SoundCloud Hero Personal Introduction

SoundCloud Heroes are inspirational leaders who bring people together around sound by cultivating and engaging unique communities.

Get involved with the latest community project: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/soundcloudheroes/sc-heroes-presents-national">National Poetry Month Community Collaboration</a>

Meet our current SoundCloud Heroes:
Los Angeles - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/shiftyteeth">Matt</a>
Los Angeles - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/willcoley">Will</a>
San Francisco - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/electronic-3">Nicole</a>
Portland - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/zefora">Zefora</a>
Seattle - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/alliedee">Alison</a>
Austin - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/wahrk">Tim</a>
Chicago - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/dynastypodcasts">Jaime</a>
Boston - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/chaswagner">Chas</a>
Syracuse - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/one_hello_world">Jared</a>
NYC - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/tea-leigh">Tea</a>
NYC - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/heidi-harris-1">Heidi</a>
Dallas - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/soundslikesydnee">Sydnee</a>
Rockford, IL - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/universoulove">Christopher Sims</a>
Washington D.C. - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/benjamindauer">Benjamin</a>
Fort Collins, Co - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/hunter-hoburg">Hunter</a>
Madison, WI - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/benzmusic-1">Ben Z</a>
Anaheim, CA - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/monicadockery">Monica</a>
Milwaukee, WI - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/brian-hoffer">Brian</a>
Winchester, VA - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/graciegoose">Gracie</a>
Cuyahoga Falls, OH  - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/bryyn">Bryyn</a>
London, UK - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/oliversadie">Oliver Sadie</a>
Lancashire, UK <a href="http://soundcloud.com/jaystansfield">Jay Stansfield</a>
Devon, UK - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/dave-mckeown">Dave McKeown</a>
Fleetwood, UK - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ian-melvin">Ian Melvin</a>
Derry, Ireland - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ronan-kearney">Rónán Kearney</a>
San Francisco, CA - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/disquiet">Marc Weidenbaum</a>
Connecticut/NY - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/cyramorgan">Cyra Morgan</a>
Austin, TX - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/dariusgreene">Darius Greene</a>
Caracas, Venezuela - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/joaquin-mendoza">Joaquin Mendoza</a>
Le Mans, France - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/jaze-baqti">Jaze Baqti</a>
Montpellier, France - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/julsy">Julsy</a>
Copenhagen, Denmark - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/julie-wind">Julie Wind</a>
Oslo, Norway - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/kinehjeldnes">Kine Hjeldnes</a>
Newport, Wales - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/barclaybunch">David Barclay</a>
Shanghai, China - <a href="Www.soundcloud.com/didjelirium">Charlie Didjelirium</a>
Ottawa, Canada - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik/">Milana Zilnik and Arty Sandler</a>

More info at: http://blog.soundcloud.com/2013/01/17/heroes-2013/

https://soundcloud.com/ian-melvin/audiobiography-ian-melvin

All the songs on this cloud are original compositions of mine.  Sometimes in collaboration with other SoundClouders.

Music is a kind of kaleidoscope, although it manifests itself on an incomparably higher level of ideality. Music produces beautiful forms and colours in ever more elaborate diversity, gently overflowing, sharply contrasted, always coherent and yet always new, self-contained and self-fulfilled. Eduard Hanslick 1854

I am a married father of two, grandfather of four, fine arts graduate and polymath.

I had been asked to commit my songs to recording for the benefit of my offspring, and also I guess before I go completely deaf (Yes. I am one of the 1 in 7 severely deaf people in the UK) so begins this project. 

However, as I have gotten into it I realize that I have a lot of new stuff bursting out all the time, much of it inspired by you good people on Sound Cloud. 

Collaborating has been a revelation and I want to do more and as much as I can, so if you hear anything of mine you like and/or have any ideas about production etc just drop me a line anytime.

My collaborative name is Eight Zeros and can be found here: http://soundcloud.com/eight-zeros and on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/eight8zeros

I would at some point like to work with someone to develop my own and hopefully your songs as an acoustic vocal duo so if you are geographically near and interested please get in touch.

Recordings were made first on a Boss Micro BR, then on an iMac running Garageband'11, inputting through a Behringer 1204 USB mixer and using a Rode NT2A for voice (Behringer C1 condenser mic for voice up to April 2013) and an AKG1000S for guitars. From January 2013 I have upgraded software to Logic pro 9. My weapon of choice is a Martin 00015M, with Martin SP Light's mostly recorded open though sometimes via Fishman Rare Earth Blend. 

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