Listen to Ian's "One Man String Section"
From the live DVD
From the studio album
Strings arranged by: James Morrison.
Entire string section: Ian Cooper.
Harp, French Horns, Oboe, Flute, Piccolo: Members of the Sydney Symphony.
Sitar: John Frohlich.
Duet with
Melinda Schneider
Strings arranged by: Ian Cooper.
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Strings arranged by: Ian Cooper.
Ian Cooper's
"One Man String Section"
Ian Cooper is a composer, arranger, musician and recording studio owner which puts him in a very unique position. He is able to write creative string arrangements for songs & jingles, and record ALL the string parts.
Ian plays the parts on different physical instruments, as opposed to repeated overdubbing of the same instrument. Phase problems and nasty cancelations occur when combining identical lines played repeatedly on the same instrument. So a 6 part first violin section is played on 6 different violins.
Another trick is to stand in different spots around a stereo pair of mics, exactly where the players would be if they were there altogether. When the channels are combined at the end, the orchestra mixes itself and you hear a glorious stereo image of a room full of lush strings. And all done at a fraction the cost of a string section.
If you need the string arrangement written as well, then sending a reference track or a sound-alike will speed up writing, and you'll get exactly what you want first go.
Songs needing strings can be sent as mp3s, WAVs or AIFFs and the string parts can be delivered in any format you wish.
Turnaround is generally 2-3 days for a well thought-out arrangement.
Email Ian now to see whether he can do your job.
