed my...
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3305060
2014-11-19T09:40:38-08:00
2017-01-15T19:15:43-08:00
Object Writing - Heaven
Wow-Really had to force myself to get going this morning.<br><br>The word, "Heaven", unedited writing practice (taste, touch, sight, sound, smell, movement, body sensations), 10 minutes, go!...<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/20c522b797e2431fb138204356e9ae01eec3d6a5/medium/heaven-don-t-miss-it-for-the-world-pillow-memorial-day-fb-ad-large.jpg?1416418803" class="size_m justify_right border_" />Heaven is under my pillow when I slide my hand underneath into the peaceful cold of the sheets and pillow case. Ethereal dreams may make their presence known tonight. Toothpaste taste reminds me of angel protection. I'm sure to wake up with a head of halo hair. Clicking refrigerator, guardian of all things perishable like my wife's casserole or mom's glorious pasta leftovers from Sunday's family get-together. Night air invisibly wafts in from the almost-silent night. Distant canines sings their praises to the slivery moon. Turning over, cotton sings of...
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3264644
2014-11-13T07:25:00-08:00
2017-01-15T19:15:42-08:00
ThrowBackThursday Post - The "Famous Phrase"
Looking back on a blog post of recent yesteryear (and bringing it over from the old website for further reference):<br><br><br> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/Sn2uRCgDA_I/AAAAAAAAAJs/hhK_7MPIh8w/s1600-h/mh.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/Sn2uRCgDA_I/AAAAAAAAAJs/hhK_7MPIh8w/s320/mh.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367637938647794674" style="cursor: pointer; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> Rising and somewhat "shine-ing" on this rainy/not-rainy Montana morning, I found this often heard phrase (or something like it), "God helps those who help themselves", in "Matthew Henry's Concise commentary On The Whole Bible" (Is 40:27-41). (Maybe this is where that phrase originates?)
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<br>Ever heard it said, "It's not in the Bible"? Well, I don't believe it is, but how about this word from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Henry">Mr. Henry</a> (Photo on left-He must be cool-check out the gray hair!).</div>
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<i>"Where God had begun the work of grace, he will perfect it. </i><b><i>He will help those </i></b><b><i>who</i></b><i>, </i><b><i>in</i><i> </i><i>humble dependence on him,</i></b><i> </i><b><i>help themselves</i></b><i>."</i>
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<br><i><span class="font_small">I think it works - any thoughts?</span></i>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3264580
2014-11-10T05:30:41-08:00
2022-05-11T01:41:17-07:00
Book Quotes - Valerie Lawson (Life of P.L. Travers; Voice of Mary Poppins)
<a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Saving-Mr-Banks-Emma-Thompson/dp/B00GPWEPZ8/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=7TBENGS77CJUITNS&creativeASIN=B00GPWEPZ8" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/8cbe2e0402752875d2c19dfb857e569340229c3f/small/mr-banks.jpg?1415625644" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></a><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Poppins-She-Wrote-Travers/dp/1476762929/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=3TUOAAWUPWYUMFCP&creativeASIN=1476762929" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/7eabb4c01a67eedf920b244a2d9a818644b0363c/small/poppins.jpg?1415625696" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></a><br>After seeing the movie <a contents='"Saving Mr. Banks"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Saving-Mr-Banks-Emma-Thompson/dp/B00GPWEPZ8/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=7TBENGS77CJUITNS&creativeASIN=B00GPWEPZ8" target="_blank">"Saving Mr. Banks"</a> sometime early this year, I naturally had to put the book on which this film was based (<a contents='"Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P.L. Travers" by Valerie Lawson' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Poppins-She-Wrote-Travers/dp/1476762929/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=3TUOAAWUPWYUMFCP&creativeASIN=1476762929" target="_blank">"Mary Poppins, </a><a contents='"Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P.L. Travers" by Valerie Lawson' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Poppins-She-Wrote-Travers/dp/1476762929/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=3TUOAAWUPWYUMFCP&creativeASIN=1476762929" target="_blank">She Wrote: The Life of P.L. Travers" by Valerie Lawson</a>) on my to-read list for down the road. <br><br>Well....down the road finally came, and I recently enjoyed this read.<br> <div> </div><br><strong>Quote about New York City:</strong><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/17582a7919dd2f5968e5101e90cdffdd65ad699b/original/14-3.jpg?1415056235" class="size_l justify_left border_" /><br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/75e94d47227286682a2c28b86eadfcf178ce5815/original/14-2.jpg?1415056587" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><strong>And here, Ms. Travers reminds the world she doesn't "write for children". :)</strong><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/7bea21a5a7e4f977c94eb9efb43650e1951fd459/original/14-1-2.jpg?1415056237" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3270284
2014-11-07T09:44:43-08:00
2021-06-30T07:17:47-07:00
My Eagles Playlist
I made a Spotify playlist of some Eagles songs that I like. (You didn't think I would put the hits on it, did you? Ha! I "hear" those all the time!)<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/a03ffa74df771a90a9a6ccdd5843c7265267e3ec/medium/eagles-photospotify.jpg?1415382626" class="size_m justify_right border_" /><br><br>And yes, I still have all the vinyl nostalgically habitating a closet a the end of the hall.<br><br>What are some non-hit Eagles songs that you like hearing?<br><br> <iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:user:1258550793:playlist:3PohIMX4hxNgZQWaJ6EZFm" width="300"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3258935
2014-10-30T15:03:50-07:00
2017-02-04T02:47:18-08:00
