Aaron Pillar Production Archive            

 

Image: View of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH ©2007 Aaron Pillar

Music Archive

 

2009:

Vocals:

Title:     Lost Without You

Genre: Urban Pop

Details:     Performed, recorded, and mixed lead vocals over pre-recorded music bed (original song 'Lost Without U' performed by singer Robin Thicke, written by Robin Thicke and Sean Hurley).

 

Background music:

Title:     Hedging Benson

Genre: Smooth Jazz

Details:     Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.

 

Title:     Fuses and Kotos 

Genre: Abstract/Asian

Details:     Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.

 

Title:     Wanna Be Influenced 

Genre: Electronic Action

Details:     Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.

 

Title:     Gunning Dinosaurs

Genre: Abstract/Atmospheric

Details:     Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.

 

Title:     Big Water

Genre: Cinematic Action

Details:     Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.

 

Title:     Gimme My Nickelback

Genre: Hard Rock

Details:     Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed (emulation of music bed for 'If Today Was Your Last Day' by rock band Nickelback).

 

Title:     Vice

Genre: Electronic Action

Details:     Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.

 

Title:     Ludwig

Genre: Pseudo Classical

Details:     Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.

 

Title:     Stellar Pursuit

Genre: Electronic Action

Details:     Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.

 

Title:     Stubborn

Genre: Light Rock

Details:     Wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed.

 

2008:

Rearrangement:

Title:     Nude (Retrohead Mix)

Genre: Art Rock

Details:     Wrote, performed, and recorded acoustic guitar parts and synth effects, then remixed song to include these additional parts (original song 'Nude' by rock band Radiohead).

 

2007:

Country Pop/Country Rock music project with singer Winifred Adams:


Title:     Silver Bells (demo)

Genre: Holiday Light Rock

Details:     Arranged, performed (except for vocals), recorded, and mixed all tracks.

 

2006:

Country Pop/Country Rock music project with singer Winifred Adams:

Title:     Where Will This Love Go

Genre: Country Pop Rock

Details:     Wrote and arranged nearly all the music, wrote most of the lyrics based on a few phrases supplied by Ms. Adams. Wrote and performed some guitars, all percussion and bass, recorded everything except some guitars, engineered final mix. Some guitars written, performed and recorded by guitarist Phil Symonds.

Video:

 

Title:     You Are My Rose

Genre: Country Pop Rock

Details:     Originally by Winifred Adams, most of her lead vocal melody was retained (recorded by Paul Hollman). I completely rearranged the instrumentation, wrote and arranged backing vocals, added the bridge (music and most of the lyrics), wrote, performed, and recorded some guitars, all percussion and bass, all piano, keyboards and strings, and engineered final mix. Some guitars written, performed and recorded by guitarist Phil Symonds.

Video:

 

Title:     Only A Thought Away

Genre: Country Pop Rock

Details:     Wrote about 2/3 of the lead vocal (1/3 of lead vocal melody by Ms. Adams), arranged the backing vocals and recorded all vocals. Most lyrics by Ms Adams. Some guitars written, performed, and recorded by guitarist Phil Symonds. I wrote, performed and recorded all other instruments, and engineered final mix.

Full Mix

(no percussion)

 

2005:

              Pop Rock music project with singer Winifred Adams:

                    Title:      All You Need (demo)

Genre: Rock

Details: Originally presented in 2003 to the manager of Italian classical crossover tenor Andrea Bocelli as a potential crossover pop duet for Mr. Bocelli and Ms. Adams, it was subsequently rejected, where work on it as a song only for Ms. Adams was started but never completed. Wrote all lyrics, music, and melodies. Some guitars written, performed, and recorded by guitarist Phil Symonds. I performed and recorded all other instruments, and engineered this demo mix.

 

2004:

Country Pop/Country Rock music project with singer Winifred Adams:

Title:     Because Love Hangs On

Genre: Country Pop Rock

Details:     Co-wrote lyrics with Ms. Adams, wrote all the music, recorded all vocals, recorded and performed all instruments except some guitars performed and recorded by guitarist Philip Symonds. Engineered final mix.

 

1997:

Songs by Cleveland, Ohio rock band Time No Reason:

Title:     Black Eyes

Genre: Rock

Details:     Arranged bass guitar and bridge lead guitar parts, arranged some vocal harmonies, recorded all tracks and engineered final mix. Lyrics and vocal melody written by Elaine Sutton.

 

Title:     Sex and Money

Genre: Rock

Details:     Co-wrote lyrics with Chad Stadler, co-wrote music with Time No Reason. Arranged instrumentation with Time No Reason. Recorded all tracks and engineered final mix.

 

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