MiMa's cover of The Doors - Riders On The Storm

[@evanwright7066]

its a little scary how accurate this sounds. unreal!

[@mima85]

+Evan Wright Thank you Evan :-)

[@kamehamehaha]

mima14031985 sounds great!! Do you know what is the best sheet music i should look into? Like books with many many doors songs for keyboards with accuracy. It would be a big help if you could recommend one. Thank you

[@jlo13800]

i fucking hate journ al bearings like in 2 strokes, boy dew they survive furtive

[@G_A_Z_23]

It’s the original Audio from the 60s

[@scottptolomey3498]

@@G_A_Z_23 I think it’s Behind Closed Doors alternative takes and rarities tapes but that’s definitely not Ray’s piano that’s @mima140311985 playing it can tell the Nord emulation from the Rhodes a mile off

[@daveb9370]

Damn - awesome job. Ray Manzarek was a genius and one of a kind. R.I.P. Ray.

[@mima85]

Dave Bogusky Thanks Dave. Yes Ray was one of a kind, and will be sadly missed :-(

[@LeoVanHaagen]

ray manzarek must have been struck dead by lightning because i had the pleasure to see him live less than half a year before he passed away and i swear the dude was rocking it like he was 25, his foot up on the keys an everything :) LEGEND!!! rest in peace

[@jlo13800]

FSUweightroom song

[@brainscott8198]

One of the most atmospheric, haunting pop-rock melodies ever put to vinyl. It was so weird in the Summer of 1971...the first time i heard it on CKLW was the day Jim Morrison died. I'll never forget it. I was 13 yrs old.

[@mima85]

Oh yeah, that's for sure one of the best songs from The Doors. It's this precise song, which I heard for the first time at the tender age of 3, that started my passion for music.

[@Arbes_]

I don't consider it pop at all, I feel that it is classic rock in its entirety, it even has psychedelic overtones. I would even go so far as to say that it is a post-psychedelic song.

[@AdrianoRobson-bg1no]

A melodia dessa música fala por si só; antológica, magistral, transcendental

[@brandonkunkel2770]

This song is absolute art it took a genius to come up with this RIP Ray

[@mima85]

Of course, this is one of the finest examples of Ray's genius.

[@ignacioparellada]

I love that Ray made a mistake on the original recording, it makes it human.

[@Farofero547]

robby krieger too idk why lol but its still perfect

[@eleckson]

What was the mistake?

[@SRHPNK]

6:10 - 6:12 is that the mistake?

[@gangway30music64]

This is incredibly well done! Best cover solo of this song on YT. Thank you for sharing this with the world.

[@mima85]

Thanks to you for your appreciation :-)

[@michaellischewski152]

I love your work and it is teaching me more than you can imagine. Thanks for your contribution

[@mima85]

Thanks to you for your appreciation, glad you liked my video and that you're finding it useful.

[@igrieger]

This s song is just legendary. Excellent playing!

[@mima85]

Indeed, it is. One of the best Doors' songs. Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@NHX610]

I effing love this.

[@mima85]

I effing thank you for your appreciation :-D

[@soanmonte9706]

This is unbelievably accurate. Such a great perception and ear! You found the right tone, that's just perfect

[@mima85]

Thanks Soan. Indeed this required quite a lot of work, but as substantially this song is what started my passion with music at the age of 3, I just had to do it :-)

[@alveer3321]

🙌💛💛🙌

[@stevenpietrusza6944]

Helllll yeah man the respect for the tune is evident in the quality of your playing. Cover gigs ain't so bad when you love the songs!!!!

[@mima85]

Of course, this song have a special place in my heart. As told in the description, this is the one that started my passion with music at the tender age of 3 years old. Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@axelgonzalez6345]

Me llevo al espacio y me dejo alla! Un fenomeno tocando! Gracias por mostrarte y hacer lo que haces!

[@mima85]

Gracias a tigo por tu apreciacion :-)

[@johncorson6599]

Great job... ray’s keyboard work captures my attention every time even though I’m a guitar player .. you did it justice my friend

[@mima85]

I hope this :-) Thanks for your appreciation.

[@rolandpestre57]

Super 😊 je ne me lasse pas d'écouter et de réécouter ce morceaux emblématique des Doors , merci

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@ArtCreativeIsland]

Fantastico ❤ E grazie mille per la condivisione della base senza tastiera 🙏 🎉🎉

[@mima85]

Grazie a te per l'apprezzamento :-)

[@rynhxxx]

!!!! Absolutely fantastic playing.

[@mima85]

Thanks, glad you liked it :-)

[@Attila_El_Dos]

Dude, you're a wizard!!