ThrowBackThursday - In The Shadow of the Two JD's (Depp and Dillinger)
<em>Looking back on a blog post of recent yesteryear from August 8, 2009 (and bringing it over from the old website for further reference):</em><br><br><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SilKiYwr37I/AAAAAAAAAHU/8Hk495kBEv0/s1600-h/IMG_3531.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SilKiYwr37I/AAAAAAAAAHU/8Hk495kBEv0/s320/IMG_3531.JPG" class="size_orig justify_right border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343884387474464690" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 214px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; width: 320px;" /></a>From the "I Was There" files:<br><br>Before leaving for yet another tour of Hotel California shows (currently typing this on a ranch in Altamont, UT), I went to see Johnny Depp's latest movie, <a contents='"Public Enemies"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Public-Enemies-Johnny-Depp/dp/B002T4HWLK/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=NPNMCQRP2UTJRT46&creativeASIN=B002T4HWLK" target="_blank">"Public Enemies"</a>
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<br>Now, it so happened one evening in June of last year 2008 I had the priviledge of doing a Hotel California show at "Downtown Alive" in Aurora, IL, where some filming for said movie was recently done inside the Paramount Theatre in Aurora some days before our arrival.<div>
<br>Watch this short video below and notice the parking structure, Subway sign and the alley in back of the theatre. (I suppose you can figure out who peers out the back SUV window) Then take a look at my photos below.</div>
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<div>Took this picture on that very spot<br><br> </div>
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<div>And another - the alley behind Paramount Theatre<br> </div>
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<br><br>In addition, back in August 2007, Hotel California performed in Manitowish Waters which happened to be the location of the <a href="http://www.littlebohemialodge.com/">Little Bohemia Lodge</a> where John Dillinger actually stayed and where a portion of "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0029LJ982?ie=UTF8&tag=stevprob-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B0029LJ982">Public Enemies</a>" was eventually filmed in 2008. Once again, I was there! :)</div>
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<br>Well, not at Little Bohemia Lodge, but we stayed at <a href="http://www.vossbl.com/">Voss's Birchwood Lodge</a> who's owner's mother was the sister of the wife of the owner of the Little Bohemia at the time of Dillinger's appearance. Following? Apparently the set designer for "Public Enemies" may have used furniture from the very room I stayed in at Voss's! Who knows? (By the way, the link I used as a reference for this fact is no longer available online)</div>
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<br><i>"Oh, the places you will go!"</i> ~ Dr. Seuss</div></div>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3237775
2014-10-21T09:03:54-07:00
2014-10-22T06:40:33-07:00
"HALLELUJAH" - SteveProbst.net Track of the Month
Here's the video to go along with my single of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"<br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/D6F6WBom9f8" width="560"></iframe><br>My version of the Leonard Cohen penned classic.<br>I recorded this song for a music industry pitch (TaxiMusic.com) a while back and then it was forwarded for a further listen by the party looking for covers of this song to use in a film or TV project. Well, I never heard back and I decided, after getting some real nice feedback from a lot of you, to put it out myself as a single!<br><br>Vocals and all instruments by Steve Probst<br>Recorded and produced by Steve Probst<br>Mastering: LANDR.com<br><br>*************************<br><br>"Hallelujah" on iTunes: <a contents="http://tinyurl.com/pj8g5p8" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/pj8g5p8" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/pj8g5p8</a><br><br>"Hallelujah" on Amazon: <a contents="http://tinyurl.com/l2r336c" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/l2r336c" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/l2r336c</a><br><br>"Hallelujah" on CDBaby: <a contents="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/steveprobst4" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/steveprobst4" target="_blank">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/steveprobst4</a><br><br>"Hallelujah" on Google play: <a contents="http://tinyurl.com/oquykzj" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/oquykzj" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/oquykzj</a><br><br>"Hallelujah" on Bandcamp: <a contents="http://tinyurl.com/ofdo65j" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://tinyurl.com/ofdo65j" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/ofdo65j</a><br><br>"Hallelujah" on Spotify:<a contents="&nbsp;http://open.spotify.com/album/0stVefODeAfwiYYLS7q2X2" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://open.spotify.com/album/0stVefODeAfwiYYLS7q2X2" target="_blank"> http://open.spotify.com/album/0stVefODeAfwiYYLS7q2X2</a><br><br>*************************<br><br>Read the Hallelujah Blog: <strong><a contents="CLICK HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/new-single-hallelujah" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></strong><br><br>Read Blog #2 "The Unlikely Ascent of 'Hallelujah': <strong><a contents="CLICK HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/the-unlikely-ascent-of-hallelujah" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></strong><br><br>Reviews:<br><br>"His heart felt Hallelujah's sung with his unique velvety voice leaves one hypnotized, mesmerized. It is impossible to describe with mere words. Stunning. Haunting. Enchanting. Moving, perhaps. Once you hear it, it's in your brain forever..." ~ Marilyn, AZ<br><br>"Man, this song is great. I know its been done over and over but it is really great." B. Hobbs, PA
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3229754
2014-10-13T07:20:05-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:42-08:00
Some People Want to Fill the World with Silly Love Song Bass Solos!
