Category: Film scoring

Introducing

Posted on by James Blennerhassett in arts and entertainment, DAW, education, Film scoring, Ireland, Irish, music, Music, music notation, Music tech training, Podcast, Uncategorized

My new website for certified training in Steinberg's Cubase and Dorico is now live. Go to http://www.blenntech.com and see what I can do to help you get started or improve your knowledge in using these amazing programs for Recording and Music Notation as used by many great artists and composers including Hans Zimmer, Alan Silvestri, … Continue reading Introducing →

After the Snow

Posted on by James Blennerhassett in Artist, arts and entertainment, bass, Bass session, bassist, blog, cinister, Composition, double bass, Film scoring, happiness, Inspiration, Ireland, Irish, james blennerhassett, music, music video, performance, Soundtrack, Story, Todalie Stories, Video, youtube

What can I say about "Daisy" my Double Bass. We have been playing on numerous recordings together for more years than I care to remember, including some of Christy Hennessy's most iconic tracks, the original #Galway Girl with #Steve Earle, A man of constant sorrow with Jackson Browne, The Rocky road to Dublin with #The … Continue reading After the Snow →

Help!!!!

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Trying to put together a short video to tell you all about our forthcoming Third Eye Audio illustrated Fairytale series. So difficult to get it into 3 mins. Help...please 🙂

Ox mountain man is out of hibernation

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Lough Gill in Sligo.

This is a preview of the music for the story of “Layliana”

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This is a preview of the music for the story of "Layliana", the first in a series of Fairytales  (Books with Graphic audio and Illustrations)  by James & Susan Blennerhassett & Vitya Malirsh which will be published later this year. I will be starting a Fundit campaign shortly to help us get the first two … Continue reading This is a preview of the music for the story of “Layliana” →

More of the 4 Bs with Tommy G…Gorman that is!

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Three generations of Blennerhassetts on stage together

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Had the great pleasure of playing on stage together with my mother and two daughters, accompanied by Kieran Quinn on piano and Ken Mc Donald on percussion at the Sligo Grammar school concert for the Northwest hospice on Saturday night at the Knocknarea arena in Sligo. We played a piece of original music called " … Continue reading Three generations of Blennerhassetts on stage together →

Inspiration :-)

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Patience is a virtue!

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