[@rickbenavides1376]

Dammit boy!.........coming from a keyboard player's perspective, you hit it note for note. Truly amazing! Rock on my brother.

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@ArthurElHorr]

BRAVO! What a job, simply superb!

[@mima85]

Thank you man :-)

[@davidedward2352]

I could listen to the solo starting at 2:34 on repeat forever!

[@mima85]

Glad you like it :-D

[@Armless_Wonka]

You carried that baseline and solo with finesse, great cover 👏👏 Sounds like Ray

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@igrieger]

Your execution is really impressive and it makes me want to watch it 1000 times.

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@alveer3321]

🙌

[@darrinsiberia]

This is very helpful thank you. Excellent work.

[@mima85]

Thanks to you for your appreciation. Glad my video was helpful :-)

[@axelgonzalez6345]

No me canso de ver y escuchar a este crack! Mas de los Doors!!! 🙆🏻‍♂️🎶

[@mima85]

Gracias :-D

[@hugokenyon2961]

Wow , amazing production and performance of a rock classic. Great tribute to an immortal band

[@mima85]

+Hugo Kenyon Thanks. I put a lot of effort on this one, but the result deserves it.

[@Fensta]

amazingly played man, respect

[@mima85]

Thank you :-D

[@zephirjollive2962]

You take it perfectly, it's incredible !

[@mima85]

Thank you Zéphir :-)

[@FlightLevel330-]

You killed it man. Thanks for sharing. Love this

[@mima85]

Thanks to you for your appreciation :-)

[@SarcasticJack]

the reason the doors resonated and still resonate with people is because of how unique each member of the band was. none of them were the same in terms of talent or style

[@mima85]

Absolutely true. And they blended together perfectly.

[@raymondallo9947]

My favourite Doors song played to absolute perfection!!

[@mima85]

Hey, thanks!

[@rickw7903]

Man, you blew me away. Ray would be pleased. Well done!

[@mima85]

I hope so :-) Thanks for your appreciation.

[@tiagosamarques5356]

This is so accurate! Rock on!

[@mima85]

I did my best :-) Thank you Tiago for your appreciation.

[@fishfingers7893]

Absolutely killed it

[@mima85]

Thank you :-D

[@sptol]

Effortless!!!!!! Absolutely loved it

[@mima85]

sptol Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@pinkywinkyponybony632]

what a master piece

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@mrsayang]

Wow, that also sounds awesome.....GREAT Cover and playing.

[@mima85]

Hey, thanks :-)

[@mrsayang]

@@mima85 Welcome sir

[@spyros_ko]

One thing, I'm noticing in this cover that makes it stand out, is that you have added either reverb or chorus in the keys and that gives out an ethereal feeling in your sound, which is exactly what Ray went for back then. You sir deserve a bigger audience and way more views!

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-) The main effect I used here for the Rhodes is tremolo (not chorus) and just a bit of reverb. This was how Ray did it at the times. I used also the Fender amp simulation which is embedded in the keyboard (Rhodes pianos at the times used to be recorded by placing the microphone near their amplifiers, usually such amps being Fenders) and did some EQing to approach as much as I could to the original sound.

[@kiyoshi11]

Couldn't help commenting on your work. It sounds and your playing is amazing! Excellent! Best regards.

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation Joey :-)

[@YavuzSavata]

Amazing performance! Thx for share.

[@mima85]

Thanks to you for your appreciation :-)

[@aashideacon]

You, sir, are an inspiration.

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation Aashi :-)

[@Momiyama808]

Keyboard solo is grand sir, even while playing the bassline. Mucho impressive

[@mima85]

Hey, thanks! Glad you liked my video :-)

[@JackCarverMusic]

Brilliant effort!

[@mima85]

Thanks Jack :-)

[@-AndAllThatJazz..]

Naughty sounding work on diamond icy keybord . Outbloodystanding , if you'll pardon me french here .

[@mima85]

Your french is much appreciated :-D Thank you, glad you liked my video!

[@adambishop5739]

That was just beautiful! I am a guitar player, looking to get into keyboard playing and viewing this song from a very different perspective now (the keyboard) is exciting. I've always admired Ray Manzarek's ability and to compose this amazing music, is incredible...even just playing it, is highly admirable. For me, I don't know how you seperate the bass side from the melodic side, surely it must be very confusing to start with. I guess you just practice and wait for your brain to do the muscle memory thing. Anyway, is highly impressive that you have accomplished this feat, you are an inspiration to an aspiring keyboard novice! Thank you! 🤤

[@mima85]

Indeed, Ray was a genius with a lot of musical taste, and there's plenty of that in every song he wrote. Of course learning a Doors' song, or any other song with a bass line to be played with the left hand while the right hand does its thing is quite confusing at the beginning. Parts have to be learned and exercised separatedly, then slowly brought together. And when you start to be confident at playing the two parts together, exercise, exercise and again exercise, until you reach the target level of skill. It takes a lot of time and patience, at least for a non-professional, amateur keyboardist like me. Thank you for your appreciation :-)

[@adambishop5739]

@@mima85 You're welcome my good man...keep jamming!...

