a one man keyboard and guitar orchestra - with soundscapes that take you to far away places. EST: 2013 // for fans of hammock , nils frahm, this will destroy you, and mono

A Lifetime of Music

It’s all about Creativity. That's the key reason why someone like Magnar has spent his last past twenty years making music for the world of demos, games and beyond.

His claim to fame started on the Amiga demo scene in the early nineties, where he released most of his best musical work up to that date, in the music disk "Mirror" by the then already-legendary Norwegian team Andromeda. Then moving over to the hyper active TBL, Magnar was behind the main soundtracks of the chart-hitting demos Darkside (1996) and Panacea (1997).

"I was amazed by what was possible to do with computers, and all the great productions intrigued me into getting more involved in the scene community", he says.

The Present
Magnar moved over to Sweden during the summer time of 2000. Where he settled down to live together with his wife and two kids. In 2008, he finished building his privately owned music studio called Garage Outputz, which shows the level of his passion and inspiration for composing new music. The studio also doubles up as his office, where he can be creative in different ways with computer art. Magnar's ambition is to compile a CD album and delivering a lasting impression to listeners all over the globe. "I am composing a lot of new tracks, and when I feel satisfied, I aim to release that to the general public", he says.

- by Noel / MoP (Alcatraz)

d/a73 imprint found genesis in 1994 as a zine and vinyl record label.  The first release was aiding Little Rock, Arkansas' File Thirteen Records put out the Thumbnail “The Sound of...” LP.  Next d/a73, or Double Agent 73 as it was then known, aided in the release of the Serotonin “While I Breathe I Hope” EP. The last recording on vinyl to be released was the Harriet the Spy “God Gave Us Music and the Courage to Sing” 10” EP.

Entropy sets in.

The next string of records came out in 2001, the 5 Spoonbender records. 2005 saw the label changing format, philosophy and even name (to d/a73).  Contained as a website, d/a73 began distributing all of its records for free, with artists such as Clutter, Susan Matthews, Lone Logician, 1000 Aeroplanes Crashing in the Night, Syntheteque, Sideways and Sugar, Faun, Taihen Ziko and The Sony AllStar.

Entropy sets in.

Present Day: d/a73 imprint is reconstituted with its back catalog, and, just as importantly, new artists such as Wave Shaper, Luciano Parra and more to be announced.

Someday, entropy will set in again. This year marks the 20th anniversary of d/a73, from a tiny zine made in Colorado Springs, Colorado to, um, me sitting here at a computer in Nashville, Tennessee. d/a73 is a thread throughout my life, a source of great friendships and memories. I hope you enjoy the recordings.

David Wright LaGrone

For Booking Inquiries Contact music@tonevizion.com

Tonevizion is an experimental-bass, psy-bass, trip-hop, and glitch-hop musician from Indianapolis, Indiana represented by the Conscious Electronic independent music label. Growing in scope and depth with each new release, music by Tonevizion builds crowds, interest and emotion for recordings, performances and playlist spots which never fail to excite audiences.

 

Asked to describe his songs personally, Tonevizion describes having founded his own subcategory of EDM he calls “space hop.”

“Space bass is a blend of vibey and spacey melodies, experimental bass lines, and deep subs,” says Tonevizion. “My music tells a story with each track. I craft my DJ sets to do the same, taking the listeners on a sonic journey through space and time.”

 

Tonevizion’s repertoire includes such drops as “The Calling,” released August 2020 from Conscious Electronic. “The Calling” by Tonevizion continues to garner widespread critical and fan acclaim. Tonevizion’s tone, style and thematic ambience on “The Calling” have made it a resounding success with a variety of audiences.

 

Talking about the overall themes of his music, Tonevizion writes, “The Tonevizion project was started with the concept to tell stories with sound, to take listeners on a multi-dimensional sonic journey.”

 

In case this trip seems unlikely, it helps to note that Tonevizion calls his songs “psychedelically influenced.” He also describes music in almost medicinal terms.

“I enjoy making and listening to music,” he says. “It regulates me, regardless of the day I am having or the mood I feel. Music has always guided me. I make music as a form of self expression, to share my experiences with other humans, and to share that feeling which music has always given me.”

No newcomer to the stage, Tonevizion has performed live all over the state of Indiana, out west in Denver, as far south as Nashville, and as far north as Shepard, MI. He has dropped three official, label releases to date, and has shared the stage with such popular artists as Mr. Bill, iLL Gates, Phutureprimitive, ZEE, Psymbionic, as well as other nationally touring musicians.

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