The Little Green Men - Berklee College of Music Archives

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-Certified Gold by RIAA
-Nominated for Best Rock Album in
the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards
-Their Highest Selling album on
iTunes
-Recorded in May 2004 in Phoenix,
Arizona and Tijuana, Mexico
-DVD later released
-Guitar heavy album
Vision
Why do this???
-Demand
-102,256 views so far
-Response to videos
on YouTube
-Huge fan base
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Listening Example
-La Muralla Verde
-Section A (High energy, Climax, guitar
techniques)
-Section B (Half-Time Feel)
-Section C (Polka, Circus is in town)
Process
-Timeline
-8 months to complete:
-(September 2014 – March
2015)
-About one song a week
-From TAB to standard
music notation
Process cont…
-AnyTune Pro
-Sibelius
-Shortcuts
-Guitar friendly
Process cont…
-Editing Issues
-Page numbers
-Editing the cover
-Editing pictures
What will the book
include?
-TAB explanation guide
-Analysis of songs
-Guitar Techniques
-Style
Analysis and Guitar
Techniques Example:
3. Por El Resto -Much heavier than studio version.
-During the choruses, we hear the first
instance of “quoting.”
-Variety of modern guitar techniques for the
guitar solo.
Final Steps…
-Copyright transcriptions online for a $55 fee at:
copyright.gov/eco/
-Publish/Contact Authors
-Berklee Press
-Hal Leonard
-Mel Bay
-Warner Bros. Publications
-Cherry Lane
-Alfred Publications
Contact
On June 23rd, guitarist Felipe Staiti e-mailed me
saying he was:
“very impressed, was left without words, that I
have his full support and would like to meet in
person during their 2015 tour of the U.S.”
Conclusion