Roger Leighton

Biscuits & Gravy (2013 Demo) Biscuits & Gravy (2013 Demo)

4/27/2013 Electric Blues

Rain 421 Rain 421

Ambient acoustic guitars accompanied by synths tied together with hypnotic bass and drums. (Juno Reactor meets Andy Mckee?)

4/21/2012 Psychedelic Rock

Funky Contradiction (2012 Demo) Funky Contradiction (2012 Demo)

A short, funky jam with dual basses, drums, and keyboards. Very busy... I had fun writing this.

4/8/2012 Acid Jazz

Construct (2011 Demo) Construct (2011 Demo)

A unique combination genres making use of acoustic guitar riffs, melodic piano, psychedelic synths, and a funk-ish bass line. All tied together with hard rock / big beat drums.

4/6/2011 Big Beat

A Day To Remember (2011) A Day To Remember (2011)

Ballad for guitar and piano. Originally written in 1992 and revamped for 2011.

3/7/2011 Acoustic Guitar

Number 32 Number 32

5/24/2010 Contemporary

Hey Buddy (Demo) Hey Buddy (Demo)

Complex guitar riffs and a funky bass line paired to a rock-ish beat. Started as a guitar jam for practicing pentatonic scales. It eventually grew into this.

3/9/2010 Modern Jazz

Number 12 (2010 version) Number 12 (2010 version)

A melting pot of Rock, Psychedelica, Classical, Folk, and Electronica. Hard to pick a genre for this one. What do you think?

3/1/2010 Ambient

Ganymede Ganymede

An unconventional mix of instruments creating a unique blend of classical, electronic, and trance expressions.

2/22/2010 Trance

Home Again (2010 Version) Home Again (2010 Version)

Nostalgic melodies through piano backed by acoustic guitar and strings. Heavy use of minor chords throughout.

2/19/2010 Contemporary

Number 31 (2010 Version) Number 31 (2010 Version)

Psychedelica meets Jazz with some Funk and Rock thrown in. Hard to describe this one. Please let me know what you think (good or bad).

12/25/2010 Jazz General

Tranquil By Default Tranquil By Default

Complex in it's simplicity... ambient textures create a unique, dream-like harmony. Accompanied by diverse piano, guitar, and bass melodies.

2/3/2010 Ambient

The Wind (2010 Re-write) The Wind (2010 Re-write)

Overlapping melodies and harmonies through guitar, piano and synths. Another re-write of an old favorite from 1988-1989. This version is much more true to the original.

12/28/2009 Contemporary

The Miles Between Us (Guitar Version) The Miles Between Us (Guitar Version)

Melodic and eerie ballad for jazz guitar accompanied by acoustic guitar and strings. Written in D# minor to 6/8 time.

11/26/2009 Goth

Distracted by Madness Distracted by Madness

Hypnotic chord progressions paired to a heavy beat. Ambient guitar, bass, and synths fill in the rest.

11/26/2009 Trance

Sensing Something Else Sensing Something Else

A canon of sorts for strings and guitar. Heavy on minor and augmented chords creating a creepy, somewhat sentimental feel.

10/18/2009 Contemporary

The Miles Between Us (Piano Version) The Miles Between Us (Piano Version)

Melodic piano ballad accompanied by acoustic guitar, cello, and strings. Written in D# minor to 6/8 time.

9/14/2009 Contemporary

Decaying Bass Demo Decaying Bass Demo

More experimentation combining Noteworthy Composer and Adobe Audition.

8/24/2009 Big Beat

Persistence of Vision Demo Persistence of Vision Demo

This piece came about from experimenting with various techniques combining Noteworthy Composer and Adobe Audition.

8/23/2009 Trance

Twist The System Twist The System

Heavy Metal meets Jazz vs Industrial? Tough to describe this one. I'd like to hear your thoughts on it.

7/2/2009 Industrial Metal