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I think I'll write a lot of words here - to drive away the feeble-minded...

Currently working on piano/vocal/video covers of around 1000 songs (so far) (see wbirocoversongs).

I hate false vibrato - I am exploring beyond it.

My singing? It is what any singer's first take sounds like (and I have no reason to go beyond it - impressing you isn't my top priority!)...

A Dialog on Art: "This sounds like..." "Stop right there - it's just a coincidence - I build with fundamental elements, and I don't copy; and it's irrelevant to me - I was different yesterday, and I'll be different tomorrow." "Then how can industry bank on you if you're forever changing - you need an image, a defining feature, a gimmick, something simple and obvious for the public to identify you with." "For me, that defining feature will be 'exploration', which encompasses change." "But once you find a successful style, won't you stick with it and profit from it?" "Style is superficial, and you know it; yet there is a common thread that runs through all of my creations - not a 'style', but a certain part of the human spirit; as for artistically confining myself to a certain style, you know where you can stick that!"
Play it LOUD...!

This page is for my original work. For cover songs, see wbirocoversongs.

For a more complete catalog, see My Creative Catalog




Musical Journey (as defined by Soundclick's 'genre's'):

Electronic Pop Series- Jungle Latin
#3 in Jungle (was 2) of 2,571

DGX Inst.- Chocolate Disco Winter Masquerade Ball
#6 in Happy Hardcore (was 1) of 1,212

In My Own Words- The Magic King
#6 in Shoegaze (was 3) of 826

JamStudio SynthSeries- Bubba and Francine
#7 in Industrial Metal (was 5) of 4,759

PS-400 Series- V Beach
#7 in Beach (was 4) of 852

Celestial Rings- Alien Technologies
#9 in Games Soundtrack (was 3) of 8,064

DGX Inst.- Kite and Cloud
#9 in Emo (was 4) of 1,012

JamStudio SynthSeries- Cleopatra's 8 Ball
#9 in Acid (was 2) of 3,842

Lepton Series- The Lepton Brass Quintet
#9 in Chamber Music (was 6) of 1,997

Electronic Pop Series- Fusion 3 Long 5
#9 in Latin Jazz (was 6) of 1,253

DGX-630 Sing- Ode to Her Split Personality (sing)
#9 in Jazz Vocals (was 7) of 1,963

Amateur Poet Series- Razor
#10 in Post Punk (was 4) of 2,063

DGX-630 Inst.- Our Elusive Paradise (inst.)
#11 in Musical (was 6) of 3,340

Electronic Pop Series- Fusion 5
#11 in IDM (was 5) of 7,571

Short Orchestral- Ever Floating Free
#11 in Ensembles (was 4) of 2,921

Thinking of August Series- Piano-Cello Duo 24-16
#11 in Renaissance (was 3) of 998

DGX-630 Reading- Moonlight Indigo
#11 in Poetry (was 5) of 3,666

JamStudio SingSeries- Cowboy Ph.D. - (sing)
#11 in Honky-Tonk (was 5) of 640

JamStudio SynthSeries- Butterfly Mutation 12b
#12 in Euro (was 6) of 2,361

The Tron/Sidewinder Show- Jack the Ripper
#12 in Nu Jazz (was 9) of 1,896

PS-400 Series- 90's- 92 Blue3s
#12 in Acoustic Blues (was 7) of 1,549

292 Short Pieces Series- Abstract Piano/Chorus 5b
#13 in Choral (was 12) of 2,385

DGX-630 Inst.- Improv AmDmG
#13 in Acid Jazz (was 7) of 2,474

DGX-630- Ode to Her Split Personality (inst.)
#13 in Modern Jazz (was 10) of 969

DGX-630 Sing- Muffin Hearts (sing)
#14 in Christmas/Seasonal (was 12) of 2,699

MusicStar Series- dulci
#14 in Minimal (was 10) of 2,582

Kitty and Kite Series- Celebration and Coronation
#15 in Symphonic (was 13) of 5,361

JamStudio AcousticSeries- Vacuum Shuttle
#16 in (Electronic) Mellow (was 13) of 7,967

In My Own Words- It's a Modern World
#18 in Lounge (was 11) of 1,404

PS-2 Series- Funtime
#18 in Swing (was 7) of 1,989

DGX-630 Inst.- FMaj7sus 01 w Drums
#19 in Avant Rock (was 13) of 8,003

Electronic Pop Series- fusion zx
#19 in Industrial (was 12) of 15,221

The Tron/Sidewinder Show- Pagan the Poet
#19 in Garage Rock (was 10) of 4,487

Brit Writers- Fiercest and Mightiest
#20 in Goth Rock (was 7) of 4,133

In My Own Words- Rocking Chair Blues
#20 in Straight Ahead Blues (was 11) of 1,929

