I have been a hugh Lyle Mays fan all of my adult life. This composition is not meant to sound like him, but to honor him.
September 15th was always a fav of mine from Metheny / Mays. Loved how their tribute to Bill Evans, was nothing that really sounded like Bill Evans. It was a tribute from them in their own style. So, one day it clicked, I should try and do the same for Lyle. I am that big a fan.
Anyway, like it or not, here it is. Was enjoyable to play and record.
Gear: Yamaha KX88, Roland JV1080 Synth Module, M Track, edited in Adobe Audition and Premier Pro.
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Tom Hendricks * Dallas USA
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That's a tour de force of playing Jim. Excellent technique, lots of mood shifts, great mix of melody and rhythm, and very dynamic while remaining so precise!
If you have a YouTube version I'd like to nominate you for our @SharedSecrets playlists.
Wayne Baker * Florida USA
Lyle would be proud
Ray Cochrane * Austrailia
Very nice. It may be me but the mids are a bit bright.
Christopher Ward
Awesome, Thanks!
Matt Young * New Zealand
You are a hell of a player Jim, wow!. That’s was quite a treat. Thankyou!
Andy Dolphin * UK
Fabulous. Great technique and dynamic range. What piano voice is it? Master keyboard running through a PC? Sounds metallic as opposed to woody. Sounds nice
Rami Laine * Helsinki
Amazing skills, loved the lower velocity notes and the ending, not necessarily that much the louder parts. But I could really just look at that playing. Very nice!
Many thanks to Casey and Christine for such an awesome Birthday Weekend. Awesome family and friends gathering, truly very special. Big thanks to all our JBOTV friends who wished old JB a great day. many thanks! Best is yet to come! Godspeed, Jim Baugh.
37 years, heck back then I was in my 20’s. Thanks to the
almost endless number of people who helped and contributed along the way. Not
just sponsors but all the captains, mates, guides, publications, television
stations, syndicators, production companies, hotel operators, and tourism
authorities. Big shout out to my family and friends who have been in the boat
with me throughout this quite interesting journey. Never would I ever have had the
these experiences if it were not for JBOTV. Most importantly, thanks to our
viewers, many who still contact me and keep up with us after all these decades.
Stay tuned, we will be right back after these commercial messages.
Featuring the Creative District in Virginia Beach VA.
Jim Baugh's other compositions can be found in his collection, "Jim Baugh's Piano Collections Volume 1," which features original piano compositions inspired by various artists and labels, including Windham Hill, Oregon, Metheny Mays, and Keith Jarrett.
Rami Laine / Helsinki
That is seriously impressive playing. What is this? Avanta
garde, neo classical?
David Hussein / London UK
Amazing virtuosity. Your command of the keyboard was mesmerizing.
A compelling piece which held my full attention through.
Tom Hendricks / Dallas Texas USA
That was a real pleasure. Fine piano sound for starters, and
you played extremely well with a crisp touch. The music was upbeat like the
art, and unpredictable in a good way!
Ross Friedman / Petaluma, California
That's some beautiful playing Jim on this interesting
composition!
Zoltán Jakab / Slovakia
Great composing and performance, including the visual part
as well!
Jim Barrett / Cork, Ireland
That's very lovely Jim. Great supporting Video too . Some
serious artists there. Natty says Virginia is for Lovers I see! Isn't that what
this group is full of!! Virginia, here we come!! Cool song Jim.
Natty T. / USA
Virginia is for Lovers!
David Reed / Florida, USA
Awesome job I live off cypress, I love Va beach!! Ty
Rob Leanhair / Tübingen, Germany
Great to hear this top notch piano playing and the all those
cool graffiti..
Earnest Mathewson / USA
Wow, Jim, you are something!!! Nicely done and beautifully executed.
Congratulations.!!!
Roger L Whittlesey / Massachusetts USA
Very cool! The playing is very good. An interesting
composition.
J. Lane / Denver USA
Truly a Renaissance man!
Jake Jacobson / Hampton USA
Thats Magnificent!.
Jim Quinn / USA
Just one fine piano player. Great playing and control
Recording, behind the scenes, and story:
During the Fall of 2024, I was traveling several times weekly
down the Virginia Beach Oceanfront as well as the creative arts district
called, “ViBe” At the same time, I was writing a new Jazz / Classical
influenced composition that had several changes and time signatures to it.
Well, since I was noticing all these fantastic Murals in the creative
district, it dawned on me that they all were very different. Similar in a way
that this new composition was quite different as well. So instead of doing a “Still”
photo shoot, I figure the best way to capture these murals would be by air.
Yes, some creative drone work would be necessary, and this was in Oceana Air
Space, so I had to get clearance. Only had two approved days to film over the
holidays.
Fortunately, good weather was on the agenda and filming went
without a hitch. During shooting, I was sending pics of the different Murals to
Melanie, then turns out she was showing them to the other nurses on the floor.
It was quite fun, and was some of the most enjoyable filming during the year.
Below are some of the stills captured during the shoot.
