This section contains downloadable mp3s of my own original songs as well as songs that have been written with songwriter Ren Lehman. Female vocals were provided by Marie Ostler and Lani Rasmussen.

Also in this section you shall find a selection of my renditions/covers of Mark Knopfler/Dire Straits songs.
On these particular tracks all instrumentation and vocals have been reproduced by myself apart from 3 tracks (Brothers In Arms, Telegraph Road and Sultans of Swing), where the backing track has been sourced from Total Accuracy with my lead guitar and vocals recorded on top.

The Recording process 1992 - 1998:
The recordings from 1992 - 1998 (apart from Born To Be Country, which I re-recorded in 1999), were created using a keyboard to play and record on my Roland MV30 sequencer/tone module, and my Roland R8 Drum machine.
I then synced these two machines to a Tascam 488 eight-track 'cassette' Porta-studio by striping track 8 (all tempo changes were created by hand in real-time whilst the sync signal was being recorded). I then took the Tascam group-outs, tracks 1+2, 3+4, 5+6, 7+*, and plugged these four leads into a small mixer to enable the use of the separate outputs on my Drum machine and tone module to be used.
It was crucial to record the correct instruments on the correct tracks as I was using seven tracks of the Tascam, but only 4 outputs into the desk. If the correct tracks were not used it would result in disasters such as bass drum and lead vocal panned left and right, instead of the rhythm guitars. The vocal was recorded using a Shure SM58 and in most cases I used my guitar processor for reverb etc. on the vocals. The guitars were recorded via the guitar processor into the Tascasm.
I had no amp during this time.

Listening to the various Dire Straits recordings, including live performances, I meticulously took note of each instrument part on CD in small sections, often half a bar at one time.
I then sequenced all the parts (except guitars obviously).
I recorded the Dire Straits covers between these dates using the above process (although my 80's recordings were made using a using a miniature Casio keyboard a dual cassette recorder). Those were the days!

The Recording process 1999 - 2004:
I now record using a Korg Triton keyboard/workstation for sequencing backings and record guitars through a Line 6 Flextone II amp onto a Roland VS1680 digital Porta-studio along with the vocals. This excludes Rhythm of Love which was recorded in a professional studio using my midi file.

Original Songs: Country / Rock

Born To Be Country '03, ©1993 (3.01MB)

Born To Be Country, ©1993 (3.27MB)

Where Did I Go Wrong. ©1998-2005 (3.86MB)

So Close to You, ©2000 (4.9MB)

Don't Take My Car, ©2002 (4.03MB)

The Dream Has Gone, ©1999 (4.63MB)

Looking For Love, ©2003 (2.14MB)

Am I Inivisible, ©1999 (3.18MB)

I Won't Break, ©1996 (3.31MB)

Original Songs: Dance / Pop

Promises and Lies, ©2004 (4.33MB)

Rhythm of Love, ©2001 (4.14MB)

Never Gonna Be That Way, ©2003 (4.23MB)

Feel My Love Tonight, ©2000 (4.27MB)

You, ©2003 (4.07MB)

Better With You, ©2000 (2.57MB)

Like a River, ©2003 (3.29MB)

All My Love, ©1999 (3.89MB)

Love Is For Everyone, ©2003 (4.28MB)

Turns Me On, ©1999 (3.22MB)

Covers: Mark Knopfler / Dire Straits

Lady Writer, 2003 (4.9MB)

Ride Across the River, 1996 (5.56MB)

Money for Nothing, 1996-2003 (6.97MB)

Song for Sonni Liston. 2005 (4.68MB)

Telegraph Road, 2003 (14.8MB)

Brothers In Arms, 2001 (9.97MB)

Private Investigations, 1993 (8.25MB)

Down to the Waterline, 2005 (3,34MB)

Solid Rock, 1996 (5.33MB)

Single Handed Sailor 2005 (4.57MB)

Tunnel of Love 2005 (8.21MB)

Calling Elvis 2005 (5.63MB)

You and Your Friend 2005 (5.21MB)

Going Home 2005 (4.18MB)

Published Songs:
'Rhythm of Love' has been recorded and re-mixed by well-known producer Joe Chiccarelli for US dance act Liquid-Blue and appears on their debut album SuperNova.

'You' has been recorded by new US dance artist Marcy Faith and is her second single, appearing on her debut album.

If you are interested in recording any unpublished original works, request more original unpublished material, or have any comments, please feel free to contact me at mrstefanprice@hotmail.co.uk

All of the covers/my renditions are written by Mark Knopfler and published by Chariscourt Ltd./Straightjacket Songs/Rondor Music and are purely for demonstrating my dedication to the work of Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits and are not intended for financial gain. The copyright of these tracks is held by the relevant individuals/companies, to which I neither represent or am not affiliated with. All original works ©2004 Stefan Price / Stefan Price and Ren Lehman.