Stevie Kuykendall

Lavriko
over 8 years ago

Nice blues, Steve!)

Stevie Kuykendall
about 8 years ago

You guys are a lot of fun, with your music and personalities! Thanks for the encouragement! It's always uplifting to receive a good review from another musician!! Perhaps one day you'll send me a piece of music and allow me to lay some guitar over it!?!

Rob Darby
almost 8 years ago

Very clean (and rather rockin' too). Nice job! I'm not familiar with the X5D. I've got the X50.

Ingrid Wood
almost 8 years ago

Has interesting details in it Stevie! The bit of mixing is a nice touch!

Stevie Kuykendall
almost 8 years ago

@ Rob....Thank you my California compadre! It's always good to read your kind words. The X5D Korg keyboard is a favorite of mine....Packed with phenomenal sounds!! I've had it for about 15 years. I don't think I could ever outgrow it.

Stevie Kuykendall
almost 8 years ago

@ Ingrid....Dear Ingrid, as busy as you are these days....I always consider it an honor that you find time to check out the new stuff I put up. Thank you !!

Richard Rawlinson
almost 8 years ago

Well done, Stevie. Nice hard rocky sound, well mixed.

Bill Belcher
almost 8 years ago

Excellent chops, my friend. Very fluid.

Stevie Kuykendall
almost 8 years ago

Richard, thanks for taking time to listen to Abandon! That song wrote itself...It started with just a drum sequence I liked and I had no clue what would happen from moment to moment ! I guess that's the joy of music....it has a life all it's own....amen ....

Stevie Kuykendall
almost 8 years ago

Bill, nice to hear from you bro..! I like the descriptor you used... "fluid"..! That has long been my wish as a guitarist. Ever since I first heard Allan Holdsworth on a Jean Luc Ponty album in 1977 and was just floored by HIS fluidity.....sadly, though I sought that road...I never even got in the same neighborhood with him....but as long as I'm breathin...I'm a still tryin !!

Lavriko
almost 8 years ago

Well done, bro )))

Stevie Kuykendall
over 7 years ago

A lovely tip of the hat to your Slavic roots I'd say. Very tasty and smooth.....maybe even a little sexy ! As always....top quality writing and production...!!

Stevie Kuykendall
over 7 years ago

Wow ! Beautiful creation here ! Almost baroque at times....so very pretty and compelling !!

Rob Darby
over 7 years ago

Thanks, Stevie. I don't think I've ever had my music called, "compelling." I like it! I love baroque music, so that influence might just slip in there. Funny, I'm working on a "B" section for this, and it includes a trick I picked up from Vivaldi: Say you have the chord progression, C-F-D-G. The bass can climb up chromatically if you start on the third of the first chord: E-F-F#-G. A while back I bought an M-Audio Venom synth on ebay. They're cheap because nobody wants to spend time re-programming the horrible presets(probably why they flopped). But, starting with the sound waves, I managed to build the sound for the main melody here and for the "recorders" out of the thing. I've also written a fake orchestral arrangement for this. I'll be posting it in a few seconds probably.

CJO
over 7 years ago

That is pretty good. I don't even know how to classify it.

Rob Darby
over 7 years ago

Thanks, CJO. I don't know how to classify it, either. I guess it's a good thing I'm not doing any serious marketing.

Stevie Kuykendall
over 7 years ago

Slava..! I so very much enjoyed this nice stroll thru the Ukrainian countryside..!! A wonderful blend of textures and styles in this piece. You made the waltz cadence work beautifully ! As always, excellent guitar work too..!!

Lavriko
over 7 years ago

Lavriko
over 7 years ago

Thanks, Steve!

Stevie Kuykendall
over 7 years ago

Thanks brother Normand..!! I appreciate your feedback immensely ! I'm trying to figure out a way to manage a visit to your house for some guitar madness someday...it's been 10 years since we've been there !

Stevie Kuykendall
over 7 years ago

Rob.... you handsome fellow, beautiful job on this piece..!! Exceptional writing and chops !! You're my hero...!! I'm not sure which is better looking....your new guitar ...or you..... uh........ nah, it's the guitar.....definitely.....ha ha !! Oh, by the way...I love those Thomastk Infield " John Pearse" strings ....amazing !!

Rob Darby
over 7 years ago

Thanks, Stevie! Yeah, those strings are amazing. They just brought the guitar to life.

Rob Darby
over 7 years ago

Hey Stevie! Congratulations on the "Artist of the Month" spot. Well deserved.

Stevie Kuykendall
over 7 years ago

Thanks Rob..! Yeah, that feels nice. I'm actually glad summer is over and things can get back to normal....my ability to spend time here on the site has been limited for a couple months. However, I've cooked up some new song ideas that I'm anxious to begin work on. I've been doing quite a bit of woodshedding on my fingerstyle material for the holidays coming up. Nancy and I have some performances to do between now and the end of the year. So, back to work....thank God for music...yes?

Bill Belcher
over 7 years ago

Absolutely stunning piece, Rob. :)

Rob Darby
over 7 years ago

Thank, Bill! Glad you liked it.

Stevie Kuykendall
over 7 years ago

Rob.... you handsome fellow, beautiful job on this piece..!! Exceptional writing and chops !! You're my hero...!! I'm not sure which is better looking....your new guitar ...or you..... uh........ nah, it's the guitar.....definitely.....ha ha !! Oh, by the way...I love those Thomastk Infield " John Pearse" strings ....amazing !!

Rob Darby
over 7 years ago

Thanks, Stevie! Yeah, those strings are amazing. They just brought the guitar to life.

Rob Darby
over 7 years ago

Hey Stevie! Congratulations on the "Artist of the Month" spot. Well deserved.

Stevie Kuykendall
over 7 years ago

Thanks Rob..! Yeah, that feels nice. I'm actually glad summer is over and things can get back to normal....my ability to spend time here on the site has been limited for a couple months. However, I've cooked up some new song ideas that I'm anxious to begin work on. I've been doing quite a bit of woodshedding on my fingerstyle material for the holidays coming up. Nancy and I have some performances to do between now and the end of the year. So, back to work....thank God for music...yes?

Bill Belcher
over 7 years ago

Absolutely stunning piece, Rob. :)

Rob Darby
over 7 years ago

Thank, Bill! Glad you liked it.