tag:patreilly.net,2005:/blogs/daily-writings?p=2Guitarist Pat Reilly Blog2023-11-17T09:11:19-05:00Guitarist Pat Reillyfalsetag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/73051112023-11-17T09:11:19-05:002023-11-17T09:11:19-05:00Fellahin Fall Releases Urbana EP<h3 style="text-align:center;">Today Marks The Release of Fellahin Fall's Urbana EP</h3><p style="text-align:center;">I am extremely proud of what we have accomplished with Urbana, this release marks a new Chapter for Fellahin Fall.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="no-pjax" href="https://fellahinfall.bandcamp.com/album/urbana" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/282931/4dc66791d09577c55f41d1062d2887dcaf372cd1/original/urbana-art.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /></a></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/71469712023-02-01T12:56:42-05:002023-10-16T10:52:14-04:00Today I have been Featured on Ultimate Guitar!<p style="text-align: center;">I am honored that today I have been featured on <a contents="Ultimate Guitar" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ug_exclusive_premiere_pat_the_panther_reilly_of_eramnesia_shares_playthrough_video_for_alone_under_neon_lights.html" target="_blank">Ultimate Guitar</a> <br>showcasing my guitar playthrough for <a contents="Eramnesia - Alone Under Neon Lights." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofOhr49hcmc" target="_blank">Eramnesia - Alone Under Neon Lights.</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Ultimate Guitar is basically a premium website that hosts a massive amount of guitar news, videos, and instructional material. I hope will head over to the site and check out the playthrough! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="CHECK IT OUT HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ug_exclusive_premiere_pat_the_panther_reilly_of_eramnesia_shares_playthrough_video_for_alone_under_neon_lights.html" target="_blank">CHECK IT OUT HERE</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/dcb0677f6cdcec68fe0574f346a416c742f2dfe2/original/c69t1632-enhanced.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/64143562020-08-20T12:55:00-04:002020-08-21T12:56:33-04:002020 Guitar Solo Showcase!<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="font-size: 16.8px;"><b>Pat Reilly 2020 Guitar Solo Showcase!<br>Just Released!<br>A Massive 15 Minute Guitar Solo Showcase!</b></span></span></h3>
<p><span class="font_large"><span style="font-size: 16.8px;">You all might think I'm a little crazy right? Who can just sit and listen to 15 minutes' worth of guitar solos right? Well, me for one! Anyway, this showcase is for the purpose of showcasing what I have been doing for most of 2020. I have been fortunate enough to get lots of for hire session work this year, much of which you will hear in the video! </span></span></p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="font-size: 16.8px;"><strong>Check it out!</strong></span></span></h4>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><span style="font-size: 16.8px;"><strong><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="O4FJV8waNfU" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/O4FJV8waNfU/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O4FJV8waNfU?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></strong></span></span></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/64053212020-08-08T13:15:21-04:002022-05-12T19:47:50-04:00Path to Transcendence Album Review by The Versatile Virgo<h3 style="text-align: center;">Path to Transcendence Album Review by "<a contents="The Versatile Virgo" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theversatilevirgo.com/not-listening-to-pat-reilly-youre-missing-out/">The Versatile Virgo</a>"</h3>
<p>I am extremely proud of what I accomplished with Path to Transcendence. Reading reviews like the one by The Versatile Virgo reinforces that my efforts and hard work have not gone unnoticed. Much gratitude to all that have taken to the time to listen to my creation.</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theversatilevirgo.com/not-listening-to-pat-reilly-youre-missing-out/"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/3569fc4a2a45b81c3e3c4c3b8627371ee4892c8a/original/safe-image.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>Here is a snippet!</p>
<p><em>It’s not very often that we are graced with a solo record where the guitar is the primary focus. For some, it could be challenging to hook new fans without radio ready, catchy choruses on every song. Pat Reilly, however, doesn’t have that problem.</em></p>
<p><em>The first five songs on the album do not have any vocals, but honestly, they don’t need them. The guitar riffs are so melodic throughout that they completely engulf you, and this is first experienced in the opener, “Between Two Worlds”. If Killswitch Engage and Amon Amarth came together, this is what it would sound like. <a contents="Read More..." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theversatilevirgo.com/not-listening-to-pat-reilly-youre-missing-out/"><span style="color:#9b59b6;">Read More...</span></a></em></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/63986442020-07-31T15:44:38-04:002020-07-31T15:44:38-04:00The Path<p>For any artists out there that are feeling down, feeling like you not moving forward, feeling like you should give up; I have been there. I fight every day not to stray from my path. The struggle will never go away, but you can better position yourself to deal with it. Here are some things that help keep me sane and focused. </p>
<p>-Do not compare your success or ability to the success or abilities of others. We ALL have unique traits in our abilities. You are unique, your story is different, my story is different. Measuring yourself up to other people is a sure way to feel inadequate. Don't try to be better than others, try to be better than YOU were yesterday. </p>
<p>-Focus on what you can control, not what you cannot. We are living through a pandemic. We can't tour, we can't even play at a local venue and it blows. Use this time to practice as much as you have ever practiced. Experiment with new recording techniques. If you are not recording yourself, you best start doing it. Learn how to be self-sufficient. </p>
<p>-Try to stay positive even when everything sucks. The universe responds to our energy. I promise you if you can manage to REALLY feel positive, find the good in almost any situation, you WILL attract positive things into your life. </p>
<p>-Cut ties with negative band members or negative people in general. I cannot stress this enough. People with bad energy WILL bring you down. It is hard enough being in a band with people, clashing on ideas, and whatnot. If on top of that you have someone who consistently has a bad attitude, either you get out or get that person out. Don't waste any more time, do it now! </p>
<p>Lastly, do not let anyone tell you that your passion is not worth pursuing. If you truly believe in your heart that music or art is your reason for being than you BETTER tell those naysayers to screw off. This is very personal, but I have gone through that first hand. Since my early days as a musician, I had always been steered away from music as a serious profession. I won't make any money they say, it's not a career. A smirk here a giggle there 🤬. At one point I actually did give up on music and guitar playing altogether. I went to college, got a Bachelors and an Associates's degree. All the while feeling completely dead inside. That is what if feels like to deny yourself your purpose. Let me tell you.. I don't give a shit if I make lots of money as a musician. I am going to find a way to keep pushing forward in this life. I AM where I want to be right now and I WILL be where I want to be tomorrow. </p>
<p>Rant over, this is what helps me cope and progress every day. I hope it helps someone else 🖤 </p>
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<p>Photo by Adam Sue</p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/63383812020-06-01T15:58:41-04:002020-06-01T15:58:41-04:00For My Birthday<h3 style="text-align: center;">For my birthday I would like you to</h3>
<p>Hug your cat, pet your dog, kiss your significant other, remember something you love to do and do it until you ask yourself why you ever stopped doing it. Try to empathize with a stranger you may not see eye to eye with. </p>
<p>We are all of one kind before we are anything else. "We are human". Black, White, Asian, catholic, Jewish, police officer, lawyer, musician, waiter, American, Mexican, Russian, etc. all that is secondary. </p>
<p>There is so much wrong with our human way of life, and so much of it boils down to the way we segregate ourselves based on our jobs, sexual orientation, culture, tax bracket, and skin color. You are not so different than the person bagging your groceries, you are not so different than the person signing your checks, you are no different than someone doing what they think is right in order to make the world remember that everyone has a right to live freely and without fear, unjust harm or incarceration. When you cut through all the underlying nonsense and excess emotion of the human condition; we all want the same things! </p>
<p>The system has been broken for a long time. Corrupt media and political establishments want us segregated. Every day we are being manipulated one way or another. This is obviously a time of extremes. REALLY think before you act, especially now.</p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/63241642020-05-15T00:00:00-04:002020-05-20T19:19:27-04:00Fellahin Fall Debut Album Tar a-Kan Out Now!<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">You know I'm not just a solo artist, right? </span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 16.8px;">No, I am not just a solo artist. I do plenty of session work and also partake in other musical groups. One thing though, I only involve myself with bands that in my eyes have amazing music, music that really impacts the listener. I have to LOVE the music, <span style="color:#e74c3c;"><em>I don't just do this for fun; music is my life, my passion, my legacy!</em></span></span><span style="font-size: 16.8px;"><span style="color:null;"> So why am I ranting on about this? </span></span></p><!-- more -->
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Fellahin Fall</span></h3>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="Fellahin Fall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/fellahinfall/" target="_blank">Fellahin Fall</a> is one of those special projects. A group with music so impactful, it guides the listener to a place outside of themselves. We have just released our debut album titled Tar a-Kan and I highly recommend you give the album a listen. Check out some resources below.</span></p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><a contents="Dead Rhetoric gives Tar a-Kan 9.5" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://deadrhetoric.com/reviews/fellahin-fall-tar-a-kan-self-released/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;"><span class="font_large">Dead Rhetoric gives Tar a-Kan 9.5</span></span></a></h4>
