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Welcome
to ShandorMusic.com, an MP3 download music
site where you can buy
original music downloads on a pay-per-download
basis, to use with your MP3 player, or to burn onto
a CD as part of a compilation of your own choice to
play on your home or car stereo system. Riding a backbone
of driving and often, danceable, rhythms, my songs
blend (variously) elements of Rock, Light Jazz, Pop,
Swing, and Country -- with lyrics that span from the
complexities and mysteries of romantic attraction
through no-holds-barred social and political commentary
-- to deliver a unique fusion-type of sound
that's non-genre-specific.
At
ShandorMusic.com, besides
good songs to download, you'll also findlinks
to the websites of other independent music composers,
song writers, musicians, and performers from the San
Diego area (and, in a while, from other areas as well).
And, should you have interest in using a song in a movie,
documentary, or TV show, or to record for mainstream
distribution, there's information here about song licensing,
as well, on the
Licensing
page.
Influences
My
songwriting has been influenced by a large number of bands and
individuals. Some of these are (in no particular order): Crosby,
Stills, Nash & Young; Cold Blood; James Gang (Joe Walsh);
The Eagles; Cream (Eric Clapton); Eurythmics; Gato Barbieri; Sade;
U2; The Doobie Brothers; Santana; David Sanborn; Creedence Clearwater
Revival; Earl Klugh; The Doors; Steely Dan; Bob James; Acoustic
Alchemy; Gordon Lightfoot; The Police (Sting); The Rolling Stones;
Billy Vera and the Beaters; Allman Brothers; Grover Washington;
Jimi Hendrix; Seawind; The Beatles; The Crusaders; Van Morrison;
and the swing bands (like Tommy Dorsey's) of the "Big Band"
era. Click
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What's
In My Music?
I
love rolling rhythms, memorable melodies, and the intricate interplay
of instrumentation (yes, and I like alliteration, too). Some of
my songs have a bare-bones, garage-band feel to them -- mostly when
I'm leaning more toward the Rock genre. Many of them, however, fall
into a non-genre mix of fused Rock and contemporary Light Jazz,
often incorporating a bit of the sounds of the Big-Band era -- when
I've added horns or strings (or, sometimes both). On occasion, I'll
throw in just a touch of Country -- for some additional heart. And,like
some of the older bands listed above, I also like longer songs...ones
you can crawl inside of and live with for a while. While I have
written some that are under five minutes in length, you'll find
that the majority of my songs range in length from 5 to 7 minutes
(hopefully you'll think of this as getting your money's worth from
your mp3 song download purchase!). Click
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Instrumentation
For
instrumentation, I use combinations of three guitars -- a customized
Epiphone Dot Deluxe (a semi-hollowbody, archtop electric guitar),
a limited-edition Washburn Millenium acoustic/electric
guitar, and a mid-depth Ovation Celebrity acoustic/electric guitar
-- along with a Yamaha YPG-235 Portable Grand keyboard, which
allows me to produce a variety of other instruments' sounds. I
backbone most of the songs with crisp and driving drums, then
I flesh-out the remainder of the selected instrumentation to yield
some "ear candy" to the listener (through the use of
special panning and/or filtering techniques). Often I will have
the instruments "talk back" to one another -- my version
of dueling banjos -- or I'll have them complete each
other's phrases, to yield some additional depth and texture to
the song.
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Lyrics
In
college, I was an English major who also studied a lot of philosophy
and psychology, so the focus of my lyrics is generally ecclectic,
while the lyrics themselves are at times eccentric and, on occasion,
even a touch esoteric. I also like to tell stories in my songs --
their lyrics cover a broad range of subjects including, but not
limited to: different perspectives on the general human condition
(like explorations of the male/female interactions within relationships,
or, of the internal process of reconciling oneself with the results
of prior decisions and choices); specific, current issues in our
society (including both tongue-in-cheek and in-your-face political
and social commentary); and the situational craziness we all experience
as a normal, everyday part of living our lives.
(For those of you who are interested in reading them, all of my
songs' lyrics can be accessed from the Lyrics
page).
My
songs cover a wide range of styles and moods -- from hard-and-biting
to soft-and-beautiful -- you should be able to find at least few
of them that suit your particular musical tastes. So, come on
in and spend a little time sampling my songs...oh, and while you're
here, feel free to buy as many of these original songs as you
like!
FYI:
In case you want to find them on my Sample
& Buy pages, to make the medley that accompanies
the Flash movie, above, I removed the vocals and used sections
from four of my songs, in this order: Shadow In The Night;
Perfumed Lady; I Think I Might Wanta (Fall In Love With You);
and, Mi Querida.
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guitar, and a mid-depth Ovation Celebrity acoustic/electric guitar
-- along with a Yamaha YPG-235 Portable Grand keyboard, which
allows me to produce a variety of other instruments' sounds. I
backbone most of the songs with crisp and driving drums, then
I flesh-out the remainder of the selected instrumentation to yield
some "ear candy" to the listener (through the use of
special panning and/or filtering techniques). Often I will have
the instruments "talk back" to one another -- my version
of dueling banjos -- or I'll have them complete each
other's phrases, to yield some additional depth and texture to
the song.
Click
Here to Listen to Full-Length Samples and Download Songs.
