Something very special happened this week: the solidification of a group of extremely talented musicians that I am fortunate enough to be a part of, called company 7. This week’s project was getting things organized for company 7′s upcoming releases and Web presence. The group’s new site is: http://www.company7music.com/ company 7 is made up of [...]
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15/52: company7music.com
14/52: chromedecay: field – demo 1 (bicycle & garage sounds)
This week’s project has been in the works for quite some time, but is just now being picked up again. It’s a demo of some new sound/preset work I’ve been thinking about for a long time. I’m calling this first set of material chromedecay: field. One benefit of being a teacher is that I have [...]
10/52: new live recording – chromedecay live 2009
I’m pleased to announce the newest chromedecay release, “chromedecay live 2009“. This release features live performances from Bill Van Loo and Joshua Schnable. Each of these sets was recorded in late 2009. Bill Van Loo’s set was recorded at the Dreamland Theater in Ypsilanti, MI, and Joshua Schnable’s was recorded at FFMUP in Princeton, NY. [...]
9/52: chromedecay 2010 sampler CD
This week’s 52 things project is the 2010 chromedecay sampler CD. It comes in a handmade cardstock sleeve with one of 5 original photos, and contains a selection of new music by chromedecay artists. It’s $3 plus shipping, or free with the purchase of any full-length release (while supplies last). Read more about this project [...]
8/52: Bill Van Loo “The Ghost of an Idea” now available digitally
I’m pleased to announce that a 4-track EP of my ambient guitar work entitled “The Ghost of an Idea” is now available for purchase digitally. This week’s project was getting a page built for it on the chromedecay site, and organizing all the other stuff associated with publicizing the record’s digital release. This record came [...]
7/52: Bill Van Loo remix of Joshua Schnable’s “1970 Sumeria”
Earlier this week, chromedecay artist Joshua Schnable created a new track, and he gave me access to the stems in order to remix it. Here’s Joshua’s original “1970 Sumeria”, on SoundCloud: 1970 sumeria by jschnable I got the stems downloaded and started work on my remix, using a very minimal setup – just the laptop [...]
5/52: iBook instrument station
This week, I spent some time setting up a new instrument station in the chromedecay studio. A few years ago, I replaced my trusty titanium PowerBook with a shiny new Intel MacBook. That brought lots of increased power, but as I mentioned in the post at the time, it meant losing some things I really [...]
3/52: behind the scenes video, part 2
I’m pleased to announce that Part 2 of the “chromedecay behind the scenes: bill van loo live performance rig” video is now available on Vimeo. (Part 1 is also available). chromedecay behind the scenes: bill van loo live performance rig, part 2 from chromedecay on Vimeo. This 18-minute video shows me demonstrating my live electronic [...]
2/52: behind the scenes video, part 1
One thing I’ve learned about myself over the years is that I love teaching and sharing knowledge. This led directly into my chosen profession as a technology educator, and also shows itself in other ways, including making demonstration videos. I’m really pleased to be able to offer this week’s 52 things project: Part 1 of [...]