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<span class="font_large"><a contents="Metal Injection Gives Praise" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://metalinjection.net/av/full-album-stream/fellahin-falls-new-album-tar-a-kan-will-doom-you" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">Metal Injection Gives Praise</span></a></span><br> </h4>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1879992863/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=de270f/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;">Tar a-Kan by Fellahin Fall</iframe></p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><a contents="Purchase Tar a-Kan on Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://fellahinfall.bandcamp.com/album/tar-a-kan" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;"><span class="font_large">Purchase Tar a-Kan on Bandcamp</span></span></a></h4>
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<span style="color:#e74c3c;"><a contents="Stream Everywhere" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ffm.to/fellahin.ofp" target="_blank"><span class="font_large">Stream Everywhere</span></a></span><br><br> </h4>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/62951352020-04-26T13:42:48-04:002020-04-26T13:42:48-04:00Music is Self Enrichment More than it is Entertainment<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large">Music is Self Enrichment More than it is Entertainment</span></strong></p>
<p>It just hit me. Music should not be categorized as entertainment. It does so much more for the spirit of a person. Music heals, it inspires, it unites, it provides us things that we can't even put into words. When we get lost in music, we are not entertained, we are overtaken, put under a spell. Sure there are some people that just don't get it, bit I think anyone with a soul can't help but understand. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><em>Music should be categorized under self-enrichment with things like yoga and meditation. </em></span><br>The End</p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/62780772020-04-10T00:58:11-04:002020-04-10T00:58:49-04:00Introducing My New Guitar Series "Lick Formula"<h2 style="text-align: center;">Lick Formula Episode One</h2>
<p><span class="font_large">Lick Formula is a series I created with the intention of sharing what I hope you find to be interesting yet not terribly challenging lead guitar licks. Each episode will have a new guitar lick for your listening and viewing pleasure and will be accompanied by downloadable guitar tabs and click tracks for you to practice with. When creating lead guitar licks, I have learned to use what I call the Marty Friedman approach. What is the Marty Friedman approach? It is basically a way of creating your licks and runs using a combination of patterns within each bar as opposed to playing the same pattern for an extended period of time. For example, instead of playing a 4's pattern through 4 bars (which many players do, and yes it can sounds cool), the Marty approach would be something like mixing several patterns within the sequence. Doing this gives your leads much more flavor while also being unpredictable. I hope you enjoy Lick Formula, don't forget to like, subscribe and follow at the links below!</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="PwMsBETxrlM" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/PwMsBETxrlM/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PwMsBETxrlM?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/62597122020-03-23T21:18:38-04:002020-03-24T14:20:49-04:00New Purple Pig Hog cable to match the Prestige!<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">New Purple Pig Hog cable to match the Prestige! Yah dig!? </span></h3>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://pighogcables.com/pages/pat-reilly" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/2749b49ae5f99370eab0e5c957e96e4d3b678371/original/p1099429-edit.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">A big thank you to Pig Hog Cables for hooking me up with their new Purple Vintage series cables. When I saw that Pig Hog released these Purple cables, I absolutely had to have one to match my Purple Ibanez Prestige! Pig Hog cables not only have awesome designs but they are built extremely well. I highly recommend anyone reading this to head over to <a contents="Pig Hogs website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://pighogcables.com/" target="_blank">Pig Hogs website</a> and check out their stuff!</span></p>
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<p>Anyone who knows me knows that I love the sound and feel of Ibanez Prestige guitars. I just checked my email and saw they are releasing this beauty; what do you think? </p>
<p>Click the image to check it out on the Official Ibanez website.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/880b075d37a0ad8f2342343962f06bd573b56a34/original/p-region-rgr5221-tfr-00-01-sub-1.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/62325632020-02-29T14:21:48-05:002020-02-29T14:21:48-05:00Tengger Cavalry North American Tour 2018 Free Axe FX 3 Preset<h3>Free Axe FX 3 Tengger Cavalry North American Tour 2018 Patch</h3>
<p>I was scrolling through my axe fx presets earlier and came across my Tengger Cavalry tour preset from 2018. These tones have echoed through Carnegie Hall and beyond, you can download the preset for free at the link below.</p>
<p><a contents="Axe FX 3 Tengger Cavalry North American Tour Patch." data-link-label="tc-north-american-tour-2018-axe-fx-3.syx" data-link-type="file" href="/files/1033466/tc-north-american-tour-2018-axe-fx-3.syx">Axe FX 3 Tengger Cavalry North American Tour Patch.</a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/1dd880f7cae855f723abb948c3e9b0dd47f1f523/original/img-20181218-214504-875.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/62230342020-02-21T14:19:29-05:002020-02-23T15:56:37-05:00Every Guitarists Dream<p>I can't say I speak for everyone, but I think it is the ambition of many guitarists and musician's to be able to sustain a living from their musical talents. For several years I have been working to create a name for myself, not just as a creator but also as someone that can be called upon as a trusted session guitarist and musician. Someone with something special to offer that takes pride in others creations as well. Because music is extremely personal to its creator, it is the ultimate honor when another musician puts their trust in you, asking you to perform on their songs. </p>
<p>I want to thank a few awesome bands/musicians that have put their faith in me over the past 5 months, entrusting me with over 28 guitar solos. Thank you guys for trusting me to enhance your creations. I hope you love the solos I have created and I thank you for the opportunity to be a part of what you do. </p>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;">Thank You <br><a contents="CASTROFATE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/CASTROFATE/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">CASTROFATE</span></a><span style="color:#e74c3c;">, </span><a contents="Across Antarctica" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/AcrossAntarctica/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">Across Antarctica</span></a><span style="color:#e74c3c;">, </span><a contents="Rival Order" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.rivalorder.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">Rival Order</span></a><span style="color:#e74c3c;"> and </span><a contents="Anthony Lee Erik" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://anthony-lee-erik.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">Anthony Lee Erik</span></a><span style="color:#e74c3c;">.</span>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>See below for some featured released by these awesome musicians</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Across Antarctica - Escaping the Matrix</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="VaZujua3IZ8" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/VaZujua3IZ8/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VaZujua3IZ8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Rival Order - Save Me </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="_E8dNokkGsc" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/_E8dNokkGsc/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_E8dNokkGsc?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Anthony Lee Erik - Evil Twin</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="nDplRVGibnQ" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/nDplRVGibnQ/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nDplRVGibnQ?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
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<div class="fb-comments" data-href="https://patthepanther.net/blogs/daily-writings/posts/every-musicians-dream" data-width="" data-numposts="5"></div>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/62214712020-02-20T11:55:24-05:002020-02-23T15:57:28-05:00Blank TV needs Our Help<h4>First I would like to thank <a contents="Blank TV" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://blanktv.com/" target="_blank">Blank TV</a> for sharing <a contents="Dracarys" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0IaUWCE4mE" target="_blank">Dracarys</a> on their official YouTube channel which has over 731 thousand subscribers. With that being said, they need our help!</h4>
<h4 style="text-align: center;">A statement from Blank TV</h4>
<p>YouTube is continuing its apparent war on BlankTV. After thirteen years, they de-monetized the channel back in May, 2019. So BlankTV is back to being a labor of love. They have now informed us that we will no longer be considered a "YouTube Partner Channel", that we no longer have a YouTube representative and they have issued us 3,000 copyright violations, even though they know we have licenses for all the content on the channel. </p>
<p> Twenty years, 22,000 videos, 730,000 subscribers and 1.2 BILLION videos shown. We will not let BlankTV die at the hands of these major label-worshipping ingrates. </p>
<p><strong><em>Please show your support for the channel by sending some money to info@blanktv.com via Paypal</em></strong>. (If you do give more, you will certainly join our ranks of friends, where you never wait in the queue again. You would also get free Premiere/Feature placement for your future videos).</p>
