Based in Oregon, MotionGo Music is a cross-genre group led by main composer Dennis Hitchcox, who is an accomplished and versatile guitar player. He has been composing and performing in the Jazz, Rock, and Blues genres for over 20 years, and his award-winning compositions often incorporate such disparate elements as Country, Gypsy Swing, Classical, Latin, Dance, and Folk styles. A featured performer at the Portland Jazz Festival, Dennis received a BA in Jazz Compositon from the Ohio State University, and was awarded the Ruth Friscoe Prize in Jazz Composition in 2000.
BLUES GUITAR TRIO: Instrumental blues / jazz track featuring a mellow jazz guitar accompanied by upright bass and brush drums. Has a mellow cool jazz swing, laid back feel. Spacious lines unobtrusive, great for background ambience. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
EURO STREET POP instrumental featuring a lead electric guitar accompanied by rhythm guitar, bass synth and electronic drums. Good behind a crime scene, or spy / espionage thriller, Instrumental, Rock, Modern Rock
Easy Like: laid back swing featuring a bluesy electric guitar lead, accompanied by electric piano, nylon-string rhythm guitar, bass guitar, drums and some light percussion. Lazy feel, has a loose, intoxicated swing. Instrumental, Rock, Blues Rock
CLASSICAL BLUES: Instrumental jazz track featuring hollow body electric guitar on lead, accompanied by brush drums and upright bass. Cool, mellow, 1960's feel with a jazzy swing and a theme in a minor key that resembles classical music with a bluesy edge. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
RAINY DAY MUSIC: Instrumental indie rock track track featuring piano accompanied by electric guitar keeping time with a chomping rhythm. Sad, depressing mood, but pretty and calming. Instrumental, New Age, New Age Acoustic
SPACIOUS CLASSICAL GUITAR: Slow instrumental featuring classical guitar accompanied by strings. Lots of space, no specific tempo, meter or beat. Ideal for sad moods, but also has a typical Spanish flair in the chord structures and lends itself well to accompany early European time periods. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
UPBEAT INSTRUMENTAL: featuring guitar on the main melody, accompanied by band made up of piano, bass guitar and drums. Simple piece, easy listening, good for supporting a positive vibe and a good background for tv or film moods. Instrumental, Pop, Soft Pop
CALM ACOUSTIC instrumentation in this somber track, featuring classical harp, classical guitar layers and full string section. A sonic melodrama, intentionally no real melody or hook. Instead, small repetitive motifs and rhythmic string plucking that helps to hypnotize, soothe. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Hypnotic
MOVIN' ON: This short, jangly piece creates a soundtrack for traveling, walking, hiking or driving. Lots of guitars, but real mellow and a steady beat with drums, upright bass, piano and vibes. Has a real laid back feel, good as a transition track. Instrumental, Rock, 60s Rock
SCI-FI SOUNDSCAPE: Instrumental track featuring electric guitar accompanied by an array of synthesizer sounds and percussion, bass synthesizer and strumming electric guitar. Dreary, scary, intense, minor key. Instrumental, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Action Intense
ELECTROPOP: Electronic instrumental track featuring synth patterns over an uptempo bass and drum groove, all electronic instruments. Good background music for commercials, sports sequences, shopping, exercise and fitness. Instrumental, Dance, Dance-Pop
DRAMATIC AMBIENCE provided in this instrumental track, featuring an string and wind ensemble exchanging chords and motifs. The ensemble includes plucked guitar, piano, cello, double bass, viola and bassoon. There moments of tranquil chords and also moments of tension. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Edgy
DARK TRANSITION: Mellow, tragic instrumental featuring distorted electric guitar accompanied by acoustic guitar and cello. Slow, foreboding mood. Instrumental, Dramatic, Sad Music
Drifting Blues: slow instrumental blues ballad featuring electric guitar on melody and lead, accompanied by piano, bass guitar and drums in a typical electric blues band like you would hear in a bar today. Guitar plays the melody then exchanges some improvised lines with the piano. Instrumental, Blues, Modern Electric Blues
HOPEFUL INSTRUMENTAL positive, upbeat track featuring acoustic guitar accompanied by brush drums, bass, piano and vibes. Good background music for storytelling, homecomings. Instrumental, Rock, Folk Rock
SPRING IN PARIS: instrumental gypsy jazz track featuring 2 guitars and double bass accompaniment. Slow, swinging and drifting like enjoying a lazy afternoon on a French sidewalk cafe. Melodic theme mimics the European styles performed by Django Reinhardt and earlier jazz records. Instrumental, Jazz, Gypsy Jazz
NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE: This medium-paced instrumental track has a subtle, laid back vibe. It would fit well as background for a scene transition, accompanying focused work or sleuthing. The instrumentation consists of electronic percussion and a synth bass, and two electric rhythm guitars. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Edgy
SUSPENSEFUL THEME - This track is a 30-second edit of the original. Electronic instruments create a mellow pulsating groove, and the guitar plays a rhythmic melody faintly, not overpowering. Creates a serious, determined ambience for a TV drama or crime show. Instrumental, Electronic, Electropop
CYCLES IN MOTION: The full version of Orbit has a few different themes and variations, often layering on one another at opportune times. The beat is a 2-step kinda thing, and blends acoustic and electric instruments, conjures sort of a homey, after-school special, feel-good mood. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Indie Rock
DRIFTING AWAY: Slow instrumental featuring electric guitar accompanied by piano piano, tremolo guitar, bass and light brush drums. Soft bluesy quality, with a slight country swing; a melodic theme recurs throughout and the piece slowly fades with some improv at the end. Instrumental, Blues, Country Blues
ELECTRONICAHOLIC: this track has a tech-sounding opening then it branches out into more of a disco feel throughout with different layers here and there. Echoed voices off in the distance, some digital sounding bytes and effects. Instrumental, Electronic, Electro-Industrial
SHORT GRUNGE: Heavy rock instrumental featuring no instrument in particular. Short, fast, high-energy, rhythm guitar bass and drums. Good for transitions, segues, teen angst. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Grunge
ON THE RUN: electronic drums, synth, moog, etc in this track. A tremolo guitar adds a psychedelic element. The synth bass and moog add a different rhythmic cycle. Ideal for a chase scene. Instrumental, Rock, Pop Rock
ELECTRONIC PULSE Upbeat dance instrumental, great high-energy bass. Ideal background music for sports, fashion, dancing, action or adventure settings. It also has a kind of techno beat so its feel lends itself well to technology topics. Instrumental, Dance, House
Soul Jazz Interlude: This track feature a Hammond B3 coupled with a jazz guitar on lead. The rhythm section holds down a groove and a vibraphone really mellows it out and implies an eerie suspense. Instrumental, Jazz, Soul Jazz
SHORT HARD ROCK BIT: 30-sec, upbeat hard rock, garage punk instrumental featuring guitar, bass and drums. Good for transition, segue in TV. Positive vibe, high energy. Instrumental, Rock, Hard Rock
MELLOW TRANSITION TRACK: This short piece is most ideal for a segue, or a lapse forward through time. The instrumentation includes a clean rhythm guitar, piano, upright bass & some faint strings. The main groove is played twice and then there's an interlude followed by the theme again before fading. Instrumental, New Age, New Age Acoustic
Blues-Rock Guitar Track: A laid-back guitar/organ instrumental, accompanied by drum, bass. There's a lot of guitar work under reverb and tremolo, laying down an easy mellow groove that might accompany a crime investigation, drama or thriller of some kind. Instrumental, Rock, Blues Rock
NIGHT IN THE CITY: This track has a 70's Latin disco kind of feel, much like the Nu Yorica style or Santana, where R&B meets salsa. There's a rhythm wah-wah guitar and a lead guitar. Three different themes build throughout the piece to a climactic finish, and then a soft piano tag at the end. Instrumental, World Music, Latin World Fusion
TROPICAL RELAXATION: This is a short little bossa nova for guitars, with a real laid back vibe. It would be ideal background for a beach, or some tropical location. There's a Latin percussion section with two guitars and an upright bass. The theme repeats a few times with some variations and improv. Instrumental, Brazilian, Bossa Nova
80's GUITAR BALLAD: this slow rock piece features a clean electric guitar accompanied by drums, bass guitar, piano and electric guitar. Guitar plays a main theme and some plucky guitar licks improvised in the middle. Instrumental, Rock, 80s Rock
Heavy Metal instrumental piece in a minor key, providing a very ominous, suspenseful feel. There are 3 main guitar-led parts - 1) the main heavy-hitting theme 2) a 2nd theme, more building and energetic, and 3) a spacier outro that mellows it out a bit until the end. Parts 1 & 2 repeat once. Instrumental, Rock, Hard Rock
BUILDING TENSION: This is a 1-minute track in a minor key, mainly meant to build suspense. A guitar and piano start it out and then a mellow bass guitar groove, or melody, adds another later. It repeats one main theme twice, once without bass and then it adds layers little by little. Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
TEA TIME - This track is a short, classical piano etude with string accompaniment. Paints an image of children in royalty, or an uppity boarding school. The pianist performs like a child or teen. Also fits well as a transitional interlude with a period piece or documentary about European history. Instrumental, New Age, Neoclassical New-Age
