If you are interested in watching the videos, here's a link to "a visual mixtape" of the entire Video Music album: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iH3oGKviEg
I shot this space rock video in 4k, and I hope you're enjoying the clear visuals as much as I do! I'm playing a handful of rare modern extended range instruments in this music. Below are details and links:
8-stringed electric guitar *strandberg Boden.
strandbergguitars.com/product-category/guitar/8-string-guitar/
Chapman Stick Grand. 12 strings (6+6) on a 36" plank.
stick.com/instruments/grand/
Sitar. 18-stringed Ravi Shankar model.
Thanks to Arun Uchila for helping me to get this instrument!
Akai EWI 5000 - Electronic Wind Instrument. A Japanese wonder!
www.akaipro.com/products/ewi-series.
The oboe sound is modeled, through my playing, by the SWAM software developed by the nice Italians at
audiomodeling.com
Electric Cello.
thinkns.com/instrument/ns-design-electric-cello/
Tim Donahue Signature Electric Fretless Harp Guitar.
www.timdonahue.com/harpguitars.html
Amplification:
For the Stick Bass, the Harp Guitar, and the 8-stringed Guitar I was using an Apollo Twin USB audio interface, from Universal Audio, armed with the plugins Ampeg SVTVR Classic and Suhr PT100 ("PT" = Pete Thorn).
www.uaudio.com/audio-interfaces/apollo-twin-usb.html.
The Cello was played through a Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II with MIDI pedal instant live control of delay effects, recorded as part of the instrument performance.
