(Music) - Music video for Moonlight Everlasting

Kelsey made a wonderful video for our track Moonlight Everlasting.

(Music) Ave Maria - with Kelsey Mira

I am very pleased to present my new collaboration with Kelsey Mira, a symphonic rock/metal version of Ave Maria.

When Kelsey and I were working on Winter Paradise, she mentioned she had always wanted to do a version of Ave Maria with heavy guitar. The most important aspect I wanted for our new vision of Ave was to keep the beauty of the original. Kelsey created this beautiful new melody for Ave and that made it easy to keep that wish :) This track is a collaboration in the truest meaning of the word, in that I asked her approval of every part from beginning to end, and she made many wonderful suggestions that made the track so amazing. She is a great songwriter as well as a spectacular vocalist, and it was a joy and privilege to create this track with her.
I have always wanted to do an operatic metal track, have always loved Ave Maria, and this project is a dream come true :) I could not be happier with how this turned out:)

Please check out Kelsey's website at  http://www.kelseymira.com/
and her link about Ave Maria here -  http://www.kelseymira.com/ave-maria-a-twist-on-a-holiday-favorite/

If you haven't heard it, please also check out our previous track - Winter Paradise

(Music) - Video for Winter Paradise

Kelsey created a video for our song "Winter Paradise". Please check out her Youtube channel as she has some great videos.

(Gaming) Paul Steed passed away R.I.P

Back in the early days of 3D acceleration (The 3DFX years), one of the game industry persona's that really stood out was Paul Steed. My favorite websites like Voodoo Extreme, Bluesnews, Planet Quake, etc were so exciting back then, as 3D gaming on PC was just hitting it's stride and there was always something amazing around the corner (which would lead you to buy a new video card unfortunately but it was exciting nonetheless)

I remember reading Paul Steed's Plan file updates which were sassy, in your face with attitude, somewhat controversial for the time, and unforgettable. Paul had a hand in many games that are classics today, but mainly known for his time at ID software. If your a fan of Quake 2, the intro movie was created by Paul. The man was a real talent as what he did, and I wish I could have met him. He seemed to be a real character, beloved and reviled by some, but someone who made a real mark on the gaming industry, and I salute him.

The Jace hall show (Someone who I greatly respect as he founded Monolith and had his hands involved in making some of my favorite games, Blood, Shogo, Condemned, and Fear) had an amazing and funny interview with Paul and I would like to share it here. I am working on a followup to my track Lost in Dreams, and I would like to dedicate the original (Which can be played below) and the sequel when I finish and release it. I will update this post with a link to it when finished.

(Music) - Remix of Pales in Comparison by Candy Apple Blue

Candy Apple Blue - A great Electronic pop group from Pittsburgh (And awesome people too) composed a remix of my track Pales in Comparison with Maren Elise. I love what they did with the track, and I think Maren's voice sounds amazing on the electro-pop style. Please check it and Candy Apple Blue out :)

Candy Apple Blue also has a new video out, please check it out below :)  - I just love them :)

(Music) My music used in Videos

I just love this video which used my "Springtime Jazz" bass solo track.

This is an amazing video using a remote helicopter with a vid cam set to my track "Lost in Dreams".

This video is for Airsoft battles set to my track "Pales in Comparison with Maren Elise". It's a cool video, with the FPS view it reminds me a bit of a video gamer, and as a gamer, I think thats pretty cool.

(Music) - My music used in Videos.

I release many tracks under creative commons, as I love for people to use my music in their pod casts, videos, etc. As long as it's a non-commercial situation, I don't expect anything for it. I love to find videos with my music in it, I always get a kick out of it :) A few new ones have recently popped up on Youtube.
I'm going to create a post for the others as well, there are probably 16 or so videos with my tracks right now :)
This one is based on my latest track with Ms. Something-Else, Silent Screams. I just love the artwork in this video.

The 2nd video is for Thai cooking. I'm a huge fan of Thai food, and my favorite Thai restaurant in my area is the Thai Seasons. If you live in Cincinnati, I recommend checking it out.
The soup in this video looks amazing, but alas I doubt I could handle the heat as the video says it takes 30 red chilies..yikes...

(Music) - Meat Beat Manifesto - An influence

I am a huge fan of Meat Beat Manifesto - Jack Dangers and have been since the 90's. I consider Jack's music a huge influence on the music I make. While my tracks don't really sound like his, his awesome beats and unique style was what I was listening to when I was just starting out making mod or 669 tracker files in the early 90's. I didn't know that Jack had an official  Youtube Channel until today thanks to Synthtopia, who posted the video, please check out their post here. Please check out MBM's lastest vid below.




This is probably the most known track by Meat Beat Manifesto which appeared on the Matrix Soundtrack. The bass in this track is just killer and as a bassist I loved this.



Jack is also quite skilled at creating an audio atmosphere. This track sounds like something you would have heard in the game Bioshock.

(Games) The Amazing Spider-Man - FEATURES BRUCE CAMPBELL - Whoo hoo!! :)

I am a huge fan of Bruce Campbell. :) I have the Evil Dead movies in multiple versions and collectable releases, and I love his style of humor. I am now really looking forward to the new Spiderman title, you can never have too much Bruce Campbell. The game also features creator Stan Lee as you have never seen him before, I love that. Stan seems like such a cool guy, I want to be like him when i grow up :)

(Music Tech) - DJ Shakey's amazing controller - The Voltaxe

Take a ton of different controllers and link them together to create one amazing controller. Very creative and techee, love it!  - From Dubspot

Via Synthopia

(GAMING) - Assassin’s Creed III – first gameplay trailer released

VG247 has the latest trailer for Assassins Creed III, and it looks really good. I'm looking forward to playing this one, I kind of skipped out on Brotherhood and Revelations.

(MUSIC) - DJ Vespers - How to Make Nasty Filtered Bass in Massive & Ableton

I am a big fan of Vespers. :)
When I switched from Sonar to Ableton I relied on many tutorials on Youtube to get me started quickly. I loved his videos and his attitude towards teaching. He didn't hold anything back, and wasn't afraid to show you how to make one of his tracks. He became a Certified Ableton trainer and he knows what he is talking about. Here is a link to his latest tutorial. He can play a mean Sax too :)