Dreamfullofzen: gopro HD - ambient guitar master returns for the new year

first gopro HD vid of the year, fumbling around with ideas for my next EP.

Knocking around ideas

Dreamfullofzen: Eric Johnson Style Guitar tones (Guitar Rig 5 Pro)

Eric Johnson Style Guitar tones (Guitar Rig 5 Pro) Dreamfullofzen Emulating EJ's stereo Twin clean tones & his plexi "violin" tones. Would sound closer with an actual Strat.. and maybe If I was EJ or could play like that...lol. Might share the presets I made here if the video gets enough Views. Views = Free EJ presets from me! so share this video

Dreamfullofzen: Andy James Guitar Academy Dream Rig Competition

Andy James Guitar Academy Dream Rig Competition - Dreamfullofzen Dreamfullofzen Andy James Guitar Academy Dream Rig Competition - Dreamfullofzen http://andyjamesguitaracade­my.com/ best of luck to all.

Dreamfullofzen: Falaki Fever Fusion

Original Fusion Tune: "Falaki Fever" by Dreamfullofzen

I composed this neat tune when i started getting students interested in learning basic fusion. haven't played it in ages... bit of a dodgy take

Dreamfullofzen: the art of the high speed crafty wrist shaker

Yngwie / Gilbert style Shred Wankery by Dreamfullofzen

Old backing track PG did ages which had some scary Yngwie and Racer X style licks. thought i'd muck about on this since i used to practice over this years ago when my chops were wank.

Dreamfullofzen: Guitar Rig Tone Secrets: Episode 1 - John Petrucci

Guitar Rig Tone Secrets: Episode 1 - John Petrucci by Dreamfullofzen

uggghhhhh... fan noise of my laptop made this turn out quite crap...sorry. A rough and quick patch to get you into dream theater territory. comments,insults,insightful remarks about peoples mothers, and introspectives on the consumption of pizza are all welcome.

Dreamfullofzen: "Maximus" Theme from Gladiator

"Maximus" Theme from Gladiator by Dreamfullofzen From the more music soundtrack. not 100% of the original since the guitar part towards the end goes really low (not sure if he's using a regular 6 string nylon or what...). Found it quite fitting with all that's going on at the moment.

Dreamfullofzen: The Burning Sorrow

The Burning Sorrow by Dreamfullofzen

Official Music Video for Dreamfullofzens Single "The Burning Sorrow", (2013 Remix Version). Like & Share. If the video reaches enough views the Single will be released on iTunes. Music Copyrighted - Dreamfullofzen

Dreamfullofzen: French Guitar Contest Second Round - "Dark City"

French Guitar Contest Second Round - "Dark City" by Dreamfullofzen

Hey folks, If you watched the video of my update on 2035, you would remember me playing over a rough version of this tune. It never made it on the album, and has been sitting waiting to be used. I added Drums, and came up with a rough melody, and mixed it, and voila. enjoy and best of luck to everyone! DFZ

Dreamfullofzen: do I dream in Dorian?

MIGHTY DORIAN JAM by Dreamfullofzen

Title comes from the fact that the music is inspired from the intro music from the movie "The mighty Ducks". This is the second time I've been inspired by the music and composed something, first one ended up being the tune "Trust in me". Dorian mode or Doric mode can refer to three very different but interrelated subjects: one of the Ancient Greek harmoniai (characteristic melodic behaviour, or the scale structure associated with it), one of the medieval musical modes, or one of the modern modal diatonic scales  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_mode

Dreamfullofzen: Final Promo Video

FINAL PROMO VID

by Dreamfullofzen

Dreamfullofzen: One handed shredding

Just messing around with the tap mode function. Using NI soft synths

One handed shredding on the YRG

Dreamfullofzen: watch out jacket potato type people

I couldn't resist, and if you don't find it amusing, you're a jacket potato

The brother (Hood..lol) jam

Dreamfullofzen: Waves of Octaves - looper and legato madness

Two handed octave riff into a looper. Improv lydian stuff, did this at my computer music lecture earlier in the year

Waves of Octaves


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Probably the most useless video on YouTube about legato, but hey, Marshall Harrison has a bunch of him just going nuts that don't help much, so I figured I probably couldn't get away with it but I'm so bored I've really nothing better to do! Lol!

Intro backing track is available from guitarplayback.com

As always, eat more cheese.

Legato - hammer ons vs hammer / pull offs

Dreamfullofzen: 2035 new album

It's out! (it's been bloody out since January actually...)

Grab it now! you know you want to!

Also head on over to 2035.dreamfullofzen.net and download #1 of the Comic now!!!!

