jamey Faulkner

aaron urbanski’s piano arrangement of reflective surface from my first record, 12 stone row.

Here’s the original recorded in 1999.
reflective surface

this is very meaningful to me, & it’s a first.

aaron urbanski’s piano arrangement of happy dance.

here’s the original recorded in 1999.
happy dance

rarely [only once - this one] have i written a song instantly. arose at 4 am at the guitar institute of indianapolis, picked up the guitar, & played happy dance all the way through for the first time ever. Having Native American heritage, I do consult my dreams as a creative source. The subtle realm delivered this song – the fingerings were automatic – following the melody. Most artists have this type of experience at some point. If it happened everyday, it may lose its impact. Even just once in a lifetime is good to me.

Aaron learned it by ear after getting 12 stone row [in 2000 or sometime around then]. He says, “I played it a lot when people would request me to “play something” on piano. Listening again recently I noticed some differences & changed a few notes. Lots of subtleties in the original recording with touch and resonance that are basically impossible to do on piano!”

I think he’s done a stellar job. This is very meaningful to me & I am thankful. Look forward to seeing Aaron’s progress as a musician/composer over time.

And, he did another [reflective surface], which I will share in a future post.

Well, the i Luv Guitar Site is picking up. It has 160+ lessons covering Ground, Theory, Technics, Chords, Scales, Arpeggios, Reading, & Practice. i Luv Guitar on Facebook.

Here’s the latest feedback from an i Luv Guitar site user:  “This is a general comment on how stunned I am at the content on the subscription site. Just the simple code “12 1 7 5 2 221-2221″ does so much to demystify the guitar! But it’s not just the quality of the content, it’s the presentation style. The article on surfaces and motors is exactly what I needed to read while I’m learning a new picking style. Your videos deserve some kind of award for “saying” so much with so little.” [Thanks, Frank!]

Also, have a new guitar, a Gurian S3R. It is an unreal guitar with crazy resonance. Pushing thresholds with fingerstyle chops & writing new material. The recording project has plateaued while I set up a new recording space of my own. We moved the process along until hitting a stall wall. So, I’ve left that project behind. Check out “Love”.

I’m a big fan of twitter at the moment, & tweet roughly 2-10 times a day, just depending on the landscape of interactions. Not sure where all this social webbing is heading, but it is fun.

Happy February; it’s gonna be a good one.