Sonic Pysops: News

First of all, I hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth of July holiday.

 

Recently, a gentleman contacted me by e-mail requesting to colaborate with him on some songs that he wrote.  The gentleman's name is Tony Harris and he is a very talented song writer.  He can be found on Broadjam.com, or more specifically http://www.broadjam.com/artists/home.php?artistID=13871 I'd recommend paying him a visit.  The song features a female vocalist named Daisy Chapman who has one of the most charming voices I've heard in a while; her voice has a velvety lounge singer quality to it and I mean that with the utmost respect.  She has a Myspace page and I would recommend checking her out along with Tony.  This musical diversion is quite a diversion indeed because I have never worked with vocals before. 

 

I've took this assignment for 2 reasons:

1.  I meant everything I said above about Tony and Daisy being some truely talented artists and I didn't want to pass up the opportunity to work with them. 

2.  I wanted the experience to work in a different style.  Really, the style isn't that different it's just working with vocals.  The vocals are stellar, thanks to Daisy's talent, and I certainly don't want to ruin them so I see this as a challange.  

 

Subsequently, the album will have to be put off until I'm done with this project.  I'm in the finishing stages of Tony's song and It should be ready within a week.  After that, I will work diligently on the the last track of the album.  After that, I need to clean up some of the other tracks and I'm looking to release the album around end of August early September time frame.  Thank you for your patience and understanding.

 

When I'm finished with Tony's song I'll ask him if I can post it here for your enjoyment.  

 

The title says it all.  Unfortunately, this news is about a week old so I don't know if it's still true.

 

Thanks for your support                   

Greetings all,

It's been a while and I have a few things to tell you.  First, I've recorded a new cinematic piece titled, "El Pato (Una Vida Nueva)" or The Duck (A New Life).  The piece is kind of personal as it is dedicated to the memory of my brother-in-law who was taken from us at too young an age.  His nickname was El Pato which means "the duck" in Spanish.  To me, It kind of sounds like something Ennio Morricone would do for one of Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Westerns; it has an operatic flare to it.  You can hear it on my Broadjam.com page here:

http://www.broadjam.com/player/player.php?play_file=46409_483259

 

Now on to some really good news, as of two days ago, "Analia De Buenos Aires"  was number 1 on the Broadjam Classical charts!!!  Thanks to all of you who gave it high scores.  "Child's Play," "War Stories" and "The Art Of Darkness" all cracked the top ten of various age group charts but I believe this is my first number 1 spot on a major chart. 

 

Re: the new album.  I got some good news and I got some bad news.  Previously, I had stated that my new album, Virtual Ornaments would be released at about this time.  Currently, I have enough material to release the album however, I have decided to add three more tracks.  Obviously, the addition of three more unproduced tracks is going to push the release date of the finished album back.  So the bad news is you're going to have to wait a little longer for the album to be released but the good news is you'll be getting three more tracks to enjoy.  I'm working on one of those tracks and the other two have been composed they are just waiting for me to arrange them.  In addition, I will not be releasing these tracks publicly until they are finished so "El Pato" will be the last song I release both here and on any other site I'm involved in.  However, I will be releasing those tracks for licensing purposes but, unless you're a music supervisor you will not have access to those songs.  The new release date for the album will be July/August time frame.

 

Thanks for your continued support.

 

Jasen  

Last night, I uploaded another piece called, "Child's Play."  The piece is a string ensemble and I hope that you take some time to enjoy it.

 

Thank you for your support. 

Greetings all,

I've uploaded "Analia De Buenos Aires" here on the music section of the sight.  Please listen and I hope you enjoy.

 

On another note, "All Hallow's Eve" is still a mainstay on the Broadjam.com charts, it has been on a few different ones.

 

Thank you all for your support.

 

Jasen

Greetings all,

I just finished another song that is posted on Broadjam.  I'm having some dificulties posting songs here on my sight unfortunately, ever since Hostbaby upgraded their system, so I'll give it some time so they can fix all the bugs before posting back here.

