Kevin Hendrickson Music

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  • The Delivery Guy

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    Here’s the song I wrote last week. I challenged myself to write lyrics, record a song, mix, and master it within a week. Here’s what that sounds like! The Delivery Guy is available on all streaming services! The Delivery GuyBy Kevin Andrew Hendrickson What you want you’re never too shy to getGucci bag, pajamas and…

  • Shape of Water (cover)

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    This is an experimental cover of the theme from Shape of Water, composed by Alexandre Desplat, recorded as an academic exercise using live accordion, and sample libraries from Performance Samples, Spitfire, and Native Instruments. All composition rights reserved by the composer, Alexandre Desolate.

  • Dropping the bass demo

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  • New Album with Sylvia Hackathorn

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    Sometime around 2006 my friend Sylvia Hackathorn and I decided to make a kids album together. Sylvia is a talented composer, musician and producer I met years ago through my sister Shannon. Sylvia grew up in Portland playing everything from punk rock to Celtic. Besides being a wonderful guitarist and singer, she excels at the…

  • New Taylor Swift Cover

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    I had fun making this instrumental cover of Taylor’s song “August,” using pirate ship instruments such as accordion and banjo. Hope you enjoy it!

  • Head Above Water — the fourth full-length album from Pirate Jenny

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    Pirate Jenny’s fourth full-length release, Head Above Water, contains 12 new tracks written and produced by Kevin Hendrickson, Paul Iannotti, and John Morgan, as well as one cover song. Following a 20-year haitus, Head Above Water’s thematic pirate rock is a natural sequel to their 1990s releases Never Sea Land, and Once Upon A Wave,…

  • How to tempo map a live performance in Pro Tools

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    I made this little tutorial showing one of my favorite techniques: tempo mapping. It\’s a way to create a groove that feels natural, but still allow the opportunity to layer samples and loops that are right on the beat.  

  • My custom midi controller made with an Arduino

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    Creating nuanced performances of virtual instruments takes more than great keyboard chops, it takes a free left hand that can move faders along with each performance (or after, in a second pass), printing midi controller messages in lanes parallel to the midi notes. These midi controller messages — including expression, modulation, and breath — give…

  • We rode our bikes from Multnomah Falls to The Dalles

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    Rowena Crest It was a feeling of accomplishment as we rolled in to Shannon’s Ice Cream Shop in the Dalles, Oregon, after completing the approximately 55 mile journey from Multnomah Falls. We had spent two days riding, with an overnight stay at Viento State Park campground. Although many cyclists choose to ride from Portland, we…

  • Introducing The Bunratty Castle Band

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    Have you ever had an idea that lingered just below the surface of your consciousness, but never went away for years and years?That’s what happened to me with The Bunratty Castle Band — a song and music video I started more than 20 years ago and completed only last week.The song is about an imaginary…