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chromedecay music on Vimeo

Monday, September 15th, 2008

I’m pleased to present a nice piece of art from the Vimeo community. Charlie McCarthy, whose videos we’ve been enjoying for some months now, has used an excerpt from Bill Van Loo & J. Schnable’s “Raindays” in one of his latest videos on Vimeo.

Last Sunday around 10am from Charlie McCarthy on Vimeo.
Charlie’s been producing […]



summer music progress: lazy, but enjoyable

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Summer arrived with much anticipation of working on lots of music, but it didn’t materialize quite to expectations yet.

above: working on beats in full summer mode
Still, some music has been worked on, and a lot of guitar has been played (bringing with it a new appreciation for the instrument and its possibilities).

above: Bill Van […]



spring sale, new digital release, and video & photos from Sync08!

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

CHROMEDECAY SPRING SALE!
As spring slowly arrives, the overflowing shelves of chromedecay releases needs to get cleaned out. For a limited time, you can now pick up any two chromedecay releases for $15!
Check out our sale page here:
Spring 2008 Sale!
NEW DIGITAL RELEASE: BUBBLEGONE - RECORD OF MEMORY
I’m very pleased to announce the latest chromedecay digital release. […]



new videos available

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

I’m please to present two new videos, now available on both Vimeo and YouTube. The first is a full 40-minute performance from bill van loo & j. schnable at the Sync07 festival last year. The second is a short piece of timelapsed footage, with an ambient guitar soundtrack.
Enjoy!
bill van loo & j. schnable - […]



studio work in progress

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

I’ve been doing a lot of work in the studio lately on various project. I thought it would be good to post about a few of the things I’ve been working on.
First, I’m really pleased to show off a new video that I made, demonstrating a technique I use a lot in Ableton Live for […]



Intel MacBook: setup and first impressions

Friday, June 15th, 2007

As promised in my last post (”Goodbye old Powerbook, Hello Intel MacBook!“), here are some further thoughts about the transition to my new laptop.
First off, my new MacBook arrived much earlier than I expected. I paid for 2-3 day shipping, and it arrived in two days, even though the FedEx tracking page said it came […]



cdigital010 released: rob theakston - grand traverse bay EP

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

I’m very pleased to announce a new release on chromedecay digital, the free download branch of chromedecay. For cdigital010, my longtime friend and collaborator Rob Theakston presents 4 new minimal electronic compositions, with 2 additional remixes by me (Bill Van Loo) and our Thinkbox compatriot Chris McNamara.

rob theakston - grand traverse bay EP
The cover […]



Bill Van Loo - spring 2007 update

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

I thought I’d take a few minutes here to give some updates about what’s going on with me and chromedecay.
First off, I’ve been taking guitar lessons the last couple months from a great guitarist, Jeff Vivrette (whose website I also happen to be building!). Jeff’s been a great teacher, and it’s been really amazing watching […]



new Sync07 performance videos & photos

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

I’ve just uploaded two new videos to YouTube. The first features Bubblegone’s gorgeous live ambient music/video performance, and the second has a montage of clips from the Bill Van Loo & J. Schnable live performance.
Bubblegone - Live at Sync07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Ys5Eqgcf4
Bill Van Loo & J. Schnable - Live at Sync07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDOFDqEvsis
You can also see photos from the night […]



bill van loo - ambient guitar on youtube

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

I’ve uploaded a short 5-minute segment of my ambient guitar performance from the Dreamland Theatre gig on December 21, 2006 to YouTube:
bill van loo - ambient guitar at the dreamland pt1 12.21.06
Enjoy!