I just added a new track. This time something I’d call a romantic cue. 
Just listen to it in the ‘Music‘ section.
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Composition, Orchestration and Musicproduction
Just added a new track in the ‘music‘ section. It is the first track of the demo reel 2010.
I just finished a remix for Celldwellers ‘So Long Sentiment’ Remix Contest. You can listen to it right here
My courses at Berkleemusic startet about 2 weeks ago. So I am pretty busy with learning. But I can’t stop creating music…
Well, for starters there is a project with Stefan Schroff going on. He played the bass when we were playing a tour with draven and he is an amazing guitar player. You might check out his solo album ‘Evolution‘. We both wrote some songs for draven which we took with us when we left the band. We felt these songs are worth to be recorded and we do it! I finished the synths and orchestral stuff some weeks ago and he will eventually record some guitars before those raw version will be sent out to the guest singers. I’ll tell you more about it when we start recording with them.
Further I am working on a remix for a remix contest of Celldweller. This I do just for fun. We’ll see how this will turn out.
And – as if I had not enough to do – I found the RPM Challenge. To attend to this challenge you are asked to create a full album of at least 35 minutes or 10 songs within the 28 days of february. Sound quite fun and a nice challenge. This would not be about high quality production and I probably will not create the next big thing within those 28 days. It’s just about getting it done! For fun and glory. I am thinking about taking this challenge.
That’s it for now…
Yesterday I found an article about SoundsOnline and EastWest giving away a small version of its Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Library for free. There’s only one catch: You have to take a short survey.
I got my version and took a short look. Well, there are some useful instruments in the package but in the end it is nothing more than a promotional package. The instruments can be used in addition to some other libraries but don’t make too much sense alone. I think the best part of this give-away is the upgrade offer of EastWest. You can upgrade from the free version to the full versions with a discount.
I’m a proud owner of a squeezebox 3 and a squeezebox boom. However I am a fan of self learning systems and like to have a playlist which learns what I like to hear and what I will skip. This is why I always loved IMMS. Unfortunately there is no such mechanism in the squeezebox server. After a while trying to mimic the behavior using the Dynamic Playlist Plugin I found someone who tried to integrate IMMS into a plugin for the squeezebox server.
After installing it I had to fix some stuff to make it work for me (at least it learns. I am not too sure about creating new playlists). I tried to contact the writer of the original plugin but never got a message back. So, now I’m giving something back by releasing the version I use.
For more information about the plugin just read here.
Now you can find something to listen to. Just go to the ‘Music’ section.
I created a medley of my recent work. It should give you a quick overview. ‘The Monument’ and ‘Evolutionary Leap’ are two demo tracks. Both are not very produced so you should take them with a grain of salt.
After some time I’m back online now. Since I’m always a bit too busy I’ll try to keep this blog as up-to-date as possible. And I’ll try to write in english. It is not my native language so it could sound weird or just wrong sometimes.
I will write about music: my own, music I like and some tech-stuff.
That’s it for now.