Uploaded December 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Balance is my first album. It is an instrumental expression of energy, the elements, and their manifestation in the body. It explores some of my influences in electronic music, jazz, and post-rock.
Tracks:
[0:00 - 2:30] Ground (prod. Couleurs)
[2:30 - 5:15] Surf
[5:15 - 10:50] Agni (feat. Reuben Moss)
[10:50 - 16:33] Floatin
[16:34 - 20:50] Getsu
[20:51 - 25:53] Balance
[25:54 - 29:25] Ground (Reprise)
Gavin Leeper - guitar, keys
Reuben Moss - guitar (Agni, Balance, and Ground (Reprise))
Scott Takahashi - keys (Getsu and Ground (Reprise))
Alex Favaro - drums (Getsu and Ground (Reprise))
Robby Lee - drums (Agni)
Evan Gitterman - bass (Getsu and Ground (Reprise))
Divya Farias - alto sax (Getsu and Ground (Reprise))
Amrit Robbins - trumpet (Ground (Reprise))
Matt Segall - tenor sax (Balance)
Isaac Ghansah - trumpet (Balance)
Composed and produced by Gavin Leeper
Mixed by Jules de Gasperis in Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at Audible Oddities in Oakland, CA
Art by Will Atwood
Getsu and Ground (Reprise) recorded and engineered by Evan Gitterman at Fantasia Soundworks in Oakland, CA
Drums for Agni recorded and engineered by Alex Spencer at SAE Expression College in Emeryville, CA
Horns on "Balance" recorded by Henri Rapp at Badracket Studios in Cleveland, OH
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/2MVtfgDJE7tTHYdU6cAdt7
Bandcamp: leapah.bandcamp.com/album/balance
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/leapah/sets/balance
Balance is my first album. It is an instrumental expression of energy, the elements, and their manifestation in the body. It explores some of my influences in electronic music, jazz, and post-rock.
Tracks:
[0:00 - 2:30] Ground (prod. Couleurs)
[2:30 - 5:15] Surf
[5:15 - 10:50] Agni (feat. Reuben Moss)
[10:50 - 16:33] Floatin
[16:34 - 20:50] Getsu
[20:51 - 25:53] Balance
[25:54 - 29:25] Ground (Reprise)
Gavin Leeper - guitar, keys
Reuben Moss - guitar (Agni, Balance, and Ground (Reprise))
Scott Takahashi - keys (Getsu and Ground (Reprise))
Alex Favaro - drums (Getsu and Ground (Reprise))
Robby Lee - drums (Agni)
Evan Gitterman - bass (Getsu and Ground (Reprise))
Divya Farias - alto sax (Getsu and Ground (Reprise))
Amrit Robbins - trumpet (Ground (Reprise))
Matt Segall - tenor sax (Balance)
Isaac Ghansah - trumpet (Balance)
Composed and produced by Gavin Leeper
Mixed by Jules de Gasperis in Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at Audible Oddities in Oakland, CA
Art by Will Atwood
Getsu and Ground (Reprise) recorded and engineered by Evan Gitterman at Fantasia Soundworks in Oakland, CA
Drums for Agni recorded and engineered by Alex Spencer at SAE Expression College in Emeryville, CA
Horns on "Balance" recorded by Henri Rapp at Badracket Studios in Cleveland, OH
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/2MVtfgDJE7tTHYdU6cAdt7
Bandcamp: leapah.bandcamp.com/album/balance
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/leapah/sets/balance
![[RADWIMPS] - Again To Goshintai (Transcription and Analysis)
I transcribed this piece from the Kimi No Na Wa OST by ear, recreating it with instruments in Logic Pro X as well as the Cinesamples Solo library in certain parts. [RADWIMPS] - Again To Goshintai (Transcription and Analysis)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YjrQWuAd_dg/mqdefault.jpg)

![How I Wrote This Beautiful Anime Piano Melody
Process video explaining how I made the piano loop for a collaboration with @Gami.
Here is his video about the production side: https://youtu.be/CNn0jjmhh6U
My course on Master The Score w/ @RyanLeach
https://bit.ly/4arbEfK
Interested in composition lessons? Book an initial call here.
https://calendly.com/gavinleepermusic/initial-call
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/gavinleeper
Discord:
https://discord.gg/mWDYmYh
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Here are my main music theory videos in order of increasing difficulty level:
Learning Music Theory With Zelda: Ocarina of Time https://youtu.be/9dMhAl3Gx3M
Common Japanese Chord Progressions https://youtu.be/yKV58VVGV9k
Learning Modes and Modal Interchange With Zelda: Ocarina of Time https://youtu.be/c4h9SjOQ6hs
The Circle of Fifths & Contemporary Japanese Music https://youtu.be/3uJWzVKrmk8
{Transition Chords} & Contemporary Japanese Music https://youtu.be/OsCHcAe3GNQ
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[BGM In Order of Appearance]
Gavin Leeper - Ground https://youtu.be/JCx-FtQbAp4
Approaching Aphelion - Mint Chip https://youtu.be/iANdPaEKnXo
Joe Hisaishi - Kaze No Toorimichi (arr. Hirohashi) (Cover by Gavin Leeper) https://youtu.be/EDRmJSwrVns?t=386
Joe Hisaishi - Mononoke Hime (Cover by Gavin Leeper) https://www.instagram.com/p/CInxDuUHci4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Come join my Discord server for further discussion! You’ll find Gami there too.
https://discord.gg/mWDYmYh
If you like what you learned in this video and want to buy me coffee, you can do so with Ko-fi!
https://ko-fi.com/gavinleeper How I Wrote This Beautiful Anime Piano Melody](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZI8pgYBYy2Q/mqdefault.jpg)




![[Yoshiaki Fujisawa] - Kyoumen No Nami Ocrch. (Transcription & Analysis)
I transcribed and analyzed Yoshiaki Fujisawas orchestral rendition of the OP song Kyoumen No Nami from the anime Land of The Lustrous.
Transcription - Gavin Leeper
Score Preparation - Nyakkai
Original Recording:
https://youtu.be/_Kuqs0VTLd4
TVアニメの「宝石の国」から藤澤慶昌が作曲しましたの「鏡面の波」のオーケストラバージョンを書き写しまして、分析しました。
翻音 - Gavin Leeper
楽譜創出 - Nyakkai
オリジナル曲:
https://youtu.be/_Kuqs0VTLd4 [Yoshiaki Fujisawa] - Kyoumen No Nami Ocrch. (Transcription & Analysis)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eJQ4k6H-FqE/mqdefault.jpg)