I was listening yesterday to what I would call one of my Top Ten favorite albums off all time (I have no idea what number one is, or any of the other numbers for that <a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Brother-Gino-Vannelli/dp/B000002GAF/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=VNL2LAYJIBMSZEIZ&creativeASIN=B000002GAF" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/69bb82b4f844eb3fe8ae9b4d5064e5b26bbd639a/medium/brother.jpg?1413209607" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a>matter at the moment. This one is just that loved by yours truly!).....<a contents='"Brother to Brother by Gino Vanelli.' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Brother-Gino-Vannelli/dp/B000002GAF/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=VNL2LAYJIBMSZEIZ&creativeASIN=B000002GAF" target="_blank">"Brother to Brother by Gino Vanelli.</a> (The main single off this album was "I Just Wanna Stop". Remember that song?)<br><br>It struck me - where else could you hear a bass solo in a love song?!<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>BASS PLAYING FRIENDS, keepers of the low end, and all others; with <a contents="Jimmy Haslip" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Haslip" target="_blank">Jimmy Haslip</a> on bass, here it is:<br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/QtggRNnA4VM" width="420"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3226829
2014-10-10T11:02:05-07:00
2014-10-10T11:03:07-07:00
Visiting Little Italy - Travel Video
If I happen to be in New York City - Oh, you'll find me in Little Italy for dinner, for sure! Here's a little something I put together.<br> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CsiAaSuY4AI" width="640"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3222107
2014-10-09T06:59:31-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:42-08:00
ThrowBackThursday Blog - Rocket, Man!
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SnW7jC0euEI/AAAAAAAAAJE/iNfkc_403JM/s1600-h/buzz.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SnW7jC0euEI/AAAAAAAAAJE/iNfkc_403JM/s200/buzz.jpg" class="size_orig justify_right border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365400741808617538" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 200px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; width: 136px;" /></a><em>Looking back on a blog post of recent yesteryear (and bringing it over from the old website for further reference):</em><br><br><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SnTHAVodOtI/AAAAAAAAAIc/inH4xEn86SI/s1600-h/buzzaldrinonthemoon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SnTHAVodOtI/AAAAAAAAAIc/inH4xEn86SI/s320/buzzaldrinonthemoon.jpg" class="size_orig justify_left border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365131864725863122" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 231px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a>I brought the autobiography <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307463451?ie=UTF8&tag=stevprob-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0307463451" target="_blank">"Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey From The Moon"</a> with me on the latest trek in July with the HC (<a contents="Hotel California" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://hotelcal.com" target="_blank">Hotel California</a>) and, unbeknownst to me until after I finished it, July 17th, 2009 happened to be the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 and the first man on the moon! This memoir is from the guy who was actually the "2nd" man on the moon, <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156852398X?ie=UTF8&tag=stevprob-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=156852398X" target="_blank">Neil Armstrong's</a> "sidekick", <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://buzzaldrin.com/" target="_blank">Buzz Aldrin</a> (written along with Ken Abraham). You creative types out there might like this quote from the book:<br> <div><em>"Exploring this place that had never been seen by human eyes, upon which no foot has stepped, or hand touched-was awe-inspiring. But we had no time for philisophical musings. Our time on the surface had been designed by Mission Control to be extremely limited-a mere two and a half hours outside the LM [Lunar Module]...We weren't trained to smell the roses or to utter life-changing aphorisms...That's why for years I have wanted NASA to fly a poet, a singer, or a journalist into space - someone who could capture the emotions of the experience and share them with the world."</em></div>
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<br>Okay, who's going?! :)</div>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3221969
2014-10-07T15:21:46-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:42-08:00
I like Bob Dylan now? What!?
