With world music flavor and creative use of instrumental voices, tracks from bassist/composer/multi-instrumentalist Joël Dilley’s five critically acclaimed albums can be heard on HBO, Discovery Channel, Food Network, Playboy Channel, Cooking and Travel Channels. From colorful and historic San Antonio, Texas, Dilley has performed and recorded with Willie Nelson, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Herb Ellis, Tal Farlow, Arturo Sandoval, Richie Cole, and symphony orchestras in venues ranging from hole-in-the-wall clubs to the Moscow Conservatory.
Solo bass guitar plays a lively, catchy melody in waltz time, bookended by whistling wind and bells in a great distance. Simple but upbeat, perfect for cooking or travel shows, commercial with minimalist approach pitching the latest tech gadget, iPhone, tablet, laptop, Apple or Samsung product. Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Haunting, meditative track with sparse piano over minimal strings. Harmonica plays a smooth, sustained melody. A sweet female voice sings randomly in the distance. Ethereal and otherworldly; perfect for a country or rural setting, the old West, the South, memories, nostalgia, introspection. Instrumental, New Age, Atmospheres
Starting calmly, fretless bass plays a haunting melody over free, sparse percussion, gradually building in intensity to a dense, frantic rhythmic groove which collapses at the end. Perfect for building psychological tension, inner turmoil, chase scene, acid trip, hallucinations, paranoia, panic. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Edgy
Relax! Funky, laid back shuffle with tenor sax, acoustic & electric basses, organ, electric piano & guitar. Low-key first chorus is a great underscore for voiceover. Screaming sax, wailing bass solos. Great for cooking/travel shows, corporate, commercial, documentary, city, drinking or dating scene. Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Acoustic bass freely plays the River of Hope theme with piano accents over shimmering string and orchestral pads. The second section enters with a Indian tanpura drone. East-West fusion, film and documentary score, sophisticated perfume ad, Travel Channel, National Geographic, PBS. Instrumental, New Age, Atmospheres
In this serene instrumental, acoustic bass guitar trades melodic phrases with Native American flute over a shimmering bed of strings and synths. Halfway through, soft percussive string taps suggest meditative drumming. Morning, awakening, sunrise, meditation, contemplation, underwater, New Age. Instrumental, New Age, Atmospheres
Hot salsa-flavored jazz featuring trumpets, flute, and piccolo with fiery percussion and driving bass. Sophisticated ensemble lines, smoking horn solos, montuno section, and killer bass guitar solo. High-energy track for wine, liquor, beer commercial, cooking or travel show, club or dance scene. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
The sound of rushing water morphs into lively 6/8 Latin Jazz on this energetic, uplifting instrumental. Soprano sax and bass guitar trade melodic lines, ebbing and flowing over high energy drums and percussion. Aspiration, optimism, passion, hopes and dreams, travel, corporate, documentary. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
Funky fusion instrumental shuffle opens with sax and bass on unison line and melody, followed by a wailing solo on alto sax and 6-string bass solo with horn section punches. Ends with a sophisticated harmonized tutti line. Great for nightlife scene, road trip, Travel/Cooking Channels, Food Network. Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz-Funk
Swirling, pulsating New Age instrumental. Alto and indigenous flutes echo a melodic phrase over a low drone and bed of shimmering strings. Orchestral layers suggesting didgeridoo and harmonium weave in and out. Tranquil soundtrack for film or documentary suggesting underwater, inner or outer space. Instrumental, New Age, Atmospheres
This otherworldly track opens with a distant drum in whistling wind. Acoustic bass chants the om and plays a haunting melody. An ancient bell, faint echo of children’s voices, a lone voice chanting. Soundscape for underwater, the rain forest, Tibetan monastery, the Himalayas, druids at Stonehenge. Instrumental, New Age, Atmospheres
Catchy, rhythmic, melodic instrumental samba featuring electric bass, guitar, drums and percussion. Light and energetic, perfect for travelogue, holiday, Latin-themed cooking show, leisure, cruise, commercial or corporate use. Motivational, joyful, dancing, blue skies, beaches, Brazil, romance. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
This ethereal instrumental opens with distant church bells over a lush bed of strings and tanpura drone. Acoustic bass guitar trades spacey melodic phrases with Native American flute, denoting a misty morning, serene water, awakening, or contemplative setting. East/west fusion, New Age. Instrumental, New Age, Atmospheres