Well, once again I’ve been neglecting this website. I haven’t posted anything in ages, but I promise that I’ve been making lots of music. I think before the year is out I am going to redo this whole web-presence and come up with a nicer way of posting these tracks and showcasing my portfolio work. I have a few good ideas…

In the meantime, here is one of the many things I’ve fiddled with in the past months: an acoustic-guitar ambient kind of thing. No software instruments here - just a mic and a guitar and some reverb.

At work this week: I just completed this musical theme / signature for a cool-sounding video podcast - 10 Things TV. I really enjoy working with websites that have a video series or video podcast - I think this has been an area of rapid growth on the internet, and will continued source of interesting material and edgy approaches to connecting with audiences.
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Here is another soundtrack for a corporate-related video. This is a more worldly company, as you can tell from the slightly “world” rhythm track. Again, some breakdowns and build-ups that are based around interview segments and news clips.

This was my first time experimenting with Stylus RMX from Spectrasonics. It was very useful - I was able to quickly establish the basic rhythms I wanted, and get to the arrangements earlier than usual. If I can find a way to smoothly trigger Stylus RMX with my MIDI drums, it would be pretty hawt. But the Stylus RMX interface is not really geared for this, so we will see if I can work it out.

Posting soundtracks without the video is a drag, but I’d rather log my work here than wait for the video permission, etc. So here is yet another tune I did for a corporate client who shall not be named. Imagine lots of bright stage lights, some talking heads, footage of live performances, etc. Anytime there is a slow segment, chances are that is a person speaking over the track.

In this mix I am experimenting with some of the PSP Audioware plugins - they make some compressors and EQs that are quite nice, and really bring some excitement into the mix.  The audio instrument / plugin field is bursting with options these days, and I am in the process of trying to find out what I need, what is useful, and what sounds like crap.

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OnVideo: SEA Semester

I was pleased to be hired by OysterCatcher Studios to contribute some music to an excellent film about the SEA Semester study program. 

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