The Tron/Sidewinder Show- First Song
#20 in Rockabilly (was 11) of 1,483

Old Poet Series- The Woman You Are
#21 in Electric Blues (was 11) of 2,316

JamStudio AcousticSeries- Guitar America
#22 in Folk (was 15) of 13,898

Juno G Mothership- Alien Disco Office
#22 in Electro (was 21) of 6,541

The Tron/Sidewinder Show- Carmel by the Sea
#22 in Americana (was 13) of 790

DGX-630 Inst.- Theme on C Eb F
#22 in (Classical) Contemporary (was 13) of 9,384

Electronic Pop Series- Rap Short F
#23 in Drum n Bass (was 14) of 17,021

Juno G Mothership- Discovering Earth's Frequencies
#24 in Psychedelic Rock (was 16) of 7,327

The Tron/Sidewinder Show- Prebleneck Mother
#24 in General Comedy (was 14) of 10,456

Electronic Pop Series- Funk 35_5m
#25 in (Urban) Funky R&B (was 13) of 4,701

Human on a Solo Mission- Sweet 80's
#26 in Experimental Sounds (was 19) of 32,859

The Tron/Sidewinder Show- Edmond Fitzgerald
#28 in Cover Songs (was 12) of 3,279

The Tron/Sidewinder Show- Song of the Isles
#29 in Reggae (World) (was 21) of 14,716

JamStudio SingSeries- Cowboy Ph.D. (inst)
#31 in Country-Pop (was 22) of 6,333

JamStudio SingSeries- Cowboy PhD- (collab/sing)
#35 in Country and Western (was 17) of 2,289

DGX Inst.- While Love Plays- 2 guitars
#38 in Jazz Fusion (was 24) of 7,608

JamStudio SingSeries- 8 Minutes to Spare (inst)
#41 in Alternative Country (was 32) of 7,680

PS-400 Series- 90's- 96 Slow Jazz 3
#41 in Smooth Jazz (was 25) of 7,123

Old Poet Series- Where the Mango Apples Grow
#43 in World Fusion (was 26) of 8,880

The Tron/Sidewinder Show- Alabama Jubilee
#47 in Bluegrass (was 24) of 2,843

JamStudio ElectricSeries- Diamond Groovin' (sing)
#47 in Alternative General (was 11) of 46,117

Brit Writers-We Stand in the Heart of Things
#55 in Progressive Rock (was 28) of 21,384

In My Own Words- Ah
#58 in Acoustic Vocals (was 24) of 9,207

In My Own Words- Look Out
#58 in Indie (was 25) of 32,279

Human on a Solo Mission- Dusty Soundtrack
#59 in Ambient (was 41) of 25,320

Communique 05- Easy Lullaby
#60 in Acoustic Piano (was 11) of 9,058

PS-2 Series- Dreampiece
#60 in World General (was 41) of 23,055

Old Poet Series- She Laughed As Softly
#62 in Acoustic Rock (was 61) of 20,999

JamStudio AcousticSeries- Movin' On Mellow
#64 in Acoustic Guitar (was 19) of 29,638

The Tron/Sidewinder Show- Green River Canyon
#66 in Traditional Country (was 35) of 5,331

The Tron/Sidewinder Show- Life, Love, and Wind
#66 in Instrumental Rock (was 33) of 31,420

Electronic Pop Series- Swan 2
#68 in New Age (was 51) of 13,520

The Tron/Sidewinder Show- Battlefield
#69 in Cover Songs (was 46) of 13,062

The Tron/Sidewinder Show- Let the Children Play
#69 in Country-Rock (was 25) of 3,339

JamStudio AcousticSeries- OneStrum Flower Shuffle
#69 in Acoustic General (was 34) of 34,856

JamStudio AcousticSeries- Timekeeper Bend
#70 in Blues Rock (was 28) of 16,860

In My Own Words- Nights
#77 in Other Alternative (was 22) of 21,843

Piano/Sing/Video Series- One Email Two Emails
#93 in Pop General (was 93) of 40,905

In My Own Words- The Lord and this World
#106 in Contemporary Christian (was 38) of 16,700

Old Poet Series- As Though You've Touched
#107 in Acoustic Folk (was 19) of 19,906

Old Poet Series- St. Louis Woman
#113 in Blues General (was 36) of 22,610

Long Improv Theme- piano g-f theme
#114 in Experimental (was 47) of 41,694

Electronic Pop Series- 112952z3
#121 in Trance (was 39) of 31,586

292 Short Pieces Series- percussive Plan
#141 in Reggaeton (was 117) of 5,621

Electronic Pop Series- Disco Fusion
#213 in Electronica (was 96) of 57,729

Electronic Pop Series- Ode to the Wild West
#226 in Game & Soundtrack (was 129) of 7,532

PS-400 Series- Six Jury (parametric play)
#241 in Instrumentals (Rock) (was 226) of 17,221

Mairead Series- Where the Water Sleeps
#303 in Classical (was 97) of 7,642

Celestial Rings- Matter Energy Space Time
#328 in Film Music (was 277) of 22,307

PS-2 Series- Songtype P sus (chorus)
#338 in Jazzy Beats (was 306) of 9,912

PS-400 Series- Military Pil A h
#339 in Mid West (was 63) of 9,290

JamStudio SynthSeries- Jade Wood Poppy Chimes
#450 in West Coast (was 323) of 10,814

