Annie Thorogood
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Lioness chasing down a gazelle
- Contribution:
- Composer, Keyboardist, Co-Producer-Liza Thorogood
The stirring of the pool by the Angel for healing
- Contribution:
- Composer, Keyboardist, Producer
About Me
- Skill Level:
- Amateur
- Instruments:
- midi keyboard, tin whistle, piano
Hullo fellow human beings, I am a classically trained pianist. I've been playing & composing and writing lyrics since I was 4. I am disabled now by Multiple Sclerosis and I would go mad if it weren't for my Korg Trinity and my computer. Back in 1986 I scraped together the $ and went to a music store that had several keyboard brands. I picked one out and started playing-my Ma was with me & she, the employees and a couple of other customers were my first enraptured audience-they loved what they heard! And they wanted me to play more! After about 3 renditions and some improvisations I heard applause! I just busted out bawling. I had finally heard my beautiful music as I had always heard it in my head for so many years. And people really loved it! They asked me for recordings-I could hardly believe it! I mean, I love my music, but to have other people want to take it home with them? Wow. I knew my talent was real for sure only then.
Well, I put a down payment on a Korg M1, rushed home, read a few paragraphs of the manual, threw it aside in bewilderment, and started immediately making new arrangements for all my previous compositions & writing many new styled pieces. I found that the sound programs themselves literally inspired all kinds of new stuff! My kids would come home from school and find me still in my pajamas with some serious bedhead, sitting at the keyboard, slugging down endless cups of tea so that I could stay up all night and write and play while they slept. The years flew away raising my boys and me not getting anywhere musically. I kept composing, I had to. Music would wake me up and demand to be played and recorded. But since 2005 my M.S. got so much worse that I sat around feeling sorry for myself. I stopped playing or evening listening to my own music. It just made me so sad. I thought I was washed up in the multi-tasking department.
But my youngest boy (15), a child prodigy where computers are concerned his teachers tell me, (and no slouch musically either-he'd just rather play Halo right now) he downloaded Limewire one day not long ago and ordered me to check it out, "just do SOMETHING Ma!" Well, I began listening to many of my favorites artists again and I discovered that my insatiable NEED to make music hadn't gone anywhere. So in spite of the M.S. I WILL make the music I was born to make or die trying!
Extended
- Band or Group:
- AnneYeah!
- Influences:
- Jesus Christ ( totally serious : - ) My twin sister Lisi, my mother and father, my piano teacher Miss Fulmer and my high school music teacher Mr. Diemer. My best friend growing up, fellow music freak and Star Trekker, Alec W. Taylor. Also my first musical Mentor as an adult and a precious dear friend, Ted Marvin. Carl Sagan, Steve Irwin, my grandmother, " Becca" , Mr. Thompson, my art teacher in 7th through the 12th grade, Mr. Jester, the coolest Social Studies teacher who ever lived, who did hilarious impressions, and Mr. Spock. Medieval, Gregorian Chant, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century Classical music. All Classical Christian music, Bach, Jean- Philippe Rameau, Telemann, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Czerny, Chopin, Mussorgsky, Dvorák, Bizet, Rimsky - Korsakov, Prokofiev, Bartok, Satie, Liszt, Smetana, Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Samuel Barber, Edvard Grieg, Claude Debussy, Antonio Vivaldi, Camille Saint - Saens, Scarlatti, Monteverdi, and Purcell just to name a few! Also Ethnic and cultural music. Lawrence Welk. Buddy Holly, The Temptations, Burl Ives, The Turtles, LULU, Herman' s Hermits, Three Dog Night, 5th Dimension, The Doors, Harry Chapin, Boston, Kansas, David Bowie, J. Geils, The Police, Tom Petty, Cyndi Lauper, The Cars, Camel, Klaatu, Ravi Shankar, The Beatles, Mama Cass Elliott, The Mamas and the Papas, Mason Williams, The Beach Boys, Eric Burdon and The Animals, Devo, Steppenwolf, Lovin' Spoonful, Jefferson Airplane, Electric Light Orchestra, Donna Summer, Moody Blues, Donovan, Peter Gabriel, Dire Straights, The Fine Young Cannibals, Annie Lennox and the Eurythmics, ZZ Top, Isao Tomita, W. Carlos, Enya, Mike Oldfield, Bernard Herrmann, Jerry Goldsmith. Danny Elfman. Traditional Russian Balalaika Music, Old Fashioned Black Gospel, Old Timey Bluegrass, Victor Borge, Japanese and Chinese music and Folk artists like, Joni Mitchell and Cat Stevens to name my favorites Also, Rave music- early Berlin Techno, Trance, Progressive Trance, etc. I got into it 2 yrs ago when my niece took me to a Rave Concert to cheer me up, in Orlando Fl- oh my garsh, flashback to Donna Summer' s German Techno hit, " I Feel Love! "
- Favorite Lyric:
"The Rose" by LeeAnn Rimes
Some say love, it is a river
that drowns the tender reed.
