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Multitrack Bach Project etc.
Arrangements of Bach orchestral works featuring the melodica, as well as other wind and keyboard instruments. Instruments so far (partial list): Soprano, Pro 37 Alto and Bass B-24 melodicas by Suzuki, Bb Clarinet, Upright piano, tenor and contraba...
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Name:
James Howard Young
Channel Views:
2,955
Style:
Classical
Age:
34
Joined:
April 24, 2007
Last Sign In:
2 hours ago
Videos Watched:
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Subscribers:
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Original multitrack Classical music arrangements
About Me:
 
Hi there! Here's a little history of how this channel came about:

My first multitrack experiment happened when I was about 12. I did the last movement of Brandendburg 4 on 4 clarinets by taping one part, then recording the taped part plus adding the next part live a total 4 times (some people who grew up in the 80s can surely recognize this process). Needless to say, the end result was pretty ghastly. But I remember the feeling of having all the parts intertwine. I was inspired to go further with it, but armed with my little tape recorder, there was a limit to what I could do. However, I knew I was hooked for life. When I was at conservatory, a friend had an Alesis ADAT that I played around with. I was a clarinet major by that time, and decided to do several Renaissance dances since I was in the process of studying that style. It was lots of fun. I also attempted the first movement of Brandenburg 3 with 10 clarinets, but I didn't know how to edit or punch in (and had no interest in learning) and so that project got abandoned pretty quickly.

When I moved to Denmark in 1999, I was doing a degree at the Conservatory in Performance and here they had a special course coupled to that program that involved music technology and recording. After I graduated, I started building a simple Pro Tools studio. The serious multi-tracking began, both for fun and for profit. Later on, I switched to Logic Pro for mixing, recording, and editing.

Thank you for reading this and for viewing my channel. I would absolutely love it if you subscribed and/or commented on my videos. In my 15 years as performing musician, I've received some of the most moving comments and encouraging feedback right here on YouTube. I've been inspired to invest all I have into this project, thanks to the connection with people here, and to your support.

Some people ask about the gear I use so here are a few highlights, in no particular order:
Macbook Pro 17", second gen.
Alesis IO26 Firewire Audio Interface
Røde NT-2000 Condensor Mic
Røde NT-5 Stereo Pair Mics
Logic Pro 9 for all audio work
Max 5 for software development
iShowu for screen capture
MPEG Streamclip for video conversion
Final Cut Express 4 for multitrack video editing
Quick TIme Pro 7 and version X for further conversion and effects
Occupation:
Ballet Pianist, Royal Danish Theater
Hobbies:
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Channel Comments (12)
MyPianoandViolin (2 days ago)
You're very, very talented, thanks for your videos
JamesHowardYoung (2 days ago)
Thanks TchaikLover - to answer your question, I'm a professional musician but the multitrack videos are a hobby, though I occasionally use the techniques on paid projects.
TchaikovskyLover (3 days ago)
Very nice ! I am very impressed to see such love for what your doing! Anyway i could say that you are born specially for this ! :) And a little question : is a hobby or you are a musician? Great job and very well done! No other words are necessary maestro !
Bridog08 (5 days ago)
*can be evil not only good*
Bridog08 (5 days ago)
i know right, they make the demons in that movie look like theyre just crazy evil animals. They are fallen angels not animals. They are smart,calm and sneaky like us humans. Which is even worse cause they trick pepole into thinking they are good. Depends tho cause i think theyre are good demons and evil ones. Good demons fight for god and believe in him but are trapped and enslaved by Lucifer so they cant repent. They were tricked by Lucifer and now are his slaves cause of it. And of course you already know what the evil demons are. Lucifer's followers. And I believe angels cant be evil not only good( hence what happened to Lucifer). Their arrogance blinds them.
JamesHowardYoung (5 days ago)
Thanks, everyone!
junka22 (5 days ago)
wow, fantastic videos! Congrats on winning Andrew's competition as well!
Tomahawk1505 (6 days ago)
sorry this is the 3rd comment you have from me now, but I'm blown away by the effort you put into the dolphins video. The editing, the quality of the sound and of course the skill in your performance. Great great video!
SarahNDittmann (11 months ago)
your playing is very impressive :) keep on experimenting^^
kennymelodica (1 year ago)
Melodica Rules!!!
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"This was lots of fun! Great game too, hope it comes out on Virtual Console soon."
 
 
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Prophets of the perfect fifth
נביאי הקווינטה
Countertenor: David Feldman
Tenor: Eitan Drori, David Nortman
Bass: Elam Rotem
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Music from the "Jungle Japes" level of Donkey Kong 64.