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<div class="fb-comments" data-href="https://patthepanther.net/blogs/daily-writings/posts/every-musicians-dream" data-width="" data-numposts="5"></div>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/62122902020-02-11T16:42:45-05:002020-02-23T15:57:44-05:00Path to Transcendence Album Review - Metal Temple gives it a 9/10<p>A couple of times a week I will search google to see if anyone has reviewed my album "Path to Transcendence" Today I came upon this album review by <a contents="Metal Temple" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/p_2/pat-reilly-path-to.htm?fbclid=IwAR38r8X3PCESrw_sFhXXGI5tAGqajN5p9LIy19-EeUslx7IGzKBSetX0MJg" target="_blank">Metal Temple</a></p>
<p>PAT REILLY also known as “Pat The Panther” is the one man band in himself who is from Queens, New York. His style is Melodic Instrumental Metal which is hauntingly beautiful to listen to. Pat started learning guitar at the age of 16 & has never looked back. You can tell he has learned with passion as the care he gives in delivering his music. Although currently unsigned, he is doing rather well on his own. His first single “She Lights Up The Dark” was released in August 2016 and now we have his new release of the album “Path To Transcendence” on January 3rd 2020. The new album brings us 9 immersing songs of pure instrumental pleasure Which is a slow & soothing paced album. The fact that it’s an instrumentally influenced album gives height to the music being played. The album shows as Pat says his influences come from the likes of PINK FLOYD & DIMEBAG DARREL to name a couple. I will go on to describe a couple of the songs from the new solo album. </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="Read the full review here!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/p_2/pat-reilly-path-to.htm?fbclid=IwAR38r8X3PCESrw_sFhXXGI5tAGqajN5p9LIy19-EeUslx7IGzKBSetX0MJg" target="_blank">Read the full review here!</a></p>
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<h4><em>Dracarys is likely the most ambitious musical piece on Path to Transcendence. Read below for more insight into the song and its intro "The Sleepless".</em></h4>
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<p>The Sleepless and Dracarys were written together as a story. <br>When I was writing The Sleepless, I imagined silent winter beyond the wall; Still pines, wolves and creeping White Walkers. Snow fell lightly on the blood-stained forest soil. </p>
<p>Dracarys is quite the opposite of the Sleepless, yet before Path to Transcendence was released, the two songs were joined as One. Dracarys is the beauty of mayhem and chaos. Dracarys is revenge and revolt. The Dragon is the ultimate weapon and inspiration, cleansing without fear of judgment. This world needs a dragon. </p>
<p>Dracarys is an original instrumental metal composition inspired by the Game of Thrones series. Dracarys is from Pat Reilly's debut full-length album "Path to Transcendence" <br>This two-part visualizer video contains "The Sleepless" (intro to Dracarys) and the original composition "Dracarys" <br>Part 1 - The Sleepless 00:00-1:34 <br>Part 2 - Dracarys 1:34-end </p>
<p>Guitars - Pat Reilly <br>Bass - Pat Reilly <br>Production - Pat Reilly <br>Artwork - Giannis Nakos </p>
<p>Stream Path to Transcendence here <br>https://ffm.to/patreilly.oyd </p>
<p>Purchase the album here <br>https://patthepanther.net/path-to-transcendence</p>
<div class="fb-comments" data-href="https://patthepanther.net/blogs/daily-writings/posts/every-musicians-dream" data-width="" data-numposts="5"></div>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/60444582019-12-24T13:36:53-05:002020-01-25T13:09:57-05:00I Interviewed with Cassandra del Jardin<p>Pat "The Panther" Reilly is a New York-based guitarist and songwriter whose work spans multiple genres and projects. From melodic prog to Mongolian folk to industrial gothic metal, Pat Reilly has seen and done it all. With Tengger Cavalry, he has been endorsed by Ernie Ball and ESP Guitars and has even had the coveted honor of performing at Carnegie Hall. His most recent efforts are his work with Fellahin Fall, and the upcoming Path to Transcendence, a 9-track solo album highlighting his core skills and inspirations.</p>
<p><a contents="Read the full interview on her website!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.cassandradeljardin.com/articles/path-to-transcendence-pat-reilly-talks-new-projects-old-inspirations-and-his-time-with-tengger-c/" target="_blank">Read the full interview on her website!</a></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/60133102019-12-13T17:34:48-05:002019-12-13T17:52:01-05:00Path to Transcendence is Complete!<h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>It has been a long road, oohhhh such a long road.</strong></h2>
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<span class="font_large">It all started when my <a contents="Tengger Cavalry" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/tengger0cavalry/" target="_blank">Tengger Cavalry</a> bandmate Nature G said, "If you put out a full length I will fund half of it". That was enough to motivate me to finally put in the work and write the first full-length album of my career. </span> </h4>
<p>Since that time, I have worked tirelessly. I ran a successful <a contents="Kickstarter campaign" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/patthepanther/pat-reillypat-the-panther-2019-instrumental-full-l" target="_blank">Kickstarter campaign</a>, learned the ins and outs of mixing and mastering because surprisingly the Kickstarter money just wasn't enough ?. </p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Finally, my debut album "Path to Transcendence" has officially been submitted for distribution. </span></h4>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">1/3/2020, be on the lookout because I promise, there is something on this album for everyone! </span></h4>
<p>I want to thank everyone who has supported and contributed to this process along the way! Thank you to all the guest musicians, Michael Marrone, Michael Centrone, Tadpole Jones, Anthony Quiles. I especially want to thank Nature who is no longer with us, but I will always remember how this all began and it was all with him RIP. </p>
<p>Although I am done with the writing and recording process, there is still much do be done post-release! Fans and friends, you can help my music go further though my <a contents="album pre-order incentive at this link!" data-link-label="Path to Transcendence Pre Order Incentive Campaign" data-link-type="page" href="/path-to-transcendence-pre-order-incentive-campaign" target="_blank">album pre-order incentive at this link!</a></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/59901652019-12-03T12:50:53-05:002019-12-03T12:50:53-05:00Between Two Worlds Review by Metalhead Community<p>This review was done by Metalhead Community. <a contents="Check it out here!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://metalheadcommunity.com/pat-reilly-between-two-worlds-song-review/" target="_blank">Check it out here!</a></p>
<p>Pat Reilly – Between Two Worlds Song Review </p>
<p>Today we are featuring another remarkable guitarist; Pat Reilly, from USA. We have reviewed his electrifying song; Between Two Worlds, along with its character, style, story, potential and more. </p>
<p>Pat Reilly is another promising instrumental metal artist, a phenomenal guitar player I have discovered about a month ago with this song; Between Two Worlds, off from his single with the same title, which was released in 2019. Pat Reilly mainly is a composer, producer (most probably) and a guitarist. Between Two Worlds is a powerful piece of work, a badass progressive/instrumental composition where he is showing great potential with his guitar playing skills, composing and understanding of music. </p>
<p>When I look at Pat Reilly’s general music style, I can say that he has a delicious mix of many different guitarists such as; Andy James, Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Joe Satriani, Marco Sfogli and so on. He is making a difference with his melodic side mostly, along with his traditional sentences in this composition. Guitar music always had its place in music industry, yet I believe it started to gain popularity especially with some progressive rock acts like Dream Theater, along with other phenomenal guitar players such as Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Michael Angelo Batio, Al Di Meola, and Paul Gilbert. However, John Petrucci surely is one of the revolutionary names who have had a huge influence on many guitarists with his technique, progressive sentences, innovative thinking, guitar playing skills and music style from all around the world. Pat Reilly is one of those who has taken all these different influences, blended, digested, and now offering the world his own versions of it. Between Two Worlds is a powerful metal track with incredibly high energy and badass atmosphere. When you listen to Pat’s solo parts carefully, you can hear some Steve Vai, Andy James and Joe Satriani influences. Just like I have mentioned above, he has a little bit of something yet nothing too much, which is admirable. I am a guitarist myself and I can tell you that he is an advanced guitar player as well as a great composer. Hands down. This song for instance is one of those that I’d call; “intelligent songwriting”. Not everybody can write music and play these partitions like he does. </p>
<p>Technically, Between Two Worlds has top-class standards in every way. Everything sounds clean, clear, progressive, very well engineered, polished, mixed and most importantly, in great harmony. Yes, there might be (not %100 sure) some additional software drumming, effects and so on. But I don’t mind it as long as the music gives me the feeling. </p>
<p>When I take all these into account, I’d like to say that I am well impressed by Pat Reilly. He immediately earned our respect and admiration with his musicality, skills, attitude and hard work. He has the right spirit, talent and the potential to become a touring guitarist, in my humble opinion. All he has to do is to continue working hard and maintaining his standards. That’s all! </p>
<p>Please go ahead and check out the links below if you’d like to find out more about the band, follow them on social media and subscribe to their channels to show your support and also not to miss any upcoming releases. </p>
<p>Pat Reilly – Between Two Worlds Song Review | Metalhead Community | Heavy Metal Blog | Metal Music Magazine </p>
<p>In conclusion, we, as Metalhead Community Team, congratulate Pat Reilly for his remarkable job; Between Two Worlds, and wish him the very best in his future. Thanks for reading.</p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/59387192019-10-25T19:57:31-04:002019-10-25T19:57:31-04:00"Winter Sunrise" The Second Single From My Debut Album "Path to Transcendence"<h4>News! </h4>