[@jax8740]

Beautiful. Fantastic job!

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@scottptolomey3498]

I’ve just learned this directly from your video it’s almost parallel to yours I use a Kronos 2 88 with a ‘Riders’ setting with the perfect Rhodes and Vibrato tone I can’t play left hand good so I looped it but it sounds identical to yours !!!!!!! Thank you for such a fantastic video and teaching me to play my No 1 song of all time ❤️

[@mima85]

That's great, glad my video was useful for you. Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@scottptolomey3498]

@@mima85 Not just appreciated i was completely in awe you absolutely got that tone spot on so eerie how close you got it to the original ✌️✌️✌️

[@mima85]

@@scottptolomey3498 Many thanks :-)

[@DntBuyTheHype]

Ray would be proud. That was damn good.

[@mima85]

Thank you :-) Actually tt's mainly thanks to Ray if I started to play keyboards.

[@Generale126]

Bellissimo brano e bravissimo tastierista! Davvero complimenti :-)

[@mima85]

Grazie Generale. Mi fa piacere il tuo apprezzamento :-)

[@cebukid70]

Excellent!! You nailed this one as well. Bravo!

[@mima85]

The Cebu Kid Thanks for your appreciations, here and on the Light My Fire video :-)

Perfect man... really good job!

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@henrikenby7715]

Fantastic!!!!

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@fanderory6422]

Super travail. Bravo!!

[@mima85]

Merci beacoup :-)

[@Alenhoff]

Beautifully done.

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@Maurizio70GilmourFan]

Perfect!!!!!!!!! Great!

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@alyhyaiee]

added to my favorite videos

[@madfzr]

this is epic. great job!!

[@mima85]

Thank you for your appreciation :-)

[@joserambayestrella]

No me canso de escuchar esta obra de arte!

[@mima85]

Thanks, glad you like it :-)

[@connorlachs3871]

This is incredible

[@mima85]

Thanks you for your appreciation :-)

[@Darren_Craven]

Well done, you’ve done a great job on this. I’m learning this song at the moment as a novice player, I love the song and thought it’d be a good challenge for left and right hand independence. It is a challenge, but it’s getting there. It’s a good inspiration watching you play it. Cheers

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation, glad you liked the video and that it's being useful for you to learn the song. Cheers :-)

[@BROOKS39]

This is so cool. Thankyou

[@mima85]

Thanks to you for your appreciation :-)

[@matalianos]

Excellent !!! Congratulations !!!

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@miked.9727]

profesional :P You have talent :) big TALENT

[@mima85]

+Mike D. Thank you for your appreciation :-)

[@GeoffGroves]

Thats awesome dude

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@38semsem]

fort ,tres fort,vraiment top .merci

[@mima85]

Merci beacoup :-)

[@bobbydazzler1780]

That’s really amazing key work.

[@mima85]

Thank you for your appreciation :-)

[@bobbydazzler1780]

@ You are very talented and too modest. We all appreciate your technical ability. Awesome Sir!

[@Jojoairbus]

Love it! Well done!

[@mima85]

+Jojoairbus Thank you Jojo :-)

[@LeoVanHaagen]

dude i neeed that backing track! oh and of course this is an absolutely beautiful rendition. nobody can be 100% manzarek but you pretty much nailed it. this is by far the best cover i´ve found on youtube! keep on the good work!

[@mima85]

Backing track is here: www.dropbox.com/s/v4xmmyw4g2ezupy/Riders%20On%20The%20Storm_base.mp3?dl=0 Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@LeoVanHaagen]

awesome, thanks really much! :)

[@STEN3326]

Thank you very much that's eavy one ! ;)

[@tkosho24v1]

Best gift given ever on you tube!! Been working on this for a few weeks... your track is much appreciated...

[@robtennison42]

Awesome cover! And thank you so much for sharing the backing track link. It still works!

[@viahard]

Cool. Nice playing.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[@mima85]

Thanks for your appreciation viahard :-)

[@joshlunt7827]

Brilliant cover!

[@mima85]

Thank you Josh :-)

[@josetadeogarciadelgado5422]

me gustaria tocar asi, felicidades hermano

[@mima85]

:-)

[@progermv]

Awesome job!

