SPECIAL NOTE: This is one of my old projects that I've left up to compare with newer ones and showcase personal growth. Everyone has to start somewhere!
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Worked steadily on this one for about 2 months or so. Really began to take shape after the breakdown was done. For this song, I really wanted to focus on creating a massive melody. After many nights of frustration and beating my head against the wall, I finally came up with something presentable.

Alix van Durand - Take This (old project)

Definitely an older track of mine. I was experimenting with different ideas, including triplets, which sound cool but are a nightmare to mix live anything non triplet. I originally made the entire project in one-sitting but was unhappy with how it came out. Funny enough, the project ended up being split into 3 separate completely new songs (Poseidon, SOS and another unreleased one). But later I decided to salvage the original and make it somewhat presentable. I'm not crazy about it, at this point it just sounds an awful lot like Poseidon haha Might take it down eventually.

Produced, mixed and mastered in Reason.

Alix van Durand - Shipwreck

A little thing I made in about 5 hours inspired by https://soundcloud.com/cristobal-tapia-de-veer/synthetic-humans, my 2nd or 3rd time ever attempting this style of music xD it's a little on the short side as I never intended for this to be a full production. It was actually made for a video game that never got passed its early stages of development. Basically, the song would start and be played on a seamless loop during the length of an intense combat sequence. I might revisit it to make it a full track but who knows. For now, it'll stay as it is. Hope you guys like it! 

Created, mixed and mastered entirely in Reason.

Alix van Durand - The Abyss

A little remix I made of a beautiful piece that was made by a good friend of mine. The original part of it is in the beginning and I build on it from there.
When I first heard it I could definitely hear the trance energy so I had to try and see what I could do with it. This is only a demo of what I made in one or two short work sessions. I'd really like to put some vocals to it so if anyone out there is a singer/songwriter and would like to collaborate on this, send me a message! Otherwise, I just hope you like it!

Mixed Live by Alix van Durand

Second Nature - Raindrops (Alix van Durand Remix) DEMO

Just a little proof of concept to show my capabilities in venturing into other genres. I really love cinematic and atmospheric stuff. I tend to put more of my time into my electronic productions, I do however have tons of ideas for scoring elements for television, film or video games. All these sounds were from the ProjectSAM orchestral series. Most likely Symphobia 1+2 though might have some Lumina in there.

Cinematic Demo

This was a co-production some years ago with Second Nature as a sort of "teaser/trailer" kind of track for a dystopian/horror game or something like that. He and I worked together on the musical parts but all other sound effects, ambient elements and mixing/mastering was done by me. If you have a project that needs scoring or know of a production studio I should submit to send me a message!

Dystopian Cinematic Teaser

Just a little demo/experiment for video game scoring where you have two or more themes which can be transitioned back and forth seamlessly depending on the area or enemy encountered. My main inspiration for this piece was the incredible underwater survival game Subnautica which now has a follow up titled Below Zero. If you haven't already played them, do check them out! The first segment is more of what I'd envision when encountering a boss of some sort, second segment is more what you'd expect to hear entering into a particular area. Let me know what you think!

Alix Van Durand - Subnautica inspired - Leviathan & Jellyshroom Cave Part II

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Some songs I can finish in one night. But this pos has literally been in the making for 5 years. I'm a little torn since part of me wants to make the melodic breakdown slightly longer or build on it but everything I tried just didn't seem to work or sound right so I decided to keep it short and sweet. Really got no clue what I'm doing.. just wanted to make something cool.

Everything produced, mixed and mastered in Reason.

Alix Van Durand - SOS [Free Download]

Gave it some processing to bump it up a bit but by no means finished yet. My intention is to top the track with some Melanie Martinez-type vocal. If you'd like to sing/write something to this shoot me a message.

Project "K12"  Dm 61BPM *vocals needed*

Just another one of those projects that I was never quite satisfied with. Not sure if I'll come back to it but I might as well upload it for shits and giggles. Not mixed or mastered, just some post-processing to make more presentable. Would like to top with some original melodic vocals though Mr. Watts will suffice for now.

Alix Van Durand - Andromeda

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My submission for the April 2020 Ophelia Records remix competition. Found out about it a little late but managed to finish the project in time. Only stem we were given was the vocals, everything else is my own creation. Took about a week to make in Reason. Would have liked more time to work on the melodic parts but it is what it is. There were some truly amazing submissions for that competition.

Seven Lions - Only Now (Alix van Durand Remix) [Free Download]

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Sometimes things just come together in a way that feels effortless and natural. As an artist, I know this to be very rare. This was one of those times. As per usual for my remixes, only stem I used from the original was the vocals. Everything else is my own creation.

Alan Walker feat. Walkers - Unity (Alix Van Durand Remix) [Free Download]

SPECIAL NOTE: This is one of my old projects that I've left up to compare with newer ones and showcase personal growth. Everyone has to start somewhere!
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This was used as a "final" for an audio production and sound engineering class I took in Spring 2013. The main arrangement was done in literally one sitting (7pm-6am) using Reason 5. Fastest production yet! I continued to make minor changes to it for another week until it was due.

Vixen (old project)

**SPECIAL NOTE***
If you are a Singer-Songwriter, DJ and/or Producer and would like to collaborate, promote or remix my music, send me a private message or email and let me know which track(s) you are interested in. Combinator/RE patches can be provided for those using the latest version of Propellerhead Reason.

Bookings and any other inquiries:
contact@alixvandurand.com

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