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SO DELICIOUS
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: This is the beat I wrote for the Fergie track "Fergalicious".
Its got an 80's roller skating rink feel to it.
Tempo - 129bpm | Length - 3:05 | Key - Bb Minor
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WALLS OF HAPPINESS
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: Columbia Records asked me to re-work a Teddy Geiger track called "These
Walls" with more of an Urban feel. I tried and tried but his vocals
had a Rock feel that I didn't think lent themselves to an Urban version. "His
original is nice... leave it that way."
Tempo - 75bpm | Length - 3:24 |
Key - G Minor
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PALLADINO
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: This is a down-tempo R&B track with a super mellow chorus. I was heavily
influenced by the bass playing of Pino Palladino (D'angelo/Erykah Badu)
on this one.
Tempo - 64bpm | Length - 3:24
| Key - F# Minor
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BACKFLASH
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: This is a chill groove with a slightly aggressive beat... and a little backwards masking.
Tempo - 80bpm | Length - 2:37
| Key - C Minor
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LIKE THAT
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: I wrote this for the Ghostface Killah track "Back
Like That" feat Ne-Yo. It's a pretty basic beat...
the chorus has a Rhodes and some Vibes on it. I played live bass on the chorus
and bridge sections. The bass line on the chorus has a kind of 70's disco feel.
Tempo - 95.6bpm | Length - 4:02 | Key - C Minor
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TO CATCH A THIEF
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: The beat for "I Don't Care" by Ricky Martin feat. Amerie & Fat
Joe. Check out the clarinet, oboe, cello, violin, vibes... all the normal
shit in hip hop. I'm goin' for it . Fuck it.
Tempo - 103.7bpm | Length - 3:26 | Key - G# Harmonic
Minor
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WIND ME UP
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: This is the beat I wrote for a favorite singer of mine. Lots of synths in this
one and some 80's guitar riffs.
Tempo - 120bpm | Length - 2:30 | Key - E Romanian
Minor
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NO SECOND CHANCE
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: I am told this one sounds like it starts with the theme from Donkey Kong.
I didn't mean to do that... I suppose its the 80's creeping in on me. Listen
for the Mellotron flute sounds on the bridge section. That's a favorite
old instrument of mine... not so common in hip hop production music libraries.
Tempo - 130bpm
| Length - 3:53 | Key - C Hungarian Major
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MARIO'S GALLERY
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: This is the beat I wrote for Mario Vasquez "Gallery".
I was asked by J Records to try another version of the track and this is
the music I came up with.
Tempo -
87bpm | Length - 4:13 | Key - B Minor
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TICKITY TOCK
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: This is the beat for 50 Cent and Olivia's
"Best Friend". Lots of horns and pizzicato cello
and violin. The bridge has a clock ticking...
Tempo
- 91bpm | Length - 3:15 | Key - F Pentatonic Blues
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TELL ME SO(Modern
Adult Contemporary w/Male Vocal)
Composer:
Pryde
Composer Comments: I wrote this track on Valentine's Day 2007 after I broke up with my girl. I have
a new (much improved) girlfriend now... no need to cry for me.
Tempo - 95bpm | Length - 3:34 | Key - D Mixolydian
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YOU WANT LOVIN?
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: This is a straight up pop song. It's not my normal thing but I grabbed a Rihanna a
cappella and got started. Before I knew it, she was singing in the happiest,
most major mode know to mankind... ionian... my most dreaded. As an exercise
though, I went ahead and did it. Here's the instrumental. "If It's Lovin' That You Want"
Tempo - 96bpm | Length - 3:28 | Key - Ab Major
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GONE
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: Check out this beat written for Eminem's track "When I'm Gone".
I used some vibes, alto and tenor sax, mellotron flute and piano... plus
my normal barrage of rhythmic instruments.
Tempo - 75bpm | Length - 5:09 | Key - Bb Minor
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THE FULLEST MOON
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: This is a down-tempo R&B track that I wrote awhile ago.
Tempo - 70bpm | Length - 3:37
| Key - D minor
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IN THIS LIFE
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: This track has a slow groove happening. It was loosely inspired by The Roots track "Pussy Galore" and
anything by Citizen Cope (one of my favorite artists). The bridge
has a jazzy feel with a chill melodic guitar solo. Check it out.
Tempo
- 72bpm | Length - 4:02 | Key - E flat minor
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TRAIN TO MATERA
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: I literally wrote this on a train bound for Matera, Italy. It was a five hour
trip and I had my basic Reason setup with me in case I was inspired. I was.
Tempo - 109bpm | Length - 2:26 | Key - Bb Minor
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AMAZINGLY SO
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: I wrote this for the Jagged Edge track "So
Amazing". The original pitch of the track is a quarter step
above A#. No worries unless you try adding more music to this track. These
days I would use Melodyne to pull the pitch into place.
Tempo - 93.59bpm | Length - 3:59 | Key - A#
Harmonic Minor
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FRIENDS OF MONA LISA
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: A mellow track that I wrote YEARS ago. I wrote the chorus riff on guitar
in 1994. I still like it and refuse to let it go.
Tempo
- 65bpm | Length - 4:16 | Key - G minor
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NEVER LIVE FOREVER (ROCK
with or without Vocal)
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: Every now and then, I must rock. Short guitar solo at the end of the track.
Tempo - 84.5bpm | Length - 2:09 | Key - Eb Minor
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HERE TONIGHT
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: Check this latin vibe with heavy percussion and a sax melody line running the chorus. The
bridge is a bossa nova. This track features Tony Breit (Lenny
Kravitz) on bass as well as myself.
Tempo
- 90bpm | Length - 3:16 | Key - A minor
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SUN DON'T SHINE
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: I am told this one sounds like it starts with the theme from Donkey Kong.
I didn't mean to do that... I suppose its the 80's creeping in on me. Listen
for the Mellotron flute sounds on the bridge section. That's a favorite
old instrument of mine.
Tempo - 130bpm
| Length - 3:53 | Key - C Hungarian Major
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THE STORM
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: I wrote this for the Lenny Kravitz track "Storm".
I used a slightly dirty guitar tone and then layered some strings to build
this hip hop track.
Tempo - 90bpm | Length - 3:06
| Key - E minor
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THE CORNER
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: This is the bed I wrote for Common's track "The
Corner". The intro is reminiscent of a Dr. Dre riff. This
track has only two sections as that's all the original track
called for.
Tempo - 78bpm
| Length - 4:18 | Key - E minor
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50 WAYS TO LOVE U
Composer: Pryde
Composer Comments: This is the bed of music I wrote for the John Legend track
"Used To Love U". The chorus guitar has a slight
"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" feel. The bridge section is a bossa
nova.
Tempo - 88bpm |
Length - 3:53 | Key - C minor
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