I am glad that most of the Pan Songs for 2014 has the sound of a pan in them, now I am wondering how many used an actual Pan.
Some may argue the point that what does it matter if the sound is real or clone, for me it does matter when it come down to a job for a panist.
It is said that that this electronic technology has made the playing field level for the panist but I doubt we will see any music band giving up their Keyboard for an electronic pan.
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I am enjoying the submissions... very few songs from the jump-and-wine category that are coming out are doing anything for me. So far, deFosto is my favourite. Claude, you must be relieved that I'm again focussing on music, which I prefer to drama!
I love AND respect the technology... I personally want to add a PHI to my rig! It is a tool I would be very careful with. I would definitely use it to prepare an arrangement to teach a band and audition the sound. These submissions are for the purpose to see if it will be selected by a band for Panorama. It would come together fast, and even generate sheet music notation for the experts. For that reason, a real steelpan would not be the best tool for these songs at this stage... an electronic one would be ideal, even if sacrificing tonal quality. It helps get the ideas on paper with the same ease as an electronic keyboard would do. If these songs were remixed for their own release, polished up for radio and DJ play, I would expect they would use the best sound in the mix. Yes?
Cecil, there are some submissions here that I think would have benefitted by excluding pan tracks (authentic or electronic). At the same time, other submissions were made stronger by having them in. They actually allowed my imagination to expand as far as what a steelband might do with that song to push the limits. There is no substitute for Panorama Finals, when you hear these songs in all their pan glory!
Brian: I have this thing about the people that compose pan tunes, I think the use of the pan should prominent in the arrangement. Although you could hear pan in most, I like how Tony Barclay and Leston Paul use the pan as the lead instrument [indigisound pan app]
You said you want to add a PHI to your rig, what made you choose to PHI over the e-pan?
Haha, yes, Bede! Frankly Cecil, it's not just an attractive product, but also proven (through Rhapsody's performances), and the character of the leadership makes me feel good. No one has tried cramming PHI down my throat. Soft sell. I can see myself becoming near equivalent to a keyboard player in my local market with such a tool, as well as being able to work with MIDI easier than with my piano keyboard on my computer. I could use any of them, but PHI is in the lead.
I am already an Indigisounds customer. I also have the digital pan app on my phone which I use when I need to figure out a run away from my pan. I am pro-technology. That said, I am very careful in how I honour the pioneers that gave us the gift of pan.
Finally, as a counter-balance to your view of the pan being prominent in the arrangement… yes, it's influence in some cases strengthened the songs. Bands and arrangers will be challenged to execute some of what we are hearing now, better than the others. Some other entries left the space for the possibilities of what the pan will amaze us with in Panorama. One of these songs that didn't feature a pan sound could very well be a Panorama masterpiece… several times over after each band and arranger has had their turn with it! We will hear the symphonies of madmen and dreamers that only they can create!
I just had an epiphany… there was a discussion recently about "what is a pan song?" What if the line was "what makes a Panorama song?" The song wouldn't need the sound of pan, but we would have songwriters putting a focus on presenting a Panorama masterpiece. The rest of the music coming out of TnT should still make an effort to incorporate pan… make the sound identifiable with our culture. Pan should be on the big stage with the superstars, the way Kitchy used to do! Other artists who don't write the way he did could still try to include it in their work.
Good day to have an epiphany, Corey!!!
Got it?????
Getting it… it's a process :)
23:30 pm and all is well. lol.
Cecil, Don't tell me you starting to get see-nile, you meant Corey, not Brian, lol
Lol, Bede ole timers disease
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