Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Sorry for the delay!

03/24/2010 Filler Content
Song:"Soames Hill"
Mixing Artist:Jason Ward
Genre:New Age / Instrumental



Greetings everyone! I apologize for the delay in getting new reviews done and posted! Things have been very hectic for me lately. I have to sit down and spend some time located some more great talent on YouTube. If you know anyone who you feel deserves a review please feel free to send me their YouTube video by using share. My youtube channel page is -=[ Ward-Studios.com YouTube Channel ]=- I will be more than happy to listen to their work and consider them for a future review. I have some potential reviews lined up now, but I can always use more.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

"Indigo Blue" by Michael On Fire

03/17/2010 Random Music Review
Song:"Indigo Blue"
Mixing Artist:Michael On Fire
Genre:Soft Rock / Pop


Michael on Fire presents interesting vocals, a little coarse with grit yet still smooth at the same time. Indigo Blue presents these vocals wonderfully with a fantastic guitar backing accompanied by a variety of other instruments throughout the song. Wonderful clean production with nice video visuals makes this song a real treat to listen to and watch.

Monday, March 15, 2010

"IKA - Нули в любви" Remix by Jonathan Burhan

03/15/2010 Random Music Review
Song:"IKA - Нули в любви"
Mixing Artist:Jonathan Burhan
Genre:Trance / Electronic


Jonathan Burhan has jumped leaps and bounds in his ability to remix trance tracks and create unique and interesting mixes. This mix of "IKA" was something he had created for a Russian contest but was not able to submit. So instead he released it to us, the general public, and we have been given a real treat with this upbeat vocal trance track.

Clean professional audio production and a beautiful video make this a real win track, well worth watching and listening to.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

"Regneration" by Earthonika

03/14/2010 Random Music Review
Song:"Regeneration"
Artist:Earthonika (CJ Williams)
Genre:New Age / Electronic / Instrumental


Another beautiful production from CJ Williams. This fantastic and moving instrumental features many unique and interesting musical elements. Sweeping pads and synths move the listener with interesting subtleties combined with nice climaxes. The only thing lacking in this composition may be the length, because when it ends it seems like there should still be more.

The audio production is crisp, clean, and sharp. The video features cut scenes from the movie "The 5th Element" which seems quite fitting for this piece of music. All in all, CJ has brought us another wonderful creation.

Friday, March 12, 2010

"Antarctica" cover by Roman Klunder

03/12/2010 Random Music Review
Song:"Antarctica"
Artist:Roman Klunder
Genre:New Age / Electronic / Instrumental


Roman has created yet another fantastic cover with his amazingly beautiful version of "Antarctica" originally by the great Vangelis. Roman's version holds true to Vangelis' original masterpiece yet sounds enhanced at the same time. This wonderful electronic instrumental allows the mind to escape everyday worries and dream of fantastic things. The audio is perfect in every way, including that awesome deep bass, and the video featuring various clips of Antarctica is a fantastic accompaniment!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

"In Search of Sunrise" by Blue Tente

03/10/2010 Random Music Review
Song:"In Search of Sunrise"
Artist:Blue Tente
Genre:Trance / Melodic / Progressive / New Age


Trance is a subjective genre and it is sometimes hard to find the really good trance songs amidst all the terrible mixes out there. "In Search of Sunrise" is a gem, an amazing brilliant gem amongst a sea of mediocre trance to be found floating around. This sweeping mind blowing mix is sure to captivate the imaginations of trance lovers everywhere. Lots of bass, loads of synths, nice sweeping pads, and a mild piano melodic track apply pure pleasure to the ears.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

"Magellan Orchestral Arrangement" cover by James Clarke

03/09/2010 Random Music Review
Song:"Magellan Orchestral Arrangement"
Band:James Clarke (PaganJamesMuzik)
Genre:New Age / Symphony / Cover


Every now and then someone arranges someone Else's work of musical magic into something that can sound even more amazing than the original. It is really pretty damn hard to top Mike Oldfield at his own game, but PaganJamesMuzik's orchestral arrangement of Magellan gives the original a real run for the money. This symphonic orchestra style music is filled with all sorts of wonder and amazement from start to end. This score washes over the listener filling them with vivid memories or dreams.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

