Texas Music Forge is award-winning Austin, Texas-based producer, composer, writer and musician Ed Kliman. He produces loop and sample libraries, composes and performs scores for theatrical productions, voiceovers for national ad campaigns, audiobooks, and music and audio for TV, Film and Video. Ed has written and performed Japanese Classical music for the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, and currently is recording with a New Orleans-based piano player. Diversity is Texas Music Forge's forte!
A specialist in historical and international music scores, Ed Kliman is the former musical director and resident composer for both the Kentucky and the Austin Shakespeare Festivals in the United States and the Prague Shakespeare Festival in the Czech Republic. His career includes audiobooks, record labels, magazines, newspapers and "club gigs around the world."
29 samples of full-throated, soulful male vocal ad libs in the style of Otis Redding, Ray Charles and James Brown. Recorded at 140 bpm and intended for use in house and other dance music styles. Vocals, Male soulful vocals
Classic funk rhythm guitar loops inspired by Curtis Mayfield, the Meters and James Brown. All tracks are between 2 and 8 measures long. Guitar, Rhythm guitars (clean)
Minor key, nylon string guitar-based instrumental with heavily-processed drums gives an ominous, brooding feel with a thump. Instrumental, Dangerous Music, Dark Music
Minor key, nylon string guitar-based instrumental with heavily-processed drums gives an ominous, brooding feel with a thump. Instrumental, Dangerous Music, Dark Music
Minor key, nylon string guitar-based instrumental with heavily-processed drums gives an ominous, brooding feel with a thump. Instrumental, Dangerous Music, Dark Music
Minor key, nylon string guitar-based instrumental with heavily-processed drums gives an ominous, brooding feel with a thump. Instrumental, Dangerous Music, Dark Music
Nylon string guitar is the shiniest facet in this 30 second jewel of a minor key instrumental somewhere between pop and Latin jazz. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Contemplative Music
Instrumental driven by pounding toms and an insistent bass throb. Rough-and-tumble guitar carries the melody in a minor key. Instrumental, Dangerous Music, Edgy Music
Uptempo (175 bpm) gospel/blues/rock track with B3 and slide guitar; jazz piano break mid-song; strong male lead vocal. Male Vocals, Blues Music, Modern Electric Blues
Delta blues-inspired fingerpicked acoustic guitar, harmonica and slide guitar. Understated but with a brisk rhythm and a "I'm on New Orleans time, I'll do it tomorrow" lyric. Male Vocals, Americana Music, Americana Roots
Classic funk rhythm guitar loops inspired by Curtis Mayfield, the Meters and James Brown. All tracks are between 2 and 8 measures long. Guitar, Rhythm guitars (clean)
Classic funk rhythm guitar loops inspired by Curtis Mayfield, the Meters and James Brown. All tracks are between 2 and 8 measures long. Guitar, Rhythm guitars (clean)
Classic funk rhythm guitar loops inspired by Curtis Mayfield, the Meters and James Brown. All tracks are between 2 and 8 measures long. Guitar, Rhythm guitars (clean)
Funk rhythm guitar a la Curtis Mayfield, the Meters and James Brown. All tracks are Acid-ized and from 2 to 8 measures long. Guitar, Rhythm guitars (clean)
Classic funk rhythm guitar loops inspired by Curtis Mayfield, the Meters and James Brown. All tracks are between 2 and 8 measures long. Guitar, Rhythm guitars (clean)
Classic funk rhythm guitar loops inspired by Curtis Mayfield, the Meters and James Brown. All tracks are between 2 and 8 measures long. Guitar, Rhythm guitars (clean)
Classic funk rhythm guitar loops inspired by Curtis Mayfield, the Meters and James Brown. All tracks are between 2 and 8 measures long. Guitar, Rhythm guitars (clean)
Classic funk rhythm guitar loops inspired by Curtis Mayfield, the Meters and James Brown. All tracks are between 2 and 8 measures long. Guitar, Rhythm guitars (clean)
Classic funk rhythm guitar loops inspired by Curtis Mayfield, the Meters and James Brown. All tracks are between 2 and 8 measures long. Guitar, Rhythm guitars (clean)
29 .wav files Acid-ized as one-shots. These male vocals are sung or spoken ad-libs recorded at 140 bpm and ideal for use in house and other dance music projects. Vocals, Male soulful vocals
Soulful male vocal ad-libs, the kind that will add texture and testosterone to your house and other dance music productions. A full 29 Acid-ized .wav files of soulful strut. Vocals, Male soulful vocals
Funk rhythm guitar a la Curtis Mayfield, the Meters and James Brown. All tracks are Acid-ized loops from 2 to 8 measures long. Guitar, Rhythm guitars (clean)
Minor key harmonica rhythm patterns and solo parts, Acid-ized and played through vintage mic and amp for that glorious, greasy "Chicago" sound. 16 files in keys of Am, Dm, Gm and Em. Free Reed Aerophones, Harmonica
Part of the "Bent Reeds" library, this collection of 12 .wav files provides "Chicago" style harp solos in the keys of A, B, C, D, E and G. Each file is a full 8 measures long. Free Reed Aerophones, Harmonica
Part of the Bent Reeds library, this collection of 12 rhythm tracks in the keys of A, B, C, D, E and G were recorded at 130 bpm. These rhythm and chord-oriented tracks complement the rest of the Bent Reeds library. Free Reed Aerophones, Harmonica
Chromatic harmonica loops and samples based on the playing of Stevie Wonder, Toots Thielemans and Larry Adler. Excellent for R&B, pop and cinematic projects. Free Reed Aerophones, Harmonica
