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GreyAven

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Composed, Performed and Produced by Grey Aven
"Banner" Art by the very same

This summer as nation divided my soul united and purpose harnessed me. Holding pride like a flag battered by thrashing winds of disillusionment, I helplessly, effortlessly, bear onwards. Not towards, not back, but moving without movement, in the space between here and then and who is an eternity of freedom. Having seen it, I close my eyes and wave this cloth as if I had a choice.

I wrote this last July. I'll be uploading more next Thursday. Please follow me if youd like to hear the next emination. Peace is yours.

String Quartet in "in" composed by Aidan "Grey Aven" Rickel

This is the full score of my work played by Musescore, the softwear I used to edit the song as notated score. However it was composed entirely on the piano and in protools. I am interested in getting this recorded by live musicians, let me know if you play and this is of interest to you. Check out the other version of this on my channel to hear it mixed with some better samples and a midi animation.
Copyright Aidan Rickel 2021

String Quartet in "in" - composed, arranged and produced by Aidan Rickel
"Lily" Art by Aidan Rickel

What are we in but in? A first of many first yet to be first, I was challenged by my professor to compose a classical style string quartet for admissions to graduate school. Here are the harvested fruits of that labor, and I must say it was more difficult then I had anticipated. Writing four constant streams of vertical and horizontal harmony was a vastly different process then any of my usual methods of composition. I originally wrote the chord progression back in June of 2020, one of many to come out of that time. I have a piano version which shows a different flavor and some of the original timbres I felt when composing it.

I thank you for taking the time to take the time. Let me know what listening was like for you, and if you wish to help me grow, share my music. Much more is to come, follow me so you might encounter it.
Peace is Yours.

Keeping with my tradition of keeping with my tradion, I recorded this improvisation on the first of this year. No thought or planning went into this particular solo, nor was any given while soloing. Whilest thinking about thinking about, hands danced across plastic keys, and a computer captured the result. A meditation on meditation, a thought on thoughts about thought. Did a new year begin? I only noticed the noticing.

I created this little animation from some of my artwork, let me know your thoughts on it and the music. This is my first time putting something like this together. I'll have some more musical uploads coming out this month and throughout the year. Follow me to be notified when I finally get around to posting what I've made..

Forcing the Self -
Composed, arranged and preformed by Aidan "Grey Aven" Rickel

I have returned! Though I never really went anywhere. I have been working hard this new year on a demo of rock ballads for a live band I started. Its really slow progress and honestly I have become quite discouraged. I took a little break from working on it and composed four works for upload during the beginning of the quarantine, back in March through April. I was not happy with how any of them sounded and shelved them all, returning to work on my Demo again. Alas, I feel guilty, pathetic and stupid for having nothing more to show..

So I've forced myself.. and uploaded this garbage. Let me know what you think I could do to improve. Please give me a little bit of feed back, especially if you have any tips Music Production or on social media marketing.

Thank you for taking the time to listen to me, please follow me and share me if you enjoyed my work and want to help me grow!

Forcing the Self -
Composed, arranged and preformed by Aidan "Grey Aven" Rickel

I have returned! Though I never really went anywhere. I have been working hard this new year on a demo of rock ballads for a live band I started. Its really slow progress and honestly I have become quite discouraged. I took a little break from working on it and composed four works for upload during the beginning of the quarantine, back in March through April. I was not happy with how any of them sounded and shelved them all, returning to work on my Demo again. Alas, I feel guilty, pathetic and stupid for having nothing more to show..

So I've forced myself.. and uploaded this garbage. Let me know what you think I could do to improve. Please give me a little bit of feed back, especially if you have any tips Music Production or on social media marketing.

Thank you for taking the time to listen to me, please follow me and share me if you enjoyed my work and want to help me grow!

Old Toy Trains - Composed by Rodger Miller
Arranged, performed, mixed and mastered by Grey Aven

While Flipping through my Christmas fake books I found this little tune. I had heard it as a child on Raffee's Christmas Album and when I discovered it again I had to record it for this years Christmas Album. Its a gentle sweet melody and while not my usual style, I tried to incorporate some idea's from arrangements of the past. I hope you enjoy it! Check out the whole album on Bandcamp right now: https://greyaven.bandcamp.com/album/mercy-mild-gifts-ungiven The rest of the album will be uploaded to bitchute soon. Thank you for listening and if you could, please share my work. Its my only hope to ever grow as a creator. Merry Christmas

Here is my cover of "All I Want For Christmas", my Jazz Single off my New Christmas Album "Mercy Mild". I put a lot of time into nailing down an arrangement that would be close to the popular version, but with my piano playing and bass lines. Also did more vocal runs then usual, but I cant be shown up by the 90s! The vocal's on the original are quite immaculate and nigh impossible to top. Please let me know what you think of my version and check out my Album on Bandcamp!

