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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…

The Art of Sound

I am a philosopher, poet, musician, phonographer, designer, an artist. When I am composing music, creating a track, the process is very much like that of when I am painting a picture, writing a poem, or designing an art piece. Except now, sounds are my paint and my ears are my guide. How I arrange […] Read More…

CCMixter

CCMixter.org is another great place to download and share sounds and music. You can download sounds and use them in your own audio projects. What I really like about CCMixter is that any sounds you use to create a song, if you upload the completed song back to their website, there is an option to […] Read More…

Freesound

Freesound.org is an awesome place to download free sounds. I have downloaded a lot of sounds from there that I use in my music projects and track\song compositions. They are great quality and there is a huge selection. Because of this, I felt it was only right to give back by uploading my own sounds […] Read More…

Acid Planet Remixes

Sometimes I participate in remix contests at Acid Planet.com. Individual sounds from popular artists are provided for one of their particular tracks, and you are put to the test to remix those sounds into a new masterpiece against other competitors. While my songs created there are still technically “remixes,” they tend not to resemble the […] Read More…

NSS

A symphony starts when the tempest winds blow, moving gray cloud pads behind lightening strings bow. The thunder brass strikes between the rain drums beat, rippling once silent puddles into hi-hat heat. Undertones of texture, crackling rooftop patter, synthetic ambient ocean pads, indoor muffled chatter. Read More…

Okinawa, Japan

I recently went on a trip to Okinawa, Japan for a week and a half and while I was there I captured over 150+ sounds. I started recording from the very busride to the airport, announcements on the plane, at the Japanese airport(s), and of course in Okinawa, Japan - Eisa, markets, Japanese voices, Eisa […] Read More…