Monday, November 28, 2005

My first attempt and using BOTH JABB and Sonar.

"A short cruise through the semi-abandoned side streets and alleys of L.A during the wee hours of a hot mid-summer's night"

Well after waiting most of the autumn JABB as finally shipped and I have begun "rendering" some of my Jazz compostions. The first (crude) MP3 is now available.

Short Cruise ...

This is my first attempt and using BOTH JABB and Sonar. (Got both packages on the same day.)

There are some balance problems that I am still working on and updated MP3s should appear over the next days and weeks. And I have not even started on tweaking all various parameters to make it “live”. Any practical (and specific) advice on using Sonar is welcomed.


Ursus Demens

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Friday, November 18, 2005

Number One Like a Bullet:

Well my new recording of Sol Demens has shot to number one on the classical chart on Acid Planet.


Sol Demens [A Mad Sun]
A meditation for two piccolos and string orchestra.
14 minutes of surreal madness
Be sure to put on your SPF 35 Sun Screen!

Disclaimer: Listening to this piece can be harmful to your psyche and the composer will not be held responsible for any damage or bruising of the listener's psyche, nor will he accept any responsibility for any negative karma that might accrued to the listener.

The recording on Acid Planet is of an older version of the score. The newest version of the score is available at SibeliusMusic, Sol Demens along with a new recording done with GPO samples.

So in the next few weeks expect some more new recordings of my stuff as I come up to speed on my new software and sample libraries. Some of my shorter pieces I will be submitting to the Composer's Channel for internet broadcast. So stay tune as things are string to pickup.


Ursus Demens


Thursday, November 10, 2005

Internet Radio Stations

I might have plugged these internet radio stations in the past, so here they are again. If you are interested in music that will challenge and please you, make you think and allow you to not think I highly recommend that you give these stations a listen. You will not find your generic, mass culture, corporate controlled, mind numbing, soul sucking, narcissistic, self glorying, rehashed, re-processed, artificial, top forty noise pollution that you find on commercial radio and T.V.

Free you ears, your mind, and your soul, take a listen to:

Cygnus Radio



The Composer's Channel



[Note: the above might be a bit of hyperbole gone out of control.]


Ursus Demens

Friday, November 04, 2005

November Second

Well it has taken me until late Friday to update this here Blog. What can I say, the week does sure seem to fly by.

This week I wrote a short experimental piece called November Second. Currently it is for solo percussion and is an experiment in rhythms. I fyou check it out make sure to listen to the MP3 file to hear all of the timbers being used. The title of the piece comes simply from the fact that I wrote the entire piece on November second. I would love to hear from you suggestions for real title for the piece. Future experiments that I think will grow out of this will be to add more players to the mix. Please take a look and a listen and let me know what you think.


Ursus Demens