Autumn Leaves cover arranged and performed by Grey Aven

As per request, here is the piano accompaniment to my latest cover Autumn Leaves. Enjoy!

Mana - Tone Poem composed, produced and performed by Grey Aven

The drops of morning are frozen before they can make their decent from heaven, their falling slowed by their new crisp white form. The source of life and the blanket of death both bane and joy to the living is poured out over the unwary as a sign of an old friends return. The 5 colors melt into one, the source of all the magic in this world.

This little piece will be one of the last uploads before a barrage of Christmas music. Tis the season, and I need to prepare my memes! If you like my work please consider sharing it with a friend and subscribing for more! Find me on Gab and Minds under Grey Aven!!

The Seasons are changing here in the northern mid western hemisphere. Maybe your leaves have already turned and snow is on the ground, or perhaps they are green with life yet weathered by the harsh cold or do your leaves ever hold their hue? Regardless this Jazz Standard reflects my current mile mark on my dance round the sun. Here's my take on Autumn Leaves, if you enjoy it consider subscribing and sharing my work with a friend! Thank you for your support!

Still Climbing - Written, Recorded and Produced by Grey Aven

Grown from the rays of a star, on this rocky face I strive for my own sun, a golden dream in view but out of reach. On the way its easy to become rooted and settle for the mountain does provide. But the glint drives courage onward towards the sky's eternity. This piece was improvised on the inspiration of my new quest and the music of runescape. Please subscribe and follow me on Minds/ Gab if you enjoyed my work, also consider sharing it with a friend, its my only way to grown! Thank you so much for lending my passion your ear!

On the Quest for Life - Composed, performed and produced by Grey Aven
Remastering and mixing a bunch of my older tracks with some new skills I have learned. Also made some new art for it! This funky work is a mix of electronica and pentatonic jazz fusion. The piece was written for my dear friend Calvin as a theme for his YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgeR...). A gift for mutual promotion, I took inspiration from his current residence in japan, writing it in a Eb minor pentatonic scale. A few times I sprinkle in some A naturals if you listen (or watch) carefully. I used Miditrail (http://miditrail.osdn.jp) to create the visualize of my midi inputs. Its quite a nice little program. Let me know what you think of the mix! Thanks for lending me your ear, follow me/share if you enjoyed it!

Is Breá Liom Tú - Piano Tone Poem composed by Grey Aven
Its been nine months since my last upload, but instead of baring a child, the fruits of this last year have been a glorious marriage to my beloved in fair Ireland. Its landscape was truly an ineffable beauty, second only to my love, and this time worn realm filled me with inspiration for a new beginning. And here I am, back again brimming with new ideas for my old dream. My dreams have come true, the only part left is to have my music received and honestly its acceptance and popularity matter very little to a heart as full as mine. Regardless I still ask you to share my music if you like it and please subscribe for more! Two uploads are coming every week the rest of the year and next year my stream will be returning! Thank You so much for lending me your ears.

On the Quest for Life - Remastering and mixing a bunch of my older tracks with some new skills I have learned. Also made some new art for it! This funky work is a mix of electronica and pentatonic jazz fusion. The piece was written for my dear friend Calvin as a theme for his YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgeR...). A gift for mutual promotion, I took inspiration from his current residence in japan, writing it in a Eb minor pentatonic scale. A few times I sprinkle in some A naturals if you listen (or watch) carefully. I used Miditrail (http://miditrail.osdn.jp) to create the visualize of my midi inputs. Its quite a nice little program. Let me know what you think of the mix! Thanks for lending me your ear, follow me/share if you enjoyed it!

Is Breá Liom Tú - Piano Tone Poem composed by Grey Aven
Its been nine months since my last upload, but instead of baring a child, the fruits of this last year have been a glorious marriage to my beloved in fair Ireland. Its landscape was truly an ineffable beauty, second only to my love, and this time worn realm filled me with inspiration for a new beginning. And here I am, back again brimming with new ideas for my old dream. My dreams have come true, the only part left is to have my music received and honestly its acceptance and popularity matter very little to a heart as full as mine. Regardless I still ask you to share my music if you like it and please subscribe for more! Two uploads are coming every week the rest of the year and next year my stream will be returning! Thank You so much for lending me your ears.

