Hi everyone
I'm proud to announce that the album "Relief Songs For Japan" it's now available for sale on iTunes.Soon will be available in other online shops.

In March Audio Draft launched a campaign that encouraged artists to write their best relief songs for Japan. More than 50 artists submitted their tracks and 10 tracks were chosen to represent the Audio Draft music community in this charity action.
You can listen to the album on Soundcloud.
I'm proud to say that one of my tracks made it to the album :)

"It is a showcase of the talent of the AudioDraft community and delivers solid tracks from melancholic pop rock to sophisticated electronica and classical music." - AudioDraft Team

Track list:
1 - Heal - Monica Blaire 3:46
2 - The Missing (feat. Holly) - ADHMusic 4:30
3 - An Obstruction (Piano Improvisation) - Roeland Struijk 3:48
4 - Crumbs And Broken Shells (Alt Mix) - Sarah Fimm 5:01
5 - Blank Coast - Animatik 5:59
6 - Japanese Heart - Julex 5:55
7 - Make The World Listen - Patchers 4:01
8 - Hope To See You Again - Mihai Sorohan 4:47
9 - Pray For Japan - Yukibon 3:02
10 - Refugees - Posthouse Tuomi 2:00
Each track separately costs $0.99 and all album cost $9.90. All incomes from the album sales are donated to the Japan Aid of Finnish Red Cross, so, grab a copy and beside enjoying good music you'll know that you did something good for some people that need your help and empathy.

More info about the project - HERE
The official page of the album - HERE
The album on iTunes - HERE
The album on Amazon - HERE

Free backing tracks for singers or instrument players of a Stevie Wonder classic, "Isn't She Lovely".
Feel free to download and use, but please be aware that for public performances or commercial recordings you have to get the rights from the legal copyrights holder of this song.
I offer just the orchestration of the backing track.
Isnt She Lovely-Backing Track Modern Version
Isn't She Lovely-Backing Track Vintage Feel
Song composed by Stevie Wonder in 1976.
All orchestration and arrangement by Mihai Sorohan in 2010.
Original lyrics:
Isn't she lovely
Isn't she wonderful
Isn't she precious
Less than one minute old
I never thought through love we'd be
Making one as lovely as she
But isn't she lovely made from love

Isn't she pretty
Truly the angel's best
Boy, I'm so happy
We have been heaven blessed
I can't believe what God has done
Through us he's given life to one
But isn't she lovely made from love

Isn't she lovely
Life and love are the same
Life is Aisha
The meaning of her name
Londie, it could have not been done
Without you who conceived the one
That's so very lovely made from love

Here, have the original to "steal" the phrasing from the master himself ;)

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Artwork by by Michel van Staveren from Deviant Art
http://michelvanstaveren.deviantart.co m/art/Stevie-Wonder-146261036
More info about Michel van Staveren and his art here:
http://art4people.nl

Some weeks ago, Alexandr Belkin, a well known Lithuanian artist, called me on the phone and asked me to record some trumpets for his upcoming album. After out successful collaboration, he called me again for a concert.
No rehearsals (with me), we met on stage and played some "Beatles Jazz Tribute" concert.
Enjoy !

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Hi guys.
As some people from Audio Forum know already, one of my bands participated to preselection for Eurovision in Lithuania.
Some people said that our song was maybe too "rock/ metal" for this kind of contest, so I made a softer version.

Original:

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Bossa-Nova Version:

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Title says pretty much all.
Last concert for 2010, first concert in 2011, live on Tele3 with the crazy guys (aka Timohi). The trumpet was a bit out of tune in the beginning because of the cold but later on was ok.

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Recently I got hired as a guitar teacher at Noriu Groti guitar school (because I finished Music Academy at trumpet and worked many years in orchestra as trumpet player... well, life...).
Anyway, made an arrangement for "Silent Night" (aka "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht") and had some fun recording guitar teachers from Noriu Groti (me included) and made a silly little video as a Christmas gift ;)

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Also, got on tv again with our silly rock project, Timohi:

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Video in Lithuanian, me on trumpet, also speaking a little bit Lithuanian (quite bad).

Again, participating at "Lietuvos talentai Atranka 2010"

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Next thing to come:
MANDOLIN !!!

Well, actually working and preparing to go to Lithuanian language lesson (that's a hard to learn language, complicated beyond imagination).
Anyway, got a virtual cake, probably the best virtual one: