Transcendentalism
Ambient, Electro, Techno, Trance, Drum and Bass, Noise, Game Soundtrack, Reggae, Jazz House, Classical, Experimental
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I have been mixing sounds for about a year and a half now. Though, I am still not very good, I admit... However, I am here to share something that I love and perhaps maybe take your ears and your mind on a journey to someplace they've never been.
I am also on MySpace Music. Feel free to add me!
http://www.myspace.com/transcendentalmusicBand/artist history
I have been surrounded all my life with different kinds of music. When I was young, my parents would play George Duke's "Muir Woods Suite". However, the first sounds I ever heard were those of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of "The War of the Worlds".
When I was in sixth grade, I started playing the clarinet... even though I really disliked practicing. Downright hated it. *laughs* I didn't even know how to get to middle C! I was pathetic. As far as music goes, I hated every other kind of music other than John Williams' soundtracks. However, I stuck with it throughout middle school and when I got to high school, my horizons expanded exponentially.
I practiced harder than I ever had, then was selected to try out for Symphonic Band on the Contra Bass Clarinet. Yeah! A big instrument! Now I feel like I'm awesome. That, and it really trained my ear because I was thrown right into the mix without any previous training for bass clef.
So that meant as we were practicing, I trained my ear to hear pitches of the other bass line, rather than the notes on the page. So, I memorized my music in that way, which was extremely difficult. It worked fairly well.
After a year of the Contra, I was able to be in Symphonic Band with the clarinet. My love for music only deepened. Now I was getting into Vaughan Williams, Alfred Reed, Robert Jager, and Wagner (to only name a few). I loved playing the complex music... where your fingers would fly across the instrument.
From there on, my appreciation for music blossomed. After hearing "Liberi Fatali" by Nobuo Uematsu, I figured I loved video game music even more than I previously did, not because of the annoying 8-bit sound (which is classic, I won't lie) but because of the idea behind the music... how the chord structure is set up, how it moved me, etc.
I was talking with a friend on the way to a band competition and he said he is really into a CD which had an "awesome song that totally rules". He played it for me, and I was impressed with what I heard. It was "The Saint" by Orbital. I immediately went out the next day and purchased my first techno CD. "In-Sides" by Orbital.
If you hear the first song on the album, "The Girl With The Sun In Her Head", you'll see why I was thrown off in the beginning. It wasn't what I was expecting, as far as beats and movement go. However, it makes you think and is actually a really complex CD (so was Orbital's "Snivilisation"). These two CD's changed the way I hear music. They were incredible! From there on, I moved to BT (Brian Transeau), Todd Rundgren (especially his song, "Treatise on Cosmic Fire"... gorgeous), Yes, Winger, and even The Prodigy.
Then when I was a junior in high school, when I thought I was done learning about music, I tried out for the indoor drumline. This sparked so much fire in me, that even still today, that it is primarily one of the reasons I love music. So much energy, adrenaline and responsibility. I gained respect for Broadway musicals as well as Karl Jenkins. I highly enjoy the complexity of his arrangements (Check out "Imagined Oceans"). Then I learned about a new group called Dream Theater.
Long story short, they became my favorite band.
So here I am! In my music, I try and display the thought, complexity and diversity I find in so many different genres of music. I hope you enjoy listening to them as much as I have enjoyed making them!Have you performed in front of an audience?I do not play live, as of yet. I am still crafting my skills.
Your musical influences
I range from anything to ambient to electro/techno/trance to classical, to jazz, and even a few reggae songs... I try to be extremely versatile in writing. I like to mix styles as well... it's hard to describe. I let the music do the talking.Anything else?
Think people might be interested in hearing my music? Feel free to send them links and samples! Also check out the music MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/transcendentalmusic
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Beautiful Rhodes introduction followed by the shadow synth on the melody. Rich deep lush tones with ambient intensity. Wonderful groove with great accents exactly in place to enhance the experience. Man, I really enjoyed listening to this track
Perfect for driving in the city. :)
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I really like your track
I like your soundscape. . . . . good work and imaginative.
Brian
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