VolpeDid a little collab with my good buddy Tyler Sanchez, also known as PlayerOneTyler on the interwebz. We're stoked to bring you an acapella cover of All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor, Umbrella by Rihanna and Jay Z, and Toxic by Britney Spears!
(Acapella Cover) - ALL ABOUT THAT BASS x UMBRELLA x TOXICVolpe2016-09-23 | Did a little collab with my good buddy Tyler Sanchez, also known as PlayerOneTyler on the interwebz. We're stoked to bring you an acapella cover of All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor, Umbrella by Rihanna and Jay Z, and Toxic by Britney Spears!
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Also, if you want to check out my other channel called The Riffsters, we'll be dropping a new Porg video there when Solo: A Star Wars Story comes out!
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After my last video in which I made a beat completely out of sounds I sampled from the Black Panther trailer, I saw a comment asking if I could do the same for the Infinity War Trailer. I decided to give it a shot and here is the final result!
With Black Panther coming out in theaters this weekend, I was inspired by the amazing music to create a beat pulling sounds out of the Black Panther teaser trailer which was a lot harder than I thought. In the end I think I came up with something really cool!
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P.S. I'm also learning Adobe After Effects and this was my first attempt at a music visualizer so don't judge
Many of you will know me as the person who created the widely beloved/hated singing Porgs video. Based on popular request, I've created a 1 hour cut of Duel of the Fates as sung by Orgs for any that wish to enjoy/endure it for 60 full minutes. Enjoy!
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For my first ever live stream, I'll be chatting about my new studio that I've set up in my new apartment, all of the equipment I use, what my goals are for 2018 and more!
Join me and let me know if you have any ideas for videos you'd like to see moving forward!Cloud Nine by Volpe ( Original Dance Pop Song )Volpe2017-12-24 | For any new subscribers of mine out there who may have found me via my lovingly crafted Porg videos (you're welcome and also I'm sorry), you may not know that I also make original music and my dream is to be a producer and songwriter. This track is the final track from my debut album Seasons, that dropped earlier this year in April. It's a visual album and this is the final music video so definitely check out the other 9 music videos if you like this one!
You can also listen to the whole album on Spotify and iTunes (links below).
Music & Lyrics by Julian Bahmani Directed by Joe Aceves Director of Photography: Johnathan Schroyer Alex Velasco: Location Manager Jordi Max Ronchetti: Instruments & Band Kevin Lim: Keyboards Derek: Drums
Many of you will know me as the person who created the widely beloved/hated singing Porgs video. Well like it or not, I'm back with a sequel and based on popular request, I've taken a single Porg sample and remade Duel Of The Fates! Hope you enjoy and check out the original below.
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By popular request, I chose to release each of the movie themes that I remixed in Stranger Things style as their own videos. Here's the fifth of the series, the Indiana Jones Theme remade as an 80s, synth pop track! It's also pretty hilarious to me that the the final track in the series is Stranger "Indiana" and the show is set in Hawkins, Indiana.
By popular request, I chose to release each of the movie themes that I remixed in Stranger Things style as their own videos. Here's the fourth of the series, the Rocky Theme remade as an 80s, synth pop track!
By popular request, I chose to release each of the movie themes that I remixed in Stranger Things style as their own videos. Here's the second of the series, the James Bond Theme remade as an 80s, synth pop track!
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By popular request, I chose to release each of the movie themes that I remixed in Stranger Things style as their own videos. Here's the second of the series, the James Bond Theme remade as an 80s, synth pop track!
By popular request, I chose to release each of the movie themes that I remixed in Stranger Things style as their own videos. Here's the first of the series, the Star Wars Force Theme remade as an 80s, synth pop track!
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Star Wars (Force Theme), James Bond Theme, and Pirates of The Caribbean Theme.
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The album is a mixture of tropical house, pop, ballads, funk and electronic music and takes inspiration from Daft Punk, Jon Bellion, and many others.
Listen to SEASONS on SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/2ZMCTe... Buy SEASONS on ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sea... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Cloud Nine is a funk pop song in the vein of Daft Punk but with influences drawn from from James Brown, Lionel Richie and other classic funk artists. The lyrics were written by trying to first write a poem and then adapt it into a song
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#acoustic #acousticcover #popmusic #pop #ballad #piano #volpeLook What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift - Slow Piano Ballad CoverVolpe2017-08-31 | I'm starting to get back to doing covers of popular music but I want to bring something entirely new to them. With that in mind, here's the first in a new series of covers where I take pop music from the like of Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber and more and create slow, stripped down orchestral ballad covers. Hope you enjoy and let me know what other songs I should do!
Avalanche is a more ballad like pop song that came out of a day when I was really frustrated and feeling down. The video is meant to break the taboo surrounding issues of mental health and going to therapy. We all experience times of depression and anxiety and with this video I wanted to convey that it's okay to go to therapy and it doesn't make you weak.
A behind the scenes look at my song Avalanche. The lyrics and music of this song were designed to take you on a journey from feeling lonely and isolated, to warm and comforted. Hope you enjoy! #tropicalhouse #edm #popmusic
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Between The Sounds is my favorite song from my debut album Seasons. Sonically it channels Kygo with its tropical house vibe but I also incorporate a lot of pop elements from influences like Jack U, Jon Bellion and Charlie Puth. Hope you dig it!
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#tropicalhouse #edm #electronicmusicBetween the Sounds Acoustic Guitar Cover - Tropical House Original SongVolpe2017-07-20 | Here's the acoustic cover of my original tropical house song, Between the Sounds. I made this song with Justin Bieber in mind but I also hope to bring a new style to the music genre and doing an acoustic version shows the song's versatility. Check out the original EDM song down below!
Frozen Over is the third single from my debut album Seasons. The song is designed to be a satire of popular music like The Chainsmokers and Martin Garrix in terms of its structure and sounds used. I'm so proud of the creativity I put into this song, especially at the end where I switch things up and drop into an entirely new song to say that I'm trying to do things different and not sound like the rest. Share it if you dig it!
I always love watching behind the scenes videos where musicians show how they make their tracks, so here's the story behind the song Frozen Over, my latest single. The idea was to make a song that was a satire, poking fun at the common themes, tropes, sounds etc. that feature in a lot of popular music from artists like Martin Garrix, The Chainsmokers and more.
This was crazy fun to make. I wanted to experiment with a new technique I learned to create every single sound in the beat, from drums to synths, out of a single voice line from Optimus Prime. I pulled the line from the first Transformers film and then worked my magic! If you're looking to learn how to use the Logic X sampler to create awesome beats and music, then check out this video!
Nightfall is the second single from my debut album Seasons. The song has a very dreamy vibe to it, not unlike some of Drake's recent work and I wanted the visuals to be very bizarre and almost nightmarish to go with the theme of the song. Share it if you dig it!
I always love watching behind the scenes videos where musicians show how they make their tracks, so here's the story behind the song Nightfall, my latest single. It has a very haunting, lo-fi vibe to it and is very personal to me.
Nightfall is the second single from my debut album Seasons. The original song has a darker, dream-like vibe and was meant to be reminiscent of some lo-fi hip hop like some of Drake's recent stuff, combined with an energetic drop like the Chainsmokers.
The first music video from my new album seasons is here! For the song Love-Sic I wanted to utilize my drawing skills, something I've enjoyed doing since I was a child. I felt like this was the perfect opportunity to combine my love of drawing and graphic design with music. The vibe is Chainsmokers meets Kygo. You can get the song now on Spotify and iTunes :)
I always love watching behind the scenes videos where musicians show how they make their tracks, so here's the story behind the song Love-Sic, my latest dance single. The vibe is Chainsmokers meets Kygo. Be sure to check it out on Spotify and iTunes :)