Award winning guitarist melds creativity and technology
Award winning guitarist and
composer Neil Zaza has just released a new instrumental album, "When
Gravity Fails" and utilizes NOTION software as the orchestral backdrop
to capture stunning performances with fellow musicians Jordan Rudess,
Peter Frampton, Steve Smith, Michael Anthony, Roger Manning Jr., Bob
Rock and many others.
Zaza employed a number of music software products on the new album
including Steinberg's Cubase SX, Arturia Minimoog V, Ableton Live,
Propellarheads Reason and Digideisgn's Pro Tools. But when it came to
composing and capturing the essence of the string arrangements,
VirtuosoWorks' NOTION software proved up to the task.
"When I first saw the demo of NOTION I was blown away," exclaims Zaza.
"Not only is it a great and intuitive notation program, but the sound
library is second to none. The amount of control, dynamics, and
musicality that you can impart on the score is breathtaking. Combine
that with the London Symphony Orchestra sound library and it was a
no-brainer."
Zaza and company used NOTION on "Something Anything", "Danza Della
Notte", and "My Only Son" and had originally had real string players
cut tracks. The NOTION tracks ultimately became the main sound source
while the live players were mixed in.
"This was my very first project where I did all of the arranging and
orchestration. I realized early in this project that I couldn't ask
someone to paint a picture for me as it was always different than I
had in my mind…I had to do it myself to get the results I desired.
With the help of NOTION, this is the beginning of a great aspect of my
music.
I couldn't believe how it elevated the music to a whole other level.
There was a certain majesty and authenticity that I couldn't have
gotten otherwise."
Zaza plans to incorporate NOTION into his arsenal of technology for
composing future projects such as a planned orchestral-based work and
as a performance tool in his annual "One Silent Night" Christmas
concert.
Neil Zaza's new album "When Gravity Fails" is available now. You can
find out more about this release and purchase it at
http://www.neilzaza.com.