I borrowed this article from Rolling Stone. You'll find the link below. I listened to this whole "<a contents="Bob Dylan" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Bob-Dylan/dp/B0009MAP90/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=NLLWC7AQ4RBREG6M&creativeASIN=B0009MAP90" target="_blank">Bob Dylan</a>" album in it's entirety the other week while traveling. I've never been a Bob Dylan fan but found myself really enjoying this! Only two originals in the collection of tunes and it was recorded in 6 hours for a mere $402!<br>Heck I can record for free!<br><br>How do you feel about Bob Dylan?<br><br><span style="font-size: 11.8181819915771px;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/fa88697dd6cd3d8eb0040ccea759f3f9167fdd3a/original/dylan.jpg?1412720339" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></span><br><br><span class="author">By <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/contributor/andy-greene" rel="author" style="color: rgb(206, 45, 36); text-decoration: none; background: 0px 0px;">Andy Greene</a></span> | <time>March 19, 2012</time>
<p style="font-family: 'Miller Headline', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">When Bob Dylan's self-titled debut LP hit shelves on March 19th, 1962, <strong>it didn't sound anything like the popular music of the time. </strong>It was the height of "The Twist" dance craze, and 11 songs on the <em>Billboard </em>Hot 100 chart had the word "twist" in the title, including "Dear Lady Twist" by Gary U.S. Bonds, "Twistin' The Night Away" by Sam Cooke, "Hey, Let's Twist" by Joey Dee and the Starlighters," "Twistin' Postman" by the Marvelettes and "Alvin Twist" by the Chipmunks. (A new California group called the Beach Boys reached a new high of Number 77 that week with their first single, "Surfin.'")</p>
<p style="font-family: 'Miller Headline', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To most of America, the Kingston Trio were the embodiment of folk music. The clean-cut, sweet-voiced California group hit Number 25 that week with their cover of Pete Seeger's "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" Dylan was also a fan of Seeger's, but he sounded nothing like the Kingston Trio. The 20-year old singer-songwriter from Hibbing, Minnesota had been playing the coffee houses in New York for a little over a year, mostly singing traditional folk songs in a nasal voice that was virtually impossible to imagine hearing on the radio. </p>
<p style="font-family: 'Miller Headline', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It was Columbia record executive John Hammond who saw the huge potential in Dylan. The 51-one year old, who famously discovered Billie Holiday and countless other jazz legends, became acquainted with Dylan when he played harmonica at a recording session with folk singer Carolyn Hester. They met during a rehearsal in a Greenwich Village apartment. "We were all seated around a kitchen table, and John was seated next to Bob," Hester recalled to Dylan biographer Howard Sounes in his book <em>Down The Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan</em>. "Bob starts in on the harmonica and John turns and looks at him and couldn't take his eyes off the great character." His interest grew when he learned that Dylan wrote his own songs.</p>
<p style="font-family: 'Miller Headline', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Right around that time, Dylan opened up for the Greenbriar Boys at Gerde's Folk City and earned a rave review in the <em>New York Times</em> by pop writer Robert Shelton. Hammond didn't need any more convincing; on October 25th, 1961, he signed Dylan to a five-year contract. A little more than a month later, they entered the studio together to record Dylan's first album. They cut the whole thing in just six hours (spread across two days) for an estimated $402.</p>
<p style="font-family: 'Miller Headline', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"There was a violent, angry emotion running through me then," Dylan said. "I just played played guitar and harmonica and sang those songs, and that was it. Mr. Hammond asked me if I wanted to sing any of them over again and I said no. I can't see myself singing the same song twice in a row. That's terrible."</p>
<p style="font-family: 'Miller Headline', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Much like his live set at the time, the album consisted mainly of old folk songs, including "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" by Blind Lemon Jefferson, "Highway 51" by Curtis Jones and "Fixin' to Die" by Bukka White. It was his rendition of "The House of The Rising Sun" that caused him trouble in the tight-knit Greenwich Village folk music community. Dave Van Ronk – one of Dylan's earliest supporters and a huge presence in the Village – was famous for his arrangement of the traditional tune. "Before going in the studio, he asked, 'Hey Dave, mind if I record your version of "Rising Sun?'" Van Ronk recalled to Dylan biographer Anthony Scaduto. "I said, 'Well, Bobby, I'm going into the studio soon and I'd like to record it.' And later he asked me again and I told him I wanted to record it myself, and he said, 'Oops, I already recorded it and I can't do anything about it because Columbia wants it.' For a period of about two months we didn't speak to each other. He never apologizes, and I give him credit for it."</p>
<p style="font-family: 'Miller Headline', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The album did contain two original songs: "Talkin' New York" and "Song to Woody." The first song recounts Dylan's earliest days in New York when he "got a harmonica job, begun to play/Blowin' my lungs out for a dollar a day." Dylan claims he wrote "Song to Woody," a tribute to his musical hero Woody Guthrie, just weeks after arriving in New York, a trip partially inspired by the fact that Guthrie was living at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in New Jersey and Dylan wanted to meet him. "('Song to Woody') was written in New York City in the drugstore on 8th Street," he said to Sing Out! magazine in the summer of 1962. "It was one of them freezing days that I came back from Sid and Bob Gleason's in East Orange, New Jersey…Woody was there that day and it was a February Sunday night…and I just thought about Woody, I wondered about him, thought harder and wondered harder…I wrote this song in five minutes…it's all I got to say."</p>
