![]() They're also wired digitally to the O3D, so essentially what I end up with is 16 mono tracks that I can mix. When we record the vocals I use the CBXD5s which give me up to eight tracks to play around with. The Kurzweil's eight outs are wired direct to my Yamaha O3D so I can manually mix the Kurzweil on the desk. All the audio and sequences are done on Cubase Audio XT, which I use with two Yamaha CBXD5 hard disk recorders. "All the sounds you hear are programmed from the Kurzweil K2500: there are no acoustic instruments. The entire demo was recorded, mixed and mastered in Ian's modest home studio using a fairly minimal setup. When we get it right, we get the singer to come round, then Terry gets on with the stylisation of the vocals with the vocalist." ![]() Normally I will come up with an idea for a tune by just playing around on the piano until I get a basic feel for the song. Ian explains the duo's working method: "'Once in A Lifetime' was very much Terry and I. However, once they became aware of the Sound On Sound competition, they made the decision to redirect the material already produced. Ian and Terry had originally begun working on 'Once In A Lifetime' as a potential Eurovision Song Contest entry during the summer of 1999. Michelle is currently involved in a number of different musical projects, and performs almost every evening as resident singer at cabaret venue Gunton Hall. Occasionally called upon to sing as well as dance, she eventually realised she could make a career as a vocalist. The winners of Sound On Sound's SAE/Quantegy competition: Michelle Montuori, Ian Gibbs (back), and Terry McCreith.Vocalist Michelle trained primarily as a professional dancer for cruise ships, hotels, theatres and pantomimes. I also teamed up with Terry as a result of doing work with local artists." I had a project studio and I got quite a lot of work from local bands and multimedia companies. Programmer Ian Gibbs makes his living as a corporate manager and consultant, but has been developing his interest in music technology over the past 15 years: "About four years ago I decided to take the music on as a part‑time commercial interest. Since then, Terry has been dividing his time between home studio recording, playing in covers bands, and undertaking occasional TV work as an extra, while still finding time to take a National Diploma in music technology at Lowestoft college. ![]() The lads even enjoyed a number 2 hit before having to exit the pop world to complete their schooling. The name Terry McCreith may also be familiar to some, as he experienced his first taste of pop fame back in 1976 as a member of boy band Our Kid. To cap it all, top producer, songwriter, arranger and musician Nicky Graham - best‑known for his success producing and writing for acts such as Bros, Let Loose and PJ & Duncan - and his vocal producer Deni Lew were flown in to oversee the whole process. All three were flown to New York, where they spent two days recording in the School of Audio Engineering's state‑of‑the‑art recording facility, with all flights and accommodation paid for by the competition's other sponsors Quantegy. The eventual winner was a catchy pop track titled 'Once In A Lifetime', created by the Suffolk‑based songwriting partnership of Ian Gibbs and Terry McCreith, with vocals provided by Michelle Montuori. The breadth of styles and general high standard made choosing a winner extremely difficult, and led to some heated debate in the Sound On Sound office! We received over 200 demos spanning every conceivable style of music from house to heavy metal, easy‑listening to experimental. You don't often get the chance to win a trip to New York to record with a top‑flight producer, and the response to our September 1999 competition was overwhelming. Tom Flint talked to the lucky winners to find out how they put their winning demo together - and found out how producer Nicky Graham transformed it into a potential chart smash. Sound On Sound's September 1999 SAE/Quantegy competition offered the fantastic prize of an all‑expenses‑paid recording session in a New York studio with a top producer. ![]()
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