Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Available now on major streaming platforms:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/57tFkUOCOe52QcYniLFqzD
Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/the-loner-ep/1664579652
TIDAL: tidal.com/browse/album/270952681
Amazon Music: amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0BS4F6VGM
Deezer: deezer.com/en/album/395578537

My originals EP "The Lockdown Sessions", available to listen and buy on Bandcamp: jarrodgrgic.bandcamp.com/album/the-lockdown-sessions

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Hey people, here's a cover of Gary Moore's instrumental "The Loner".

Since playing this track at "Cafe d' Art" at my high school in 2017, I wanted to record a proper cover version at home, but I hadn't gotten around to it until this year, when I decided to record it while I was studying at TAFE.

This is the last track out of what was recorded this year at TAFE, and I wanted to save this one till last to release because it's the longest track, and it's probably the one I'm most proud of. This cover was based off of Gary Moore's live versions of The Loner, mainly the Isstadion Stockholm and Hammersmith Odeon live performances from 1987, where he would stretch the length from 5 minutes to 12 or more minutes with extended solos.

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All parts recorded at TAFE

Programs used:
DAW: Logic Pro 10.6.3
DAW (Drums): Pro Tools HD 10
Video Editing: Vegas Pro 15

Instruments:
- Electric Guitar: Homemade Guitar with EMG 89/SA/SA
- Bass Guitar: Jackson Concert Professional EX

- Drums: Pearl 4-Piece Vision SST Birch
- Snare: Pearl SensiTone Steel 14x5.5
- Hi-Hats: Zildjian "A" New Beat 14"
- Crash Cymbal 1: Zildjian "A" Medium Thin 18
- Crash Cymbal 2: Zildjian "A" Sweet Ride 21"
- Ride Cymbal: Sabian "AA" Medium 18"

- Electric piano, synth strings: Roland XP-60
- Plucked synthesizer: Casio CZ-1000

Gear:
- Guitar Amp: Marshall JMP 2203
- Guitar Cab: Homemade 4x12 with Celestion Greenbacks

- Overdrive: Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive
- Delay: Boss DD-7 Digital Delay
- Chorus: Boss CH-1 Super Chorus
- EQ: Boss RGE-10 Graphic Equalizer (Micro Rack)

- Bass Compressor: Boss CS-2 Compression Sustainer
- Bass Preamp: Tech 21 NYC SansAmp YYZ

Interface: Roland STUDIO-CAPTURE UA1610
Interface (Drums): Digidesign 96 I/O

Microphones:
- AKG C414 XLS (x2) (Glyn Johns setup, guitar room mic)
- AKG C418 (Snare top)
- Electro-Voice RE-20 (Kick)
- Neumann KM184 (x4) (Drum overheads, hi-hat, snare bottom, bongos, tambourine)
- Peavey Blue Marvel Speaker (Subkick)
- Sennheiser MD421 (x2) (Toms, guitar)
- Shure SM57 (x2) (Snare top, guitar)

Cameras:
- Panasonic G95
- Canon XF105

VCR: Sony SLV-X827

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Guitar Tunings and Gauges:

Homemade Guitar
- E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)
- Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky (9-46)

Jackson 1994 Concert Professional EX
- Drop D (D-A-D-G)
- Ernie Ball Extra Slinky Bass (40-95)

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