<p style="font-family: 'Miller Headline', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The album failed to crack the <em>Billboard</em> charts and sold about 5,000 copies that year. Executives around Columbia referred to Dylan as "Hammond's Folly." Undeterred, Hammond brought Dylan back into the studio just one month after the album came out to begin work on his second LP. In the five months after the first album was recorded, Dylan had turned his attention towards political causes. He recorded "The Death of Emmett Till" and "Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues" at the first session, and in July of 1962, he returned to Columbia Studio A with a new song called "Blowin' In The Wind." It had been a part of his live show for months, and by the next summer, it would completely transform his life. </p><br><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Miller Headline', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Read more: <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/50-years-ago-today-bob-dylan-released-his-debut-album-20120319#ixzz3FV57uTz1" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); text-decoration: none; background: 0px 0px;">http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/50-years-ago-today-bob-dylan-released-his-debut-album-20120319#ixzz3FV57uTz1</a> <br>Follow us: <a href="http://ec.tynt.com/b/rw?id=bbJxak64Kr4kEzacwqm_6l&u=rollingstone" style="color: rgb(206, 45, 36); text-decoration: none; background: 0px 0px;" target="_blank">@rollingstone on Twitter</a> | <a href="http://ec.tynt.com/b/rf?id=bbJxak64Kr4kEzacwqm_6l&u=RollingStone" style="color: rgb(206, 45, 36); text-decoration: none; background: 0px 0px;" target="_blank">RollingStone on Facebook</a></span>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3209135
2014-10-02T08:03:55-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:41-08:00
New Single! - "MISSING YOU"
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/aq5jk1SiHDU" width="640"></iframe><br>I'd like to present you with my new single, "Missing You". I've had a pretty busy schedule, so releasing one song by itself (as I did with "Hallelujah") is doable to continue getting new material out there.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/cbe0875f276bf52efc5db1adfa720b92a76e9aeb/medium/extrakey-crop.jpg?1412093158" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" />This picture on the right represents the start of this song<br><br>Now I don't remember if these were THE hotel keys that inspired the track or I snapped a picture of one many sets for future reference. (This also became the "album" art)<br><br>The song was written about 2009. After getting sidetracked writing other tunes, I finally put all the instruments and a plethora of vocals together to release so the song just doesn't languish in obscurity within my stash of unfinished creations forever. <br><br><br>Listen to the preview <strong style="font-size: 11.8181819915771px;"><a contents="HERE." data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">HERE.</a></strong><span style="font-size: 11.8181819915771px;"> Buy if you like it and please share! Thanks!! </span><br style="font-size: 11.8181819915771px;"><br style="font-size: 11.8181819915771px;"><span style="font-size: 11.8181819915771px;">(Only available as a digital download. Please contact me if you are... "digitally challenged(?)". I want everybody to be able to enjoy this.)</span><br style="font-size: 11.8181819915771px;"><br style="font-size: 11.8181819915771px;"><strong style="font-size: 11.8181819915771px;"><a contents="CLICK HERE!" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span class="font_large">CLICK HERE!</span></a></strong>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3208666
2014-09-29T10:07:10-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:41-08:00
Sick Writings and Molten Morning Damage
Spent a day and half or so holed up Howard Hughes-style in a Nashville hotel room, not really feeling well, filling up the trash cans with tissues, but happy as a clam that I got some writing done, no matter how little - object writing and the start of a new song.<br><br>And by the way, you know I'm not feeling well when I'm staring at a football game on TV for any extended length of time in the early evening.<br><br>New song started:<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/4b2ebf41c925aa927cdc00d67747e0b7028ddcf8/medium/img-20140929-115511136.jpg?0" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /><br><em>The definition of your tears<br>Is that the world can't keep it's hold on you<br>They'll scrub your heart to see a higher truth<br>[Insert acceptable line, at least for the time being, here]<br><br>The definition of your tears<br>Disguise a fighter who can take a punch<br>And plumb the depths of dreams with all they got</em><br><br>That's all I will reveal for now. :) I would have sung a little for you, but see my sniffling excuse above.<br><br><em>And warming up.</em>.....The word, "Eruption", unedited writing practice, 10 minutes, go!...<br><br>Microwave oatmeal decides to teach me all about a volcanic eruption. Pressures from within this water-drowned mass of pseudo-breakfast oats and scientific tasty <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/5087368a747ca1e80a13ad26df54df98aeaa8445/medium/2677577275-09b23149a7-z.jpg?0" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="hello" />delights silently scream their way upward. I supply the words like, "Damn" and "Crap" with explosive exclamation marks. Totally unwanted lava drippings bubble over the edge of my crater paper bowl. Peaceful morning thoughts jump and flee, screaming, "Run for your lives"! Pasty disaster, glass plate stops it's rotation when I press cancel. I am suddenly like God who can halt catastrophe as I am doing now. But the molten morning damage is done.<br><span class="font_small">Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wmliu/2677577275/</span>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3187501
2014-09-27T07:52:04-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:41-08:00
Oh, Canada! (Guess what?)
