Professional musicians will record customized love songs just for you

Have you ever wanted to give your sweetheart the perfect gift, one that could never be found in a store? One that would really suit your lover? A new website will enable you to have professional musicians compose a personalized song for you to give to your loved one.

The process is easy. First, you choose a song from several available on the site. Listen to the songs by various artists in different genres until you find the one you like. There’s pop/rock, R &B, jazz, country and many more. Next, using the template of the lyrics provided, customize the song by substituting names and phrases of your choice. Then proceed to the checkout and pay for your song. Within a week or two, you download your song from your computer as an MP3 file or receive it in the mail on a CD. Prices range from $169 to $219. You may even hire a songwriter to write a whole song from scratch just for you.

Have fun with your customized song. Arrange with a local restaurant to play it during your meal. Play it on your stereo during a romantic candle lit dinner. Load it as an MP3 on your lover’s music player as a surprise.
http://www.tailoredmusic.com/

Canadian Brass: musical excitement

This band’s repertoire ranges from classical music to blues, with a definite Baroque flavor. The scope of their performances includes the work of J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Pachelbel, Gabrieli, Beethoven, Wagner and many others. The brass quintet, which has been in existence for 35 years, has recently announced the addition of five trumpet players to their group.

Click on the blue box in the lower right corner of the home page to sample their music. Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in d minor, with Fred Mills on the trumpet, is representative of the talent in this world-renowned concert ensemble.

Canadian Brass home page: http://www.canadianbrass.com/

Pandora: A streaming-music service that delivers what you like to hear

Available to users in the U.S. only at the present time, this website is an innovative approach to Internet radio. Visitors enter the name of their favorite artist or song and receive a stream of music that mirrors their tastes in music. The system generates a playlist of songs resulting from an analysis of 400 musical elements, such as vocal style, lyrics, composition, form and melody represented in the original choice. In essence, listeners have a “radio station” playing only music they like to hear. Of course, it is possible to fine-tune a “station” by de-selecting unwanted songs from the playlist; the system will adjust to take account of this change. Users may create up to 100 separate stations, reflecting their interest in more than one type of music. No downloads are required. The service is free, supported by advertisements. Users may opt for an ad-free paid subscription to the service.

Check out the site: http://www.pandora.com/