 

Anyway, the piece is titled, "Analia De Buenos Aires" and I composed it for a Spanish teacher I had while visiting Buenos Aires, Argentina 8 years ago.  It's sort of a Romantic piece with a Spanish flare.  For the record, Analia and I were never romantically involved we were just friends.  I lost contact with her over the years but I hope she is well. 

 

Here is a link and I hope you enjoy the song. http://www.broadjam.com/player/player.php?play_file=46409_476530

Greetings all,

I have just recorded another piece called, "The Art of Darkness."  You can listen to it on my Broadjam page or just click: 

http://www.broadjam.com/artists/songs.php?artistID=46409&mediaID=472007  

 

I hope you enjoy it.

Here's where you can listen to the new and improved "Guilt Trip" song. 

http://www.broadjam.com/artists/songs.php?artistID=46409&mediaID=466875

And, if you're so inclined, you can puchase it for only .99 cents here...

http://www.broadjam.com/sonicpsyops

Just click on the buy button.  You can also buy "War Stories," "Sticks and Stones," "All Hallow's Eve," and  "The Unsung Villains,"  

Thank you for your support.

This was as of last week.  I didn't know about this until recently and the Broadjam charts change so frequently so i don't know if "Guilt Trip" is even in the top 10 anymore.

A couple of weks ago, I re-orchestrated and re-recorded "Guilt Trip."  You can hear it at this link:

http://www.broadjam.com/assets/skins/broadjam2/images/buttons/but_play.gif

I hate to do this but I decided to change the title of the "War Games" to "War Stories."  I did this because the piece is like three songs rolled into one, or more like, three stories rolled into one.

Sorry for the confusion.

Thank you for your support.

I posted another composition in the Music section called "War Games."  By all means, if you have nine minutes to spare, stop on by and give it a listen.  I dedicate it to the brave men and women fighting terrorism in far away lands.  One of these brave men happens to be my brother.  Best wishes to you Danny.  I'm very proud of you and all of your comrades in arms.

 

Take care and thank you for your support. 

 

Hello folks,

 

Hope everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving.

 

 

 

I posted a new song entitled, "The Unsung Villains" over in the Music Section of the site.  By all means head on over there and check it out.  Yes, I realize you can listen to this one on Broadjam but due to some technical difficulties I was unable to post the song that I wanted to post.  However, these technical difficulties have been overcome and I will be posting the song that I wanted to post within a couple of days so stay tuned for that.

 

Also, I'll be deleting "Guilt Trip" because I'm currently reworking it from scratch.  When I'm finished, I'll be posting the revised version.

 

 

Take care and, as always, thank you for your support.

 

"All Hallow's Eve" has reached #5 on the Broadjam Classical charts.

 

Listen To it here, in the music section, or check it out on broadjam.com.  Go to the Classical charts. 

Greetings all,

Good news, "All Hallow's Eve" has just broke into the Top Ten Classical Charts on Broadjam.com.  Head on over to the music page of this site and have a celebratory listen.

 

As always, thanks for your support. 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

I've posted a little spooky treat for you all in the Music section.  "All Hollow's Eve" is a new composition that I said I would release.  If you like it and are interested in purchasing it you can go to the Broadjam.com link below.  It'll set you back 99 cents.

If you are still listening to the Culture Of Convenience selections, and who wouldn't be, I've relocated them in the Culture Of Convenience folder you will find them there.

Take care and thank you for your support.

Two finished pieces from the upcoming Virtual Ornaments record have been released on Broadjam.com.  You can listen to the first piece, "The Unsung Villians," can be found here:

http://www.broadjam.com/artists/songs.php?artistID=46409&mediaID=456601

 

And the second piece, "All Hallow's Eve," can also be found here:

http://www.broadjam.com/artists/songs.php?artistID=46409&mediaID=456590

 

"All Hallow's Eve," will be posted on this site later this week

Enjoy the music.