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/6030f81fcfa1cf81a4c2940abebe3b291d41305d/original/img-20140913-155524157.jpg?1410801170" class="size_l justify_left border_" />This is how close we were to the Canadian border recently; something a person from the sunny south is not use to seeing every day.<br><br><span class="font_large">Oh, Canada!<br>Got my feet in North Dakota<br>But I can almost touch your borda'</span>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3196071
2014-09-22T19:35:31-07:00
2014-09-24T09:06:45-07:00
"SERENGETI STOMP" - SteveProbst.net Track of the Month
Well, it's been over a year since the last "Track of the Month"! Is calling it "Track of the Year" a little too pretentious? Anyhoo...<br><br>"Serengeti Stomp" is the first time for me making guitar loops - short guitar phrases digitally recorded, edited, strategically (or psychotically) placed within a musical composition. I started this track on my laptop in a hotel room at the Suncoast Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada....."What happens in Vegas", comes to fruition elsewhere, I guess!<br><br>Written, Recorded, Produced, Mixed, Mastered by myself.<br><br> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sydHLhCYp5E" width="640"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3182334
2014-09-18T08:14:12-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:41-08:00
ThrowBackThursday - On the Road with John and Charley
<img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SlD2ScRWBMI/AAAAAAAAAIE/EwS_CznhFCM/s320/charley.jpg" class="size_orig justify_left border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355050753630536898" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 247px;" /><em>Looking back on a blog post of recent yesteryear (and bringing it over from the old website for further reference):</em><br><br>A recent short book I thoroughly enjoyed, especially since I do so much travel (more so by bus than by plane), was: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000U3FHQO?ie=UTF8&tag=stevprob-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000U3FHQO">"Travels With Charley: In Search Of America"</a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck">John Steinbeck.</a> It reads like a autobiographical slice of his life in the early 60's - very cool. He writes:
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<br>"The <a href="http://www.nps.gov/moja/">Mojave</a> is a big desert and a frightening one. It's as though nature tested a man for endurance and constancy to prove whether he was good enough to get to California."<br> </div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SlD5MCiKpCI/AAAAAAAAAIM/W4cqot5kiIE/s1600-h/mojave+desert.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SlD5MCiKpCI/AAAAAAAAAIM/W4cqot5kiIE/s320/mojave+desert.jpg" class="size_l justify_right border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355053942177440802" style="cursor: pointer; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a>Guess I've passed the test many times! How about you?</div>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3148561
2014-09-15T08:07:12-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:41-08:00
Book Quotes - F. Scott Fitzgerald
“As an actress even in the fullest flush of her own conscious magnetism gets a deep impression of most of the people in the front row, so Isabelle sized up her antagonist”<a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/This-Side-Paradise-Scott-Fitzgerald/dp/1499633157/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=Y6TXSWCNOAP7XU6I&creativeASIN=1499633157" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/e2c1ae8bf0c32848f67934f74b432d933a53869e/medium/fitz.jpeg?1409512013" class="size_m justify_right border_" /></a><br><br>“If the morning had been cold and gray he could have grasped the reins of the past in an instant, but it was one of those days that New York gets sometimes in May, when the air on Fifth Avenue is a soft, light wine.”<br><br>Excerpts From: <a contents="F. Scott Fitzgerald. “This Side of Paradise." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/This-Side-Paradise-Scott-Fitzgerald/dp/1499633157/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=Y6TXSWCNOAP7XU6I&creativeASIN=1499633157" target="_blank">F. Scott Fitzgerald. “This Side of Paradise.</a>” iBooks. <br>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3142909
2014-09-06T10:49:04-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:40-08:00
He Ripped It Off His Jacket!
