Colorado Band Eclectic Verve

Imitation is Flattery?

Cindy — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 11:30:59 +0000

“Imitation is a kind of artless Flattery.” -English writer Eustace Budgell in the newspaper The Spectator No. 605, October 1714 Get Your Facts Straight A while back, I saw a post on Facebook attributing a quote to Wayne Dyer. Ironically, I’d used that quote in a blog post and had researched the author, and it wasn’t... Read More

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Eclectic Verve Website Redesign

Cindy — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:30:38 +0000

Time Flies! Sometimes it’s hard for us to believe that the concept of Eclectic Verve began in the summer and fall of 2010 and that our band has officially been around since 2011. Sometimes it seems a lot longer, sometimes it doesn’t seem it’s been nearly half a decade. However, the calendar is a data... Read More

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Songwriting Samples and Effects

Cindy — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:06:30 +0000

Computer-Generated Instrumentation Along with the standard instruments such as drums, bass, and guitars, most modern music also makes judicious use of samples and computer-generated instrumentation. On I Wanna, Iguana!, Kent used several effects and instruments generated from the computer. [break][break] Creating Effects The animal sound effects on “Monkey Talk” were modified from stock sounds in... Read More

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Album Release = Harvest

Cindy — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 11:30:21 +0000

Eclectic Verve's second album release is similar to a farmer's harvest.

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Recording Vocal Tracks

Cindy — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 11:30:05 +0000

Once the drums, bass, guitars and MIDI instrumentation are recorded, the vocal tracks are recorded.

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Foundational Tracks

Cindy — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:30:14 +0000

After the songwriting is done and the collateral material has been created, the expensive part of creating music—professional sound recording—begins.

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I Wanna, Iguana! CD Arrival

Cindy — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 11:30:59 +0000

The release of the second Eclectic Verve album is slated for July 11, 2015. Order your copy today.

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From Songwriting to Recording

Cindy — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:30:23 +0000

After the songwriting is done, a musician has additional preparation if the desire is to record an album.

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Another Eclectic Verve Album On The Way

Kent — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:30:05 +0000

I follow a general process incorporating aspects unique to each album when I'm writing music. The inception of our current project began at the end of 2012.

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Eclectic Verve Songwriting

Kent — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 13:15:17 +0000

I think the act of songwriting can be fascinating to people unfamiliar with the life of a singer/songwriter, but my intent with this post...

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