I started a record label.
I’m launching a micro-indie record label and I could really use your help!
music
Game jam #3: cybernetic bunnies and killer veg
A bit on music audio implementation via Fmod and Unity in bullet hell video game Hare Runner, where as a cybernetic bunny you hunt the last remaining veggies.
A proxy system for testing music intensity levels
I wanted a simple way to experiment with interactive scores, implemented in Unreal and Wwise, that allows for things like changing combat intensity levels without actually having to build a game with NPC enemies, AI, etc.
So: a proxy system.
Urgency of now
I had a total blast at GameSoundCon 2022. Just a quick post to share a favorite bit of wisdom from those two days.
A newly discovered 150-year-old composition.
If you appreciate a good Mendelssohn melody like I do, you might be interested to hear that a piece of his that was thought to have been privately commissioned, and never publicly performed before disappearing, has resurfaced. Read more and hear what is likely the first performance in a century and a half.
Music For One City And Six Drummers: Sound of Noise
Okay, remember “Music For One Apartment And Six Drummers?” Sure you do, it’s the very last thing I posted before this.
Well, they made a movie out of it. I mean, out of the idea of basing a film on percussionists invading a space and making music with what they find there. Looks like a ton of fun.
Music For One Apartment And Six Drummers
Love drumming? Love watching entertaining short films? Love making music out of found objects? Love envisioning how you’d tackle a challenging production sound problem?
If you answered yes to all four of these questions, I really, really hope you’ve seen this.
The mysterious power of music: music and healing.
A fascinating individual with a great TED talk on a beautiful subject. If you’re interested in the seemingly magical properties of music to affect us in surprising ways, Robert Gupta’s presentations are must-see talks.
Bone-cam.
I can’t believe I’ve never seen anyone do this yet. Dave Finlayson, trombonist with the New York Phil, gets clever with his video camera. The performance is great but… I just can’t stop laughing.
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Aside from the entertainment and the performance itself, anyone who wonders how a trombone works is getting a close-up look. You can actually see the various distinct positions the slide has to be held at, and the quick but fluid motion necessary to get between them for a clean change of pitch.