tekphile » music http://www.tekphile.com where technology is headed Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:48:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Day 10 – 30 Day Challenge – John Mayer – Why Georgia http://www.tekphile.com/2011/08/day-10-%e2%80%93-30-day-challenge-%e2%80%93-john-mayer-%e2%80%93-why-georgia/ http://www.tekphile.com/2011/08/day-10-%e2%80%93-30-day-challenge-%e2%80%93-john-mayer-%e2%80%93-why-georgia/#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:20:25 +0000 stantonk http://www.tekphile.com/?p=405

I’m a third of the way done with my #30DayChallenge. I know this is the 2nd John Mayer song I’ve done, but I really was racking my brain for songs to do and couldn’t come up with one that I could learn fast enough to attempt to do in one take.

On the other hand, this song is probably one of the more complicated songs I’ve attempted. For one, there’s a lot of syncopation in the funky half-fingerpicked, half-strummed technique that he uses in a lot of his songs. It also is faster than most of the other songs I’ve attempted, which really pushes the limits of my singing abilities.

Hope you like it.

30 Day Challenge – John Mayer – Why Georgia by Kevin Stanton

Since I’m participating in an all-nighter charity event all weekend, The Nerdery: Overnight Website Challenge, I’ll have to catch up on my recordings on Monday.

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Ok, yes, I didn’t post this yesterday. Another hectic day at work. But here’s day 9. Day 10 will be up soon.

30 Day Challenge – Pearl Jam – Elderly Woman Behind A Counter In A Small Town by Kevin Stanton

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Today’s for my #30DayChallenge I’m singing Ryan Adams’ cover of Wonderwall, originally by Oasis.

30 Day Challenge – Ryan Adams – Wonderwall by Kevin Stanton

Personally, I think this is one of the best I’ve done so far. It’s a slow song and doesn’t really have a wide vocal range to it, so it demands a lot less from me than most of the other songs I’ve done.

As in all my recordings for the #30DayChallenge, this was done in one take.

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And here’s today’s song. Musically a really simple song, yet incredible due to the rhythm and Mr. LaMontagne’s incredible, soulful voice. Definitely pushing the limits of my vocal range on this one, and he also tries to cram a ridiculous amount of words into the last part of each verse!

30 Day Challenge – Ray LaMontagne – Trouble by Kevin Stanton

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Okay, so yes, I missed a day. It was a hellish Monday and I just ran out of time. So today I make up for it with two posts, doing two songs that I have never practiced or performed before. This’ll be interesting…

30 Day Challenge – Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová – Falling Slowly by Kevin Stanton

Let me know what you think!

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Okay, day 5. Although obviously Tom Petty deserves the credit for this song, I think John Mayer’s version is hands down the best. So here’s Free Fallin’, but definitely more inspired by Mayer’s version than Petty’s.

30 Day Challenge – Tom Petty – Free Fallin’ by Kevin Stanton

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Long day, but finally got around to getting a song recorded before the day ended! A friend of mine suggested “Hey Delilah” by the Plain White T’s and I started learning it but the vocals are practically a tounge twister so I’ll have to practice that before I give it a go.

Instead, I recorded one of my all-time favorite Jason Mraz songs. Guitar-wise it’s pretty damn simple, but lyrically it’s a challenge because Mr. Mraz is a classically trained singer. He has been known to sing a little bit of opera during his live shows, if that gives any indication as to his abilities.

So here goes:

30 Day Challenge – Jason Mraz – After An Afternoon by Kevin Stanton

As always, hope this isn’t too terrible for people to listen to, and let me know what you think. And if you’re a singer and can tell me what I’m doing wrong, I’d appreciate it!

And if you’re wondering why on earth I’m posting un-edited, sloppy covers of otherwise great songs, read this.

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Woo! 10% complete with my 30 day challenge. Since it’s Friday, and been a helluva week, I opted to sing a silly song by FOTC. I really would love to do “Business Time”, but since this challenge is supposed to be about singing, I’ll have to save that for fun after I’m done.

I also switched things up a bit and recorded this one in the bathroom for some nice reverb – I think it makes the song more meaningful</sarcasm>.

30 Day Challenge – Flight Of The Conchords – A Kiss Is Not A Contract by Kevin Stanton

Hopefully you find this entertaining! :)

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I felt this song was apropos given it’s name. “What have I gotten myself into”, is the thought running through my head while recording today’s entry. All of a sudden it got a lot harder now that I’ve committed myself to posting these online.

Anyways, here goes. My falsetto needs some serious work. Damn my only 1-take rule! Embarassing.

30 Day Challenge – John Mayer – My Stupid Mouth by Kevin Stanton

If there’s anyone out there who wants to teach me to sing, I would definitely be game :)

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Here’s the fruits of today’s labors!

30 Day Challenge – The Fray – How To Save A Life by Kevin Stanton

My friend suggested I count the number of times I make a mistake, and see if my mistakes decrease as the 30 days go on. Such an engineer. But why not!

Let me know what you think in the comments below!

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