Douglas Kirby

Hi Everybody, This is a brand new track I just finished up for the album I'm currently working on called "The Westerly Sessions Vol. VII". As always, any comments or critiques are welcome, and thanks for listening😊 Here it is: https://www.soundclick.com/music/songInfo.cfm?songID=14239440

That's a cool video Bjorn - I visited the Louvre over 20 years ago - I'd like to see it one more time before I kick the bucket😊 Musically the soundtrack fit the video quite well, in my opinion.

Thanks for your ears Wookiee - good luck with the therapy😄

Thanks John - the 60s sounds good to me😊

Cool song Jack - it made me think of late 70s/early 80s Bowie or the Talking Heads - a bit of a new wave vibe to it. I liked your vocal - you definitely have your own style.

Nice work Wookiee - this also had a futuristic vibe to it - the percussion was quite interesting.

I agree with Mark - I think it's an impressive mix - and it's a cool song as well. I really liked the vocal and that sax solo. Well done.

Thanks for taking the time to listen to my song.

Hi Paul - thanks for listening, and I'm glad you liked it.

Hey Freddy - thanks - I appreciate the compliments.

Nice job on this one - I really like your vocal - and the harmonies were spot-on. Your vocal has a bit of soul in it - very cool. I think it's a cool song overall, and I thought the mix sounded right to my ears. Well done - I enjoyed the listen.

This had an early 80s pop/light rock vibe to me - I liked it - especially they lyrics - well crafted. The mix sounds like you know what you're doing - nicely done.

Thanks for listening Markku.

Excellent guitar playing Markku - I was impressed by your use of the tremolo bar in this one - nicely done.

Hi Tom - thanks for listening. The solo has a chorus/flanger and an auto-wah - courtesy of TH-U. Regarding the verb on the lead vocal - I used the ReMatrix reverb in the ProChannel - I have never used it before and decided to give it a try and came up with something I liked. I usually apply reverb in the FX Bin.

Nice one Nigel - I really dig that funky bass. I like that vocalist as well. Cool tune - the mix sounds pro to my ears.

It's a cool song and you did a top-notch job on the vocal - my only crit is the drum track - it's not quite in the groove at times, especially in the beginning of the song. But I know, programming drums can be difficult. Nice job overall.

Hi Bjorn - I'm glad you liked this one. Yes, they are giving vaccines in Westerly - I just got my first shot last week, and I'm looking forward to the second shot. Thanks for taking the time to listen to my song.

I used TH-U on the backing guitars for the chorus - there's a chorus/phaser effect there and a delay- so it's just by chance that the upstrokes, as you mentioned, are perfectly timed to move to the right side. Thanks for listening.

Hi Tom - thanks for listening. You think the bass is a bit muddy - interesting - I'll give the bass another listen.

Hi David - yeah, I thought the BGVs that I added made the song a bit better - thanks for listening.

Thanks for your crits Jack - I appreciate it.

I agree with David - I like the rhythm of this song - nicely done there. You have a cool vocal - sounds pro to me, especially with the harmonies. Also, the guitar solo was just right for the song. Nice fade at the end - I always like a fade when it works effectively, as it did here. Quality mix - it sounded quite good to me.

The lyrics are excellent - I really enjoyed reading them as I listened to the song. A very strong effort lyrically. As I've mentioned before, you vocal style sometimes reminds me a bit of Leonard Cohen - it worked quite nicely for this song.

As some others have mentioned - I enjoyed the lead guitar track and the percussion - nicely done.