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Bequinox 2018 DJ Mix

Had a killer time this year at the local Los Angeles regional burning Man event: Bequinox.

I’m lucky enough to be a part of the extended crew that makes up camp Awesometown, and they invited me to come camp with them and do a DJ set.

I put in hours of work curating a 75 minute set with some older and brand new tunes. I don’t really think anyone there realized that I write all my stuff from scratch. I’m not using pop tunes and mixing in beats via Serato. That being said, those who use that DJ platform still do an amazing job of creating a vibe and soundscape and exposing me to a lot of music out there that I hadn’t previously heard of.

It really inspired me to look into at least some beginner level DJ software and I busted out Albeton and my Novation soundboard… I’m looking for ways to have more of a live experience with my tunes rather than pre-producing the whole set. Maybe if I can get a bunch of my loops all queued up for each song I can trigger different live versions and mixes of them to be a little more spontaneous life.

I am posting some photos from the event below… Enjoy!

New song collaboration with harmony machine

I’m very proud to post a pop song collaboration with my friends at Harmony Machine. They started out with a great overall idea and chorus/hook, and I added verses and lyrics. I hope to be writing more tunes with these guys and posting more of them soon.

https://youtu.be/OA0aAppOK6M

Latest Music Release on Clear Wave Music

I’m stoked to be a part of another great collection of music released by Clear Wave Music in the UK.

On their latest release I’ve contributed three electronic tracks that I think are a solid nod to the genre but also have their own interesting quirks and style.

Adventure Time Spot

Yay! My music is on the Adventure Time Season 7 DVD Spot! 😄

Such a great show starring my friend John DiMaggio as Jake. Coincidentally the name of the song is “Freaky Jake.”

My Music on Sunsilk Webisode Series

Here’s an interesting case study of SunSilk’s creative approach to pitching their products within a tv series of “mini episodes”. My song “Kushion” was placed in these mini episodes by Beyond Music/BMG.

https://www.coloribus.com/adsarchive/tv-commercials/sunsilk-hair-products-lovebites-season-two-10610805/

Music for Measure M : One of the most important ballot initiatives in Los Angeles

Measure M is a desperately needed proposal to improve transportation funding and projects in Los Angeles, just in time when the population and traffic in the city have hit an all-time high. For LA to move into the next phase of being a mature, functioning megapolis, getting behind this measure is essential to avoid things becoming an utter mess in the future.

The campaign needed an upbeat track for their viral video…something that conveyed a sense of urgency, positivity and progress.

What better track than “The Time is Now”? Strange how the names of my songs end up deciding their placement fate. “The Time is Now” starts out with hopeful strings, then add tribal percussion, layer on an ethereal pattern of guitar notes loops on top…and from there just keep building and building the urgency.

When I wrote this track, I was definitely meditating on a positive uprising of sorts, and with the percussion, I was attempting to go for the same groove you hear on Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime.” Strangely, that title of that Talking Heads video is also a nod to the urgency of Measure M. It’s a measure that will definitely change lives.

here’s the video:

And here’s the original track so you can hear it on its own:

Hollywood Special Ops Video Reel

Very excited to share the custom track I wrote for Hollywood Special Ops to brand their work highlights reel.

Client asked for an exciting, driving track with heavy Daft Punk influences. This was one of those projects where I hit it right out of the gate with the first idea…from there, we just did some refinements to customize the orchestration and flow of the track to fit the exact experience/feel they wanted to convey in the reel.

City Year

Very proud to have been a part of the digital team that helped City Year San Jose win half a million dollars in the Google Impact Challenge!

These viral videos were a key component in getting out the vote and educating the public about what City Year provides: tutoring and mentoring in schools for at-risk youth. I composed two different versions of my song “School’s Out”. Enjoy!

Always Discreet

My song “Kushion” has been placed yet again on a national spot…this time for Always Discreet underwear. Who woulda thought the same tune would advertise prune juice and adult underwear? Good god. This song must be scatalogical somehow.

Who really cares because it’s helping our elders and there’s some nice front end coming from BMG and some nice royalties. 😁