Thanks Steve! :lol:
All your posts have been very interesting, indeed!
Are you sure that's what you all think, I bet Mr Bernerts sales will contradict your posts.
Perhaps Brass Bands are taking a fresh outlook on the music they play today.
I do think however, your still letting your own idea of pop/rock tune arrangment practices bog you down.
I studied as a Sond Engineer and my experience is pretty wide, so I'm well aware that there are some pop tunes which rely on heavy production tools, etrc, etc. To a top rate composer/arranger, which I believe myself to be, works around these, as I've said earlier, 'Music' by Philip Sparke is a fine example of how true arranging shold be carried out. It would most greatful if Mr Sparke, or indeed Darrol Barry lend a post here backing up the things I've said about practical arranging techniques, perhaps a known name will help ease you mind a little.
I would still like to arrange one of the tunes. I know your trying to help, ut I really don't need reminded that the bass lines are drab and that pop arrangments are badly arranged - it does kinda insult me a little, without hearing my music, you judge it upon what others wrote. I have to live with that sort of thing everyday and trust me a an up and comming composer making little money, these sorts of thing really make you think 'what's the point, anymore, why compose at all?'. Although I do respect your artistic opinions, I do believe that too much focus has been brought to this.
Thanks.