Random Music Review Revival?

My good friend Tracy Glenn from "The B.A.S.I.C. Band" has asked if I am going to be performing any more random music reviews. I'm going to go ahead and say yes, I believe I will resume my goal of creating one new random music review every day showcasing one talented musician or group from YouTube. This could including singers, composers, poets, cover bands, original bands, or any other number of musically talented people out there. I will be up front, I will be honest, and I will put it how it is. I typically don't review poor performances or terrible singers, however if I see talent in the rough there is a chance I'll write a review and critique in a POSITIVE manner the singer, the audio production, or the composition. I am not here to bash anyone or tell people how terrible they are. The old rule "If you don't have something nice to say don't say anything at all" definitely applies to my reviews. I want to showcase skill and talent.

So starting this week or next week I will start posting new random music reviews. One a day, every day. Thank you Tracy for your continued interest and support of my work. *hugs*

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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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!

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"IL MIO VIAGGIO NON SI FERMERA" by Martino Vergnaghi

02/27/2010 Random Music Review
Song:	"IL MIO VIAGGIO NON SI FERMERA"
Artist:	Martino Vergnaghi
Genre:	New Age / Easy Listening / Instrumental

Martino has only published a few of his compositions so far. This beautiful soulful score is a clear indication he has already hit the ground running and is destined to compose some fantastic music in the future. The gentle fantasia style opening leads into an atmosphere style synth guitar accompaniment, and then that wonderful synth pan pipe kicks in with warm harp arpeggios to back it up. All of this accompanied by wonderful scenic photography makes for a very soothing, relaxing piece of music.

"Truus' Theme" by Colin Mitchell

02/26/2010 Random Music Review
Song:	"Truus' Theme"
Artist:	Colin Mitchell
Genre:	Easy Listening / Piano Solo

Every once in a great while comes a person who is so thoughtful and thankful for the friends they have that they dedicate a piece of themselves to their friend. This is exactly what Colin has done with this piano solo dedicated to Truus. Truus is a wonderful person and anyone who has the pleasure of knowing her and talking to her already knows this. She spends seemly endless amounts of times promoting the music of people she barely knows on YouTube be creating wonderful new video images to accompany the music. Colin has repaid Truus in kind by writing this soft, relaxing, and heartfelt piano solo for Truus and dedicating it to her. Relax and enjoy the wonderful music. When you are done listening please be sure to pay tribute to Truus as well by visiting her YouTube channel, the link can be found to the right under "Sites and Sounds (Blogroll)"

"After All These Years" cover by David Castagna

02/25/2010 Random Music Review
Song:	"After All These Years"
Artist:	David Castagna (Originally by Journey)
Genre:	Easy Listening / Instrumental

David Castagna is a great musician! Whether he is playing classical, current, or original music his work is always awe inspiring and beautiful. His transcript of "After All These Years" by Journey is a fantastic example of this. All the beautiful chord changes and sweeping piano / strings melody to wash over your soul. Keep in mind he is playing this all live, nothing is recorded before the video itself.

"Run" by Chantelle Redman

02/23/2010 Random Music Review
Song:	"Run"
Artist:	Chantelle Redman
Genre:	Pop

Chantelle had an opportunity to visit a true recording studio to see what it is all about. When she was asked if she would like to record a song while she was there she rightfully said yes. This is the result of that one take recording session. A little bit of tom foolery at the beginning, but once this girl starts to sing it becomes immediately obvious she has what it takes! Absolutely beautiful vocals that will blow the mind. Nice and soothing with amazing control.

"Digital Revolutions" by Roman Klunder

02/22/2010 Random Music Review
Song:	"Digital Revolutions"
Artist:	Roman Klunder
Genre:	New Age / Electronic

Roman Klunder brings us "Digital Revolutions", refreshing upbeat electronic new age music. With a light beat, strong bass, and a moving sequence of pads, synths, strings, and choruses, this enlightening music is almost like a fusion of sequence and ambient turned up a notch.

Audio production is perfectly clear and resolute. The video features an awesome array of visualizer images that follow the music.