In this piece, I attempted to paint a picture of the wonderous art and architecture of medieval East Asia. Featuring talented multi-instrumentalist Shere Fraser (Dizi, Xiao, Flute, etc.), this track was a delight to compose and produce.

To be included in my upcoming release, "DVĀRAM."

Shere's soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-696237380
Her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shereflute/

Terracotta (feat. Shere Fraser)

Subatomic particles --> Atoms --> Molecules --> Biopolymers -->  Molecular Systems --> Genetic Information --> Cells --> Multicellular Life --> Conscious Experience --> People --> Society --> Discovery --> Innovation --> Machines --> The Great Beyond

Released to all streaming platforms on 12.30.22, to be featured on "DVĀRAM."

A Universe Awakened

"A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions."

Released 03.23.23 to all streaming platforms, to be featured on "DVĀRAM."

Mirage

"All civilizations become either spacefaring or extinct." - Carl Sagan

Dive into another world, beyond the current frontier of human expansion.

This one has been in progress on and off for roughly the last 15 months. Let me know what you think about the final result! To be featured on my upcoming release, "DVĀRAM."

Beyond

dvāram (द्वारम् [द्वृ-णिच्-अच्, Sanskrit)- the way, the gate, the gateway.

Title track for my first cinematic album, released 12.14.22 to all streaming platforms.

Dvāram

Dive into the overthrow of an ancient tyrannical government. COMPLETELY UPDATED AND REMASTERED VERSION released to all streaming platforms 07.15.23, to be featured as a part of "DVĀRAM."

Motus

Liberté! Égalité! Fraternité! From the halls of Versailles, to the storming of the Bastille, to the Reign of Terror.

Violin - Julien Perry
Cello - Vera Martínez

Released to all streaming platforms 05.05.23. Track to be featured on my upcoming album "DVARAM."

Civilization Soundscape

Ancien Régime

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke

Up-tempo rock/orchestral fusion track that will put you on a rocket through the rise of modern technology. 

Update, 05/30/22: Remixed with acoustic drums from Lx_Khan on Fiverr

To be featured on my upcoming album release "DVĀRAM."

Autocatalytic

Released 02.03.23 to all streaming platforms, to be featured on "DVĀRAM." This track depicts the epic, Mediterranean clash between the Greeks and Persians at the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C. After the sack of Athens by the conqueror Xerxes and his army, around 370 Greek triremes regrouped for one final attempt at halting the invasion force. Against the numerically superior 800 ship armada, the Greeks were triumphant at the straits of Salamis, saving Hellenic culture from the brink of potential annihilation.

Rising Tide

The title track for my upcoming album "Civilization Soundscape," which is featured in the epic teaser trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwwH8h91FUU

Artifex (noun - Latin): practitioner of an art, craftsman, creator

This track acts as a small case study, epitomizing both my sound and what I try to achieve with my music. I start with a blank canvas and employ the simplest of motifs, a pulse on a single tone. With each subsequent layer I try to add intrigue and detail, giving a direction to the piece and painting a picture for the listener. Each layer is treated analogously to how an engineer would make use of a fundamental principle in their trade, ultimately arriving at something comprised of much greater complexity.  Finally, a simple harmonic structure is introduced, rich and vibrant in tonality, which I attempt to complement through the continued use of driving percussive elements. I intended the final product to feel built from the ground up like a group of architects beginning construction on a monument, only with the brick and mortar and mathematical axioms substituted by sonic motifs.

I hope you enjoy :) please comment with your thoughts and any critiques!

Artifex

Solo violin by Tatiana Makarova (@rosindust)

To be featured on my upcoming album release "Civilization Soundscape."

Empire (feat. rosin dust)

Artifex (noun - Latin): practitioner of an art, craftsman, creator
Inspiring greatness through cinematic music.

For me, SoundCloud was a wonderful scratchpad throughout the production of “Dvāram,” a humble reflection of wonder for the breadth of human experience. Check the album out on your favorite streaming platform!

Open to collaboration, commissions, freelance work, and chatting about music :D

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