Some say love, it is a razor
that leaves your soul to bleed.
Some say love, it is a hunger,
an endless aching need.
I say love, it is a flower,
and you its only seed.It's the heart afraid of breaking
that never learns to dance.
It's the dream afraid of waking
that never takes the chance.
It's the one who won't be taken,
who cannot seem to give,
and the soul afraid of dyin'
that never learns to live.When the night has been too lonely
and the road has been to long,
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong,
just remember in the winter
far beneath the bitter snows
lies the seed that with the sun's love
in the spring becomes the rose.
- Day Job:
- Composer/Keyboardist/Pianist/Lyricist
- Website:
- my son is working on that....really
Working With Others
- How I Work:
For now, I am just interested in meeting other Electronic musicians and hearing their music, and from whom I can learn MORE about HOW to make electronic music. Hopefully, someone will want to hear something of mine. I have always had an keen interest in writing Movie Soundtracks. People tell me all the time that my music lends itself to that. I want to take my musical career as far as I can, I am very serious about it. Mostly, it is in the sharing of our works and gifts we musicians and composers are fulfilled, are we not?
- Experience:
I once had a very nice home studio with all kinds of state of the art equipment. My ex-husband put it all together piece by piece and we recorded our own music and other local artists. We did that for about 6 yrs. When the need arose, I collaborated with them, adding vocal and instrumental harmony and interludes to their compositions, also helping with or writing lyrics for a piece. We provided studio time free of charge to them, however many hours it took to get the project done-it didn't matter-it's what we lived for, all of us.The few local studios that there were, charged far too much, for inferior service, and that p--ed us off, so we built our own studio, darn it! It just wasn't right not to give a talented person a break, ya know? I am not a gloriously talented singer, but with the right studio equipment, my small weak voice can be easily tweaked and "fine tuned". An English couple we worked with eventually went back to the UK and got signed and published over there. They sent us their first CD and they had put our names, notating mine and my husband's contributions on the CD cover, because they used a lot of material from OUR studio sessions! We were ecstatic for them! And then we saw our names. We cried. They remembered us. That's all we wanted from them.
If I had all that studio stuff I wouldn't know what to do with it, my ex-husband did all the techy stuff- plus vocals, (sang like an angel!) arrangements, played trumpet, coronet and keyboard and did all the production! All with just a 10th grade education. He was a natural born musical genius, but he lost his mind on drugs and alcohol. My son and I had to flee from him for our lives. He started selling and trading the studio equipment right away after we left, for drugs. I got away with my two keyboards only.
Kids, just say no to drugs, please.
- Equipment:
- Korg Trinity Keyboard, M1 Korg. A really keen hopped up computer network, including microphone, with 5.1 Surround sound speakers, and my Raver niece provided me a program called Frooty Loops?? Haven't messed with that yet, cuz my brain hasn't been able to think it's way out of a brown paper bag for a year and a half. But, it's getting bettah all the time, yeah! Any other equipment that I have is of course, too personal to discuss!
- Payments:
- This user does not accept PayPal for session payment
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Your very inspiring just had to drop some kudos on ya. If you ever have time to collab just let me know. I'll be here
I love your music. Please don't even consider stopping composing.
Hello there. You don't know me but we have more in common than you know. My mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis about a year after I was born. I was her little helper growing up and I know exactly (well not exactly) what you have been through. I'm sure you are as strong of a spirit as she is. I can say that you have much beautiful music to bring to the world. I also started playing my first keyboard at the age of 4 and now use the korg triton studio for most of my music making. Don't you just love korgs!? I also use the korg legacy. If you don't know about it you should check it out. It is amazing for electronica. Anyway I saw you on one of minime's projects and had to introduce myself. I hope to do some collaborating with you. Yours in music, Jim Hughes
Just a quick note to let you know that Annie's sister and I will be producing a record of Annie's music. Something Annie has always wanted to do. Please, continue to check in for other details or just to leave a note for Annie or her family. Also check out her memorial blog and session titled Kaleideoscope For Annie. We have also created an Indaba "Log-in from Heaven” button just so Annie can access her account! Plus, her friends and family continue to check out her page all the time. We love you Annie.
