It’s been a productive weekend for me, musically. Uploaded a new progressive house track which I did with Alex Biagi. Finished a new remix for Alex Biagi’s upcoming EP, “Mammoth” – which I think turned out well – more on this later. And, I’ve been slowly putting in some work on my next album (not sure yet if it will be an EP or LP). I also finished a new remix for Hot Sh1t!’s “Music Master” remix competition.
This remix is a hard hitting electro house style, club-ready track at 128 bpm. I haven’t done a track like this in a while, and this was really the perfect opportunity to let it rip. So, turn up the volume (I mean, really turn it way up) and enjoy! No download on this one, for now, since it’s a competition entry.
A collab track I put together with Alex Biagi. Originally it was supposed to be an official release on AVR, but we decided to release it fo free to the public. A chill, atmospheric progressive house track for your enjoyment.
It’s like I told Eryc after I’d read the article… I occasionally submit my music to blogs for review and I never quite know what to expect, sometimes praise sometimes critique, sometimes just and sometimes I feel like they never even heard me. This time, I feel like someone heard, and listened.
I’ve gotten some nice write ups from a few great music blogs before, all of which I greatly appreciate. Whether you like it or not, if you want to get heard, you have to put yourself out there, there’s no other way. As difficult as it is sometimes – as an artist – to willingly and methodically open myself up for criticism, I believe that no matter what gets thrown at you, you can learn from it – get something out of it. I’ve gotten some great reviews and some pretty lukewarm ones. Those who really were turned off by my demos probably chose not to write about it – I don’t mind if you do.
In any case, no one had written about my passion, my music quite like Eryc Eyl of The Denver Post’s Reverb music blog. I’ll let you read it yourself, if you like – won’t spoil it for you. But, I wanted to give Eryc the credit he deserves – for an article which takes a chance on an unknown local producer. I respect people who are willing to give someone like me, or many other underground producers, a chance to get some exposure. Good or bad, it’s refreshing.
Eryc featured my new project, Pandemonium, in the article. Pandemonium, which has also been featured on the Acid Ted music blog, is filled with turbulent emotion and comes straight from the depths of my mind. All I did was write it down and arrange it. It’s gotten some interesting feedback from peers and innocent bystanders, so check it out and let me know what you think. Enjoy!
The mixed version of my first full length album “Arreliari”* is now available on the new music shop website BandV2.com
Why this is awesome:
1. All of the tracks are in high quality 320kbps MP3 format.
2. This version of the album is not professionally mastered (like the iTunes version) but is studio mixed by me, so you can hear the music in the same way I intended it to be heard.
3. BandV2 only takes a 14% cut from sales, so I wind up getting 86% of the $ you pay for my music which is why all of the tracks are priced below iTunes (just $.49 each, the whole album is less than $3.50!)
100% of profits from album and track sales go to improving my music software and hardware!
*This version of the album does not include amazing remixes by axisONE, Draconum and Alex Biagi (these are exclusive to the professionally mastered iTunes version) – I encourage you to check that out, as well. (You can find more info on this version just a couple of posts below.)
The InternetDJ.com Winter 2010 remix competition has completed. Even though I didn’t place in the top three, I’d still like to share my entry from the competition, with you. It’s my third drum & bass production, and I am rather proud of it. The version I’m posting for you is slightly edited from the version I submitted to the competition. Namely, I’ve updated the mix to make it even more crisp, I’ve increased the tempo by 5 bpm to 165 and I’ve added more percussion.
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It’s been a long time coming, but it’s finally done and ready for your enjoyment! I started work on this album midway through 2009 – and – a little over a year later, I am proud to present you with my first ever full-length electronic [dance] music album – Arreliari.
Inspired by various events in the past year, this album is an eclectic compilation of progressive house vibes, electro house basslines, trancey melodies and general feel-good awesomeness – suitable for many moods. A few of the tracks on the album are ones which have been publicly released previously, but are now remastered by a big name studio in NYC, and made to sound even more awesome, for your listening pleasure. All other tracks on the album are totally unheard before originals, which I think – and hope – you’ll enjoy. As an added bonus, I was very lucky to have exclusive remixes done by axisONE, Draconum and Alex Biagi (all from the Addictive Vibe Records crew) included on the album. (The axisONE remix of Sputnik was featured on the world-renowned Beta Nightclub‘s “Homegrown” compilation earlier this year – along with some heavy-hitting tracks from other talented producers).
The album is also inspired by many people, and I couldn’t have finished this project without the support of those around me, and those reaching out to me through the internets. I greatly appreciate all your input, feedback and criticism. All (100%) of the proceeds from this album will go toward improving my music software, and hardware upgrades. I know that pretty much anyone can find and download the album for free, and I won’t try to stop you from doing so, but please realize that making music is a time-consuming task and, no matter how much I love the process – and hate to have to admit this – it can be a somewhat expensive endeavor, as well. So, for those of you who pick up a copy of the album from iTunes, or any other online store… thank you for supporting my habit.
“Arreliari” is trademarked and copyrighted (2010) by SonarisMusic & Addictive Vibe Records and distributed, world-wide, exclusively by Music Just Music (phonographic copyright 2010). Any licensing and distribution questions should be addressed directly to Music Just Music. Album cover art design by David Baker. A special thank you to Santoki for being my biggest fan and my inspiration for creating beautiful things.