JamStudio SynthSeries- Ludwig Sign Wave
#460 in East Coast (was 356) of 14,915

292 Short Pieces Series- Beethoven Visits Harlem
#504 in R&B/Soul/Pop (was 87) of 66,239

JamStudio SynthSeries- Four Steps
#525 in Pop (was 481) of 20,543

PS-2 Series- RAV Star H Chorus
#782 in Instrumentals with Hooks (was 764) of 31,684

Electronic Pop Series- 995229m8
#1,207 in Smooth (was 336) of 42,530

Juno G Multitrack Series- 01 Beat (Bare)
#3,326 in Beats General (was 122) of 607,576


Why this name?
Long-time online name
Do you play live?
No, but I have many ideas
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
Grass-roots vibrancy, instant shopping, convenient A&R interaction, instant demographic feedback
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
for their creative resources...
Band History:
Short Music Resume (In 'Came-to-Mind' Order):
1970's-Present: Solo Electronic Keyboards - Improvisations.
1980's: Old Poets to Song.
1980's: The Tron/Sidewinder Show.
2010's: Loop-Based Songwriting (JamStudio Series).
2000's: Orchestral Scores - Short.
2000's: Score for Ballet.
1990's: Electronic Pop.
1980's-Present: Original Art Songs.
1990's-Present: Multi-Track Creations.
2010's: Synthesizer Improvisations.
(in a 'comes to mind' order):
2010's: Cell Phone Creations.
1980's: Upright Piano Improvisations.
2000's-Present: Cover Songs - Orchestrated and Piano/Voice.
2000's: Orchestral Score Derivations: Mairead
Current: Cover Songs and associated Videos.
1970's: Electric and Acoustic Guitar Improvisations (recordings lost)
1970's: Electric Piano Improvisations (recordings lost)
1970's: Multi-Track Creations (recordings lost)
1970's: Initial Basement Bands (recordings probably lost)
Your influences?
Excruciatingly boring music, which motivates me to try and create something better, and great music, which the world could use more of.

Favorite spot?
Haven't found. A few palm trees would be nice.
Equipment used:
Cheap - I'm going for raw talent.
Anything else...?
1.) Do what you can with what you have.

2.) Don't judge a mountain by a pebble (others by one creation).

3.) The media (hence public) will always identify you by your Jabberwocky piece, so make it a good one.

4.) I can't wait until I can create on studio-grade equipment with professional engineers behind me and hype departments taking glossy photos of me and giving me glowing reviews, but I'm not holding my breath...!



4.) A listener will allow you three mistakes.



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Love Ode to Her Split (Dissociative) Personality jane_kate_inst_voice_02
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20_virtuii_pianii_three_track_selected_02_with_reading_03.mp3
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from "20 Virtuii Pianii" (improvisations on 16 virtual pianos, 1 virtual harpsichord, and 3 virtual clavichords) 20_virtuii_piani_three_track_excerpt_01a
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20_virtuii_pianii_three_excerpts
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Full Title: 'Finale- The Celebration and Coronation of Sir Kitty and Princess Kite. The musical finale to the poem/ballet The Mini Epic Romantic Saga of Sir Kitty and Princess Kite http://allpoetry.com/poem/3942061
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Full Title: "Diamond Groovin' with Credit Cards" diamond_groovin_sing_credit_cards_02.mp3
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"In the Light of the Moonlight Indigo" moonlight_indigo_piano_02_last_half_sing.mp3 part of the DGX-630 Series - Originals
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cleopatra's_8_ball_15b.mp3
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Curtain Call Ball for the Ballet to The Adventures of Kitty and Kite - The Chocolate Disco Winter Midnight Masquerade Ball
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Composed on electronic keyboard; 5 tracks. Part of the Kitty and Kite saga...
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Piano and Cello - Mairead Series
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improvisational composition with electronic keyboard; 5 tracks plus 1 live
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Overall Rating
Melody
Production
Creative & expressive "August" series.. rich sounds & melody..

cheers
Hello wbiro,

Thanks for listening and commenting on my piece, Fantasie for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano (Op. 29). Whether a piece of music "has enough meat" is entirely subjective I suppose, but I do appreciate the comment. However, I was a bit confused as to what you meant by "pleas[ing] the female audience." A bit sexist aren't we? :P

The music was played by my computer so I guess the sound quality wasn't so good. I mainly use Soundclick as an outlet for displaying my music with little care for quality, but you do have a point about presenting oneself. Though finding live performers can be so hard when you're just a university student.

The FPA 245 I took was at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, which is a course on music composition. We mostly study the various styles and techniques of contemporary music, such as, serialism, aleatoricism, extended techniques, etc. Coming from a classical-music background, it was interesting to see how far I could go with contemporary techiques. Much of my music is very tonal, but in this particular piece I focused on short-lived tonal centres.

Thanks again, I hope to hear more of your feedback in the future.

Best,
Vince
The global mood is nice and comfortable, but the piano sounds a bit confused sometimes and the melodies are too much "experimental" for my taste.
Liked the theme, sounds original.