You’ll really appreciate her talent as a composer, instrumentalist and singer in her versions. The other is Erin’s final finished versions which she has released in both audio as well as video versions. The first ones are my personal working versions of my guitar work. They are represented by 2 versions or mixes. Sometimes I’ve added parts as well as re-wrote parts while keeping the spirit of her musical intent intact.īelow are the songs written by Erin that I’ve contributed guitar work. Also the parts are written from a keyboard player’s perspective and needed to be revised to be “guitar friendly”. That was something I wasn’t used to and it all required some practice before any actual recording would take place. The most challenging part of working on her songs was the metronome speed of her songs They were FAST! She also incorporates shifting speeds in a few of her songs so the metronome or click tracking would change. Fortunately, I have the guitars and equipment to produce those sounds and also I didn’t have to dig very far to be able to pull it out of myself – but it did take a little bit of practice. Erin’s songs required heavy rock guitar and grungy stylings. I’ve generally straddle the fence between (mostly) jazz and some mild rock playing with a strong emphasis in blues. Unbeknownst to her, the guitar stylings she was looking for in her music were styles that I haven’t played for many years and I’ve had to get reacquainted with playing like that. The need for having a “real live” edgy rock guitar sound in her songs, rather than a synthetically-created sound done with her keyboards, was the reason that she asked for my help. But it turned out that she also writes music that is an edgy rock style and also mixes lush jazz harmonies in her instrumental arrangements along with rich background vocals.
I’ve originally heard some of Erin’s jazz-styled music in a social media group for Christian musicians and songwriters. Some of the artist I’ve contributed guitar work only send me the demo and I have to spend a period of time charting out the music by ear, which creates more work for me. I prefer to read music than read guitar tab. The fact that she is able to provide me with charts of her compositions in actual musical notation, rather than guitar tab, is another reason I like working with Erin on her songs. Musical Challengesīecause there is a fairly high level of sophistication and complexity in Erin’s music, it has made it particularly fun and challenging for me to work on. We have those shared convictions regarding faith and music which makes it easy for me to work with her as opposed to my contributing guitar work for an artist who holds a different worldview. The purposeful delivery of the Gospel message in her music is a priority to her, which is the main reason I became interested in contributing my guitar work. Her Christian convictions come through strong and clear in her songs. Her arrangements are musically progressive and her lyrics are well-written and gospel-centered. Her song writing is a unique fusion of different styles.
Ironically, Shenandoah was where I was planning to pursue my education in music after I graduated High School in NY, but that’s a whole other story. Erin is a music educator and has a degree in music from Shenandoah Conservatory/Shenandoah University. I’ve recently began recording guitar work for a talented Virginia-based singer/songwriter/musician, Erin Reilly.
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