by b Schmidt | Nov 8, 2021 | Bartok
Several years back Ray McKenna and I were sitting on the rooftop of his high-rise apartment building in downtown Toronto. Skyscrapers surrounded us as I pulled out my acoustic guitar and tuned it while Ray set up his music recorder. Songwriting process Typically in...
by b Schmidt | Jan 27, 2021 | Bartok, Electronic Music, Music
My First Year on Spotify As part of my Linkedin and blue i music communities you are most likely aware that, at the start of 2020, I announced that I closed my Profitable Conversions consulting practice to focus on composing music. So here’s a snapshot of the...
by b Schmidt | Dec 28, 2020 | Bartok
A conversation between b Schmidt composer and Julian R Fogel producer discussing production challenges and learnings around the music track “Main Street” from the album “Labyrinth” Listen/Follow on...
by b Schmidt | Dec 28, 2020 | Bartok
An affectionate up-tempo view of Toronto, with time-lapse clips capturing the energy of Canada’s largest city Listen/Follow on...
by b Schmidt | Oct 19, 2020 | Bartok
2020 Vision is the second single from the album Labyrinth, which is being released on a track-by-track basis. A different song structure I started writing the track at the start of this year. The structure of the piece has been impacted by the ups and downs of our...
by b Schmidt | Apr 10, 2020 | Bartok, Classical, Electronic Music, Music
The solo piano music of Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945) is one of the hidden treasures within the vast realm of classical music. While most pianists and composers have great respect for the Bartók oeuvre of small scale piano compositions, average listeners...
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