<p style="text-align: center;">It has been less than a month and "Between Two Worlds" has already been streamed more than every other song I have ever released. I'm very happy with this ? <br>I figure this is a great time to announce that "Winter Sunrise" the second single from my debut full-length album titled "Path to Transcendence" will hit all streaming outlets on November 15th! <br><a contents="You can Pre-Order Winter Sunrise right here!" data-link-label="Winter Sunrise Pre-Order" data-link-type="page" href="/winter-sunrise-pre-order" target="_blank"><span class="font_large">You can Pre Order Winter Sunrise right here!</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/8d362046661b83d822bbbd43735717aa4b0eeaca/original/pr-cover-winter-sunrise.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/59339072019-10-21T14:02:24-04:002019-10-21T14:02:24-04:00Ernie Ball is Amazing!<p>Being a solo artist not only requires lots of time and dedication, it also requires lots of gear (at least in my case). <br>I want to extend a huge thank you to Ernie Ball for continuing to support me! Ernie Ball is not only an amazing company with top-notch gear; their artist support is second to none! ?</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/16886306043a10006ac0a9a71f24a521ff05796e/original/pat-ernie-ball.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/59339042019-10-21T13:48:11-04:002022-05-12T19:48:08-04:00Pat Reilly Signs on as Pig Hog Cables Artist<p>I am extremely excited to announce that I am now an official Pig Hog Cables artist! <br>As you can see from the picture, Pig Hog really knows how to welcome someone to the artist family. These are top-notch, I absolutely love these cables. I think I'll match the Daphne Blue to my Icy Prestige ❤️</p>
<p>Click on the Pig Hog Cables logo and pick up some seriously cool high quality guitar cables</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/260f13bab54f6998880a6ef76a5e063f07eb0484/original/pat-pig-hog.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/59209072019-10-09T14:01:20-04:002019-10-09T14:01:20-04:0010 INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS IN 10 DAYS, DAY 10<p>I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me.</p>
<p>Oh boy, the last day and still sooo many albums I could mention! With that being said, this isn't really a hard one. Actually, it is hard, in the sense that I want to list all of their albums ha. <br>In recent years, Evergrey has affected me so deeply, not only on a personal level but a musical one as well. With every listen of their work, I am deeply moved, inspired and motivated to live my music to its fullest potential. A few weeks ago on my wife's birthday, we had the luxury and drinking with them on their tour RV for a few hours, they even sang happy birthday to her in Swedish! It was as epic as they are ? </p>
<p>This album is absolute perfection!!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/49c60d676ef4c3a70c33f4475658c1066ebf2854/original/evergrey-the-storm.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/59194532019-10-08T12:56:47-04:002019-10-08T12:56:47-04:0010 INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS IN 10 DAYS, DAY 9<p>I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. <br>I introduced to Vinnie Moore's music many years ago. My favorite thing about Vinnie's playing is not that he can shred the hell out of a guitar, but that he doesn't sacrifice the integrity of a song for the sake of shredding senselessly. His skills are absolutely top-notch, but his songwriting is even better! You will hear so many musical styles as Vinnie and his awesome group of musicians take you on a musical journey. <br>The Maze has definitely left an imprint on me as a guitarist. One of my favorite instrumental albums of all time for sure.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/0758c87dfdb50078ac60d7ddcb32d6d39664318f/original/the-maze.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/59181622019-10-07T13:05:17-04:002019-10-08T12:56:59-04:0010 INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS IN 10 DAYS, DAY 7 & 8<p>Day 7 <br>I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. <br>Ahh it's after midnight and I missed yesterday so here I come with 2 albums again! </p>
<p>Album 1, Pink Floyd's The Wall <br>Album 2, Megadeth's Countdown to Extinction </p>
<p>Growing up in a family that loves rock and roll, I was introduced to Pink Floyd before I could even understand what I was hearing. I remember hearing The Wall when I was very young and loving it so much. Such a powerful album in so many ways; it surely impacted me greatly. <br>Megadeth was a band that I didn't really discover until way after I was obsessed with Metallica. I had heard Megadeth before, but it never really caught me ear until I started playing guitar. Before that, I honestly thought Kirk Hammett was the greatest guitar player on earth lol. Once I heard the solo for Symphony of Destruction, I was wondering where the hell Megadeth had been all my life! Since that day, Marty Friedman has been one of my top 3 influences as a guitar player.</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/ea27152da40485749629d1afc3daa8ebb1bf052f/original/megadeth-countdown-to-extinction-anniversary.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/59181522019-10-05T13:05:00-04:002019-10-08T12:57:08-04:0010 INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS IN 10 DAYS, DAY 5 & 6<p>I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. <br>Since I missed yesterday, I am going to include Two albums today! <br>This gives me a great opportunity to pair together Two albums that inspired me the most as a guitarist. Marty Friedman's Dragons Kiss and Jason Becker's Perpetual Burn. <br>Both of these albums demonstrate a unique blend of musical virtuosity, dynamics, emotion, and intensity. Guitar players around the world will forever look to Marty and Jason to better themselves.</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uItysvIgoo" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/fad4b7639f7bc8d92cc7c4d7738b3fafd01da296/original/marty-friedman-dragons-kiss-20161206000618.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_xl justify_left border_" /></a><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=613KF0YK9Uw" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/4afd94c6f8074453cadb155b37ddb9b3506d2ae3/original/jason-becker.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></a></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/59153972019-10-03T11:25:00-04:002019-10-08T12:57:18-04:0010 Influential Albums IN 10 Days, Day 4<p>I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. <br>Of all the bands I have ever listened to, I would probably be lying to myself if I said any of them were more influential to me than PanterA and Dimebag Darrell. I remember listening to this album and trying to understand how Dimebag could make his guitar sound such a way. I have never heard such an amazing combination of raw emotion and technique from any other guitar player, I stand by that statement today. Cowboys from hell is what legends are made of.</p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/59153962019-10-02T11:25:00-04:002019-10-08T12:57:27-04:0010 Influential Albums IN 10 Days, Day 3<p>I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. <br>Sepultura! I remember having this album on blast for weeks in my disc man, yea thats right my discman cd player. Do those things still exist? This album has so many awesome elements of metal. It's thrashy, melodic, heavy and still maintains that signature Sepultura sound. <br>If you haven't heard Beneath the Remains, you best do it now!</p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/59114982019-10-01T11:31:55-04:002019-10-08T12:57:34-04:0010 Influential Albums in 10 Days, Day 2<p><strong>Day 2 </strong><br>I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. <br>I must have been 13 when I first heard this album. Master of Puppets not only had a huge impact on me but obviously, it has likely shaped much of heavy metal music as we know it today! When I first started playing guitar, I remember working extremely hard to be able to play the first two solos of Sanitarium note for note. <br>☠️What a musical masterpiece☠️</p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/59114852019-09-30T11:30:00-04:002019-10-08T12:57:41-04:0010 Influential Albums in 10 Days, Day 1<p><strong>Day 1 </strong><br>I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. The first one may or may not be known or popular to many people. Some of you may not even consider this an album since it is a soundtrack. <br>The Demon Knight soundtrack was quite possibly the gateway album that exposed me to so many of the bands that had a huge influence on how I developed as a person and as a musician over the years. This is a very important soundtrack in my eyes. I think this was actually the first time I ever heard PanterA!</p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/58812722019-09-05T01:45:15-04:002019-09-06T12:42:44-04:00Why Create Music? Why Create Anything?<h2>Why I create music </h2>
<h3><em>Guitarist Pat Reilly</em></h3>
<p>Music is not my hobby. Music is my path, my passion, my oxygen, my reason for wanting to get up every single day! <br>The path of an artist is a difficult one. It is like traveling through an unpredictable storm of anxiety, financial uncertainty, deception and judgment, yet you keep on traveling. <br>Why would anyone put themselves through such a life if not for some deep unexplained need to create? <br>Next time you meet a musician or artist of any kind, try not to think, oh that's cute, but what do you really do for a living?</p>
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<p> </p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/58783242019-09-02T17:35:47-04:002019-09-06T12:43:47-04:00Big News! Early Access Alert! <h2>Big News! Early Access Alert! </h2>
<p>On September 6th I will be giving all of my VIP kickstarter backers early access to the first official release off of Path to Transcendence! Only fans with access to the page below will be able to listen to the song! </p>
<p> <a contents="Early Access Link" data-link-label="Early Access" data-link-type="page" href="/early-access" target="_blank">Early Access Link</a> You will need a password to access the song. The password will be provided on that day! </p>
<p>For those of you that are not VIP backers, not to worry; You also can gain early access. All you have to do is <strong>subscribe to the music lover tier</strong> on my page which is only 1 dollar per month! Subscribe for the 1 dollar then feel free to cancel before getting charged again next month. </p>
<p><a contents="Subscribe to&nbsp;Music Lover Tier" data-link-label="Subscribe" data-link-type="page" href="/subscribe" target="_blank">Subscribe to Music Lover Tier</a> </p>
<p>I can't wait to share my work with you all! </p>
<p>-PR-<br><em>Guitarist and Composer</em></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/58613902019-07-25T19:20:00-04:002019-08-21T03:02:24-04:00The Road Ahead, The Road Behind<p>Being a bit of a loner, I don't often take the opportunity to vent or share my thoughts. Lately I have been going through moments of feeling completely lost, sometimes even helpless as I continue to traverse this life as a creator. </p>
