Short post discussing the release of the Black Box VR Video Game Soundtrack with special mentions to featured artists and collaborators.
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Black Box VR - Adaptive Music System
A top-down look at the Black Box VR adaptive music system.
Read MoreAudio Imperia Nucleus - Steinberg Expression Map
Free expression maps for Nucleus by Audio Imperia. These expressions will work with Cubase and Nuendo.
Read MoreReconnected - Short Film Music Score
Recently I have been busy working with director Mo Cheriet to develop an original score to his short film Reconnected. I became immediately interested in the film after watching the teaser trailer. I reached out to Mo with some music mock ups and ideas I had for the film score. One week later, and Mo got back to me, we got talking about the story of Reconnected - What is the movie? What are we trying to say? What is the appropriate instrumentation?
Read More8 Tips When Composing Music & Sound Design For Indie Games
Well life isn’t always so simple, as I soon see myself take on more responsibilities, such as sound design, as well as various audio restoration duties. Now were do my problems start, well after drafting a few musical ideas to get the vision right, all seemed okay, sound design was top priority for the developer, so I put off all music until the sound design was complete… well this is when things start to get interesting, or maybe stressful will be a better word.
Read MoreEverything You Need To Know About EQ!
Regardless of who you are, we have all heard of the term EQ, and to top it off, most of us have used some sort EQ in the past. “That car radio has no bass” So we adjust the bass, “I can’t hear the guitars through my iPod” We turn the Mids and Treble up. There you have it, you have used EQ before to fix a situation, now lets dive a little deeper and widen your understanding of EQ.
Read MoreReading Books to Overcome Writer's Block: The Key to Unlocking Musical Inspiration
I just finished reading the Mistborn Trilogy by author Brandon Sanderson. I absolutely loved the story, characters, and the world itself. It was an epic roller-coaster ride, that left me gasping for more. After I finished the book I immediately started to compose music based on the characters and locations that I read about, all for my own personal satisfaction. My girlfriend started to overhear some of the compositions that I have been working on, she is currently reading the Mistborn Trilogy herself and started to link the pieces of composed music to the characters with a surprising accuracy.
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