Run the Blade

Another one pulled from the archives...

Who doesn't love Blade Runner? If you don't... I don't wanna meet ya! ;)

So here is my meager tribute (aka blatant copy) to the music Vangelis wrote for Blade Runner. This one features a very HUGE string pad - provided by Aurturia's CS80v VST - as well as a analog harmonica-sound that I think Vangelis would have even used - again, courtesy of the CS80v.

So snuggle up to your favorite Replicant, pour a glass of wine and enjoy.

Ch-Check It Out

Well. It seems that almost 3 months has gone by and nothing new posted. Life for me has been a bit "chaotic" to say the least. I won't bore you with the details, so on to the music, yes?

This is one from the archives. Some time ago, The Beastie Boys decided to upload many of the a cappella versions of their songs to their website - http://www.beastieboys.com/remixer/ - so I took a spin at remixing "Ch-Check It Out" in an somewhat old school style.

So lace up your Adidas and pull out that track suit. Here comes the BASS! Enjoy.

Old is the "new" New

Well... it's been some time since I posted anything new, life is keeping me very busy these days. Anyway, here is a little something I whipped out this evening. It's very 70s sounding - complete with Univibe and Leslie goodness. Please excuse the drums, I'm not the best "keyboard" drummer out there.

All the guitars (including the bass) were tracked with my Line 6 Vetta II amp, straight into Cubase via S/PDIF on the Presonus FP10.

Enjoy.

New strings brings out the Muse

It's amazing what a new set of strings will do for your muse!

I'm not that big of an acoustic guitar player, but a new set of strings seems to have made the difference. This is a simple little track I improvised in open G recorded with two Shure SM58s and a direct feed from my Simon & Patrick CW6.

Retro-tech

I was playing some old Cubase tracks that I fiddled about with when I was working for Keyfax New Media and found this little ditty:



It's got this sort of retro sound - courtesy of the Arturia CS80v, Arp2600 and a few other virtual synths - but it also has a electro feel. Fun stuff either way.

Heat and serve!

Mmmm...Organ-y

There are times when you want to rock out. And then, there are times when you want to to play cheesy organ music. This time, the Organ won.



For those that care about this sort of thing, here are the free VSTs I used to make this charming little ditty:

Instruments
VH-2 Organ - http://www.iliadisorgan.com/
Rhythmus (Analog Drum Machine Sim) - http://elektrostudio.ovh.org/

FX
Ambience (Reverb) - http://magnus.smartelectronix.com/
Classic Series Comp/Lim - http://www.kjaerhusaudio.com/

Enjoy!

C2

Bang your HEAD

Here is some goofy metal music I did recently for a video of cats fighting. Now class.... BANG YOUR HEAD!