I havent even heard John Legend and The Roots’ album, but when my man Ahmed Sirour sent me his remix, I knew I had to check it out. This remix is Ahmed’s submission for the Shine Remix Contest by Indaba Music which you can read more about HERE
Voting begins Jan 14 2011
Ahmed had this to say,
“This contest really challenged and boosted my orchestral arrangement game as I labored hard to play the strings as best I could to give a cinematic feel (including harps, gong, kettle drums, french horn, and windchimes). The final piece of the puzzle, since I rearranged th original arrangement, was to have a real bassist, my friend Joel Powell, replay my basslines and add his dope flair to it
I hope you all enjoy this and I feel good about it, and I’m gonna be real with you…I’m GOING IN FOR THE WIN to claim the Grand Prize Winner spot! Not even about the money…this is about moving a step higher in this music game to get better music out in the world and it’s time for good independent music to flood the airwaves, ya know?”
