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New Arrangement – Get Together/All Time Fave

In addition to sharing group performance videos, I’m going to start throwing some new for 2023 arrangement videos into the mix as well.

Up first is a mashup of “Get Together” by PRTY ANML and “All Time Fave” by Outasight. This energetic closer is fully of vocal moments and opportunities for visual ones. The instrumental arrangement is full of hot horn licks, funky guitar, and rockin’ dance breaks. The two tunes overlap at the end with the aid of a treble trio. This arrangement was originally written for Surround Sound from Bettendorf High School in Iowa.

The track features Ines Cring & Brian McCallister on vocals and Jake Colson on guitar.

This arrangement, and more than 150 other new ones, will be available in the catalog on March 1st.

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Performance – Ankeny Perpetual Motion

Next 2023 show I’m going to share is Perpetual Motion from Ankeny High School in Ankeny, Iowa and their Little Red Riding Hood Show.

My arrangements in this show include: Into the Woods/Run, Girl Run (Cilla Jane/Woodkid), Bad Guy/Steppin’ to the Bad Side (Billie Eilish/Dreamgirls), Trouble/Devil with the Blue Dress (Valerie Broussard/Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels), The Pretender (Foo Fighters). These arrangements, and more than 150 other new ones, will be available in my catalog March 1st.

Enjoy!

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Performance – Indianola Side One

The next group I’m gonna share is “Side One” from Indianola High School in Indianola, Iowa.

My arrangements in this show include: Louder Than Words (from Tick, Tick…Boom!), Carry On Wayward Son (Kansas), Move (Keep Walkin’)/Feet Don’t Fail Me Now (tobyMac/NEEDTOBREATHE), and Roller Coaster/Crazy Train (Bon Jovi/Ozzy Osbourne). These arrangements, and more than 150 other new ones, will be available in my catalog March 1st!

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Performance – Johnston Synergy

Now that competition season is underway, it’s time to start sharing videos of the amazing groups I have the pleasure of writing for.

First up is Synergy from Johnston High School in Johnston, Iowa.

My arrangements in this show include: Nothing Stopping Me (Vicetone), Thick Skin/I Didn’t Know My Own Strength (Leona Lewis/Whitney Houston), Loose (Allen Stone), My Head & My Heart/Around the World (Ava Max/ATC), Turn It Up (Oh the Larceny). These arrangements, and more than 150 other new ones, will be available in my catalog March 1st!

Special shout out to BMK Studio Guitarist, Steve Cochran, the show band director for this group – the band sounds amazing!

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New Arrangement – Ripple (from Spirited)

Time to drop the first new catalog release of 2023 – Ripple from Spirited!

From the first time I heard this tune during the movie’s credits, I knew it was something I wanted to arrange! The song is so dynamic musically, and the message in the lyrics is fantastic as well. The arrangement features an extended solo that comes in and out throughout the chart and interacts with the choir. The choral parts are extremely high energy, but a little on the challenging side in some places. The band charts are smokin’ hot with killer horn licks and funky guitar, but also some tender moments to feature your keyboards. If you’re not familiar with the tune, don’t let the red and green fool you – although it’s from a Christmas movie, the song itself has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas!

I left the original almost entirely intact with one minor cut – I just felt like there are a dozen potential cuts and no two directors would want the same cuts, so I put in all the material and people can cut it down as they see fit to maximize the flexibility.

The track features Brian McCallister & Ines Cring on vocals, and Alec McKeska on guitar.