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Very Cool Paradise Lost Multitrack

July 10, 2010 at 7:27 am UTC

James Perry sang with me last month as part of the chorus in the Carnegie performance of Paradise Lost, and once he got back home he cut together this killer video. That’s him singing all 8 choral parts (including the high soprano stuff) – each part recorded 4 times for a total of 32 tracks. Very, very cool, James.

The good stuff starts around 1:36.

  • http://www.youtube.com/xoclkox Courtney Lea K

    *GASP!* OMG! THAT'S JAMES!!!!! I know him! lol

    YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!

    I think I can say this with 100% of my heart, "James, we are SO proud of you!!!" <3

  • http://feyapl.blogspot.com Paige

    Yay James! Awesome job, sir! :D

  • Britlin

    JAMES, I am soooo proud of you! You see, when you're brave and passionate about expressing your love of someone's music, they appreciate your heart-filled work like you can't even imagine. Because of the amazing singer and person you are this happened. <3

  • Leah

    Really, really neat. That is so creative. Very impressive. :)

  • Nathaniel Sullivan

    Bravo, man! That's freakin' awesome!!!

  • Debbie

    That is sooo amazing!!! I saw the Carnegie performance and for weeks afterwards, this song was the theme that constantly ran through my mind. It just took up residence in my brain and I couldn't stop singing it.

    Now…it's back!

    Awesome job, James!

  • Tessy

    Wow…really…wow…!!

    James, that was just…astounding! Man, I feel like a loser now. Hahahaha. But seriously, what a range (!), and what artistic feeling and expression you put into this (not only with your singing, but also what you did visually with the pictures). FACTIS AMAZING!

  • Matt

    I watched the Carnegie Hall show, and I thought it was beyond epic. But what you did here, James, has taken my already great appreciation of that performance to a whole new level. You are a very talented man, my friend! Keep on doing what you love to do, and never, ever stray from that path.

  • http://horathmusic.webs.com Clay

    I can't stop listening to this!!!! It is so good. It is awesome to hear people who have been inspired by great music. As a composer who is interested in the implications of the web and digital recording, seeing people pull this off is an inspiration to me as well.

  • Rachel

    FACTISSIMO :)

  • http://www.healeratlarge.com Dany Carol

    Mindblowing! The music, the voice. OMG!!! More like paradise found! Thank you, Eric, for your incredible compositions. Thank you, James, for your incredible voice! This is truly an example of singing from the heart!

  • http://www.danperezsax.com Dan Perez

    Gsus! What an incredible range. I EXPECT Eric Whitacre to do inconceivably amazing things, but this video took me by surprise. James, you're a beast! Bona fide!

  • Johnny from Mason Gr

    the video is very cool but… James response may have been the weirdest/creepiest thing I've ever read. watch your back eric!

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Eric Whitacre is one of the most popular and performed composers of our time, a distinguished conductor, broadcaster and public speaker. His first album as both composer and conductor on Decca/Universal, Light & Gold, won a Grammy® in 2012, reaped unanimous five star reviews and became the no. 1 classical album in the US and UK charts within a week of release... full bio

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