The music did fit well with the imagery, however the bridge
of the piece towards the end was inspired by the Romantic era, and the effect I
was going for was sort of a carefully timed orchestra effect by using the left
and right hand in different time signatures. The effect worked, but I could not
play it at first. It took a couple of months to get it down, still I can’t play
it every time. The recording was the second take.
This music will be featured on some of my upcoming video and
short film projects. It is playing on social media and is also on my piano
showcase channel.
Recording and Equipment
I get a lot of complements regarding the “Sound” of the
piano. As a lot of musicians will know, piano can be a bear to get the right
sound. One of the things I learned in my electronic music degree, is to
understand how to create presence in a sound. Without getting into too much
boring detail here is what helps with the separation in the piano sound that
does add a lot of presence to the overall sound effect.
A) Cut the track live to tape, with no edits. Basically, practice
the piece until it can be recorded in one take. This helps in overall flow and
dynamics.
B) Once the take is finished, in a DAW of your choice, take
the track and double it to another track.
C) Re assign pan on each track, usually I will quarter left
on the right, and vice versa on the left.
D) Assign EQ to one track and leave the other track dry but
with some slight room effects.
E) Effects, studio reverb, but very light.
I make sure before recording to set levels so that there is
plenty of head room with no distortion. Final levels are achieved in post.
Piano / Yamaha KX88 studio controller, Roland JV1080
expanded synth. 64 voice piano patch. M-Track, edited in Audition and Premier
CC. Video / Cannon SL2 with 18 to 200MM and 6D Mark 2 with 17 to 35mm. Air,
Mavic Pro 3 and Mavic AIR 1 both at 24mm
Many thanks to the listeners and big shout out to the artist
who participate in the Creative Arts District. Below are inks to the “Vide”
district as well as our Piano and Jim Baugh Outdoors TV Channel.
Filmed during a Milky Way Workshop over 4th of July weekend 2024 in
Wachapreague on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Jim Baugh
This was a great workshop that was the first in 1 1/2 years due to last
years constant overcast skies. Well, we caught a break at least of an hour and
it was fairly early in the evening.
"You could see a billion stars"
At least for an hour or so, then the clouds moved in like predicted and
it was a rainy drive back to Virginia Beach.
Here is some info on what I used, there were a variety of cameras being
used this night. My gear was
Jim Baugh Outdoors TV production companies Mermaid Bay
Productions and Mermaid Bay AIR was recently commissioned to produce a promo
film for Seaside Vacations in Chincoteague Virginia. All total was 8days of
production and filmed over a four-month period. Chincoteague is an awesome
place to get away and vacation, lots to do and see and fantastic beaches and
many activities. Promo and contact info below. Book your get away today!
Seaside Vacations www.seasidevacations.rentals
Chincoteague Virginia
Email: seasidevacations@email.trackshs.com
Phone (toll free): 844-662-2583
Phone: 757-336-7070
For production inquiries email us at jbotv@outlook.com
Hi Folks! At the oceanfront this morning picking up JBOTV Metal Print Nightscape “Love and the Milky Way”. This will be in a special online auction “Pedal to Protect Virginia's Eastern Shore Online Auction” put on by the Citizens For a Better Eastern Shore (CBES). The auction will start Oct 1st and run through the 16th. We will provide an online link or just check the CBES web site for more info. (cbes.org)
Photo Info: The Milky way was filmed using long exposure and stacking techniques. A total of 15 minutes exposure time. The photo was taken around 4am during the new moon of April 2020 in Cape Charles. Visible in the Milky Way and night sky are the planets, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars. Constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius are also visible. In the Milky Way visible is the Dark Horse Nebula, M6 Cluster. small Sagitarious star cloud, the Lagoon Nebula, Trifid Nebula, the Eagle Nebula and Omega Nebula
This is one of our most popular metal prints and is also on display at the Lemon Tree Gallery in Cape Charles Virginia. To view our entire online gallery for Nightscape metal prints just click the link below.
Here are a few pics from yesterday filming at Myrtle Island. If you have not done this Eco Tour, this fall is the time to do it. The marsh is an incredible color and have never seen so many shells in my life as there are on that island. Fishing was good to, and the speck bite will just get better. Call Captain Ken Eshleman a ring, great captain and very comfortable boat. (757) 572-7589 Cape Charles Fishing Adventure and Eco Tours.
WOW! What an honor. To have one of my Nightscapes turned
into a painting. Just to cool for words. But here are a few, Thank you Marty
Burgess! Awesome work. Godspeed,
Jim Baugh
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From artist Marty Burgess
"Jim Baugh is a Renaissance man, videographer, musician and chef. His photographs of the Milky Way are especially beautiful. Upon viewing his Milky Way over Magotha (Cushman's Landing) I contacted Jim and asked permission to interpret the photo into a painting. He graciously granted permission. Thank you JB."
Cushman's Landing
This is the Nightscape by Jim Baugh that inspired Marty Burgress to create such an awesome oil painting. The Nightscape was filmed in March 2021.
JBOTV heads offshore onboard the Impulsive for an exciting
yellowfin tuna trip then we head down south with Mike Wilburn to fish offshore
the Outer Banks for Mahi Mahi. Also a new dockside sashimi recipe. Feel free to
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