Sounds Like - Progressive rock interviews with composer/performer Ben Sommer http://bensommer.com The "Sounds Like" music discovery podcast from composer/performer Ben Sommer. Interviews with musicians and artists who's music "sounds like" the great progressive rock acts: Rush, Zappa, Genesis, etc. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:15:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Copyright © Ben Sommer 2010 ben@bensommer.com (Ben Sommer) ben@bensommer.com (Ben Sommer) posts 1440 Ben Sommer Ben Sommer ben@bensommer.com No no http://bensommer.com/img/ben_sommer_headshot_itunes_144.jpg Sounds Like - Progressive rock interviews with composer/performer Ben Sommer http://bensommer.com 144 144 Second Single – Speekie Engrish http://bensommer.com/news/second-single-speekie-engrish http://bensommer.com/news/second-single-speekie-engrish#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:15:34 +0000 Ben Sommer http://bensommer.com/?p=144 Check the america’d page for the new single – “Speekie Engrish”!

Some of you may know this from a rough mix years ago – brand new mix this time with better everything.

]]> http://bensommer.com/news/second-single-speekie-engrish/feed 0 The Treat on BandsLikeRush.com http://bensommer.com/newsbites/the-treat-on-bandslikerush-com http://bensommer.com/newsbites/the-treat-on-bandslikerush-com#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:12:21 +0000 Ben Sommer http://bensommer.com/?p=141 New interview (podcast+transcript) on BandsLikeRush.com – this time with UK-based prog rock band “The Treat”. Mike Hyder – guitarist and primary song-writer – chatted with me for an hour in detail on his band’s history, constant comparisons to Rush, etc.

]]> http://bensommer.com/newsbites/the-treat-on-bandslikerush-com/feed 0 Stem tracks FREE for remixing http://bensommer.com/news/stem-tracks-free-for-remixing http://bensommer.com/news/stem-tracks-free-for-remixing#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:44:27 +0000 Ben Sommer http://bensommer.com/?p=139 Created a profile at MixMatchMusic – and uploaded some individual tracks (guitar solo, rhythm guitars, lead vocal, backing vocals) from “Adult Children”. Pass it on to anyone you know who does re-mix/mashups and wants free material!

]]> http://bensommer.com/news/stem-tracks-free-for-remixing/feed 0 More Cowbell http://bensommer.com/misc/more-cowbell http://bensommer.com/misc/more-cowbell#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:17:51 +0000 Ben Sommer http://bensommer.com/?p=132 Searching for a cowbell sample during mixing of “Speekie Engrish” – came upon an amusing little freeware program. Note Chris Walken as Bruce Dickinson, and “more/less” controls:

Cowbell Synth

]]> http://bensommer.com/misc/more-cowbell/feed 0 First Video! http://bensommer.com/news/first-video http://bensommer.com/news/first-video#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:29:38 +0000 Ben Sommer http://bensommer.com/?p=102 I’m amazed how fast things can move – my first music video is already here!

Many thanks to Robukka for such an interesting – and weird! – little stop-motion masterpiece!

]]> http://bensommer.com/news/first-video/feed 2 Sounds like? http://bensommer.com/sounds-like/sounds-like http://bensommer.com/sounds-like/sounds-like#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:47:35 +0000 Ben Sommer http://bensommer.com/?p=98 I’m amazed and confounded by the bands and artists that people have told me that I “sound like”.

Its really not a narcissistic obsession (really, really!) that makes me want to compile the list of these bands and artists – its simply because do not know what I sound like! Its a common issue with parents – your kids are so close to you that you can’t pick out your own resemblance in them. Well, the same is true for your own music – its just too close to you to be objective.

]]> http://bensommer.com/sounds-like/sounds-like/feed 0 Lyrics to “Adult Children” http://bensommer.com/newsbites/lyrics-to-adult-children http://bensommer.com/newsbites/lyrics-to-adult-children#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:57:12 +0000 Ben Sommer http://bensommer.com/?p=91 Folks have asked about lyrics for the new tune “Adult Children”. I’ve posted them to the america’d page. Just click on the lyrics link (duh!).

]]> http://bensommer.com/newsbites/lyrics-to-adult-children/feed 0 Launch – first single “Adult Children” http://bensommer.com/news/launch http://bensommer.com/news/launch#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:58:08 +0000 Ben Sommer http://bensommer.com/?p=61 Its official – I have a music career. Its been a long and winding road. Of course, I have no income from it. Much better than that – I’ve posted a hefty loss for FY2009. That’s the way to run a serious business.

I’m releasing a song at a time for the first album – one every week or two. The first song is a doozy – take a listen:

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