Very quick little update: a past musical endeavor, one I'm very fond of, is the work I did for The Broken Hourglass over at www.planewalkergames.net. It is an unreleased Baldur's Gate style RPG, for which I composed the score (not chiptune, but "real" orchestra, in this case*).
It was my first real work in the video game field and it was quite thrilling. I'd love to see the game get done, but TBH is a labor of love and those kind of things take a lot of time, for various reasons. One way or the other, I'd love for you all to hear the music, but my first preference would be for you to hear it.. in a game!
So anyway, while dropping by to check in on the folks both at planewalker and at pocketplane.net, I happened upon Bookwyrme's site, who has mentioned me before. She had some kind words to say recently, here:
http://bookwyrmeslair.blogspot.com/2011/03/broken-hourglass-paused.html
*Synthesized, but as real sounding as my rig could produce. I was fortunate to have purchased some ethnic music samples which came in super handy as well.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Pitch to Pixel featured on Gamewave podcast
Let's blow some dust off around here! Whew!
So first things first: yeah, I said over and over again that I'd be doing something new. Well, it has now been over a year since PtP was released, so obviously.... I lied. Blah.
But, my promises were always made on certain assumptions... assumptions that were dashed! Actually, being majorly cryptic here, some of those assumptions being broken were actually good things! Like, perhaps, a less crushing need to make every possible cent that I can!*
Actually, I'm very much interested in working music back in to life again, but I'm just not 100% certain how yet. One of the things I learned when I put out PtP is that you have to be very careful about what you do as side work, which is what this has always been for me.
Anyway, back to the point: The fine people over at Gamewave promised me a podcast slot, and they did deliver! Here's the link to them:
http://www.iimusic.net/gamewave/50.mp3
I still get the very occasional sale trickling in, so still by all means spread the word. And I'm probably going to keep this blog around... I need some kind of "front" for my musical activities, after all. Who the heck knows what I'm going to do in the future, though!
*No, I didn't win the lottery or get rich or anything crazy. Let's just say I've just taken a few good steps away from the ledge!
So first things first: yeah, I said over and over again that I'd be doing something new. Well, it has now been over a year since PtP was released, so obviously.... I lied. Blah.
But, my promises were always made on certain assumptions... assumptions that were dashed! Actually, being majorly cryptic here, some of those assumptions being broken were actually good things! Like, perhaps, a less crushing need to make every possible cent that I can!*
Actually, I'm very much interested in working music back in to life again, but I'm just not 100% certain how yet. One of the things I learned when I put out PtP is that you have to be very careful about what you do as side work, which is what this has always been for me.
Anyway, back to the point: The fine people over at Gamewave promised me a podcast slot, and they did deliver! Here's the link to them:
http://www.iimusic.net/gamewave/50.mp3
I still get the very occasional sale trickling in, so still by all means spread the word. And I'm probably going to keep this blog around... I need some kind of "front" for my musical activities, after all. Who the heck knows what I'm going to do in the future, though!
*No, I didn't win the lottery or get rich or anything crazy. Let's just say I've just taken a few good steps away from the ledge!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Pitch to Pixel scores a few more sales
Another few more sales dropped, I believe from Amazon.
While I haven't been able to do radical stuff like repay my student loans or anything, I think one thing that is happening is making me encouraged: people are stumbling onto this stuff, enjoying it, and buying it. This happens about once a month or so.
So the hope of this providing some real supplemental income is alive!
Fortunately, things are finally beginning to clear up a bit in the non-music life I lead, so new music can begin to occur.
While I haven't been able to do radical stuff like repay my student loans or anything, I think one thing that is happening is making me encouraged: people are stumbling onto this stuff, enjoying it, and buying it. This happens about once a month or so.
So the hope of this providing some real supplemental income is alive!
Fortunately, things are finally beginning to clear up a bit in the non-music life I lead, so new music can begin to occur.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Daniel Tidwell Rocks Out, Update
Long time no write! Well, I've been pretty busy in my life outside of music; but I still hold out hope that more music will be done sometime before the end of the year.
I've had a few more sales drop in but nothing spectacular. But hey, Pitch to Pixel is in the black, so that's good!
I wanted to give a shoutout to Daniel Tidwell and his amazing "vs. Video Games" album.