2035 dreamfullofzen

1 Equilibrium 4:20
2 Chase The Storm 3:35
3 Dragons Kiss 3:50
4 2035 2:35
5 Cyber-Nightmare Suite (Overture, Inferno, Purgatory) 4:34
6 Rebellion 3:30
7 No More 4:00
8 Game On! 3:05
9 The Burning Sorrow 5:35
10 Queen Of The Dead 4:13
11 Desert God 4:20
12 The Game We Play 3:44
13 Thirteen

The Music
The music of 2035 was a big departure from the sounds I usually make. Usually I create very atmospheric, spiritual, soothing, meditative sounds.. 2035 was the complete opposite. It’s darker, heavier, and probably more adventurous then anything I’ve done.
I knew the Duduk was going to fit in perfectly with the compositions, but I also realized that because of it’s lower haunting sound, that the majority of the keys I used were going to have to go lower to facilitate the sounds I wanted, so the majority of the tunes which were in D (like “Chase The Storm or “Game On!”) where going to have to be lower, like B or even A… which made me think about the rhythm guitars. I ended up stringing my ESP M2 with some DR DDT strings, 12-60 gauge, and initially tuned it to Drop A, but not only was the balance off, but it wasn’t half as heavy as I wanted… so I tuned the whole damn thing down to A.. and had that huge Baritone sound, but on a regular guitar neck.. So It was quite an interesting blend.
The Baritone tuned Heavy guitars, and the haunting Duduk now in the fold, there was something still off. Most of the songs had only electronic beats and percussion, but the heavy guitars now required some equally heavy drums to help fill in things and add to the dynamics of the stale sounding beats. So I spent allot of time programming and getting as big of a drum sound I could, something I had neglected in past recordings.
As time went on, I learned allot about what I could and couldn’t do, especially in the lower registers of the mix, since there was some serious low end, thanks to the lowered tunings of the guitars and bass, I had to be very meticulous, and more importantly, I really had to ditch the atmospherics and abuse of reverb normally associated with my sound.
Another interesting aspect was the inclusion of the tunes “Rebellion” & “No More”. Rebellion was from the original demos of 2035, and I thought a really cool industrial rock track that had kind of an eastern vibe to it. My main issue though was making it into an interesting instrumental, since the original was a bit out there, but didn’t have much in the way of modulations or harmony. After toiling much with it, I realized it would make a perfect vocal tune. I contemplated this more, since “No More” was written as a quick track and I had intended to also use that for a vocal based project sometime down the road… So I convinced myself to “man up” and step up to the Mic and step away from Instrumental exclusivity…
No more was originally a song written about war (Iraq specifically) and Rebellion was written around the concept of the story for the story of 2035. I’d like to point out that the song is no way connected, inspired, or related in any form to the events that took place here in January, and I have no intentions of trying to pretend otherwise. Not only do I find it hugely disrespectful to those who were harmed or lost loved ones, but I do not see the need to glorify what happened into song. And if anything, I think the lyrics in “Rebellion” reflect a slightly different aspect.. Interpret that how you will.
I have a thing about the number 3, so I decided to write a 3rd vocal tune, and this ended up being “The Game That We Play”. It was one of those rare moments where the song just came together, and the vocal melody and lyrics just fell into place. It was certainly easier to pull off a convincing vocal performance for the track, and I’m happy enough with my singing on it to release it as one of the “Singles” for 2035.

2035 Promo Video

Dreamfullofzen: In The Shadow Of Leaves

Hagakure - In The Shadow Of Leaves

Dreamfullofzen: First Rays Of the Morning Sun

First Rays Of the Morning Sun

Dreamfullofzen: Improvisation lesson

Recently a member asked for a transcription of one of my improv vids. Rather then transcribe some non-useful phrases, I thought an explanation of how to build melodic concepts would be of use. I'll be doing more of these hopefully soon

A Quick Improvisation Lesson 1: Building Ideas using Chord tones

Dreamfullofzen: Shredding in 40C heat

sorry for the lack of updates.. It's been rough as they say, and in all honesty, I haven't been playing much at all.. hardly touched the guitar much in the last 4-5 weeks... Weathers not encouraging much for that either! Humidity is quite nasty, although for this time of year, its not half as bad as last year.

Anyways, Thought I'd noodle over one of the great backing tracks available from Guitarplayback.com, called "metalprogintwokeys", which is a cool jam track in E.

Excuse the sloppyness and mistakes, my strings are in desperate need of cleaning/change, and it was waaay too hot.. I'll think twice before attempting to play in that kind of heat...

Shredding in 40C heat

Dreamfullofzen: Encyclopedia Melodika - voyages into modal

Melodika 2035 - Modal Improvisation encyclopedia