Hey hey, I know that the official date is the 1st of Septembre, but I'll be a little out of touch, so I have decided to post my birthday contribution today. Beautiful, excellent birthay dear Yoshimi :) youtu.be/0luuMWOYBV0 I stayed with the electronic genre, which is an obvious choice, but I have tried to go down a different route with a different sound. A more RNB inspired song in rhythm and arrangement, though the harmonies tell a more classical story. The bridge is strongly influenced by Cesar Franck Prelude et variations. It's a beautiful piece, you'll find a lovely version on the Aeolus demo page. Listen out for the small section leading from the opening part to the quieter verse. It's the best way I can describe it. :) The sounds are mostly from the Jeanny's Genius soundbank for Yoshimi: http://juliencoder.de/sound/jg_yoshimi_patches-0.1.tar.bz2 The big bang is from the noise bank and the lead is the officially approved "Will Godfrey's favourite lead sound". The latter is admittedly a tad low in the mix. I tried it at more volume, but found it too straining for my ears. I thik I might be a little sensitive in that frequency range and then this song is quite different from Will's serene, open tunes, where this sound can flow much more freely. So: happy birthday Yoshimi, for ten years you're a very grown up little girl with (not so) hidden depth to your character. An inspiring "play mate". Best wishes, Jeanette -- * Website: http://juliencoder.de - for summer is a state of sound * Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMS4rfGrTwz8W7jhC1Jnv7g * SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/jeanette_c * Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeanette_c_s * Audiobombs: https://www.audiobombs.com/users/jeanette_c * GitHub: https://github.com/jeanette-c There's a girl in the mirror I wonder who she is Sometimes I think I know her Sometimes I really wish I did <3 (Britney Spears)