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m31 andromedia Gazer is track 9

My track M31 Andromedia Gazer was recently signed to hotshotrecords.us dance label based out of Miami.  They have placed it in the new compilation album called, “Destination Rio”  mixed by Tagan Steele.  If you would like to check it out go to the main site and check it out because it’s all done in flash so I can’t provide any direct linking.     You can go to http://hotshotrecords.us click on music & downloads then select Destination Rio to see track listing, buy tracks seperately  or as a mixed cd.

I got an email from the A/R vice president a few days ago about who they met with from the Winter Music Conference (WMC).   Some of the major DJ’s they shopped to were:

Markus Schulz

Tiesto

Andy Duguid

Dirty South

Paul Van Dyk

And BT

Also quoting from the email,

“We will be phasing out paid downloads on our site going forward. We are also doing a complete re-write of the site which will include a non flash version for mobile devices including the iPad.”

I have created a new look for my major releases.  Blogs are nice for getting out your thoughts but for music I believe simple is best.      As a result of this newly created site I won’t be releasing any major releases from this blog directly.  The artwork comes from my new album, “Binary Suns”.  Hamster from http://hamsteralliance.com came up with the artwork you will see there.

There is a great advantage to using Bandcamp.   The Bandcamp model is super slick and easy to update and get started.   It has a very easy interface and guides you step by step.  It lets you upload large wav masters and then it encodes to all known compressed formats such as mp3, ogg, flac,  and many others.   It is very easy to sell your music or just allow people to donate by setting a zero cap on the “name your price option”.  I’ve enabled this option for most of my tracks.

Gentle Notion

This piece is close to my heart and was a pleasure to compose.  Sometimes as a composer we can force something out when really the inspiration is low.  This song flowed out like a waterfall full and rich with feeling.  I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed making it.   I believe a major influence on this particular song comes from Xerxes due to the fact I’ve been listening to his new stuff constantly.  Xerxes if your tuned in man, I salute you!

Demo-style Chill-out

I did this a few months back and it has been a marginal success over at scenesat.com It’s a bit introspective and has a catchy melodic hook. Bassline plays a major role in holding the harmony/melody up in this tune. If I can remember correctly I composed all of this with mostly a few buzz machines and effects. VST free. Check it out!

Colossus Acid Trance mix

This track is a good example of what the Freeware Synth1  vst can do for your electronic mixes.  With only 2 oscillators it packs a good punch.  I used it for my kicks, snares, claps, hats, basslines, arps, and effects.

Travel to our closest neighbor the Andromeda galaxy.  This song should take you there at Warp 9.

m31 album cover

Synth Rock tune I wrote a couple months back.   Has Influences from Joe Satriani and Coldplay among a few.  If your a fan of Contempory rock then you should check this song out.

Illustration by Emma sauras rexx

Download Moonlight Moog

Sunburned after a long day at the beach

Imagine your at the beach watching all the beautiful people play.  This one should have you ready to go on vacation.

Download Sunburned

Finally finished this monster of a song. Wayfinder has been coaching me as to proper mixing and such. Thanks a bunch Wayfinder!  Let this new trance single send you to outer space.  From now on I will  name each Techno/Trance/Dance tune that I  do  after a star,galaxy,nebula, or constellation.

Download Gamma Orionis