Not sure what I was going for with this. Just an interesting take on standard I-IV-V blues in minor, I guess.

Black & Blu

Again, video game music - this would be the battle in the desert level! :)

Desert Battle Music

The thought was for this to play in the desert level of some video game. Haha.

Desert Theme

Halo: Combat Evolved Theme

If I founded a JRock band, this is what we would play. Definitely inspired by Funkist.

Jazz Flute

Overworld Theme (for 2D Adventure Game)

My own rendition of "The Ark," part of the Halo 3 soundtrack.

The Ark (Halo)

My take on a chilled out, jazzy beat. Heavily Inspired by Ronald Jenkees' "Throwing Fire."

Chill Redux v2 HQ

Hip-hop backing track I made for my friend in Maksim, to rap over in Russian! :)

This is probably subconsciously influenced by Nujabes, among others.

Maks Beat v5 HQ

Please, if you like anything you see or hear here, feel completely free to reach out to me and give me feedback. I want to become MUCH better at music production, but I need someone to help me. Maybe you can be that person. Anyways, thanks. 

This is definitely my highest quality work production-wise, but I'm still such an amateur. Just learned about compression and sidechaining before I made this track. 

This was intended to be the soundtrack for the Android app, Sequencer, but unforunately the project stagated. I want to revive it, so check it out! Search for "Sequencer Beta" on the Android Market. 

While you're at it, check out another half-finished project from CitraSoft Designs, another app called "Spit My Rhyme." I think this app could be huge if it was done correctly, just need to gather the motivation to finish it! 

Arcade Loop v8 HQ

Hello there! Thanks for visiting! My name is Joe. I'm an aspiring digital music producer, web developer, Android app developer, materials scientist/engineer, and visionary. My ultimate goal is to become an astronaut, push to establish a lunar base, go there, and finally unite the Earth as a planet, to the point that anyone in the world can connect with anyone else as long as their actions are rooted in compassion and empathy. I am a good person trying to make his way through life, but I feel the universe speaking to me right now, and I know things are about to explode. This SoundCloud is the springboard from which I will do just that.

Little more about me - I'm from the suburbs of New Jersey, a small but amazingly diverse town named Edison. I recently graduated with a master's in Micro- and Nanotechnology Enterprise from the University of Cambridge. I am a smart guy, but more importantly a good guy with good family and good friends, and music has always been a huge part of my life. I have been formally trained to play jazz piano, and I've always thought it would be amazing to merge jazz and other complex musical elements with electronic dance music, hip-hop, and all other kinds of exciting genres!

It's so incredible to see this actually happening with some of my favorite new artists, influences, and role models - Madeon, Porter Robinson, Zedd, Seven Lions, Savant, Arty, Mat Zo, MiTiS, Coyote Kisses, Virtual Riot, Mord Fustang, NetSky, and so many more. And it's unbelievably encouraging to see that they all started out with pretty much the same equipment I did - a computer, a keyboard, some speakers, a basic digital audio workstation, and a whole lot of determination.
 
I know that I can produce music in the same league. All I need to do is learn to use a few more tools - Sylenth1, AutoTune, some other awesome VSTs, and a some general digital music production tricks. Oh, and perhaps one good production keyboard, an expansive, high quality soundfont library, a Novation Launchpad, and a good mixer. I am so fortunate that one of my closest friends (an amazingly selfless, kind-hearted person) owns a Launchpad and a good mixer, and is willing to let me get my hands on them! I am in the process of acquiring these tools to exponentially expand my production ability, and I'm hoping that some of the artists I admire will see this page, see a little bit of themselves in me, and give me some tips! My dream is know what it feels like be onstage and make thousands of people truly enjoy their lives for one night. And then go to the moon, of course.

Of course, I believe this entire movement that's happening, all the way to humanity achieving Tier 1 Civilization status, was set in motion by Daft Punk. With the release of the Discovery album and Interstella 5555, they were among the first artists to generate truly universal, international appeal. That's why we love them so much, Madeon. They are the catalyst that set in motion a chain of events that will finally unite the Earth within our lifetimes. You and I are a part of that chain of events, too, as are all the other artists I mentioned, along with all the amazing people I've come to meet during my time on the Earth who consistently root their actions in compassion, empathy, mindfulness, and faith in a better tomorrow. This is The Art of Power (fantastic book by the way), and now we must utilize it to come together to unite the world. And I truly believe that anything we set our hearts and minds towards, as long as we have the the right motivations, is possible. Let's carve a way there together. We can collectively accomplish all the dreams we never thought were possible. It's going to happen.

In the meantime, enjoy listening to some of my work! My tools of production started with an ancient Roland digital piano with 16-track recording, and has progressed to the FL Studio DAW. I want to learn many more tools, like Cubase, Ableton, and some awesome VSTs. I'm going to need some advice from those in the know!

Thank you so much for reading this and understanding who I am, who I want to be, and what I want to accomplish. I hope you are enthused about the future after reading this; I know I am after writing it. I can't wait to see what amazing things the future will bring! Take my hand and join me on an adventure :)

CuppaJoe

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