Touching testimony for deliverance through music and the Lord. 'Lion's Chase 'was scary and exciting. I'm probably more of a gazelle. Anyway, sweet blessings toward your healing and fulfillment. Thanks for visiting my humble beginnings of an Indaba site.....dru
i so wish i'd taken the time to tell you how beautiful you are. your photo was and shall remain a Work of Art. anne
Hi Annie: Though you had not been in our 'family' very long , you touched, and enriched the lives of many. You really represented in so many ways all that IndabaMusic is l about. Your kindness, humour, and talent were and are inspiring. I will miss you. I don't know how far Heaven is from here ...... but hope you can visit us from time to time. My sincerest heartfelt condolences to your family and friends. May your heart remain filled with love, peace, and beautiful music. Marc
Hi Annie, I miss you. I was *so* not ready to lose you so soon. Still, I am happy to have learned enough about you in our brief time together to know that you are now where where I long to be one day. And now I have one more reason to look forward to that day - someone else is waiting to greet me! :-D Thanks for stopping by on your way home and adding to the light in my life. Newfound Love To You And Your Family, Mark
You will be missed by me and various others as well. I had only known you for a small time but I was honored that such a talented muscian as yourself decided to become friends with me. I remember you asking me about suggestions for Editing software and digital creation for music. I hope what I had given advice about helped. You will always be cherished and my memories of you will live on forever in my heart. Your friend Gaelen Coleman
Annie i miss you !!! I only have know you for a very short time but you was so nice and sweet to me.I never forget you and your so fine comments will be remember all the time that you was so nice and sweet. My deepest symphatie ! REST IN PEACE !
My words of praise will never be enough to compliment the amazing talent of you, Annie. Even though I only knew you for a short time here at Indaba. I always felt blessed when you left me words of encouragement about my works, and I was so incredibly honored when you asked me for advice about how to make music using computers. I know that you will definatly be missed here at Indaba, as your experience is undaunted here. I'm saddened at the thought that life has stolen your beatiful spark from everyone, but your memories and your music will live on in all of our hearts. May your final rest be filled with the beautious music that you have inspired us all with. Godbless. Rob
I was blessed by meeting you Annie. In the short time I have known you, you have made me smile, laugh, wonder and love even more. You have touched many of us here at Indaba with not only your music but also, your spirit. Your strength and passion is inspiring. You will be missed and thought about often. We will visit your page and continue to hold you in our hearts forever. We love you Annie. Rest in peace.
Hi Annie: WOW .... What beautiful pieces, so unique, and rich. The titles reflect the music so well. 'Lion Chase' .... You can close your eyes and watch. All of these pieces sound very suited for movie soundtracks. You have a wonderful talent. I look forward to hearing more from you :)
Hi Annie, You know, I was hesitant myself. I came to that and pondered it for a good 15-20 minutes. Then I figured that people who are not going to "get it" are just stuck with that and IT ISN'T MY FAULT and the people who *are* going to "get it" just might like to know. :-) Thanks for your inspirational personal bio and thanks for letting me know you "get it" ! :-D I hope we can work (play) together on something or other real soon. (I expect to be back into the swing of things around here beginning this weekend.) C'Ya! Mark
Thank you for your kind words Annie, I will definatly add you to my "daily rounds" of Artists that I check up on here at Indaba. Thanks Again, Rob
yes I deffinatly have a recommendation. Magix Music Creator is the ONLY tool I use. It is a beautiful piece of workmanship. I believe they are up to version 12. go check em out. :)
You should add the next line, "It's clear, we're, going to get along!"
Very nice works you have here Annie, very tranquil and scerene. You definatly have a talent that you have developed and trained over time. Keep up the excellent work. It would be an honor to work alongside you sometime. Rob
Hi minime c.! So good to hear from you, and you are welcome! Thank you for taking the time to listen my music! You are the first person to comment on my demos! I have been hoping and hoping for someone to say anything about them, I worked very hard and they are my heart and soul. I appreciate that you say I am good with my keys and my songs are fine. I need many, many pats on the back !.I am glad that YOU are the first to do so, I watch the YouTube Video-enjoyed very much-watched it 3 times! So copy you and I put one out also on my blog page, a very old favorite of mine. I do all kinds of music, rock, boogie woogie, variations of Modern Classical, I write lyrics also. I am working on getting my taped recordings into Mp3 files and cleaning and tweaking them for presentation on Indaba. Hope to get something new and different on my demos soon, and want to get into a session very much, not sure how to do that, but will try hard to learn! Guten Tag! :o)
Hi annie, many thanks for your comment on my page,very sweet and friendly !!! I like your Demos too.You are very good with your keys and your songs are very fine too. I hope we meet us one day on a session to do something together HAVE A GOOD TIME .-)
Hi! I just wanted to say thank you for the comment. It's nice to hear that people like what I have done. ^^
Annie, Thank you for your wonderful comments regarding "Love Will Stay." I agree, the vocalist has the voice of an angel. However, I am not the owner of that voice. It belongs to Marina Muravyeva, a talented young woman from Russia who is trying to establish herself as a singer. I wrote the lyrics, but the voice is all hers. If you'd like to here more of her, check out her Soundclick and MySpace pages. Thank you again for your comments, Amy Nicholson
Glad you liked the video too - and thanks for commenting! :)
Sista Anne rockin' Indaba! It's great to have you here with us!
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