<p>2018 was an amazing year for me. I spent nearly 3 months on the road, playing Carnegie Hall and meeting countless amazing people throughout Europe, Canada and the United States. Many of the relationships that were born on the road will surely last a lifetime. I look back on 2018, and I have nothing but smiles and gratitude. </p>
<p>2019 is still being written, but has been filled with so many highs and lows, its been absolutely crazy. I played at Winter Namm with Tengger Cavalry, successfully funded my first full length album through kickstarter receiving over $5k from 115 backers and recorded 3 awesome music videos, one which is for a new project that I am excited to reveal soon! </p>
<p>These tremendous highs have been shadowed by tremendous lows. Nature Ganganbaigal, our band leader, a person that I shared many life milestones with, died this past June. My aunt passed away just 1 week before that. Tengger Cavalry was set to tour for at least 2 months at the end of this year. Obviously this isn't happening anymore which only extends the feeling of loss and sadness. </p>
<p>I still have my mission and my purpose; create and perform. I continue to work on my album Path to Transcendence and hope to be on the road again soon. Touring makes me feel like i'm living my purpose. Sitting in a studio recording music is great, but nothing makes it worth it more than bringing it to a live audience. This is where I thrive, this is where I belong.</p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/56725482019-03-07T17:44:15-05:002019-09-20T00:07:41-04:00SPOTIFY AND AMAZON ‘SUE SONGWRITERS’ WITH APPEAL AGAINST 44% ROYALTY RISE IN THE UNITED STATES<p>A recent Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruling brought great news for songwriters in the US – with royalty rates for streaming and other mechanical uses set to rise 44% in the market. </p>
<p>Spotify and Amazon have now officially come out in opposition to the ruling, in what the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) has called a “shameful” move which equates to “suing songwriters”. </p>
<p>On January 27, 2018 MBW reported on the CRB’s landmark decision, which stated that royalty rates paid to songwriters in the US from on-demand subscription streaming would rise by 44% over the next five years. That decision was ratified last month (February 5), when the CRB published the final rates and terms for songwriters. </p>
<p>Streaming companies were given 30 days to lodge official opposition to the ruling if they wished. The likes of Apple Music declined to do so – but it’s a different case for Spotify and Amazon, which have now both filed a notice of appeal. Pandora and Google have also asked the CRB to review its decision. </p>
<p>In a statement today (March 7), the NMPA said that a “huge victory for songwriters is now in jeopardy” due to the streaming services’ filings. </p>
<p>NMPA President & CEO David Israelite commented: “When the Music Modernization Act became law, there was hope it signaled a new day of improved relations between digital music services and songwriters. </p>
<p>“That hope was snuffed out today when Spotify and Amazon decided to sue songwriters in a shameful attempt to cut their payments by nearly one-third. </p>
<p>“The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) spent two years reading thousands of pages of briefs and hearing from dozens of witnesses while both sides spent tens of millions of dollars on attorneys arguing over the worth of songs to the giant technology companies who run streaming services. </p>
<p>“The CRB’s final determination gave songwriters only their second meaningful rate increase in 110 years. Instead of accepting the CRB’s decision which still values songs less than their fair market value, Spotify and Amazon have declared war on the songwriting community by appealing that decision.” </p>
<p>“SPOTIFY AND AMAZON [HAVE] DECIDED TO SUE SONGWRITERS IN A SHAMEFUL ATTEMPT TO CUT THEIR PAYMENTS BY NEARLY ONE-THIRD.” </p>
<p>DAVID ISRAELITE, NMPA (PICTURED) </p>
<p>In a clearly furious statement, Israelite continued: “No amount of insincere and hollow public relations gestures such as throwing parties or buying billboards of congratulations or naming songwriters ‘geniuses’ can hide the fact that these big tech bullies do not respect or value the songwriters who make their businesses possible. </p>
<p>“We thank Apple Music for accepting the CRB decision and continuing its practice of being a friend to songwriters. While Spotify and Amazon surely hope this will play out in a quiet appellate courtroom, every songwriter and every fan of music should stand up and take notice. We will fight with every available resource to protect the CRB’s decision.” </p>
<p>“NO AMOUNT OF INSINCERE AND HOLLOW PUBLIC RELATIONS GESTURES SUCH AS THROWING PARTIES OR BUYING BILLBOARDS OF CONGRATULATIONS OR NAMING SONGWRITERS ‘GENIUSES’ CAN HIDE THE FACT THAT THESE BIG TECH BULLIES DO NOT RESPECT OR VALUE THE SONGWRITERS WHO MAKE THEIR BUSINESSES POSSIBLE.” </p>
<p>DAVID ISRAELITE, NMPA </p>
<p>NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) Executive Director Bart Herbison stated, “It is unfortunate that Amazon and Spotify decided to file an appeal on the CRB’s decision to pay American songwriters higher digital mechanical royalties. Many songwriters have found it difficult to stay in the profession in the era of streaming music. You cannot feed a family when you earn hundreds of dollars for millions of streams. </p>
<p>“Spotify specifically continues to try and depress royalties to songwriters around the globe as illustrated by their recent moves in India. Trying to work together as partners toward a robust future in the digital music era is difficult when any streaming company fails to recognize the value of a songwriter’s contribution to their business.” </p>
<p>Based on today’s actions, NMPA will also file a notice of appeal. </p>
<p>“IF LEFT TO STAND, THE CRB’S DECISION HARMS BOTH MUSIC LICENSEES AND COPYRIGHT OWNERS. ACCORDINGLY, WE ARE ASKING THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE D.C. CIRCUIT TO REVIEW THE DECISION.” </p>
<p>SPOTIFY, GOOGLE AND PANDORA JOINT STATEMENT </p>
<p>In a joint statement, Google, Pandora and Spotify – who are all asking the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to review the CRB’s recent decision – said: </p>
<p>“The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), in a split decision, recently issued the U.S. mechanical statutory rates in a manner that raises serious procedural and substantive concerns. </p>
<p>“If left to stand, the CRB’s decision harms both music licensees and copyright owners. Accordingly, we are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to review the decision.”</p>
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<p>This information was pulled from the article at the link below. </p>
<p><a contents="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-and-amazon-sue-songwriters-in-appeal-against-royalty-rise-in-the-united-states/?fbclid=IwAR1xxorjOg31BoR-N8G7p1A8vZ2pEGex_aHSx_nXgX8lBQL0GuHba3nhAew" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-and-amazon-sue-songwriters-in-appeal-against-royalty-rise-in-the-united-states/?fbclid=IwAR1xxorjOg31BoR-N8G7p1A8vZ2pEGex_aHSx_nXgX8lBQL0GuHba3nhAew" target="_blank">https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-and-amazon-sue-songwriters-in-appeal-against-royalty-rise-in-the-united-states/?fbclid=IwAR1xxorjOg31BoR-N8G7p1A8vZ2pEGex_aHSx_nXgX8lBQL0GuHba3nhAew</a></p>
<p> </p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/56721312019-03-07T12:22:14-05:002019-03-07T12:22:14-05:00Soundcloud Just Dropped The Ball<p>I really thought that Soundcloud was going to be different that all the others. For months I kept seeing advertisements about music monetization coming. Yesterday I saw them pushing this on a Facebook ad. When I took a deeper look it seems that you will be required to pay for a monthly subscription to Soundcloud in order to be eligible to have your songs monetized. In a world where artists are already paid scraps for their streams, this is a big step in the wrong direction. Just my humble opinion of course.</p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/56473372019-02-17T16:49:11-05:002019-02-17T16:53:38-05:00Perception Is More Important Than You Think<p>There was a point in my musical career where I didn't understand the importance of how listeners perceived me or my music. But over the years I have learned how powerful perception can be in growing your success as an artist.</p>
<p>What is perception? a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something; <strong>a mental impression</strong>. What do your fans or potential fans think of when they think of or see you? Do they think, success, failure, average Joe, rock god, quality? Are you portraying an image of success? <strong> If you are serous about a career in music but aren't creating a professional perception of yourself, you need to start today!</strong></p>
<p>All to often I have been at shows where the singer of a band will talk about how he forgot a line or will apologize to the audience about some other aspect of the performance. I have even heard singers talk about how nobody cares about their music in a semi joking manner. That singer has just created a negative perception of his or herself and their band. I think this is one of the worst things an artist can do, especially in a live performance situation; If you dont take yourself seriously than I promise you nobody else will either. There are some really simple things you can start implementing today to start creating a positive perception of you and your band. Here are a few:</p>
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<strong>Post Quality Content On Social Media</strong>. What does this mean? It means don't post poor quality images or videos where things are blurry or poorly composed. Good composition gives an impression of professionalism and quality. Yes you should post often but always go for quality over quantity. Here are some great photography tips that will help you be more conscious about how you take/edit pictures. <span style="color:#3498db;"><a contents="10 photography composition rules" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/10-top-photography-composition-rules" target="_blank">10-top-photography-composition-rules</a> </span>
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<strong>Show You Are Musically Active</strong>. Keeping in mind what I said in the previous tip, always be ready to document your musical endeavors. Fans are interested in what you are doing so don't hold back.</li> <li>
<strong>Start a Conversion</strong> Make regular posts to build up your fan engagement. Post about things that you can have a conversation about. Maybe you know about audio engineering, maybe you have know about tone woods, maybe you wanna get deep and philosophical; Whatever it is, start a conversation with your fans and create a rapport with as many prospects as you can. You are nothing without your fans and you should care about engaging with them.</li>