We recently played a show at Buffalo Hollow in Petersburgh, Ohio. We did our three song encore starting with <a contents="Don Henley's "The Heart of the Matter"" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Heart-Of-Matter/dp/B001NYCY6A/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=VPY56IDL6J7HB46X&creativeASIN=B001NYCY6A" target="_blank">Don Henley's "The Heart of the Matter"</a>. After the show a guy <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/231ab3b85c15531fe2f57a19d41c4205d7689bde/large/vet-flag.jpg?1408397547" class="size_l justify_right border_" />climbs up to the stage holding a embroidered patch of an American flag.<br><br>His name was Matthew and he proceeded to show me the spot on his jacket where he ripped off his patch (that he got from serving in the U.S. Army - jacket and patch) to give to me as a thank you for singing "Heart of the Matter". While he served, this was a song that meant a lot to him and still does. <br><br>Hats off to the men and woman and their families who serve in the armed forces. Talk about <em>real</em> rock stars!<br><br><br><span class="font_small"><em>Oh! I noticed in this "selfie" the flag shows as backward. I thought, "Oh, oh, not good!" But....<br><br><a contents="Army Regulation 670-1" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.usflag.org/flagpatch.html" target="_blank">Army Regulation 670-1</a>..."states that when authorized for application to the proper uniform the American flag patch is to be worn, right or left shoulder, so that “the star field faces forward, or to the flag’s own right. When worn in this manner, the flag is facing to the observer’s right, and gives the effect of the flag flying in the breeze as the wearer moves forward..."</em></span>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3165296
2014-09-02T14:22:54-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:41-08:00
History of Christianity & a Mob Star
In preparing for another road trip, it seems I find myself riding on not only a tour bus, but a literary seesaw once again. 2 books at once - Let's go!... <a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Eerdmans-Handbook-History-Christianity-Dowley/dp/0802834507/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=ABORVK5RJE4MLRTT&creativeASIN=0802834507" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/dfdb174b5c558a3d210ef7298dc60071769d43a2/medium/img-20140831-112950940.jpg?1409591633" class="size_m justify_right border_" style="font-size: 11.8181819915771px;" /></a>
<div> </div><br>On one side I sit with a book I've had for quite a while, given to my by a good friend, on a subject I've always wanted to delve into. <a contents="Eerdmans' Handbook to the History of Christianity" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Eerdmans-Handbook-History-Christianity-Dowley/dp/0802834507/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=6GJBJ5QZFUXBYV73&creativeASIN=0802834507" target="_blank">Eerdmans' Handbook to the History of Christianity</a> <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/7cdafa037023ee05f5244fe9d3cc926b3ac970b4/medium/img-20140831-111357.jpg?1409692535" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Mob-Star-Story-John-Gotti/dp/0028644166/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=Y4OQRXACOZ5E2OIP&creativeASIN=0028644166" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/7baa0cf52d0bbea1407f0097833b6678e85a3264/small/mob.jpeg?1409595121" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" /></a><br><br>And the opposite side you can find me with a book I "checked out" from the library on my iPad: "<a contents="Mob Star - The Story of John Gott" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Mob-Star-Story-John-Gotti/dp/0028644166/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=Y4OQRXACOZ5E2OIP&creativeASIN=0028644166" target="_blank">Mob Star - The Story of John Gott</a>i"<br><br>Next thing you know, I'll be writing a song with Mafioso metaphors! I already have one on the way with space metaphors orbiting throughout after seeing the movie "<a contents="Gravity" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/Gravity-Blu-ray-UltraViolet-Combo-Pack/dp/B00H83EUL2/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=T3DOU5SYZM3CAH7W&creativeASIN=B00H83EUL2" target="_blank">Gravity</a>"<br><br><br>I leave you with this from historian, Bede (673-735) in "Eerdman's":<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/314fdb7a7a4368adeca71f4a3cc4fb93318c5d9b/medium/img-20140831-111507.jpg?1409692441" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3139626
2014-08-28T09:03:10-07:00
2014-08-29T07:58:56-07:00
ThrowBackThursday (More like a gentle toss, really. EPCOT 2014)
I was just going through my small number of photos I took from <a contents="Hotel California's " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://hotelcal.com" target="_blank">Hotel California's </a>week at Walt Disney World - EPCOT this past summer, 2014. Here some shots from my perspective! ;)<br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="396" src="http://photopeach.com/embed/82qhwb" width="545"></iframe>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3148362
2014-08-25T08:59:51-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:41-08:00
Hey it's Haiku!
<div class="captioned justify_left"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/7fcc32f59cf10dbc0bfe558562ab450a55c76230/medium/img-20140501-082726.jpg?1408752095" class="size_orig justify_left border_" alt="" /><p class="caption">Roses by Liz Haraksin Probst</p></div><br><br><br><br><br><span class="font_large">Her roses, they talk<br>Such a sweet-smelling language<br>She smiles, "Come listen"</span>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3139386
2014-08-22T07:21:43-07:00
2021-06-01T12:11:35-07:00
The Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah"
