Unsaid Melody

March 31, 2009
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I’ve just composed the melody for the lyrics Unsaid. The song tempo is slow to reflect the kind of sadness portrayed by the lyrics. Previously most of my songs are in Mandarin language. This one is in English. Enjoy! You can download the song here: Unsaid.mp3 You can download the lyrics here: Unsaid.pdf Learn more [...]

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A Sad Story about a Mother

February 27, 2009
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This lyric is originally posted on ShareMyLyrics, a community of poets, lyricists, and musicians who collaborate to compose beautiful music. Every song has its story. This one is a touching poem written by a daughter, named Taylor for her mother. Taylor said I wrote this poem about my mom and her drinking problem and how [...]

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Characteristics of a Great Musical Arrangement

February 19, 2009
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Finally, I’ve got some time to read this great book about music arrangement – Arranging Music for the Real World. At page 4, the author spells out four special qualities of a satisfactory musical arrangement: Provides contrasts between high and low sounds Avoids heavily doubled parts and emphasizes solo sections Is sufficiently transparent to allow [...]

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How to Promote Music on Facebook

February 17, 2009

Facebook is the fastest growing social networking website nowadays. As MySpace biggest competitor, Facebook now lets musicians to create their own page. I’ve tried several networking websites, believe me, Facebook is by far the best and the most enjoyable. Simply said, (almost) everyone is on Facebook. In this post, I will show you what I [...]

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《说话》编曲

January 14, 2009

《说话》的编曲是以Acoustic为主。一共用了29 tracks. 请观看录影。 (If you are reading this via email, please visit this page to view the embedded video) This post is a part of Speak 《说话》 Series Part 1: Songwriting – 流行曲格式 Part 2: Music Arrangement – 编曲Video

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萧闳仁 – 原来你就在我身边 – 歌词歌谱 (Piano Score & Midi File – Xiao Hong Ren)

January 8, 2009

萧闳仁是难得才艺创作歌手.他是近年来最受注目音乐才子 – 年轻，歌声棒，钢琴了得！ 看看他自弹自唱 – 《原来你就在我身边》 以下是我的版本 下载 《原来你就在我身边》乐谱(Piano Score – Accompaniment) 《原来你就在我身边》歌谱 (chord chart) 《原来你就在我身边》MIDI file

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《说话》 Speak – Typical Pop Song

October 21, 2008

I’ve written this song a while ago, probably more than a year. I personally like jazz music. It is kind of odd for me to write something like this. The main motivation is to get it sold. The chorus melody is composed in an improvisation session. I just hit the record button on Sonar and [...]

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How I win the AudioJungle Composition Challenge

October 20, 2008

In this post, I share about tips and tricks to promote music online. As a result of aggressive promotion, I’ve won the AudioJungle Composition Challenge that worths US$799.

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I am in the Top 20 of Audiojungle Composition Challenge

October 5, 2008

I am lucky enough that my entry made it to the top 20 which are shortlisted by a team judge panel. But in order to win, where there will only be one winner, the music entry will need to be the most voted by public.

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