"Teardrops On My Guitar" cover by Brianna Krista Wright

03/07/2010 Random Music Review
Song:"Teardrops On My Guitar"
Band:Brianna Krista Wright
Genre:Country / Soft Rock / Cover


Brianna Krista Wright has those wonderful perfect vocals for performing this style of country music. Her studio cover of "Teardrops On My Guitar" is nearly flawless in every way, from vocal performance to music backing to final production. It is baffling that we have so much amazing talent out there unknown and unheard.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

"Do You Remember" cover by Connor Daniel

03/06/2010 Random Music Review
Song:"Do You Remember"
Artist:Connor Daniel
Genre:Rock / Pop


Young Connor Daniel has been singing his heart for quite some time now. He takes great pride in his Kenyan roots and always looks forward to the future with joy and optimism. In his latest music video, a cover of "Do You Remember" by Jay Sean, Connor really delivers a fantastic performance. His clean vocals are a pleasure to listen to and with some varied flange effects he really gives a superb performance. The audio production in his latest video is amazing! Everything is crystal clear with great levels and no distortion. The video itself is really cool featuring Connor singing while dancing with friends against a great looking digitally animated backdrop. All in all a very impressive song and really well worth the listen.

Friday, March 5, 2010

"Hold On" cover by Virtualmusicians

03/05/2010 Random Music Review
Song:"Hold On"
Band:Virtualmusicians
Genre:Pop / Soft Rock / Cover


Virtualmusicians is a group of guys who collaborate from all over the United States to produce fantastic covers of popular songs. In this case they've done a great cover of "Hold On" originally by Kansas. David Castagna plays the keyboards, Matt is on drums, Al Herda is the lead vocalist, and Nate does the guitar & bass as well as the audio and video production.

This is a great cover of "Hold On', the vocals are pretty good and the band is great. These guys do a fantastic job, especially since they never actually physically get together to put the whole production together! Nate's production is key and he does a superb job stitching all of the pieces together to create a fantastic, seemless video that seems like it was all done in one studio.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

"Evolving" by Chris Baker

03/04/2010 Random Music Review
Song:"Evolving"
Artist:Chris Baker
Genre:Progressive Melodic Trance / New Age


Evolving is the perfect name for this wonderful dreamy progressive melodic trance track by Chris Baker. The lead in progression to the middle break is subtle and spot on. Then the enjoyable ethereal instrumental middle without percussion to allow the imagination some transit before diving into the second progression and then fade out in the later part of the mix. A wonderful trance tune sure to please all fans of this fascinating genre of music.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

"My Idol" by Atolis

03/03/2010 Random Music Review
Song:"My Idol"
Artist:Atolis
Genre:New Age / Easy Listening / Instrumental


Vangelis is a very inspirational composer to many of us. Atolis has created a wonderful new age score inspired by Vangelis much in the same feel as the soundtrack to "1492". Stunning beautiful building score with a lot of character. The production is clean and crisp and is accompanied by various photographs of Vangelis himself. Atolis has dedicated this song to Vangelis.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

"Beautiful Things" by Milissa

03/02/2010 Random Music Review
Song:"Beautiful Things"
Artist:Milissa
Genre:Pop / Country


Milissa Music brings us this wonderful pop tune with a dash of country. It feels a lot like Eric Clapton but is unique and different all at once. Milissa's beautiful vocals really support the song from beginning to end and everywhere in between. Sweet beautiful lyrics and a gorgeous video make this a great song and video all around. As Milissa says, "Life, Love, Music." What a wonderful statement.

Monday, March 1, 2010

"Tribute to Vangelis" by Bogdan Leitan

03/01/2010 Random Music Review
Song:"Tribute to Vangelis"
Artist:Bogdan Leitan
Genre:New Age / Easy Listening / Guitar Solo


Bogdan has done many many great covers of Vangelis' work, a musician he gets a lot of his inspiration from. Using his study and knowledge of Vangelis, Bogdan has composed this beautiful and fitting tribute to Vangelis. A moving solo guitar piece which captures the imagination. The video features some of Bogdan's photography to accompany this wonderful composition.