I sign myself as a Steel Guitar/MIDI/Tunesmythe in my correspondence. I am primarily a steel guitarist, but am also a songwriter/composer. I have a project studio dedicated to my songwriting/composing - Moose Muse Music International. I publish my music under DeViAntunes (BMI). I am also a novice computer programmer, and have created some steel guitar related software for DOS PC's.
I have long held that steel guitar is not just for Country or
Hawaiian music. I grew up on the Beatles, the British Invasion,
Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Clapton, Page and Little Feat; Punk, New Wave,
Elvis Costello, Squeeze. I have played in a variety of musical
settings and have strived to play something other than the same
old "twang."
One result of this Rock fascination is:
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Steel Guitar Dance Party ! Steel Rocks # 1 |
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| Originally recorded in 1982, SGDP was a four song cassette
"EP" featuring my original tunes, for the most part
with my band the DV8s. Now available as a custom created CD-R, with several bonus tracks covering the intervening years, Steel Guitar Dance Party ! is available for $10, check or money order. To order, please Click on this address: webmaster@davevanallen.net and I will respond with snail-mail ordering info ASAP. If your browser will not let you e-mail by Clicking on the above address, send e-mail any way you can to webmaster@davevanallen.net. |
| 1. | Sweetheart Weekend - Power-Pop love song. |  |
Click the button for an MP3 sample |
| 2. | Mail Myself to Elvis - Rockabilly number, stripped to the basics: steel guitar, bass & drums, with a harmonica solo. Featured on Dr Demento Show | |
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| 3. | Haul of the Mountain Beez - Joe Meek inspired effects-laden instrumental rework of some classical music themes. | |
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| 4. | Appalachia on the Pike - Punk anthem about an apartment complex in which I resided in the late 70's | |
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(C)(P) DeViAnTunes/Moose Muse Music BMI
V-Steel! |
"Virtual" Steel Guitar Emulator Software(C)(P) Moose Muse Music As a "learning to program in C++" project I developed the V-Steel! "Virtual" Steel Guitar Emulator program, running on DOS PC's. |
V-Steel! displays a representation of a steel guitar
neck, and pedals. You choose from a menu of Keys and Chords;
the program highlites the positions on the neck where the notes
of the chosen chord appear. Then, choosing pedals to activate,
you can see the changes the pedal (or combination of pedals)
causes as the the highlited notes re-align. E9th &
C6th and  B6/E9 "Universal"
tunings, with most standard pedal changes for each are coded
into the program. Started as an experiment and has turned into
a valuable learning aid! Works in DOS, and DOS windows in Windows
3.1 or Win95 |
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| V-Steel! "Virtual" Steel Guitar
Emulator V2.0 is now SHAREWARE!
To download a self extracting ZIPped archive file Click V-Steel!
Download If you find V-Steel! useful please send $10 US to
the address in the documentation file. |