Yeah! I mean it this time.  I'm back. 

 

I just finished a new VSL piece and I will be posting another one soon.  It's sort of a Halloween/spooky thing and I'm waiting until we get a little closer to Halloween.  It's a good piece, I'm very proud of it and I'm sure you will enjoy it.  So far I have completed 6 pieces or should I say only two.  The other four, including "Guilt Trip" will need some post production help such as remixing, rerecording, remastering. 

 

The piece I will be posting is entitled, "All Hallow's Eve" and, like I said, I will be posting it in another week or so.

 

Thank you for your support.

For those of you still paying attention, which probably is just me, I've still alive and kicking. I've recorded some new material using VSL and I will post some stuff up soon.

Due to everybody and their mother using my site to try and sell you anything and everything, I've shut down the Guestbook. I guess it was my fault for not paying more attention to the site. Sorry about that.

I'm still learning all of this virtual orchestra stuff so I've been a little busy but I'm close to releasing some new material that I thought worthy enough to post.

Take care

For those of you still paying attention, I've finally upgraded my studio and have started recording again. In fact, I've just finished a new piece, "Guilt Trip," using the famed Vienna Symphonic Library. So if you have a moment or 7, click on over to the music section and have a listen. I've taken a new direction that might take some time for you all to get used to. The piece is completely acoustic meaning that there are no electronic elements whatsoever. It's an orchestrated piece that I originally wanted to include in "Culture..." but I felt that it didn't sound authentic enough.

To be honest, this new direction has been an extraordinary change for me. Learning how to use the VSL and soft synths in general has been frustrating to say the least. You're moving along and then BAM!!! you hit a brick wall and you're discouraged because you realize that it could take hours, days or even weeks to figure out how to get over the wall. In the meantime, precious music isn't getting to the masses. Due to all of the various parameters involved, there is just no manual or "The Idiots Guide To Working With Soft Synths."

Well, I'm about to go off on a rant and I think that that would spoil the moment so please listen to the piece and let me know what you think.

Thank you

Yes, it certainly has been quite a while since you all have heard form me hasn't it?

There really isn't too much going on other than I've decided to take the plunge and go over to the soft synth world. I will be spending the next couple of months learning how to use my new sample libraries. Other than that there really isn't too much else to talk about.

Merry Christmas and thank you all for your support.

If you haven't checked out the New Age Station, Aries Era then do yourself a favor and go to Live365.com and check out this radio station. Once you get the station up and running, you will hear your favorite Sonic Psyops songs along with the songs of other New Age artists such as Kitaro, Enya, and Suzanne Cianni who, as you know, is a big influence on my music.

Again, go to Live365.com and check out Aries Era, soothing sounds for the soul and spirit.

I've just been informed that "A Jessica, Mi Amor" was a semi-finalist in the UK Songwriting contest. "Andrea's House," "Culture of Convenience," and "Mozart's Ghost" all finished in respectable positions as well.

"A Jessica, Mi Amor" is available for sale at broadjam.com/sonicpsyops and any of the digital music stores listed in the Products or Buy section of this site. You can also hear it on this site for free in the Music section.

Thank you for your support.

Good News! It appears as though I'm selling more downloads than albums, so in order to make the album more attractive to the market, the price of "Culture Of Convenience" has been reduced from $10.00/CD to $7.00/CD. Go get your copy at cdbaby.com/cd/sonicpsyops
As always, thank you for your support.

Also, in the BUY or PRODUCTS section of the site, are a list of other companies where you can purchase downloads of the songs you hear on this site or other songs from the album.

Since I have been having so much success with the folks at Broadjam, I have decided to link them in the Products section of the site. You can listen to the entire "Culture Of Convience" album at broadjam.com/sonicpsyops. Just click on the SONGS link and you can play and or purchase any of the songs there. I think they cost about 0.99 cents a piece.

Thank you for your support