nick mahoney - tom's diner (progress mix)

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Posted by nickmahoney on Oct-15-2003 21:23:

nick mahoney - tom's diner (progress mix)

Nick Mahoney - Tom's Diner (Progress Mix)
aka
Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner (2003 Progressive Mix)
aka
Nick Mahoney feat Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner (Progress Mix)

Vocals by Suzanne Vega

criticism desired.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD in 192kbps

or use this link:

http://mail.med.upenn.edu/~nmahoney/nick_mahoney_-_toms_diner_(progress_mix).mp3

Posted by -blake- on Oct-15-2003 23:38:

Downloading...

I'm interested to hear what you've done with this. I found the acapella on the net awhile and thought about using it for a track. The vocals are great.

I'll post up after I listen.

Posted by -blake- on Oct-15-2003 23:52:

Nice work with the vocals here! The effects you used sound great. Overall I like the feel of the song but there's a couple things I noticed:

The snare sounds a bit chinsy. Maybe use a clap or a snare with more reverb or something. The bass sounds good, but it's rather simple. This could go either way though, because the simplicity makes for a nice feel. However, maybe try making the bassline a bit more interesting. Also..the track doesn't really go anywhere. Besides the vocals there isn't much to grab you and pull you in.

At any rate, like I said I really like what you did with the vocals. Also, the strings are very nice and fit perfectly in there. This is a pretty chill song and the production is qutie good.
Keep up the good work!

Posted by nickmahoney on Oct-15-2003 23:53:

yeah, sorry for you dial-uppers, it may take a while cause its at 192kbps, but its pretty good (if i dont say so myself)..

nm

ps, thanks blake - i indeed worked with a couple different basslines and decided to make the track simple. there are actually three basslines playing, but the simplest one is the dominant. same thing with melodies, there is quite a bit written in there, but the vocals sound so nice uncluttered, i didnt want to overdo it. should i make the acoustic guitar louder (or the synths or the piano or the pad)? i want it to be chill but i dont want it to be boring. i know it doesnt really go anywhere, but its not exactly a trancer. if you think its too boring just playing through, let me know some ideas, maybe i'll just shorten it or something. thanks for the thought on the snare. it is a bit much, i guess i've just been listening to it for so long i didnt notice if it fit anymore. i'll look into changing that. thanks for the feedback! if you've anything you want feedback on, pm me.

Posted by nickmahoney on Oct-16-2003 13:58:

bump

Posted by Boy trance on Oct-16-2003 14:21:

Ok, very well produced tune. I'm not sure I'm liking the way it starts off, something about the percussion...maybe a stronger kick? I really like the effects you've done on the vocals... very impressive. Otherwise it's a simple tune overal, not much to it. But I like

Posted by Floorfiller on Oct-16-2003 16:11:

i agree...the percussion is a little weird. also to be honest i don't think the vocals really work here...they are a little too fast. everything sounds a little messy because i think its a little to fast...if you slow it down a bit it would probably sound better...l

Posted by nickmahoney on Oct-16-2003 18:20:

thanks for all the feedback!

Posted by bassaholix on Oct-16-2003 23:29:

Nick Mahoney feat Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner (Progress Mix)

sound betta?

Heheh.. nice production work you have on your hands... thanks for this nice tune, i pretty much agree on everyone elses input, but its very well done, i liked it n the vocals are madness

Posted by Mikrop on Oct-18-2003 06:34:

Hey, cool track.

Posted by nickmahoney on Oct-18-2003 21:03:

quote:
Originally posted by bassaholix
Nick Mahoney feat Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner (Progress Mix)

i like, makes me sound important

i was gonna go with:

Nick Mahoney - Nick's Diner (Nick's Progress Mix)*
*featuring Suzanne Vega and Nick Mahoney

but i think you're suggestion is just right..

Posted by sot on Oct-18-2003 22:07:

im diggin this tune very much. the effects on the vocals are real nice, the pad is real nice as well. I agree the percussion is a bit weird at times and it seems like the bass drums cancel out within eachother at times other than that, very well produced tune and keep up the good work

Posted by Bren-F on Oct-18-2003 23:17:

This is really good

I'm a fan of the original track, and this really does it justice

I'll agree with everyone else that the vocal effects are wicked but I would love to hear this with a funkier bass line
percussion is superb tho

Posted by bassaholix on Oct-19-2003 02:58:

Glad i could help...

Posted by nickmahoney on Oct-19-2003 21:30:

thanks again everybody.

i think i'm going to work on a non-progressive mix (maybe a club mix or a deep mix), id love feedback there too.

if anyone is interested in any part of this track, let me know. (ie if anyone wants the vocals for their own Pleasures)...

-nm

Posted by teo on Oct-19-2003 23:04:

hm...except from the vocals i didnt get any other excitement..nice track..

Posted by Bren-F on Oct-20-2003 00:10:

quote:
i think i'm going to work on a non-progressive mix (maybe a club mix or a deep mix), id love feedback there too

I'd love to hear a chillout mix mate

Posted by victor on Oct-21-2003 06:41:

wICked!!!!!

Posted by nickmahoney on Oct-22-2003 05:47:

quote:
Originally posted by Bren-F
I'd love to hear a chillout mix mate

me too

i dont know if i can do one though. any takers?

Posted by jcosgrove on Oct-22-2003 21:50:

i really really like this...is it the full final mastered version?? if not id really love a full version...i think i might stick this in a set if its ok..?

Posted by nickmahoney on Oct-23-2003 01:06:

quote:
Originally posted by jcosgrove
i really really like this...is it the full final mastered version?? if not id really love a full version...i think i might stick this in a set if its ok..?

nothing would make me happier than if someone used this in some sets (besides me )...

well, it is a full version for sure and it is fully mastered. i am working on another project (or ten ) but as you can tell i'm prolly doing a different version of this track, so while this version is complete, another version will surface...