DonnieAlan Donnie Alan
Granger IN United States of America
Member since May 27, 2008
Collaborations: 48 Joined: 52 Tracks: 738
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Talents
Engineering-Mixing Guitar-Rhythm Keyboards-Synth Other-MIDI Other-Sound Effects Songwriting-Arrangement Vocals -
Favorite Genres
Electronic Pop Trance Classical Christian & Gospel -
Influences
Tangerine Dream Beethoven Armin Van Buuren Jean Michael Jarre Moody Blues -
Preferred DAWs
Pro Tools Propellerhead Reason REAPER
Its hard to believe, but I?ve been on Kompoz now for coming up on 15 years! In that time I?ve had the privilege of making music with some of finest musicians and audio engineers I?ve ever known! The talent around here is overwhelming sometimes. I?ve often had to go on extended hiatuses from here due to life and work, but I keep coming back! There just ain?t no place, like this place, any place else!
For those who know me, my real name is Donald...but I use Donnie Alan as kind of a 'none-de-plume' for music. .Music has always been a huge part of my life. I?ve playing acoustic guitar since I was 14 and took accordion lessons even younger than that. (If you tell anyone about that?I?ll deny it!) As I got older I started getting into synths in the early 80?s and now work almost exclusively with virtual instruments.
Mainly I like to compose and arrange my own stuff, produce, mix and do re-mixes. I enjoy working with synths and acoustic guitar. I also do a bit of mandolin, bandurria and dulcimer (both lap and hammered).
I've spent a lot of time studying mix engineering techniques, especially with Pro Tools, and am always happy to help with a mix as time allows. I have a solid background in acoustics and audiology and taught speech science and the physics of sound as a graduate assistant in graduate school. I've also been using synths and audio equipment for almost 4 decades.
Stylistically, I lean to folk, "New Age" and classical, trance, and once in a while, something in the Rock genre, not that I'm ADHD or anything.
I love the collaborative process here on Kompoz and look forward to working with all the mega-talented people that frequently come here. Now, let?s make some music!!
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One of my first ever projects here on Kompoz. One and Only One, Lyrics: Casia; Music composed and arranged by: Donnie Alan; Lead Vocal: Inge Jave; Lead and Rhythm guitar: Mauro Clerici; Bass: Mark Bowen; Drums: Mike Marnul; Mix: Donnie Alan and Ken Bybee
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Song about losing someone close. Lyrics by Deanna Claudette. Drums: Mike Marnul. Bass: Bjorn Pehrson. Acoustic and Electric Guitar and Vibes and Strings: John Guitar; Vocals: Margo Music and Piano and mix: Donnie Alan
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Teen pop song written especially for the vocalist, Margo. Great drums by Dean and bass by Dave.
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This was a special project done as a fundraiser by my Church youth group to raise awareness and money for medical aid to Africa. Joel Sattler wrote great lyrics for us, I composed, arranged, and mixed the music. The vocals and some of the parts were all done by some of the youth in the group. Mastered by Rab.
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My remix of a really great song by mega-talented Raven and mastered by super mastering engineer Rab.
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My remix of a really great song by Jenny K, with her sultry vocals, and mastered by Rab.
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Song for the Journey
Adult Contemporary13 Files, 3yr+6mo ago
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peterrand, DonnieAlan, MikiBella + 1 more |