After recording my version <strong><a contents='"Hallelujah"' data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">"Hallelujah"</a></strong>, I posted a first copy of it online sort of like a preview. Weeks down the road, as I was considering the idea of releasing the song myself, a thoughtful friend of <a contents="Hotel California" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://hotelcal.com" target="_blank">Hotel California</a> from Arizona, Marilyn, brought me this book (<a contents='"The Holy of the Broken - Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley &amp; the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah") by Alan Light ' data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Holy-Broken-Unlikely-Hallelujah/dp/B00D57F0MS/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=BFBJZASHUCZOT3JE&creativeASIN=B00D57F0MS" target="_blank">"The Holy or the Broken - Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley & the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah") by Alan Light </a>before one of our shows: <br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Holy-Broken-Unlikely-Hallelujah/dp/B00D57F0MS/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=BFBJZASHUCZOT3JE&creativeASIN=B00D57F0MS" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/427ba93f0401ece6bcf72c1557911a9c8052ca66/medium/hallelujah-bookcover.jpg?1408137047" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a><br>It was very timely - I'm actually glad I waited till after recording and singing this song, before I read the <a contents="book" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Holy-Broken-Unlikely-Hallelujah/dp/B00D57F0MS/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=steveprobsnet-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=BFBJZASHUCZOT3JE&creativeASIN=B00D57F0MS" target="_blank">book</a>. There are so many ways to interpret the lyric. I enjoyed the read very much! This quote says it all.<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/4b65cf761f83a949c39ce19290dc8bf09d3396a0/original/hallelujah-bookquote.jpg?1408138163" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><em>Thanks again, Marilyn!</em><br><br>You can check out my version of "Hallelujah" <strong><a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">HERE</a> <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/b16d78f3ffa6f49ba2635ffbfa7d3ecde066c347/medium/1400.jpg?1408643316" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /></strong>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3122374
2014-08-17T10:10:13-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:40-08:00
New Single! - "HALLELUJAH"
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/RNcg8UiVGsE" width="640"></iframe><br>As <a contents="previously posted" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://steveprobst.net/blog/blog/taxi-music-forward-cover-version-of-hallelujah" target="_blank">previously posted</a> on my blog, I recorded this song for a <a contents="Taxi Music pitch" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.taxi.com/industry.php" target="_blank">Taxi Music pitch</a> a while back and then it was forwarded for a further listen by the party looking for covers of this song to use in a film or TV project.<br><br>Well, I never heard back and I decided, after getting some real nice feedback from a lot of you, to put it out myself as a single! I've always liked the song but never learned it. Tried to keep the arrangement simple. You may find it interesting or maybe strange - there are no guitars in this recording! <br><br>And with my new website I can sell it right here, directly to you. Later on it will appear on all the other online stores, but for now, here it is!<br><br>Listen to the preview <strong><a contents="HERE." data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank">HERE.</a></strong> Buy if you like it and please share! Thanks!! <a contents="" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/84d24c3f6350d9ddfceefbcd1e2cde6bfd64fc00/medium/6-30fade2.jpg?1404154767" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></a><br><br>(Only available as a digital download. Please contact me if you are... "digitally challenged(?)". I want everybody to be able to enjoy this.)<br><br><strong><a contents="CLICK HERE!" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store--2" target="_blank"><span class="font_large">CLICK HERE!</span></a></strong><br>
Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3137008
2014-08-14T11:35:30-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:40-08:00
ThrowBackThursday - My Little Co-Writer
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SaQjsBW6-xI/AAAAAAAAAEg/2nq4qFuy1NU/s1600-h/sparrow1:09+3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSkPYyFkcjw/SaQjsBW6-xI/AAAAAAAAAEg/2nq4qFuy1NU/s320/sparrow1:09+3.jpg" class="size_orig justify_left border_" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306405500135078674" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a><em>A Throw-back-Thursday 2009 post from the old website:</em><br><br>"Sparrow"<br>Still expecting to hear excited little whimpers when I get home from a road trip.<div>Still seeing dark shadows throughout the house and expecting fur to be covering them.</div>
<div>Still making sure I close the front door when going out so a certain someone doesn't sneak out to go exploring (although always returning)</div>
<div>Still anticipating an interruption at my feet while recording by a request to go outside.</div>
<div>Still hearing tiny clicking footsteps in wood-floored hallway. :(</div>
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<br><br><br><br><em>Life goes on and a new co-writer, Lola, has found her place on the couch and in our hearts.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/b4e589bd0cdf258f7fc44a01048c16896127c72d/medium/img-20140505-153838.jpg?1408041582" class="size_m justify_right border_none" alt="" /></em>
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Steve Probst
tag:steveprobst.net,2005:Post/3061602
2014-07-25T12:37:15-07:00
2017-01-15T19:15:40-08:00
The Humor of Travel (ie: Keep a Sense of...)
We must always keep a sense (or at least make a valiant attempt) of humor on the road.<br><br>Here we have Exhibit A:<div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/65625354aaf003a7289577ad70f5d622489f0d0d/original/outside.jpg?1406145997" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /><p class="caption">This is not a Middle East war zone reconstruction! It was our evening accommodations.<br> <br>Exhibit B: Hotel construction bribery</p></div>
<div class="captioned justify_center"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/139949/4106b55bdfe659f9ba045ba705f2b03ababe6176/large/bags.jpg?1406146246" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="" /><p class="caption">Water, candy, chocolate seem to peer out of the bag as if to plead, 'Please stay' <br><br><img alt='' class='size_m justify_center border_none' src='//s3.amazonaws.com/content.sitezoogle.com/u/139949/d20cf920758e0be329ea73d61fb69152c67e6183/medium/plugs2.jpg?1406211500' title=''> Like these are going to be effective! Oh, ha ha!<br><br> Well, there ya go kids! Until next time! </p></div>
Steve Probst