[@mima85]

Thanks :-)

[@eamonnmckinney4302]

Brilliant!

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@VitoAnthonyD.-ow7oo]

That was a pleasure.

[@mima85]

Glad you liked my video, thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@Deniz69567]

Damn bro that's nice your becoming genius like ray!

[@mima85]

Thanks! Well, Ray was an another level, me I'm just a copycat :-)

[@jlo13800]

the oil injection on the dodge 440 2 stroke

[@KalinaGrad-z9k]

Great . Like 👍 !!! Recpect you and your best cover in all youtube from Russia! The Doors and CCR - is most favorite band for me!

[@mima85]

Hey, thanks for your kind words man :-)

[@ricardorubio6791]

placer visual y auditivo!

[@mima85]

+Ricardo Rubio Thanks for your appreciation, both here and on the Light My Fire's video. Happy you liked them :-)

[@johnnydunstan7602]

AWESOME !!!

[@mima85]

Thank you. Glad you like my video :-)

[@lindamoore3605]

Ray would have loved it

[@mima85]

I truly hope, he's the main reason why I got into keyboard playing. Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@TheSoundOutside]

Damn...that was one great song.

[@mima85]

Indeed it was (I mean, the original song, not my video :-D)

[@sirhiybatih3490]

Wonderful execution, just Shine and no fraud!!!...

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@sirhiybatih3490]

@@mima85 Good luck in your work and let the musicians how do you charge us with your magic atmosphere of notes!!!

[@Soryt]

Fantastic !

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@xCARNAGE_ASADAx]

Bravo 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@ErickCondecondeerick33]

Perfect!

[@mima85]

Thanks :-)

[@antiv]

You played that really well... I was getting into it and forgetting I was listening to a cover lol I mean that in the best possible way!

[@mima85]

Eheh, thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@marcoballa]

come sempre.... perfetto!!!! :-)

[@mima85]

Grazie maestro!

[@ironsax1146]

Good job! very accurate.

[@williamredrossiofficial2026]

Nice sound!

[@mima85]

Thanks :-)

[@Ashfaq1999]

Brilliant

[@mima85]

Thank you :-)

[@wavester46]

Note for note...now that's a lot of time at the board. Well done.

[@mima85]

Yes indeed it was quite a challenge for me to put together the song. Thanks for your appreciation :-)

[@paolocontreras2208]

Amaziiiiiiing

[@mima85]

Thanks, glad you liked my video :-)

[@jamesdean3548]

Mind blown in 2023.

[@mima85]

Glad you liked it :-)

[@aashideacon]

It seems when you are searching for lessons, you find different levels of lessons... 1) basic singalong. 2) trying to immulate the actual artist, and 3) finding the actual rendition of the song. Sometimes 1 or 2 is good enough, but sometimes you want #3, and this is it. It's as difficult as finding the REAL way to play the simple John Lennon "Imagine"!

[@mima85]

Yes, I did my best to make this like the original as much I could. I really have this song in my heart, actually this is the song which started my interest in music when I was 3. It's a great pleasure for me tributing this fine musical piece.

[@arielcarmeli1696]

Wow. Wow !

[@mima85]

Thanks Ariel :-)

[@HitWaveMusic]

Now you just need to get that signature piano run in the beginning with left hand bass :D

[@mima85]

Actually I can do it, but I just wanted to stick to what Ray did originally. Also because as I'm using the sustain pedal for the descending scale, I'd hold the bass notes too and I'd make them muddy.

[@davidedward2352]

In my opinion, Ray Manzarek's best piece of work.

[@mima85]

Absolutely one of the pinnacles of The Doors' production.

[@jomateix5477]

Bravo :) and thanks for the tutorial :)

[@mima85]

+ignell Ignasevic Thanks to you for your appreciation :-)

[@demian964]

Almost perfect!

[@mima85]

Thanks, I indeed put quite a lot of effort in it :-)

[@markuspeterson1]

Ah nice !

[@mima85]

+Markus Peterson Thank you :-)

[@diegomorales6858]

Awesome! How long did it take you to get enough independence in your hands to play the solo and the bassline? I'm taking piano lessons and I can't wait to play like that

[@mima85]

+Diego Morales Hi Diego and thanks for your appreciation. Well, it took a lot, actually still today I have to work quite hard when figuring out how to play the keyboard lines of a song keeping the independence of both hands. I play keyboards since 2007 and the road to become a proper keyboard player is still long :-)

[@howtoplayrayskeyboard1344]

Grande Mima!

[@mima85]

Grazie :-) Se questo video esiste è anche grazie alla tua base ;-)