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<p>If you can think of some other helpful tips relating to this topic, please comment below; I would love the input!</p>
<p>Feel free to check out my <a contents="instagram " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/patthepanther/" target="_blank">instagram </a>and <a contents="facebook" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/PRGuitarist/" target="_blank">facebook</a></p>
<p>-PR-</p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/56466902019-02-16T17:59:17-05:002019-08-25T16:10:20-04:00Reaper vs Pro Tools 2019<p>Reasons why more people should be trying Reaper. Oh yeah, one of the cons listed under reaper is a poor GUI.. well it's fully customizable so that's not really an issue.</p>
<p><a contents="Reaper vs Pro Tools comparison" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.slant.co/versus/6429/6431/~pro-tools-2018-7_vs_reaper">Reaper vs Pro Tools comparison</a></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/56464502019-02-16T13:50:06-05:002019-08-25T16:11:02-04:00Great Insight on Mastering Audio<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="E-6Lnp8RB00" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/E-6Lnp8RB00/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E-6Lnp8RB00?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/56395242019-02-12T12:06:07-05:002019-02-12T12:06:08-05:00U.S. Copyright Royalty Board Submits 44 Percent Songwriter Streaming Royalty Increase <p>I stumbled upon an article today saying that the U.S copyright royalty board is submitting to have songwriter streaming royalties increased by 44 percent. If all goes our way (our way meaning the way of artists) this would be huge step in the right direction for our streaming revenues. In all honesty, when you look at the rates below, a 44 percent increase doesn't amount to much, but at least it is a start.</p>
<p>Napster - $0.0167 <br>Tidal - $0.0110 <br>Apple Music - $0.0064 <br>Google Play - $0.0059 <br>Deezer - $0.0056 <br>Spotify - $0.0038 <br>Pandora - $0.0011 <br>YouTube - $0.0006</p>
<p>What are you all using to manage your streaming royalties? Please comment below, link me to your profiles and share your experience.</p>
<p>Oh yea, if you want to read the article for yourself, you can find it <a contents="https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/02/06/u-s-copyright-royalty-board-crb-war" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/02/06/u-s-copyright-royalty-board-crb-war/?fbclid=IwAR1YYIT3mqTvAoc3bp5pPaoaYbhkqJ85MzEMsfnXggobvPsi_MVeD24KQVg" target="_blank">https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/02/06/u-s-copyright-royalty-board-crb-war</a></p>
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<p> </p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/56304762019-02-11T13:18:12-05:002019-02-11T13:18:12-05:00Overcoming The Challenges of Writing Music as a New Solo Artist<p>As a solo artist, you don't have to worry about compromise when it comes to writing, you have complete and final say over everything. This is one of the great perks of writing music on your own, but its not as easy going as you may think and here is why.</p>
<p>When you write music with a band, <strong>1-</strong> <strong>you have the benefit of instant feedback.</strong> You play a riff or a melody and your band members will Love it, Hate it or having feelings somewhere in between, and whether you know it or not, <strong>2- your ideas will feed off of the group.</strong> Your drummer plays a certain beat or the guitarist plays a certain riff, all of a sudden something hits you and you whip out the best riff of your life, haha or at least that's what you're thinking in that moment. <strong><em>The challenges of writing with others comes when you have an idea that you absolutely Love but everyone else shoots it down.</em></strong> This forces you to compromise your idea or completely ditch it all together... boy does that suck and yes I have been there many a time; It is this very situation that causes many artists to alienate from their band and go solo.</p>
<p>So now you're a solo artist, great right? Now you have total control over your musical direction, nobody to answer to and nobody to kill your vision. Yea it is great to have complete control over your song writing and compositions, but <strong>as a solo artist you lose the benefit of instant feedback and feeding off of the group.</strong> You sit down by yourself for a writing session and you realize its all on you. You come up with ideas and and your not quite sure how good they are. You try to feed the next idea off of the previous one and it seems to go nowhere! </p>
<p>Here are a some things that will help you take on those challenges.</p>
<ul> <li>
<strong>Trust in your vision!</strong> You have lost the instant feedback of your band, but If you had enough confidence in your ideas to become a solo artist then you should trust in your vision. That doesn't mean that feedback isn't valuable, it can be extremely valuable, but you can't rely on other peoples opinions to shape your creations into something you believe in. </li> <li>Getting reliable feedback from the outside can be tricky, many people will just tell you what they think you want to hear. If you want to receive more reliable feedback, I suggest you try this. When sending your song to people in search of feedback, ask specific questions, dont just ask "hey man, what do you think of this song". Ask, what do you think of this guitar tone or whats your opinion on the drum beat. Talk to musicians, ask drummers about their take on your beats, ask guitar players about their take on your composition or melodies. Lastly, <strong>be indifferent when asking for feedback, if you are overly excited about your music then most people will have a hard time giving feedback that might crush your ego</strong>; encourage people to be honest.</li> <li>Get a home studio setup. You need to develop a way of inspiring your ideas now that you are on you own. You dont have to go crazy with the spending, all you need is a basic interface, a digital audio workstation and a few virtual instruments that fit your needs. I highly recommend Native Instruments Komplete, it has tons of amazing instruments in one package.</li> <li>Learn MIDI! The quality of virtual instruments is absolutely amazing these days. You can compose an entire song without ever plugging in or putting a mic on any real instruments. This allows us to write entire songs without sacrificing time and energy on technical hurdles that would once got in the way. Once you start experimenting with different virtual instruments, I promise that you will hear sounds that bring ideas to the surface just like when you heard your old drummer or guitarist noodling at rehearsal. </li>
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<p>Thats all I got for now, if this was helpful to at least one person than it was worth writing.</p>
<p>-PR-</p>
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<p> </p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/54867862018-10-25T23:17:37-04:002018-10-25T23:17:37-04:00Bad Acid Trip Made Marty Friedman Want to be Good at Guitar<p> </p>
<p>Excellent article on metal injection!</p><!-- more -->
<p>http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/marty-friedman-says-a-bad-acid-trip-when-he-was-a-teen-made-him-want-to-be-good-at-guitar</p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/54837532018-10-24T01:46:20-04:002018-10-24T01:46:20-04:00Tengger Cavalry North American Headlining Tour!<p>Exciting news! Next month I head out with Tengger Cavalry for a very unique and special North American tour. Why is it so special? Well we will be playing two different sets each night. The first set will be traditional Mongolian folk style music and the second set will be the unique form of brutal folk metal that Tengger is known for. </p>
<p>The road is where I belong and I am greatly looking forward to sharing the stage my fellow musicians! See you out there!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/7f60c5b1424f1ecbe5522b4260a93e0cbcf89c73/original/tengger-tour-poster.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />very special North American tour.</p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/54515282018-10-01T23:17:53-04:002018-10-01T23:17:53-04:00Instrumental of the Day<p>Vinnie Moore's Rain is very special to me. It is beautifully written, anyone can appreciate this guitar instrumental.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="VB4FsQjZIQU" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/VB4FsQjZIQU/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VB4FsQjZIQU?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/54404702018-09-23T14:15:50-04:002018-09-23T14:15:50-04:00Brand New Demo Available for my Patreon Supporters!<p>I am excited to bring all of my loyal fans and supporters the opportunity to hear the demo version of my song titled Emergence. This demo is a Patreon Exclusive, but don't worry, you can check it out for just 1 measly dollar! Head over to the link below and get your access to Emergence!</p>
<p><a contents="Emergence on Patreon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/21593107" target="_blank">Emergence on Patreon</a></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/53778952018-08-07T13:45:03-04:002018-08-07T13:45:03-04:00Pat The Panther on Audio Jungle!<p>If you are a musician or have any musician friends or family, then you know how hard it is to earn income for the art form. With that being said, I am proud to say that I have become an exclusive Audio Jungle seller! Currently I have 2 tracks on Audio Jungle that can be licensed for commercial use. You can check them out by clicking on the image below!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://audiojungle.net/user/panthersounds?ref=PantherSounds" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/29cc56b62c47a8b71222be5b2f3eb6a411a03b9d/original/audio-jungle-250x250.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/53641822018-07-27T11:48:29-04:002018-07-27T11:48:48-04:00Vajra Out of Your Mind Tour<p>I am excited to announce that I will be heading to Europe next month with Vajra! The tour titled the "Out of Your Mind Tour" will hit parts of Sweden and Germany! Full details at the image below!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43x9hlRjPcU" target="_self"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/169d9c1a664c6593d4496812f44f3625fe2aed9e/original/vaj-swed.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/53263712018-06-30T19:31:08-04:002018-07-02T08:09:13-04:00A Tale of Two Tempos<p>So I started working on another new song, for now lets call it Vampire wedding. Today as I was conjuring up ideas, I started playing with the songs tempo, now I am torn! Check out this video and tell me which version you like best, the fast or the slow.</p>
