COMPOSER. AUDIO ENGINEER. SOUND DESIGNER.
It can happen to you, if you’re young at heart… Thanks, Frank 🙂 Big news today guys, I have been accepted into The University of Melbourne, studying a graduate diploma in composition! To say that this fairy tale has come true is an understatement and now, my life-long dream of studying composition at one of […]
The recent addition of another movement to the Suite for Piano and Orchestra has been met with a fantastic reception and to celebrate, I have converted the MIDI to score using Sibelius. I have made this score for two reasons; the first is that I need to start converting my catalogue into playable pieces and […]
We may not all be like Hans Zimmer or Junkie XL and have the liberty to compose full-time as a career. Being employed full-time as a composer may be the dream but without patience and persistence, dreams remain a figment of our imagination and rarely come to fruition. I am fortunate enough to be paid […]
I had the pleasure of attending an incredible live performance at the Melbourne Recital Centre of National Treasures, an event that included a stunning mix of large, medium and small instrument ensembles from China. The show was part of the Chinese New Year Concert 2018: Treasures of a Nation, an inspiring and dazzling display of […]
Converting your MIDI files to score is made easy with Sibelius, by having the ability to import multi-track MIDI files a large portion of the work is done for us. There are certain issues that arise however, that need to be solved if you want to be taken seriously by musicians and conductors. These issues […]
The second piece I have composed for the Suite for Piano and Orchestra sounds sweet! Pardon the pun. I have avoided naming the piece as 2nd movement, for a variety of reasons, one being that game music is non-linear and to call something a name with 2nd in its title gives a feeling of placement […]
Hi everyone! Today I would like to discuss my views on changing operating systems from Mac to Windows, and what this means in terms of composing and workflow. In the last few months, I have been trying to convert from Mac to Windows and thought the process would have been a little easier than it […]
Creating sound assets for games is an inspiring and rewarding task that often calls for a composer to generate musical segments that can stand alone to portray an emotional state or place the listener in a certain location. There are many types of assets that are needed and one that is vitally important for the game is the Splash. Heard […]
I have been experimenting with modal counterpoint lately and have found that it lends itself to game music brilliantly. For a demonstration, I have prepared a new track that uses modal counterpoint in an orchestral setting and will explain the use of the two modes that were used in its creation. In my previous blog […]
Everyone loves a good chiptune these days and with the retro resurgence in games, it is hard not to see games that have a pixel-art-driven, 8bit aesthetic. When the original games that employed this ‘aesthetic’ were made, it wasn’t a stylistic consideration, it was game-dev’s using the technology of the day to its full potential. In terms of sound, […]