Rhythmic Adventure: This piece uses a couple different drum patterns layered over one another, resulting in some pretty unique-sounding polyrhythms. The bass line comes in with it's own groove and holds it steady throughout. The guitar & fx add a feel of suspense, as in sports or adventure music. Instrumental, World Music, African World Fusion
EASY SUMMER DAY: Slow instrumental featuring electric guitar accompanied by piano, dobro, upright bass and brush drums. Mellow country swing, traditional Nashville sound, dreamy guitar lines weaving in and out over a catchy theme. Instrumental, Country, Country Traditional
UPBEAT BOOGIE: Feel-good beat featuring electronic bass and drums. There is an electric guitar softly playing the rather rhythmic theme, and a bluesy B3-style organ in the background highlighting the chords in places. This quirky track has a blend of country, jazz, dance music and blues all in one. Instrumental, Pop, Quirky Pop
EASY DOES IT: bluesy Americana piece, very guitar-based but not too notey. Steady, drifting tempo for a relaxed summer feeling. The guitar plays a chordal lead and solos, and bass, drums and percussion hold down a funky beat. Overall, the groove is an R&B feel with some blues-rock guitar traits. Instrumental, RnB, Country-Soul
ACOUSTIC PORCH JAM: Three guitars, an upright bass and a shaker for this backwoods feel. There's an intro that's a bit long, but also a melody, theme and some variations. It has an Americana folk feel. Instrumental, New Age, New Age Acoustic
Rhythmic instrumental featuring guitar chord-melody. The busy percussion parts are fused with a unique bass groove in an 6/4 meter, which gives it a slight swing. The guitar, synth and Rhodes piano add a mellow feel and there's a mellow interlude as well, before returning to the main theme. Instrumental, Pop, Pop Music
Easy Guitar Swing: Upbeat jazzy track that drifts right along with an easy jazzy swing. There are 2 guitars and an upright bass, no percussion. It has an early 20th century feel to it, or perhaps even a War Era feel. The playing resembles Django but also other styles of jazz guitar. Instrumental, Jazz, Ethno Jazz
UPBEAT LATIN RHYTHMS: this piece is high energy, with a Latin flare, perhaps 1970s Latin soul style. There's a main theme in 2 parts, followed by a vibes solo and a guitar solo (with a distorted wah, 70's rock sound). Ends on a long fade out & vamp over the main theme. Instrumental, Tropical, Salsa
Heavy steady beat with a simple melody. This music is ideal as a motion backdrop for urban settings, the cultures of the streets and big city life. There's enough interesting guitar work that it could stand on it's own in a soundtrack, or someone could rhyme over it too. Instrumental, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Instrumental
MILITARY DRAMA: this 60-second track paints a picture of wartime suspense, watching and waiting in the trenches on the front line. Sad cellos march to the snare and timpani, and provide a backdrop for just about any time period. Instrumental, Military, Military Soundscape
HOME SWEET HOME: soul jazz guitar piece with a funky slow groove, aiming for that retro Motor City sound. Originally a solo guitar piece, here it is accompanied by bass, drums and a Rhodes and done more of an 80's R&B style. Instrumental, RnB, 1970's Vintage RnB
SAFARI THEME: a world fusion track, mostly a steady groove with a Telecaster electric guitar emulating African-style guitar mixed with some rock influence. The guitar has the lead melody and jams throughout, sometimes doubling the marimba part. Instrumental, World Music, African World Fusion
MELLOW AFRICAN GROOVE: Instrumental track in 6/4 meter featuring electric guitar, accompanied by marimba, upright bass, light percussion, and a Rhodes electric piano adds a mellow tone. The guitar style over this groove conjures a peaceful image of African plains or twilight in nature's surround, Instrumental, World Music, African World Fusion
ACOUSTIC GUITARS lead the melody and set the steady pace in this instrumental track comprised of acoustic instruments - guitars, upright bass, piano, toy glockenspiel, and a harp. The melody is stated and then variations and space throughout. Instrumental, Folk, Finger-Picked Guitar
Synthetic instrumental. This piece adds layers throughout, starting with a very digital synth loop and percussion groove. The next layer entering is drum machine and synth bass. Even the lead melody is an analog synthesizer. This piece is fairly energetic without being overbearing audio-wise. Instrumental, Science Fiction, Space Disco
COOL GROOVE: Rhythmic, electronic instrumental blending electronic and acoustic. Features a live distorted guitar accompanied by upright bass, electronic beats and loops. Has an easy, steady groove throughout, minor key and simple bass groove. Instrumental, Lounge, Chillout
