Author Archives: Travis

Ramune Pop

Ramune, my favorite drink, inspired me to compose this song. If you don’t know, Ramune is a Japanese carbonated soda that comes in a bottle, and at the top of the bottle is a marble. To open the bottle you must push the marble down into the neck of the bottle where it rattles around while drinking. I love the taste of Ramune and they are fun to drink. I composed this song with the intention to capture that experience. Nipponophiles, drink your heart out. Read More…

Gaijin Affair

“Gaijin Affair” was a lot of fun to compose. I used several of the sounds I recorded in Okinawa Japan to compliment and lay the base for this glitch genre track. Nipponophiles welcome! Enjoy! Read More…

Intergalactic Railroad

I present to you, “Intergalactic Railroad,” the latest edition to my “Beautiful Universe” album. Read More…

Beautiful Universe

I composed this track with the intention of combining the beautiful classic sounds of an orchestra with a smokin’ modern dubstep beat accented by hard hitting bass. The two genre’s complimented each other nicely. I hope you like it. Read More…

Romanticizer

I composed the track, “Romanticizer” with bass and vocals in mind. I also challenged myself to purposely make the vocals repetitive and to actually be part of the beat while still attempting to maintain contrast and freshness to the track. Enjoy. Read More…

Boysenberry 8-bit beat

My second track reflecting the 8-bit genre. I do not create my tracks on an 8-bit console but my tracks are composed in the spirit of the 8-bit music genre. I don’t feel the need to limit such beautiful sounds to one medium of instrumentation. Enjoy! Read More…

Existentialism

I composed this mysterious track to reflect existentialism and mans attachment and addiction to freedom, control, purpose, and life. Read More…

Japanese Bus

Riding a bus in Japan from one airport terminal to another. It was about an hour and a half ride through the city. Read More…

Eating Chips

Me taking chips out of a bag and eating them. You can hear me crunching on them and going back for more. Crispy crunchy sound! :) Read More…

Ice cream truck

An ice cream truck was coming through our neighborhood, when it came down our street I ran outside and recorded it as it passed our house. The melody you hear is the sound it was playing to announce it was in the neighborhood. Read More…

Whizbanger

Concrete music vs. modern arrangement and remixing. I use many natural field recordings and slice and dice them to create a meticulous rhythm and beat. Read More…

Musique Concrete

Lately, I have been composing tracks that fall into the “Musique concrete” genre. Concrete music is music created with “real world” sounds, natural environmental sounds, and other noises that are not inherently musical. I love composing with “real world” sounds, because for me, it reflects the rhythm and heartbeat of our every day lives, our routines, movement etc… I started composing with […] Read More…

train

On my way to work I got stopped at a railroad crossing. This is the recording I took of the train going by. It is quite intense. If you listen to the whole thing you will hear a lot of metal scraping and screeching sounds. I thought the train was going to derail. Recorded in Rockford, Illinois with an H2 Zoom. Read More…

Trainspotting

I composed “Trainspotting,” by using a variety of different train, track, station, railroad, etc… type sounds. This song falls into the Musique concrète genre. I hope you enjoy the ride. Read More…

Airport

Airport ambiance, children talking, an announcement, and just an overall ambient airport terminal experience. Read More…

Wataru Lights

Wataru Lights reflects the motion and sounds of Japanese traffic lights and intersections. It is composed of many of the field recordings I took while in Okinawa, Japan. Read More…

Daily Transit

Demonstrating the art of sound (Concrete Music), Daily Transit is entirely composed of my field recordings with the exception of the organ and drum beat. Read More…

Chemical Reaction

I’m delighted to introduce another one of my dub\dubstep\glitch tracks, “chemical reaction.” Can you feel the chemistry? Read More…

Intercellular

Fusing electronic, hip-hop, and glitch together, I present to you, “Intercellular,” serving a pleasant outlandish beat. Read More…

The Secret Hideout

The secret hideout is that place we all go when we need time alone or somewhere to hide, whether it be a physical or mental place. I created some of the beat with basketball sounds. It has kind of a urban fantasy feel. Read More…