But what you guys do care about is hearing about my musical progress (or so I assume otherwise you wouldn't be here reading this blog of sorts.) Currently I have 6 tracks going toward this new album (I'm still thinking of a title for it, but more than likely it's going to be called Homecoming, so look for it on my bandcamp around Christmas time.) I had wanted to make it more tracks than that, but seeing as I'm shooting for a deadline and also that I want this to be a well-rounded album with extra care taken to make sure it sounds amazing no matter what device it's played on, I'll settle with quality over quantity. That doesn't go without saying that it should still be around the same length as my other album as I already have 2 songs passing the 7 minute mark and I haven't even fully begun to flesh out the opening or closing tracks.
I've also been thinking of which ways I can make this album really special. I've already decided that I'm going to make a few "special" editions for this album as gifts for friends and family and I'll be starting on those sometime this week. By special edition, I only mean special cover art, as well as a fancy case that I'll figure out what to do with once I figure out how to actually make it.
In other project news, I'll also be working on a few music videos to go with this album. I've already listed my youtube account in the previous update so I won't repost it, but that's where those will end up once I complete them. The biggest issue with those though, is that all the footage so far is taken from my phone since I don't have anything else to film with (granted it shoots in 720p so that's not all that bad.) I'd like to one day obtain a newer camera that can shoot at least in full HD but I don't have the funds for that, not to mention that I'd like to get newer hardware for actually making music first (mics, monitors, controllers, etc.) But all of this goes without saying that I'm not going to be releasing anything unless I absolutely am positive that I want it released. I tried before to be that guy that makes music and is always posting new stuff on soundcloud and beatport, but I don't have the drive to do that anymore. I want to make the music I want to make, and unfortunately to get the end product sounding as good as I envision it I have to make a cut somewhere, and I'll cut my release dates for later ones before I release tracks that aren't complete again.
That being said, After this album I already have a 3rd planned, but that one won't be originals. I want to work on a video game soundtrack remix album (say that 5 times fast!) and I'll figure out how to do that when it's no longer 2012. On top of working on that album, I'm also planning to re-work a few of my favorite tracks that I've created. Some of my earlier material just feels rushed, while others just need a tiny bit of polish to make them really shine. In short, I know I'll be working on at the very least Culmination of Tragedy, Into the Nexus and Mourning Breaks, simply because after all of this time I'm still not satisfied with how those tracks sound.
But for now. I'll leave you with a link to a friend's music project simply because he deserves it.
He's got some seriously chill stuff so if you're down for it take a spin:
http://seaweeds.bandcamp.com/
~Noir
I've also been thinking of which ways I can make this album really special. I've already decided that I'm going to make a few "special" editions for this album as gifts for friends and family and I'll be starting on those sometime this week. By special edition, I only mean special cover art, as well as a fancy case that I'll figure out what to do with once I figure out how to actually make it.
In other project news, I'll also be working on a few music videos to go with this album. I've already listed my youtube account in the previous update so I won't repost it, but that's where those will end up once I complete them. The biggest issue with those though, is that all the footage so far is taken from my phone since I don't have anything else to film with (granted it shoots in 720p so that's not all that bad.) I'd like to one day obtain a newer camera that can shoot at least in full HD but I don't have the funds for that, not to mention that I'd like to get newer hardware for actually making music first (mics, monitors, controllers, etc.) But all of this goes without saying that I'm not going to be releasing anything unless I absolutely am positive that I want it released. I tried before to be that guy that makes music and is always posting new stuff on soundcloud and beatport, but I don't have the drive to do that anymore. I want to make the music I want to make, and unfortunately to get the end product sounding as good as I envision it I have to make a cut somewhere, and I'll cut my release dates for later ones before I release tracks that aren't complete again.
That being said, After this album I already have a 3rd planned, but that one won't be originals. I want to work on a video game soundtrack remix album (say that 5 times fast!) and I'll figure out how to do that when it's no longer 2012. On top of working on that album, I'm also planning to re-work a few of my favorite tracks that I've created. Some of my earlier material just feels rushed, while others just need a tiny bit of polish to make them really shine. In short, I know I'll be working on at the very least Culmination of Tragedy, Into the Nexus and Mourning Breaks, simply because after all of this time I'm still not satisfied with how those tracks sound.
But for now. I'll leave you with a link to a friend's music project simply because he deserves it.
He's got some seriously chill stuff so if you're down for it take a spin:
http://seaweeds.bandcamp.com/
~Noir
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