This Is Halloween (Unreleased)
Added 2021-10-02 19:38:52 +0000 UTCHey!
1. I believe everyone should have received a 'welcome message' with the link to stems, instrumentals, voice memo demos, SD music, etc. But I'm gonna leave it here too in case you missed it.
2. Here's some more spooky exclusive content I can share with you guys: This is Halloween
The band and I started working on this pre-pandemic (and pre-songs on the computer) when we thought we might be doing The Nightmare Before Christmas live for Halloween. It's kind of confusing to explain, but I did a series of Nightmare Before Christmas shows in 2015 and I recorded my own version of the soundtrack. It was hastily recorded as a way to share parts with my band. I did all of the vocals, guitars, bass and used MIDI for everything else. It wasn't intended for public consumption; it was just a way for me to reinterpret Danny Elfman's full orchestration as a 5 piece band (guitar, bass, drums, keys, xylophone).
So fast forward to 2020 and I have an (almost) entirely different band. We decided to learn the Nightmare Before Christmas songs and record them as we go (each member has their own at-home studio setup). The pandemic hit and we never got past This Is Halloween. It's not 100%, it uses the same vocal tracks from 2015 and we never got around to adding real xylophone. I likely would have started from scratch and approached the vocals differently had we decided to move forward. Maybe we would have released a full Nightmare Before Christmas album had things gone another way, but then of course there would be no Songs on the Computer.
Anyways, these are the guys I'm gonna be playing with in Chicago! Still lots of tickets available for 4/22 BTW
Drums - Adam Brown
Saxophones - Jon Elliott
Bass - Eric Parham (Greezy Rick)
Cheers!
Nick
Comments
This is all kinds of awesome. Thanks for sharing!
Dan Pawlak
2021-10-09 18:12:49 +0000 UTCThis was worth the patreon alone
2021-10-08 14:55:45 +0000 UTCThe “you gotta” stem from from “Unleash Your Spirit” is one of my favorites ever. Hearing another person’s stems makes me feel less weird about my own lol.
2021-10-06 23:26:17 +0000 UTCThis is awesome! Thanks for sharing it. One day, I'd love to just see a goofy video that's a day in the life of you. Watching you getting and drinking a coffee? Scrolling Twitter? Maybe coughing into your shoulder or elbow? That's what I'm here for.
2021-10-05 06:25:36 +0000 UTCLove this! "This is Halloween" reminds me a bit of Zappa in a good way.
2021-10-05 00:18:34 +0000 UTCYou can't taste the music? Open your mouth and get really close to your speaker.
2021-10-04 23:21:29 +0000 UTCStems are a sweet treat, but I was under the impression there was gonna be candy
DJ Danarchy
2021-10-04 20:21:24 +0000 UTCMy $100,000 of backdated Mandatory Halloween Tax owed is going to take a very long time for me to put a dent in, but in the meantime, I'm proud to be a citizen of this incredible holiday brand-kingdom and I can't wait for more news from our addled savior. (If the baby ever lets you sleep <3)
Robert Lavery
2021-10-04 17:52:00 +0000 UTCThanks, Nick! I love it
JE
2021-10-02 20:00:15 +0000 UTCYea my apologies, I’ve tried editing it a few times and isn’t updating for some reason 🤦♂️ Here’s the correct link! https://www.dropbox.com/s/fv07pxsyxkqo8to/This%20Is%20Halloween%20-%20Mix%203%20LOUD%20042620.wav?dl=0
Nicholas Lutsko
2021-10-02 19:52:29 +0000 UTCStoked to check these out! I think you may have shared the same link twice, though and not the 'This is Halloween' track
JE
2021-10-02 19:49:38 +0000 UTCCan't wait to check it out, you guys are truly talented.
Em Zora
2021-10-02 19:45:00 +0000 UTC