Written, preformed and produced by Grey Aven

Time is released and emptiness is turned right side in. Indescribable void arises as one and falls as one, ineffable frozen beyond time. I knock on the door find I am the door.

As I Grow On - Written and recorded by Grey Aven

Well I am back again. Even though my listeners are very few, I continue with my hollow quest to create relevant and worthy art, yet I cant seem to spin with the memes ear wish to here recited ad nauseam. I have grown as a musician and my sound has matured greatly since I began this journey under the mantle of Grey Aven. I hope 2019 is the year I can finally break through. Doubtful.

either way, I grow on.

Around Yet Around - Written and Improvised by Grey Aven

Another year is upon us they say, though as I gaze into the 4th dimension, one tick of my metabolic powered mind at a time, I see no line between now and the past. Yet the line of ritual draws us deeper still and each year trivializes further all the last. We decide what and when is new, and hope that a resolution or two can lead to a fulfilling cadence to our lives. This years new year song is a tad more hopeful then the last and begins with a waltz and progression I wrote on the 1st, I recorded an impromptu rendition of my progression and you may see this cycle yet again. Thank you so much for listening and all the support you've given me this past year. Here is to the future, and the hope that my music can positively touch the lives of more hearing conscious minds. Like and share if you enjoyed it as always!! Its my only hope! aha.

Well its Christmas Eve! My last day to post Christmas Music and I am ever so behind! I have at least three uploads to post today and here is the first! All of these songs shall be on my holiday album releasing tomorrow on bandcamp! This little song is a jazzy arrangement of an old standard, I can't quite say witch one. But Here's to hoping it doesnt start snowing til I am home from my mass's tomorrow. Ahaha. Anyway, thank you for listening to my work and supporting me! If you enjoyed it, share and like! Merry Christmas!

O Holy Night - Arranged and performed by Aidan "Grey Aven" Rickel

The holiest night of the year is upon us, and not even children can relax as anticipation stirs in everyone's heart. Here is another track off my Christmas album this year. And this particular Christmas song is potentially my most beloved of all. I hope you enjoy my emotional rendition, thank you so much for supporting me. And please share my video if you'd like to help me grow! Merry Christmas and Have a Holy Night.

A Cover - Arranged and performed by Grey Aven
Well its Christmas Eve! My last day to post Christmas Music and I am ever so behind! I have at least three uploads to post today and here is the first! All of these songs shall be on my holiday album releasing tomorrow on bandcamp! This little song is a jazzy arrangement of an old standard, I can't quite say witch one. But Here's to hoping it doesnt start snowing til I am home from my mass's tomorrow. Ahaha. Anyway, thank you for listening to my work and supporting me! If you enjoyed it, share and like! Merry Christmas!

O Holy Night - Arranged and performed by Aidan "Grey Aven" Rickel
The holiest night of the year is upon us, and not even children can relax as anticipation stirs in everyone's heart. Here is another track off my Christmas album this year. And this particular Christmas song is potentially my most beloved of all. I hope you enjoy my emotional rendition, thank you so much for supporting me. And please share my video if you'd like to help me grow! Merry Christmas and Have a Holy Night.

Well, we are in the evening of the year and away in a manger lies Christmas. As promised, here is another treat off my Christmas album this year, which will be released on my Bandcamp (https://greyaven.bandcamp.com/) Christmas day. This is a rather simple arrangement compared to some of the other numbers, but this is how you would hear me play it at midnight mass Christmas eve, albiet a tad less jazzy. Thank you for listening and if you enjoyed it please share and follow me for more! Fa la la la la

Hark the Herald Angels Sing - arranged and recorded by Grey Aven (Aidan Rickel)
Tis the season! Hark, from the rattling speakers of shopping centers across the globe the herald music plays. Maybe not as glorious as choirs of angels, but with an unwavering reverence like the donning the deck every hall. This arrangement to a little work to nail, but I am quite proud of the final product. Let me know what you think! And as always, thank you so much for lending me your ear, share and like if you enjoyed it and come back tomorrow for two more!

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Grey Aven here, composer, keyboardist, vocalist and arranger, I am bringing esoteric, experimental and neo-classical music to bitChute. I combine a plethora of influence and styles into my unique advent grade jazz-fusion style. I am trying to be a bit more "Viral" and am starting a series of covers to be posted every Saturday morning called "I Can Do it Better" Where I take the current hottest track and do it.. Better! aha. Please subscribe for more and share to help me grow!