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GEEX Music

August 1, 2010 in Music, Video Games | 5 comments

I only wrote two pieces of music during the GEEX 2010 Game-in-a-day. Considering I had 24 hours to do it, a lot of people would say I did great, but I probably could have pulled off another game if I didn’t want to actually see the convention.

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The first piece I did was for my team… Have I mentioned I’m totally in a hip-hop mood, lately? If this doesn’t prove it, I don’t know what does. Also, I tried to incorporate some Akira Yamaoka style guitar in there.

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The second piece I did was supposed to be a Victorian Era piece that reminded the player of the sea. I got to use Bellows by Detunized.com in this, and I’ve gotta say, I’m really happy with it.

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Churches, Florida and New york, part 2

July 21, 2009 in Music | 1 comment

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Things this last week have been hecktic, and as a result, I haven’t been able to get much music written.  Fighting my computer was just the icing on the destraction cake made of building a fence and getting sick.

To be honest, I’m pretty nervous I won’t get these done in time.   It’s my fault; I knew about the deadline for quite awhile, and should have been writing for it, but it’s tough to write for something without knowing what Brandon wants.  Stll, it’s my fault.

Anyway, to keep up with the trend of posting progress tracks, here goes:

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The previous version of this felt a little weird, so I tightened up the timing; less emphasis on the swing.  Also, I changed the bass, added a second drum track, layered the piano track with a honkytonk piano, and added a bridge of sorts.

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This one’s taken up most of my time, lately, ’cause I want it to be amazing.  The previous version had a solid foundation to build on, so I did.  I’ve added what I call “indie drums”, which I think work well but need a bit of refining, as well as strings.  Most importantly, I added a bit of random-seeming sound effects (it’s the sound of a ZIP drive rewinding layered over an old toy robot) that I think will add something, if only I can get them mixed right.

Anyway, let me know what you think; I’m always up for critiques.

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Churches, Florida, Track One

July 12, 2009 in Music | No comments

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For the record, I’m absolutely loving life, and having a place that I can upload examples of what I’m working on.  So far, though, all I’ve uploaded are general ideas that I haven’t fleshed out; this one’s not really going to change that, either.  Sorry.

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This is the third track in the Churches series (two per location).  Brandon wanted something happy, and the song he featured had a piano over a hip-hop beat. I’m not to positive on the tuba; I thought about adding more horns, but my samples aren’t that great, and I don’t have the time to make them sound that good.  So, the tuba might go. I’m sure real bass and real guitar will make an appearance in this, as well.

Without the Electric Tech-Hop piece, I don’t know how well I would have been able to write this beat, either, so it’s good that my random pieces can count as some sort of practice.

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