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<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="9EJunCXKAok" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/9EJunCXKAok/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9EJunCXKAok?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/52892002018-06-11T14:43:55-04:002018-06-11T14:43:55-04:001.14 Custom Jazz Guitar Picks On The Way!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/9c56a5a4a13a75193c4bf49ba5c14ab692f92fdd/original/35001300-452788411838306-8139650766148206592-n.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />After talking a bunch of fans and friends about what my next merch item should be, I have decided on some custom jazz picks. The picks will be two sided with the Panther image you see above. One side will have my patthepanther.net, the other will just be the image. </p>
<p>Feel free to leave me some feedback or recommendations as to what Pat Reilly merchandise you would like to see in the future!</p>
<p>-PR- </p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/52703872018-06-01T14:58:30-04:002018-06-01T15:08:45-04:00Wow! 10 Roads You Should Never Drive On<p>OK, so I just happend to stumble onto this video and I was like HOLY SHIT! I cant believe these roads even exist! Look at this video! I hope I never have to drive one of these on tour!</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="ym4uVS-5tSA" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/ym4uVS-5tSA/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ym4uVS-5tSA?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/52702532018-06-01T14:15:13-04:002018-06-01T14:34:36-04:00Vajra's Spring Fire Tour Recap<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/07d3cf74693cb27dbaecaa39a825b83d185a4be1/original/sf-tour-poster.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Short but sweet, the Vajra Spring Fire Tour started in Williamsport Pennsylvania and ended with a bang at Bratfest in Madison Wisconsin. Oh how I have missed being on the road.. We were very fortunate to have amazing weather through our entire journey, nothing but heat and sunshine! Although I dont blend well with the heat, Annamaria certainly took advantage of the sun every change she got! </p>
<p>This being my first tour with Vajra, I was really excited to meet the bands fans and friends on the road. I had forgotten how amazingly friendly and hospitable people can be outside of New York! Nah i'm kidding, I love New Yorker's ;)</p>
<p>I want to specifically give a special shout out to everyone that helped make our time on the road that much more special and memorable. Specific names have been held back to protect the innocent.</p>
<p><strong>SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE STAFF AT </strong></p>
<p><strong><a contents="BAR ON MARKET" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/thebaronmarket/" target="_blank">BAR ON MARKET</a><br><a contents="WIRE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/WireIsMusic/" target="_blank">WIRE</a><br><a contents="HIJYNX" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/Hijynxbar/" target="_blank">HIJYNX</a><br><a contents="BRATFEST" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BratFest/" target="_blank">BRATFEST</a></strong><br><strong>MOTEL 666CERO</strong></p>
<p><strong>Oh yea, and thanks to Starbucks for literally being near every hotel we stayed on on the road. You know how dangerous things would have been without coffee?! </strong></p>
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<p>Here are a few cool captures from the tour</p>
<p>Image captured by <a contents="ICreations" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/IncendiumCreations/" target="_blank">ICreations</a></p>
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<p>-PR-</p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/52393562018-05-17T12:26:05-04:002018-05-17T12:26:05-04:00Getting Started As a Beginner Songwriter, What Should You Buy?<p><span style="color:null;"><span class="font_large">I remember when I first dabbled in song writing. This was over a decade ago and I have no idea what software was available at that time, all I had was my Pod 2.0, mixcraft recording DAW and a crappy 4 track recorder. Well since those days of the stone age( I know i'm being dramatic) I have worked with and accumulated a respectable amount of software plugins and virtual instruments. This brings me to my entire point for writing this blog post! My recommended music software for beginner songwriters is as follows.</span></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><span style="color:null;">Keep in mind, you will need yourself an audio interface before you can get the most out of laying down your first kick ass music tracks. I am assuming most readers of this article already have themselves an interface. If not, here is a great yet inexpensive one- </span><a contents="Saffire Scarlett Solo" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://store.focusrite.com/en-gb/product/scarlett-solo-2nd-gen-/MOSC0019~MOSC0019" target="_blank"><span style="color:null;">Saffire Scarlett Solo</span></a></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><span style="color:null;">1-</span><strong><a contents="Reaper" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.reaper.fm/" target="_blank"><span style="color:null;">Reaper</span></a><span style="color:null;"> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/9b644c3c52c4963e9530b10e06f239b587613444/original/logo.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></span></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><span style="color:null;">Reaper is an extremely powerful and easy to use Digital Audio Workstation. As far as I know, Reaper can do everything that Pro Tools can do and with far less of a hassle. Bonus points to reaper for also allowing you to dress up the software to look like any DAW you want by downloading from the extensive community theme library. What else? oh yea, Reaper is cheap! Free to try for 60 days, then 60 bucks for non commercial license and 225 for a commercial license. </span><br><a contents="Here is a nice comparison between Reaper and Pro Tools 11" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.slant.co/versus/6429/6431/~pro-tools-11_vs_reaper" target="_blank"><span style="color:null;">Here is a nice comparison between Reaper and Pro Tools 11</span></a></span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><span style="color:null;">2-</span><a contents="Native Instruments Komplete 9 and above" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/bundles/komplete-11/" target="_blank"><span style="color:null;"><strong>Native Instruments Komplete 9 and above</strong></span></a></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:null;"><span class="font_large">I forget how long ago it was, but the first virtual instrument and production software I ever purchased was Komplete 9. It was to this day the most worthwhile music software investment I ever made. Best part is I purchased it off of ebay for a huge discount and you can likely do the same. So what is Komplete? Here is an excerpt from Native Instruments website:</span></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><span style="color:null;"><em>KOMPLETE is the world’s leading collection for music production, performance, and sound design. All the tools you need – any production task, any type of music, anything you can imagine. Delve into an enormous collection of 45 inspiring and innovative virtual instruments and effects. Radical synthesizers, classic drums, larger-than-life sampled instruments, and avant-garde sound design plus the world’s leading sampling and synthesis platforms REAKTOR and KONTAKT. All at a fraction of the combined cost of the individual components.</em><br>From guitar amp modeling and drums to synths and orchestral strings, Komplete literally has everything you need to be inspired and create (my personal favorite synth is Absynth). It also comes with the industry standard Kontakt player, which opens a world of possibilities to future 3rd party software purchases such as </span><a contents="Geosonics " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/28-rare-and-experimental/g44-geosonics/" target="_blank"><span style="color:null;">Geosonics </span></a><span style="color:null;">(one of my personal favorites). Once you have your DAW and interface, I would definitely make Komplete your first purchase.</span></span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><span style="color:null;">3-</span><a contents="EZ DRUMMER 2" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.toontrack.com/product/ezdrummer-2/" target="_blank"><span style="color:null;">EZ DRUMMER 2</span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="color:null;"><span class="font_large"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/f4575f7268b59efbf59caf8b474420788fef2703/original/ezdrummer-2-virtual-drums-plugin.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" />Although Komplete does come bundled with some decent percussion, I was looking for something with a more polished sound to make it that much easier for me to get inspired. Enter EZ Drummer 2, another game changing software for songwriters. EZ Drummer 2 has by far the most amazing sounding drums right out of the box. Not only are the drum sounds amazing, but there are genre specific addons that you can purchase to get closer to that exact sound you are hearing in your head. Hmm what else? Oh yea, EZ Drummer 2 also comes loaded with hundreds of pre recorded midi grooves that you can insert right into your session. The grooves are easily modifiable, allowing you to tailor your own custom drum beats. EZ Drummer 2 is a must have for beginner songwriters!</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 16.8px;">For now I am going to leave you with those three recommendations to start. Believe me, these will keep you busy and creative for an endless amount of hours :)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16.8px;">If you're interested, here is a sample of something I did before I made these three purchases<br><a contents="Melodic Demo" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://soundcloud.com/patthepanther/melodic/s-tp4NZ" target="_blank">Melodic Demo</a></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 16.8px;">Here is a sample of a demo I did using elements of each of these three recommendations.<br><a contents="Dead Eyes Demo" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://soundcloud.com/patthepanther/dead-eyes-demo/s-carL7" target="_blank">Dead Eyes Demo</a></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">Thats all for now, get your ass into creativity mode!</span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">-PR-</span></p>
