Surfin’ with Satie’s Gnossienne No. 1

[Mike Neer]

I’ve always loved this piano piece by Satie (1890) and it always reminded me of Klezmer music, which I used to enjoy playing very much as guitarist. I worked in the really high energy band for a while is 90s and 00s.

My technique has been evolving into something completely different lately, and now it allows me to play these grace notes that are so crucial to this tune. I thought of playing it straight without the gns, but it just didn’t make it. So, in a fit of creativity, I made the drum loop with MIDI, played bass and guitar and then added steel once I could play it down. This one is true to the score

This is what my next project is all about, only minus the other musicians. I need them to bring it to life.

https://youtu.be/bTlAWQ0N6Vc?si=4PdKMsn-i5sxunLl

[Bill Hatcher]

And this sir is the coolest thing ever!!

[John Larson]

Bravo, very nice interpretation!

Love Satie

[Joe Bill Moad]

Great arrangement especially with your talent utilizing the PS!

Great Job!

Jbm

[David Irving]

That's wonderful.

[Doug Beaumier]

That’s awesome, Mike. Very captivating. The combination of the audio and the video with the merged images creates a dreamlike vibe. Would you mind sharing what video software you’re using?

[Ian]

Mike,

That was awesome! Great work and such a cool vibe. Thank you for the post.

Ian

[Mike Harris]

Brilliant. Another hit from Mr. Never-a-neer-miss! Seriously, that is so cool and fine.

[Mike Neer]

Thanks everyone for the kind words. I just finished up the arrangement for Claire de Lune today and I am pretty excited about that.

@Doug, I use Videoleap but I have an old iPad and it can be a challenge to layer videos like that. My bass video is totally out of sync and I couldn't see that as I was creating it. Anyway, my content is for fans only and I can't really put too much time (and money) into it, I get so few views. I'm definitely no Doug Beaumier!

[Andy Volk]

Really great stuff, Mike. Making this music live in a new way.

[Roland Sturm]

That is fantastic, very unexpected and sounds great.

[Doug Beaumier]

I like the blend of classical, middle eastern, surf and exotica. It's a mysterious and interesting sound.