RELAXING YULE LOG-- BUT IT'S ALL GUITARS

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MUSIC EDIT: DC GROUP HOLIDAY GREETING

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I got to do a teeny music edit on this wintry greeting from The DC Group, commemorating the company’s support of the Atlantic Hurricane Season Recovery Fund.

As often happens, my job was to make it sound like no work had been done at all. The fade-out of the music was originally a transition into another part, and the extant fadeout didn’t seem to resolve in a satisfying way. I lengthened the final chord, eventually bringing in a piano note from a virtual instument library to add a bit of helft to the resolution.

Thanks to Snap Communications for the opportunity. All the best to you and yours this holiday season!

WHAMAGEDDON LIMBO

If you’re not already familiar with the concept of Whamageddon, feel free to get up to speed. And if you feel like you’ve got what it takes, join the fight! It’s the easiest game you’ll ever play. In fact, the less you do, the easier it is.

I’m facing an odd situation in my own particular Whamageddon experience this year, though. Here’s the deal.

The other day (either Dec 1st or 2nd, I don’t remember which, though I know it was one of those, so it’s in-bounds according to the rules of the game), on the way through the atrium of the downtown Target here in Minneapolis, I just barely caught the strains of “Last Christmas” on the way out the door. It wasn’t very distinct— the PA system wasn’t very high fidelity or anything— and I even went back inside to make sure that was what I’d heard. It did seem to be, and I was disappointed to have been Whammed so soon.

But then I wondered: was this the original version, or a cover? Given the lo-fi playback and low volume, plus the fact that I have only a passing familiarity with the song, I really wasn’t able to tell what version of the song it was. And if it’s a cover version, then it doesn’t count. So I have to wonder: if I don’t know whether I heard the original version or not, have I truly been Whammed?

What do you think?