Great Escape
Story behind the music:
It all started with a melody bouncing around in the cranium of Jason Arvanites way back in 1994. At that time Jason was asked to be front man for a band called Meridian and to perform a one time show of original songs with a few covers thrown in. In the process of preparing the event, Jason was handed a sheet of lyrics without any music. Thus was born the melody that would eventually become Great Escape. This was ultimately was replaced by another melody by the song’s lyricist. But that’s a whole other story. In any event, it went back into Jason’s mental file cabinet to be revisited at a later date.
In the early 2000’s, using a bunch of wav loops, Jason created a dance mix that would be a suitable vehicle for this haunting melody. The goal was to evoke a mental image of a flowing, ever moving stream of sound. (Side note): At one point American Idol held a song writing contest that would hopefully lead ...
It all started with a melody bouncing around in the cranium of Jason Arvanites way back in 1994. At that time Jason was asked to be front man for a band called Meridian and to perform a one time show of original songs with a few covers thrown in. In the process of preparing the event, Jason was handed a sheet of lyrics without any music. Thus was born the melody that would eventually become Great Escape. This was ultimately was replaced by another melody by the song’s lyricist. But that’s a whole other story. In any event, it went back into Jason’s mental file cabinet to be revisited at a later date.
In the early 2000’s, using a bunch of wav loops, Jason created a dance mix that would be a suitable vehicle for this haunting melody. The goal was to evoke a mental image of a flowing, ever moving stream of sound. (Side note): At one point American Idol held a song writing contest that would hopefully lead ...
