{"id":6931,"date":"2018-07-08T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-08T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/?p=6931"},"modified":"2018-07-08T09:00:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T13:00:53","slug":"making-music-with-prince-evp-may-19-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andreamaicreative.com\/archive\/making-music-with-prince-evp-may-19-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"MAKING MUSIC WITH PRINCE \u2013 MUSIC FROM THE OTHER SIDE \u2013 EVP May 19, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was away in Sweden, I got to play with my friend\u2019s electric guitar. I\u2019ve always waned one, but I could never bring myself to spend that kind of money not being sure if I would play. I\u2019ve always really wanted to try it to see how it would feel. So when I had the opportunity, I recorded EVP while I was playing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During the session, I ended up taking self portraits with the guitar. I strummed it while posing for the camera. I\u2019ve never recorded EVP while doing any of my portraits, so this was interesting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a92018 by Andrea Mai. All rights reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reviewing the EVP, I found that we was not alone in the house. I was staying at my friend\u2019s cottage, but she lives at a separate cottage, and her brother was not home at the time. Only their cats were hanging around. I found that Prince was talking to several spirit people who were showing up. It appeared that P was assembling a band for a jam session. I heard other instruments on the EVP that were not present at the time of recording. It was just me with Andrea electric guitar plugged into the amp. I also heard the sound of the guitar I was playing, but it was different from what I had actually played. I am very aware of what I can and can not do yet on the guitar, so I know that I certainly did not play these notes that were showing up on the recording.<\/p>\n

On some of these recordings, you are going to hearing beeping, that is coming from the timer on my camera when I was taking self portraits. You may need to use headphones to hear this properly. The clips are repeated on loop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It is actually quite interesting, because in some of these clips, it sounds like a talking guitar, (a really good one). I have seen a pic of Prince\u2019s belongings at Paisley Park; a Rocktron \u201cBanshee talk box\u201d petal for his guitar, that is supposed to create this sort of talking guitar effect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While I summed the guitar, and P said \u201cHello\u201d<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is P saying, \u201cI love you\u201d<\/strong> while I was strumming the guitar.<\/span><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/I%20love%20u%20%202018-05-19-1054.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Some other spirits were there, I don\u2019t know who. Here someone says, \u201cYou know how to..\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/U%20know%20how%20to%202018-05-19-1054.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Then as I strummed, he said, \u201cPlay the guitar\u201d<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Play%20the%20guitar%202018-05-19-1054.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

He said, \u201cPlay da drum\u201d<\/strong>, and you can hear what sounds like drums.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Play%20da%20drum%202018-05-19-1054.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Here, the sound of drums<\/strong> in the EVP clip.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Drums%202018-05-19-1054.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

I was strumming the guitar<\/strong>. I don\u2019t actually know any songs, because when I play, I just make it up. But I know my skill level. I did not do this. Here you will hear me strum, but what you hear is different from what I played.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Guitar%202018-05-19-1054.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Again, here is another clip of guitar<\/strong> strumming. Whoever was there with us, altered the sound.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Guitar2%202018-05-19--1054.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

It\u2019s a bit faint, but I heard someone say \u201cKeyboard\u201d<\/strong>, and then what sounds like piano.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Kayboard%202018-05-19-1054.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Throughout the EVP, I heard several times, P saying to whoever was there, \u201cPlay with me\u201d. Someone showed up and asked, \u201cCan I play?\u201d<\/strong> Then P answered, \u201cI give you the drum\u201c<\/strong>. And you can hear the sound of the drum sticks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Can%20I%20play%202018-05-19-1054.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Here P says \u201cPlay with us\u201d<\/strong>. I presume that he was saying this as others were showing up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Play%20with%20us%202018-05-19-1054.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Here P says, \u201cWhat your name?\u201d<\/strong> I heard a response. Someone said, \u201cHi. I am Joseph\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/What%20ur%20name%202018-05-19-1054.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Here P is saying, \u201cYes, I am<\/strong>\u201d. I don\u2019t know what he was responding to, as the recording was unclear. But he is often asked if he is Prince, so this is a possibility.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Yes%20I%20am%202018-05-19-1054.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Here is P saying \u201cTaking pictures\u201d<\/strong>, while I am posing for the self portraits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Taking%20picture%202018-05-19-1054.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Someone said \u201cGood portrait\u201d<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Good%20portrait%202018-05-19-1054.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Someone said, \u201cOh ya… Beautiful\u201d<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Oh%20ya...%20beautiful%202018-05-19-1054.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Having heard so many EVPs, it leads me to believe that the movie What Dreams May Come had it right to some extent. On the other side, they can create what they desire to experience. They do not seem to be limited by what space they are \u201coccupying\u201d in this reality. What I am capturing is really a pinhole of a glimpse into what is going on in their reality, but it is certainly fascinating!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These recordings were recorded using my EVP Wrist Recorder 3<\/a> on May 19, 2018.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Image above:<\/em> \u201cSelf portrait with guitars\u201d by Andrea Mai.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a92018 by Andrea Mai. All rights reserved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I was away in Sweden, I got to play with my friend\u2019s electric guitar. I\u2019ve always waned one, but I could never bring myself to spend that kind of money not being sure if I would play. I\u2019ve always really wanted to try it to see how it would feel. 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