Uploaded "A Year in the Deep End Excerpt" to SoundCloud and Internet Archive

I uploaded to SoundCloud and the Internet Archive a ca. 2 minute excerpt from a piece four times as long I call "A Year in the Deep End." This is my last track for 2010 to mark my first year in electronic music.

The SoundCloud version is here: http://soundcloud.com/trancedoctor/a-year-in-the-deep-end-excerpt

The Internet Archive version is here: http://www.archive.org/details/AYearInTheDeepEndExcerpt

My goal for 2011 is to create one track a week.

Uploaded "I Am on SoundCloud Announcement" to Internet Archive

Yesterday (December 30, 2010) I created a little voice recording announcing my presence on SoundCloud that I uploaded to the Internet Archive. I placed it in the public domain so anyone else on SoundCloud who wishes to use it can. I've also posted it to my SoundCloud account.

Uploaded "One Track One Mind" to SoundCloud

I uploaded "One Track One Mind" to SoundCloud. It contains the sounds of a synthesized harp. If you need something to lull you to sleep after a hard night of New Year's Eve partying, this might do the trick. You'd have to loop it or fall asleep real quick like as it's only 3 minutes, 30 seconds long. I've enabled downloading on the track.

Uploaded "Tilly's Lament" to SoundCloud

At the suggestion of a family friend and relative I wrote this tribute to a favorite family pet and called it "Tilly's Lament". Have a listen on my SoundCloud account. It's just under 3 minutes so won't take up much of your time.

Update for May 8, 2011: I deleted this track to create more room to upload more. It's had 17 plays since I uploaded it on December 28, 2010.

Uploaded "Lost Transformations" to SoundCloud

Imagine you're on an island, an island unknown to most of the world, an island lost in space and time. Hey, wasn't that the name of a popular TV series, something about being lost on an island. So if there was a beach club on the island and you could hear the sounds of the jungle and the beach in between the beats, is this what you would hear, the "Lost Transformations"?

My wintry piece of music "Winter Breaks" uploaded to SoundCloud

Lovingly built with synthesized sounds and music loops, I hope you'll enjoy my wintry piece of music over the holiday season. It's called "Winter Breaks" and you can listen to it in its entirety through my SoundCloud account.

Uploaded "Intersections Part 1 Excerpt" to SoundCloud

I uploaded a one minute excerpt, the ending actually, from "Intersections Part 1" to my SoundCloud Internet Archive account.

"Alien Species Invade BC" uploaded to SoundCloud

I asked a couple of folks at the Royal BC Museum if they'd like to listen to my little composition inspired by the alien species natural history program. They said yes, sounds intriguing, so I've uploaded it to my SoundCloud account where you too can listen to "Alien Species Invade BC". It's 3 minutes and 53 seconds long. Downloading is disabled.

My New Year's Anthem Producer Challenge track on SoundCloud

I saw an advert for a musical challenge that I couldn't resist: a New Year's Eve anthem. The entry cost was nominal: $5 US for some sound samples you had to incorporate into your piece. I smashed together a seven-minute long club dance/disco/tech-house extravaganza with a wee bit of Latin and Indian flavor thrown in for global measure. The entry had to be made via SoundCloud, kind of like a Facebook for musicians. Since the entry is part of a SoundCloud Group run by the contest's sponsors and the group is moderated, my entry, if it qualifies, may or may not be live at this URL (see below for an update, but it got rejected and I've made it public but not downloadable):

http://soundcloud.com/trancedoctor/dance-the-year-away-new-years-anthem

The contest closes on December 16, 2010 and as of December 15 there are a mere 20 entries (excluding mine). So as not to be influenced I never listened to any of the competition. And still haven't. Honest.

Update for December 16, 2010: So far I've been unable to get my track uploaded via either Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. The fact that SoundCloud had undergone scheduled maintenance when I was trying to upload it yesterday did not help. And today the site is still having problems! Comments from members of the group that was set up for this contest are varied, with several negative comments. I may end up posting something there myself as it looks as though technical difficulties may hinder my entry attempts.

Update for a little later on December 16, 2010: I finally managed to get my track uploaded and converted to the SoundCloud audio format. You can't listen to it until and if it gets approved by one or more of the moderators.

Update for December 17, 2010:  My track got rejected by the record label that co-sponsored the contest. No real info on why other than "not fitting." I objected as the contest rules and a blog posting by the other co-sponsor implied that the track only had to meet the qualification of including one or more of the purchased sound samples. I've made the track public but you can't download it.

TranceDoctor

SwarmJam opens in Victoria

The Victoria daily newspaper the Times-Colonist through its parent company Postmedia is helping sponsor SwarmJam, an group or collective online buying/shopping service that launched for Victoria residents on December 1, 2010. Having participated in a group online buy in the past through an individual vendor, I can attest to the deep discounts are possible. Of course you have to be into online shopping and pay attention to e-mail notifications in order to make the most of the daily shopping opportunities that are presented.

And no, I haven't been paid to endorse this service.

Uploaded "Out Along the Rim Take1" excerpt to the Internet Archive

I've uploaded a 59-second excerpt from a six and a half minute long musical extravaganza I call "Out Along the Rim", all inspired by some software synthesizer sounds and my memories of Pacific Rim National Park on the west coast of Vancouver Island and the early work of musician Terry Riley in his 1969 piece "A Rainbow in Curved Air".

Update for May 8, 2011:  This excerpt is no longer available through my SoundCloud profile. Between December 28, 2010 and May 8, 2011, the track on SoundCloud had 23 plays.