A little ditty I composed very quickly to accompany a short video to express my gratitude to all that have ably helped and assisted me in writing my blog this year.

http://youtu.be/xjlPiv0opN8

Merry DXmas

A clangorous Xmas gift from me to you via a multitude of FM synthesizers!

Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year!
Rob Puricelli/Failed Muso

Carol Of The Doorbells
(Trad. Arr. by R. Puricelli)

Synths Used:

Yamaha DX5
Yamaha DX7-IIFD
Yamaha TX7
Yamaha DX11
Yamaha TX81Z
Yamaha FS1R

Carol Of The Doorbells

One of those tracks that took a few hours to all fit into place and then lovingly remixed by my mate Micky Dodds :o)

Hope (Micky D Remix)

Hope (Original)

A short piece commissioned by Mere Players for their production of Macbeth. This piece was written for the witches to "rap" their "Double, Bubble, Toil & Trouble" piece over.

Toil and Trouble

I added a bit to the last iteration, just for fun. This is 100% GarageBand for iOS, a little help from Smart Instruments but the guitar is 100% me.

L'amour perdu

A short piece written in about an hour to demo the SampleFiends Synth Nation ReFill for Propellerhead Reason.

The Hunted - Synth Nation Demo

Come, Fair Darkness, Lead us to Light!

A demo of the new UVI library, Darklight IIx. Produced using only the UVI Workstation and the Darklight library. All sequencing and programming performed within Cockos Reaper 64bit 4.22.

Come, Fair Darkness, Lead us to Light

My official demo track for the new Reason Rack Extension by GForce Software, the Re-Tron. This features numerous patches designed by myself which are included with the instrument.

In Memoria di Ennio

Written & recorded in 1997 using just a Roland SC88VL and Evolution Audio sequencer.

Charmer

Damn

EveningTide

Forest Clearing

Progress

Soaring

Temple

Howard Jones cover in a D&B stylee! Recorded in 1997 using just a Roland SC88VL and Evolution Audio sequencer.

Hide & Seek

OMD cover. Recorded in 1997 using just a Roland SC88VL and Evolution Audio sequencer.

Souvenir

Down In The Park

Replicas

Short Rhodes

A bit of noodling in Ableton Live using a D50 patch

Dream

More noodling in Ableton Live with a CS-80 patch

Out There

Some music I wrote to go with a song written by Lee Thomson.

Here's her original YouTube version...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vhTEsiOQXk

And a very rough attempt using my backing...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MujtiBaffEE



Jaded Sea

Page-R (Feat. Lori Cunningham) - Where Are You Now?

Literally the first thing that came to me flicking through the presets. Just sounds so lush!

GForce OB-E Test

Failed Muso is an ongoing, infinite project which serves as a vent for all things musical in my life. Originally a drummer, I was obsessed with music technology from a very early age, at a time when music technology itself was at an early age. After having numerous bad experiences playing with bands (and dealing with hefty ego's), I opted for a more technical and withdrawn approach, although I do miss playing live. I now perform a number of tasks that vary between writing music and doing sound design and beta testing for both music hardware and software. Check out my blog for more on Failed Muso. I'd describe my output as personal, cinematic soundtracks to everyday occurrences and experiences. Ever had one of those serendipitous moments, say, on a train, where you see a pretty girl and the song on your MP3 player just fits the moment ? Or you're travelling through a foreign land and the tune you hear just fits your emotions and your locality ? That's the kind of music I want to write. The soundtrack to a life. 

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