<p> </p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/52319952018-05-13T14:57:18-04:002018-05-14T10:29:57-04:00PAT REILLY JOINS VAJRA<p>Last night Through The Discipline went out with a bang. It was probably our best set ever. <br>As one musical chapter comes to an end, I would like to take this opportunity to announce a new chapter. I have been jamming with a new band for a couple of months and would like to now officially announce that I joined Vajra. Vajra is a completely new musical dimension for me. The sounds are dark, atmospheric and psychedelic. The vocals are dreamy, dynamic and even eerie at times. <br>Check out Vajra!<iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="41EbJdGO5dw" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/41EbJdGO5dw/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/41EbJdGO5dw?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>And dont worry, I will also continue to write instrumental music, I have been accumulating quite a few songs actually! More news coming soon!</p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/51076592018-03-02T12:00:27-05:002018-03-02T12:02:19-05:00Exclusive Dead Eyes Demo Link<p>Aside from being a musician, I am obviously a fan of music. I have always wondered what an artists demo version of a song might have sounded like before it was all polished and cleaned up. With that being said, I figured why not set up a private link where fans can get a peak at what Dead Eyes sounded like before it had live bass, drums and the master mixing skills of Dino Alden. Check out the link below!</p>
<p><a contents="Dead Eyes Demo" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://soundcloud.com/patthepanther/dead-eyes-demo/s-carL7" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3498db;">Dead Eyes Demo</span></a></p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/51014782018-02-27T12:06:53-05:002018-03-01T13:33:24-05:00Dead Eyes Release<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/21c083f6f948a2fac3f6051338b5e3d2f578f5b2/original/dead-eyes-tshirt.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Dead Eyes has been released since February 24th and the response has been amazing! I invested a lot of time and resources in this song, so I am extremely thankful to everyone that purchased the song and showed support! I will be creating merchandise soon, what kind of merch would you like to see? Email me your ideas!</p>
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<p> </p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/50894522018-02-20T14:36:01-05:002018-02-20T14:36:01-05:00The Media Divides Us Through our Innate Morbid Curiosity <p>Every day, mainstream news outlets and social media feeds bombard us with imagery that tickles our conflict bone. Stories of cruelty, murder, hate and lost innocence greatly outweigh stories of inspiration and goodwill. As human beings, most of us cannot help but engage in these articles that give us a look into the dark sides of humanity where humans inflict pain and suffering on their fellow man, animals or themselves. </p>
<p>There is a Law and Order SVU episode, I believe it is titled "Specticle". In this episode, a girls assault was going to be broadcast over the internet once the viewer count reached a certain threshold. Through the media, police urged people to stay off of the website as this girl's life may depend on it. As you can probably guess, even with a persons life on the line, all of the attention given to this situation caused the website to become flooded with viewers and the minimum view threshold had by far been met. Life imitates art and art imitates life, although this situation is from a fictional TV series, I am confident that the same exact result would occur in reality. </p>
<p><br>Most people do not have the willpower to ignore/suppress their morbid curiosity. This is why we still have traffic jams caused by people who want to break their necks to see a car with a flat tire on the side of the road. This is why you are more likely to see 100 people recording an assault with their phones yet not one of them will actually help the person being assaulted. What makes it worse is that there are always troubled individuals desperately searching for a way to get attention, a way to get into a spotlight that is all dependent on the human races seemingly innate need for violence and conflict, which our government and media exploits. Today, all over the news, all over social media, all you see is stories of school shootings, stories of racism, sexism, discrimination and hatred on all levels, with nearly every solution pointing to some kind of government regulation that is supposed to fix these problems; don't you see that we are being played for fools? Our problems can not be solved by giving control to someone else ( especially not a government filled with out of touch, greedy and corruptible people), our problems get solved when we accept responsibility for our role in the bigger picture and <strong>take control within yourself</strong> to make a change!</p>
<p><br>Believe it or not, good things happen in the world too. If you stay attached to mainstream news and social media then you will always be fed fear, hate and judgment on a conscious and unconscious level. If we always focus on the negative then we will almost always have negativity surrounding us. The change starts with us as individuals, as friends, as family members and as members of our societies. Today and everyday, be better to yourself, be better to everyone in your life and be grateful for what you have; there is always someone that is grateful having far less than you do.</p>
<p> </p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/50862452018-02-19T00:57:30-05:002018-02-20T15:11:17-05:00Oh Ibanez... I love thee, but WHAT THE HELL IS THE DEAL WITH YOUR FACTORY FRET JOBS?! <p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="1GzT-2KcJpk" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/1GzT-2KcJpk/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1GzT-2KcJpk?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/5f0731da5a65fa5e399fdb474087b55474bd14b8/original/iron-label-black.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282931/6bdd72140f094c4e66e7793c56472ef289b04b69/original/prestige-guitars.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>In the past couple of years, I have really grown to love the tone and feel of high end Ibanez Guitars. They feel great in my hands and they just have a tone that fits who I have become as a player over the past 20 years. It really saddens me that out of 4 BRAND NEW Ibanez guitars( 3 Prestige, 1 Iron Label) I have obtained over the past couple of years through trades and purchases, 3 of them had terribly fret leveling issues! </p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/50715832018-02-09T16:38:31-05:002018-02-09T16:44:10-05:00Dead Eyes Tracks Officially Submitted for Mixing!<p>I am super excited to say that all of the tracks for Dead Eyes have been submitted to <a contents="Dino Alden" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dino-alden-mn0000824356/credits" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2980b9;">Dino Alden</span></a><span style="color:#2980b9;"> </span>for mixing! I am extremely proud of this song and believe it is been my best work to date! I also want to thank Juan Orellana from <a contents="Black Suit Youth" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BlackSuitYouth/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2980b9;">Black Suit Youth</span></a> for laying down some groovy bass tracks and Michael Marrone from<span style="color:#2980b9;"> </span><a contents="Awaken" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAwaken/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2980b9;">Awaken</span></a> for killing it on the drums!</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">Dead Eyes comes out February 24th! <br><a contents="Pre Order Here!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://patthepanther.net/album/670595" target="_blank">Pre Order Here!</a></span></h3>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/50663572018-02-07T16:27:59-05:002018-02-07T16:27:59-05:00Pat Reilly Signs on as Guitarist for Napalm Recording Artist, Tengger Cavalry!<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="mnr1E-vxbL0" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/mnr1E-vxbL0/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mnr1E-vxbL0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="315" width="448.8" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>I am excited to officially announce that I have signed on as guitarist for Napalm Records recording artist Tengger Cavalry! The moment I heard Tenggers music, I was instantly a fan. So much atmosphere, so much originality and some amazing songwriting to go along with it. Thank you for bringing me aboard Naturre G Ganganbaigaali! <br>Looking forward to playing awesome gigs all summer, especially Masters of Rock in Czech Republic!</p>
<p> </p>Guitarist Pat Reillytag:patreilly.net,2005:Post/50673302018-02-07T15:50:27-05:002018-02-27T12:13:19-05:00The Power Of Intention and Belief<p>The Mind/Ego will try to convince you, based on habits and values you learned during your developmental years that you should take the safe route in life and do what societies norms dictate; go to school, find a career, settle down, be a "contributing" member of society, have kids ect. The Heart on the other hand knows your true purpose in life, the Heart has all of the answers you seek and if you ask it a question, you will have your answer almost instantly (but will you listen)? With the exception of having kids (unless you consider fur babies children), I have done all of the things that my Mind/Ego urged me to do. I Graduated from two colleges, worked a steady job for over a decade which then turned into a career, all the while feeling like I was slowly dying inside, losing myself to this world of artificial meanings and manufactured happiness. I have followed the breadcrumbs of my mind almost blindly until only recently.</p>
<p>This past September, I was introduced to a series called Missing Links. Hosted by Gregg Braden, Missing Links Explores the deep truths of our origin, history, destiny and fate. This show and the knowledge contained within it, cause me to look deep within myself and analyze the current trajectory of my life. Missing Links made me realize that I was not living my truth, I was not living with purpose, I was not living the life my Heart had always known I was supposed to be living. All of these realizations hit me hard and fast, pushing me make changes in my life that I have never looked back from. </p>
<p>In October of 2017, having new beliefs and strong intentions of what my life would become, I threw away all of my fears, all of my old understandings, all of my self doubt and I resigned from the soul sucking job that I had been with for over a decade. Since my resignation, I have experienced first hand that we truly do have the power to manifest our own destinies. I will not say it is easy, as it takes the ability to stay resilient against all forms of internal and external negativity, self doubt and a lifetime of conditioning to the contrary of what your new beliefs are, but IT IS POSSIBLE AND IT IS WORTH IT! </p>
<p> </p>Guitarist Pat Reilly