I stumbled upon some of his work in iTunes recently and was really impressed. It isn't chip: he is taking the opposite approach, taking older stuff and putting modern instrumentation behind it. It sounds really great: guitar heavy, but without the over indulgent soloing that you'd usually expect. Of course, I say that as someone who would actually engage in the indulgent soloing (I'm a jazz guy... it's what we do!).
So definitely check him out.
And yes, I am also writing this to blow the dust off and get back to something like regular updating.
I've had a few more sales drop in but nothing spectacular. But hey, Pitch to Pixel is in the black, so that's good!
I wanted to give a shoutout to Daniel Tidwell and his amazing "vs. Video Games" album.
I stumbled upon some of his work in iTunes recently and was really impressed. It isn't chip: he is taking the opposite approach, taking older stuff and putting modern instrumentation behind it. It sounds really great: guitar heavy, but without the over indulgent soloing that you'd usually expect. Of course, I say that as someone who would actually engage in the indulgent soloing (I'm a jazz guy... it's what we do!).
So definitely check him out.
And yes, I am also writing this to blow the dust off and get back to something like regular updating.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Zing! Another Sale!
Ok, more encouragement as Pitch to Pixel finally, at long last, enters the BLACK after one more sale (an iTunes album purchase). Thank you whoever it was, who bought the album last month or so!
The thing about sales is that it says, "make more music." It works like this:
1. I slowly, eventually get into the black, averaging just about 1-2 sales per month.
= "I'll eventually get around to making more music. Probably before the end of 2010, maybe."
2. I see about $25 per month of sales (about 3 or 4 albums or so per month)
= "Hmm, I need to actually plug my keyboard in and start writing a song, like, very soon."
3. I get about $75 worth of sales in a month (about ten albums)
= "I drop everything, this is my top priority, making more music for all these nice wonderful people"
4. > $100 in sales in a month
= "GO GO GO MAKE MUSIC DON'T THINK MAKE MUSIC NOW NOW NOW GOOOOOO!!!!"
So, um, yeah, that's how it works. :-)
The thing about sales is that it says, "make more music." It works like this:
1. I slowly, eventually get into the black, averaging just about 1-2 sales per month.
= "I'll eventually get around to making more music. Probably before the end of 2010, maybe."
2. I see about $25 per month of sales (about 3 or 4 albums or so per month)
= "Hmm, I need to actually plug my keyboard in and start writing a song, like, very soon."
3. I get about $75 worth of sales in a month (about ten albums)
= "I drop everything, this is my top priority, making more music for all these nice wonderful people"
4. > $100 in sales in a month
= "GO GO GO MAKE MUSIC DON'T THINK MAKE MUSIC NOW NOW NOW GOOOOOO!!!!"
So, um, yeah, that's how it works. :-)
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Sale! Sale! w00t w00t
Someone from the Land of Pork Scratchings bought my album today, from Amazon's UK site. Thanks mate!
The nice thing is, after that sale, the next dollar that I make from this *will actually be profit*. w00t! Return on investment for the win!
Unfortunately the time isn't quite right for me to dive headlong back into musical work (but I don't want 2010 to leave us without something more from me, so stay tuned), but these kind of impulse sales, that is, sales from people who are interested in the genre and just kind of "found" my stuff, are encouraging. This was always a long term project, and it gives me hope that I can build a fanbase over time.
Now buy that Paragon album, so I can pay my bandmates!
The nice thing is, after that sale, the next dollar that I make from this *will actually be profit*. w00t! Return on investment for the win!
Unfortunately the time isn't quite right for me to dive headlong back into musical work (but I don't want 2010 to leave us without something more from me, so stay tuned), but these kind of impulse sales, that is, sales from people who are interested in the genre and just kind of "found" my stuff, are encouraging. This was always a long term project, and it gives me hope that I can build a fanbase over time.
Now buy that Paragon album, so I can pay my bandmates!
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Um, yeah, about that new direction...
So I'll be holding off on making music for a little while. Just a shifteroo of the priorities, in fact I even scored an additional iTunes sale of Pitch to Pixel last week (which meant it happened at least a month prior, of course).
I will be back making all the projects I had planned, just not right now. I'll still keep this blog up though, or else ECM will make fun of me, and that's not good!
But hey, if you hit my tip jar, I can probably re-shift the priorities for a brief spell. Just sayin'.
I will be back making all the projects I had planned, just not right now. I'll still keep this blog up though, or else ECM will make fun of me, and that's not good!
But hey, if you hit my tip jar, I can probably re-shift the priorities for a brief spell. Just sayin'.
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