waltertore
603 posts
Jun 01, 2010
1:10 PM
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My music will be used on an nbc special with a baseball theme Wed. night at 7pm. This is the 3rd soundtrack I have done for this series. It is called "Stories" and airs on the columbus ohio nbc affiliate. I am really moved that spontobeat is on network tv. They call me and give me the theme of the show. I record songs and send them what I want. It is probably the only spontaneously created soundtrack done on network tv. Also that my recording skills are good enough to make it on this level is very exciting. I am now totally self contained - 1 man band, control my own recordings and can do them whenever the mood hits, produce my own cds to sell of the stage.
As I am typing this note, I flashed on when Robbie Robertson wanted me to record the soundtrack for the movie " the color of money" Clapton, me, and Robbie. What a dream right? Wrong. I said no because they said I would have to rehearse the songs and there would be arrangements for my harp playing. I felt good saying no to that and this thing I got going with NBC (20 odd years later) is a cool payoff for that move.
Life is good! I will post a link to watch it on their website when it goes on there. Walter
here is how it all started. They did a segment on me and then the station manager asked if I would be the house musician for some upcoming specials.
link to story
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walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year.
" life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller
2,000 of my songs
continuous streaming - 200 most current songs
my videos
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kudzurunner
1520 posts
Jun 01, 2010
1:20 PM
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Excellent, Walter! Song 250,002 may need to be a cover of Sinatra's "My Way," if you could live with the paradox of being a one-man cover band. :)
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toddlgreene
1388 posts
Jun 01, 2010
1:21 PM
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Congrats(again)Walter! It's awesome that you get recognized AND allowed to play what YOU want to play insted of what someone else wants you to play...although if ol' E.C. wanted me to play 'Love Me Do', then by Job I'd play 'Love Me Do'!
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Todd L Greene, Co-Founder
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waltertore
605 posts
Jun 01, 2010
1:30 PM
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thanks Adam! Being a Jersey boy, I could give that one a shot. My mother sang on the radio and actually backed up Sintra on the hoboken station she was on(my mothers hometown). From elementary through High school she sang commercials. Sinatra came in a lot with new stuff and she made some backround noise on one.
Thanks Todd! I was really touched that Robbie wanted me for that project, but my knee jerk response was no, and I stayed with it. We had a great conversation and he totally supported my decision. This was when I lived in austin and immediately a lot of the music community told me I was nuts. they said it would have opened big doors for my music. I responded that when I mentioned spontobeat, those doors closed. It was do it thier way or no way. I am glad I said no because the only opportunities that would have come would have been similar- rehearse, repeat, planned out. I may die an unknown, but that is great because I am digging my life. What the world does with it when I am dead is of no interest to me. It really baffles me when I hear of musicians doing stuff that is not of interest to them. Life is too short for me to do that kind of stuff. Walter
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walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year.
" life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller
2,000 of my songs
continuous streaming - 200 most current songs
my videos
Last Edited by on Jun 01, 2010 1:35 PM
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Chickenthief
39 posts
Jun 01, 2010
11:31 PM
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Thanks for the music Walter, and thanks for
keeping it real.
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waltertore
608 posts
Jun 02, 2010
3:36 AM
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thanks Chickenthief! Walter
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walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year.
" life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller
2,000 of my songs
continuous streaming - 200 most current songs
my videos
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captainbliss
119 posts
Jun 02, 2010
11:05 AM
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@waltertore:
Congratulations and big smiles!
Although...
I think it would be better if they invented a sport called spontoball (played and accompanied live by spontobeat, of course) and put that on TV...
xxx
Last Edited by on Jun 02, 2010 11:06 AM
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toddlgreene
1392 posts
Jun 02, 2010
11:11 AM
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Good idea, Captain Bliss...integrate SpontoBeat, SpontoBall and SpontoStrip into one event, and I might just sit still long enough to watch it on TV!
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Todd L Greene, Co-Founder
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waltertore
609 posts
Jun 02, 2010
12:08 PM
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I like the way you guys are thinking! Walter
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walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year.
" life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller
2,000 of my songs
continuous streaming - 200 most current songs
my videos
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waltertore
612 posts
Jun 04, 2010
11:49 AM
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Here is the link to the show. Walter
Adam: Here is my take on "My Way".
my way
NBC "Stories" part 1
NBC "Stories" part 2
NBC "Stories" part 3
NBC "Stories" part 4 cool baseball story
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walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year.
" life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller
2,000 of my songs
continuous streaming - 200 most current songs
my videos
Last Edited by on Jun 04, 2010 12:02 PM
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