Jahzzar

December 8, 1980

“JOHN LENNON was shot to death by a fan who had idolised him for years. When the 25-year-old killer, Mark David Chapman, gunned down Lennon he was carrying 14 Beatle tape recordings in a satchel. Chapman, a dishevelled out-of-work security guard, told friends that he intended to meet Lennon.”

” A stunned generation of Beatles fans was in mourning for their murdered idol John Lennon last night.”

“John loved and prayed for the human race. Please do the same for him. Yoko Ono”

“A shoked Paul McCartney said last night: John was a great man. His death is a bittel, cruel blow – I really loved the guy. He was one of the best.

He added: He will be sadly missed by the whole world. John will be remembered for this contribution to art, music and world peace. I can’t tell you howmuch it hurts to lose him.”

“I owe everything to John. He commited himself 100 per cent to the music business.

Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones was shattered.

He was given the news in Paris, where he is recording a new album, and said: I knew and liked John Lennon for 18 years. But I don’t want to make a casual remark now at such a awfulmoment for his family, millions of fans and friends.”

Text and photos from THE SUN, December 10, 1980

Matthew McConaughey… In the museum

New collaboration with Condé Nast for GQ Magazine.

Betterwithmusic is back to the December issue to accompany the video of one of the MOTY 2013, the cover star Matthew McConaughey.

Song: In the museum

Early Years

The first time (or second , can not remember ) I started to make music with digital tools was in 2003 (2004 ? Damn memory). They were my first steps, well before betterwithmusic adventure, before focusing on image / sound and background music. While I still expected to be a pop star, do world tours and to be on the lists of the best music of the year.

All happened with the occasion of a new musical talent contest. I downloaded Anvil Studio, a free music editor, and started the adventure. Logically, with a mouse, a seedy PC mic and the computer’s keyboard as instruments was quite difficult to get anything. GM sounds not really helping either. That’s why I got to work with samples, to scape of tinny sounds. Samples and a lot of sound effects. Things began to improve but believe me, was not easy of the lack of tools.

After many hours (and too much patience) I got a handful of remixes and songs that could be presented with dignity. Or so I thought at the time.

I recovered those songs and I think it’s time to make them public.

There was one more. Rachmaninov, Stevie Wonder, trip hop and traditional Asturian sounds for a tune already recovered for Fruela 757, one of my alter egos:

The answer is No. I did not win that contest.