This is my final version of Half of Me.

I want to thank everyone who worked so hard on this song, even those of you who's contributions I didn't use, it meant so much to me that you took the time to try and help. I tried to put as many parts in as I could, it just started to get muddled for me at a certain point so that I had to weed it down until I got this final product.
It was very hard for me to do that, especially with xoSasha, macjames61 and SpectrumCJ because I really liked what you guys did, I just couldn't (with my limited expertise) make it work.
So again please don't take it personal if I didn't use you...I loved all the contributions!

a special thanks to hedge, braun22, macjames6, shadowstorm88, and venns who have been with this project since the first day I uploaded it and have spent countless hours tweeking and playing around.

As far as the arrangement, it couldn't have happened without hedge's instrumentation which I used as the guideline for the song, so
thank you thank you thank you!!
also to IlliterateWriter and michellek for the incredibly beautiful violin parts, to Braun22 for being endlessly patient with me and making the bass to my specifications, to ladyAdelaide for the gorgeous piano, to DoctorWorth whose guitar parts I loved and Visitor for giving me the guidelines for the guitar parts I wanted.

AND an extra special thanks to RegularJoe who not only created this incredible website for me and all of you to take advantage of, he also recommend this song and got us all the help we needed.

Notes:
*there's some clacking from the piano sustain pedal.
i couldn't do a thing about it so just close your eyes and pretend she's playing in the room with you

*please listen with head phones :)
I paned the violin and the piano to opposite ears for a surround sound feel


Hitrecord Testimonial: :)
I moved to central Wisconsin from Phoenix, Arizona in January and had to quit all
3 bands I was in to do it. Since i couldn't play any instruments, I felt like a part of me had died and pretty much had no purpose in life. I woke up, worked, ate, and slept like a robot. I felt like half a person. I wrote this song one day last month and the next day I just happened to find Hitrecord.org. I decided that if I was ever going to be able to finish any of my songs again THIS WOULD BE THE PLACE TO DO IT!
so I sat my ass down in front of my computer, learned how to use garage band and pushed myself until I had something worth presenting to you all. The last few weeks of my life have been outstanding! I feel as though I have a purpose and this community has given me a new lease on life, that no matter where I am, I can be connected to other artistis and musicians who like me, want to create, share and LOVE.
I am so HAPPY :D and it's your fault.
Again By Heart,
❥Riana

p.s
if anyone would like to collaborate with me on a new record, this one is in progress :)
http://hitrecord.org/records/132262

The Politics of Fucking, Happen to be well known, babers..

It's been 4 years living with a strange form of Arthritis and its time I wrote a song.
I am no lyricist but oh well. Here goes.

Lyrics:

It struck in the dead of day
Took hold, it was leading the way.
Engulfed, feeling crippled and cold.
So young but so withered and old.

And I'm bound,
Shackled in silver Lies
Trapped in my new disguise
And I'm bound,
Be gone when I close my eyes
And dream of big blue skies
Oh I'm bound

Four years move so slowly
Each one so unholy.
So many dreams down the drain
And I know I shouldn't complain

But I'm bound...

oooooh kay. so here's the updated skeleton of pieces.

i've gotten a few submissions for this song, and they are kinda all over the place but monkeychow gave me a bass part the other day that's really got me thinking that combined with hedges clap track could be something fantastic!!

i REALLY dig the groovyness of these parts and i was hoping that if anyone else contributes they would keep this in mind for the song and i'm also hoping that iIlliterateWriter and michellek can write a piano and violin part to correspond with it. (:D pretty pretty please!)
.

i'm hoping i can throw this all together for another beautiful collab song and i really like where the claps and the bass line are taking it. (kinda a spanish feel, which being half Argentinean is a plus for me)

IT WOULD BE FREAKIN AMAZING if we could get some nylon stringed, spanish sounding rhythm guitar in this and if we could get a more creative double bass for the entire song instead of repeating the same line over and over. i would freak.


I'm so in love with the direction this is going and i can't wait for the finished product!
thank you to everyone who's working on this, it blows my mind how many talented people are on this site!

This was pretty spur of the moment. Took about an hour to make.

This song is going out to our girl Gweninterrupted! <3

My attempt at a Christmas Song for filmpunk's collab. I'll upload the wavs too if anybody wants em!

As we sidestep through November
We set sights fast on December
And that day we all remember
To the fire’s dying ember

December, December
You chill us to our bones
December, December
A time for going home

In the air my breath turns white
As day so quickly turns to night
This early turn suits me alright
Instead of the sun the stars burn bright

The Christmas chill nostalgia bringing
Familiar songs old favourites singing
In every quarter bells are ringing
To each other we are clinging

December, December
You chill us to our bones
December, December
A time for going home

All together for a day
We do things the old-fashioned way
We celebrate against the grey
Of leafless trees that icy sway

December, December
You chill us to our bones
December, December
A time for going home