Related to my ‘Tone Generator’ the TEXTURE generator is meant to help sound designers quickly get to the clicks, shifts, and scroll sounds that are a part of UI sound effects.
You’ll find it attached to this post and you can watch a quick demo of me using it above. As I work more with tools like this, and get better at Ableton I migh...
2022-02-28 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This song has gone through a few variations.
When I was very new to Ableton, I was listening to a lot of Disasterpeace’s music and trying to create chiptune aesthetics using instrument plugins like Chipsounds and Massive. &n...
2022-02-24 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
As I work more in Ableton and video games, I’ve been creating instruments and presets for myself to help get to my ideas faster
I’ve also checked out quite a bit of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, where there’s an incredible amount of variation in UI sound effects and stingers.
2022-02-21 15:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Finally, some new piano music! Current plan is to release on SoundCloud (plus short articles for Patrons). Ideally, I’d get some artwork and create some interactive YouTube videos (like from Bebop Isolation), but that’s a bit too much post-production for me righ...
2022-02-14 14:47:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
I'll be here composing some music in Ableton and practicing for a few hours until 3pm. (Lunch break usually @ 12pm)
Am available to answer questions and talk about all things music (pico-8, MilkyTracker, piano, jazz, improv)! Come say hello!
2022-02-10 15:34:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
I'll be here composing some music in Ableton for the next couple hours. But am available to answer questions and talk about all things music (pico-8, MilkyTracker, piano, jazz, improv).
Hope to see you!
Chris
2022-01-24 14:37:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week I released the entire Slipways OST on YouTube. I was inspired to include some in-depth musings about each track as I released them. I’m posting them here (and added some more details!) so Patrons don’t have to go searching through my Twitter feed :)
Here’s where you can listen/buy/download:
Tl:dr – Patron feedback needed: What’s best way to release finished music for Patrons and the public (works-in-progress, finished tracks, tutorials etc.)? What would YOU like to see/hear?
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Happy new year everyone!
I’m back to work after a refreshing break and am really excited about some new music / composition...
2022-01-05 14:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
I'll be here composing some music in Ableton for the next couple hours. But am available to answer questions and talk about all things music (pico-8, MilkyTracker, piano, jazz, improv).
ALL THE THINGS!!
C
2021-12-07 17:51:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Another in a series of "only playing two notes at a time."
Originally a composition I wrote in Ableton. It appeared in my Pico-8 album Counterpoint. And now it's a piano composition!
I'...
2021-11-23 13:12:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
I'll be here composing some piano music for the next couple hours. Just bought a new upright piano sample pack that I'll be trying out.
(Apologies if you're unable to make these, because of time zones or otherwise. Happy to any questions if you have them in advance)
2021-11-18 19:10:16 +0000 UTC View PostApril 28/22 – 800-word update! Eb7 & E7 fingering maps attached. I show how you can integrate the chromatic scale and more complex harmonic movement into practice. This framework now covers most of the spatial and harmonic relationships you’d expect to see/hear in Oscar Peterson runs!
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The articl...
2021-11-10 15:16:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
I’ve been busy practicing, playing, and writing piano music that past couple months. Since the completion of Bebop Isolation, I’ve been focusing on a similar project, but with original music. Thi...
2021-11-08 11:59:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
I'll be here working and practicing and working on Art Tatum for the next couple of hours, chatting, answering questions, and hanging out!
2021-11-05 17:21:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
Music masterclass! Come say hello. I'll be transcribing some more Art Tatum.
2021-10-21 17:09:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Pico & Chill is here!
A collection of seven ambient and lo-fi inspired tracks. Thanks to Zep for the amazing artwork.
Attached to this post are the Mp3s. Patrons can also find the Mp3s & Pico-8 carts in the Google Drive. It's also available on 2021-10-08 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
I'll be here working and practicing for the next couple of hours, chatting, answering questions, and hanging out!
(Apologies if you're unable to make these, because of time zones or otherwise. Happy to any questions if you have them in advance)
2021-10-07 17:07:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
Will be here working for the next hour or so. Come say hello, happy to chat and answer questions.
2021-09-23 17:19:56 +0000 UTC View PostStarting this week, I’ll be continuing my piano streams.
In an improvisational practice, it’s important to be constantly nurturing an ecosystem of playing, practicing, composing, and performing. So, a few times a week, you can expect to see me playing and improvising impromptu for an hour or so on 2021-09-16 14:38:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Sept 3/21 Update – Transcriptions complete! Ask Me Now, Monk’s Point, Reflections, and ‘Round Midnight added. 80 pages of Thelonious Monk solo piano transcriptions!!
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Attached are solo piano transcriptions by Thelonious Monk. With the exception of Everything Happens to Me, these are all his originals, ...
2021-08-18 17:34:20 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
Tl:dr – PicoChill Vol.1 releasing soon, switching gears to jazz piano projects!
First, Levi levelled up over the weekend! His first grooming:
After writi...
2021-08-03 17:10:17 +0000 UTC View Post
The PicoSpice is flowing!
In the video above you can hear two more ambient and two more lo-fi inspired tracks. What should I name these!?
I'm REALLY enjoying composing these ambient tracks. When we speak about am...
2021-07-16 13:32:41 +0000 UTC View Post
A Night in Tunisia by Dizzy Gillespie
Recorded at The Metropole, To...
2021-07-05 14:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm hard at work writing new Pico-8 music. Current plan is to write an albums worth of music that alternates between lo-fi inspired and ambient inspired music. Right now, I'm calling it PicoChill, but I'm open to other names and suggestions :)
In the video above you can hear what I've got so far. It starts with lo-f...
2021-06-30 14:04:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Ask Me Now by Thelonious Monk
Recorded at The Metropole, Toronto Ca...
2021-06-21 14:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
Tl:dr – Focus is transitioning back to Pico-8. Any song requests?
With Slipways released, 2021-06-14 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Isolation by Chris Donnelly
Recorded at The Metropole, Toronto Cana...
2021-06-07 14:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a big week for Slipways – the game releases on June 3rd!
I’m happy to announce that the soundtrack is now available on Bandcamp. (Current +$5 Patrons will find it in the shared Google Drive)
It’s been a pleasure working with J...
2021-06-01 17:23:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Ruby, My Dear by Thelonious Monk
Recorded at The Metropole, Toronto...
2021-05-24 14:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Oblivion by Bud Powell
Recorded at The Metropole, Toronto Canada, J...
2021-05-17 14:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post