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[Kevin Nolan]

I have a hunch I'm going to make Mike Conway very jealous -

I've just completed a 3-day filmscoring master class with Hollywood Composer Christopher Young.

As some of you might know, Ireland runs an outstanding part-time film scoring programme including doing the UCLA Extension Film Scoring Programme over a two year period part time; as well as offering master classes / seminars.

To date I've had the profound honour to have been trained by the following Hollywood Composers and Orchestrators:

Don Ray
Bob Drasnin
Conrad Pope
Bill Ross
Craig Garfinkle
Fiachra Trench

and now - Christopher Young. For this course, on writing / developing melody, Chris took 19 of us and gave us his undivided attention for three full days.

My OASYS was used for the course. We fed it through a pair of Genelec 1031A's and it was used exclusively as a piano.

The general consensus from everyone - including me by the way - is that it sounded stunning. I mean - I was beside myself with pride - EXs2 sounded rich, deep, full and pianistic - very natural - (we all has to write a piano cue for the final day). Everyone on the course was very impressed with the OASYS - including its RH2 action which was commented on - and when I told them of Kronos at half the price and with even better pianos they were genuinely impressed.

The tuition given by Christopher Young was outstanding - inspiring and hugely informative and insightful. He has just finished the film the The Rum Diary and had duties to do with that till last Thursday; and arrived in Ireland on Friday morning. Yet, he immediately came to class and taught us for that day. He had in advance asked that we compile a CD of our music and over the three days at any spare moment - during lunch, before class on Saturday and Sunday and on each of the three evenings - he met with each and every one of us individually for 30 minutes (and was extremely thorough, helpful and complimentary to my music which is a huge, practical help I can tell you). I've never witnessed such genorousity of spirit and such deep and helpful insight from any mentor, ever before. All of the class feel the same way.



And - I can vouch for RH2 being a very robust keybed - on the first today he got some of us to do an improvisation to a murder scene - using the OASYS piano as a kind of gestural / percussive instrument. About 8 of the class had a go - and it entailed each student hammering out a gestural improvised cue on piano to create massive tension and fear during the scene. Well I can tell you - those doing it did not hold back. I genuinely thought I'd have to buy a new keybed - I resigned myself to it - one girl hit the keyboard so hard that it hung the OASYS which bellowed a continuous high-pitched screech from the Genelec's. Everyone thought she had snapped a key or cracked some sort of underling electronic sensor - but a simple reboot was all that was needed - while I have inspected the keyboard today and it shows absolutely no signs of wear and tear!.


Just felt the need to share this with my beloved OASYS community. I now know the OASYS can take a pounding and survive (could have been a enpensive weekend otherwise!!)


Best regards,
(a still floating on air) OASYS owner,
Kevin.

[cello]

Wow, wow, wow! What an experience, Kevin! #jealous (in a positive way)

It is always a joy to have insight from someone so, well, insightful and generous. My last piano teacher was like this. Everything whilst being so difficult was made so easy and obvious.

But the insipiration was the thing that was the lasting effect.

And to have had this experience using the incomparable (yes, I use that word intentionally) OASYS!

I understand your elation and sheer unmeasurable joy. I am delighted for you that you had this experience.

You're a lucky man - but the real pleasure for me in reading your post is that you know it and - more importantly - value it.

I hope that this inspiration lives on in you for many years to come.

Thanks for sharing.
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[Mike Conway]

Wow, I am jealous! That sounds like a smoking great time, Kevin. I have some of Christopher Young's soundtracks (THE FLY 2, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2) and am always aware of his wonderous weaving strings. I've admired him for the past 26 years.

Ironically, Mr. Young scored THE OASIS.





P.S. I had an X-stand collapse and I've more than once heard that Whine that comes from the OASYS when it takes a hit.
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