A collection of songs, instrumentals and orchestral pieces charting my adventures in home studio recording and production.  All original compositions using voice, acoustic and electric guitar (sometimes using altered tunings), bouzouki, low and high whistles and MIDI instrumentation. 

I'm also using VST instrumentation to create classical compositions and integrating orchestral sounds into my songs and instrumentals.

Links to various instrumental projects and other Social Media links are available below.

My Eclectic Music Connections repost thread is here

https://soundcloud.com/mrbouzouki-repost

I make music...

plural noun: modes
A way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done.

modesaboutme@gmail.com

Thanks for visiting. 
Scores and parts for many of my works are available from my publisher Creative Spirit Music Publications. Go to  https://www.creativespiritonline.com and select on "Robert John Brooks." There, you can also follow the score while listening to a recording.

My music is fully notated and is intended for live performance by live musicians.

After completing my doctorate in composition in 1979 from UNT, I took 30 years off from composing to join the computer software revolution as a software engineer.  In 2010 I began composing again and have not stopped. So, I find myself beginning (restarting?) a composition career rather late in life...but that's OK.  Most of the works posted here were written since 2010. 

Thanks for visiting.

Mostly I make ambient/melancholic electronic music. Or I play the piano. 
Sometimes there will be faster songs. And sporadically I will do something different. 

Thanks to everyone who takes time to listen to my tracks, or likes them, or reposts them... much appreciated <3

Also check out my synth pop project with the lovely @annie-smart-1: 
Passion Arcade - https://soundcloud.com/user-949559825

I jump into the box of my out of the box style with music and production. 
As a result, I spend too much time with creating my tracks, mostly due to being a struggling perfectionist.  Eventually I post a track, when knowing I couldn't tolerate going back to the track for further "perfection tweakings" in the future! 😅🤔
Thanks to all who have listened, liked, reposted and commented . I always notice and respond to all comments and messages.  If you like some of my music...here is a playlist of free downloads:
https://soundcloud.com/rix-shearer-ism/sets/a-load-of-free-downloads-rick

I am retired and have taken up music again (after 60 years since I last played the classical piano)for my pleasure. It is great to redo the old classics with the modern sounds and electronic instruments of today. I Also Like making my own instrumental tracks with my 
Presonus studio 4 software, and the Kross workstation Keyboard.
I am so grateful for the support, encouragement and feedback from the sound cloud community.
What an awesome experience and way to bring music to the world together with likeminded friends-thank you all.

A drummer/percussionist/tinkerer who creates electronic music consisting of percussive textures, syncopated rhythms, and an odd sense of humor.

Consistency is not an absolute necessity, although I sometimes maintain a steady output of material.

All music is released under the Creative Commons. Feel free to remix, sample, create derivative works, and/or cover any of these songs. You can even message me on Soundcloud for the chord progressions and/or original stems. Music is meant to be shared collectively, not owned.

There's no doubt about it, Music animates my Soul! As an enthusiastic Student of Life and a Passionate Improvisational Pianist &  Composer,  as far as I'm concerned,  our lives would be impoverished without it ! :)  Composing is all about 'Sharing the Joy, Passion and Angst' we experience in Life, as well as connecting up with Musicians and 'Creatives' worldwide. This makes it even more wonderful!  That willingness to engage in whatever way makes SC an ever-expanding Movable Feast that nourishes and inspires on so many levels. 

Music Communicates the Emotional and Informational Content and Context of Heart, Mind, Spirit, and Soul. And 'Letting it Flow' is 'Where Its At' as I hear it!  

Over the past few years since becoming part of the SoundCloud Family, my 'Joy in and Passion for' Creative Musical Expression has increased exponentially as has my appreciation of all the wonderfully passionate Musicians and Creatives worldwide who have devoted themselves to Letting It Take Form! 

Here's a bit of a bio, if anyone is interested.  

Somehow, my MUSE got my attention at a tender age. About the time I was completing my Royal Conservatory training. 

My memory being poorer than most, I began improvising in the passages I had forgotten. And while the audience seemed unaware, my teacher chastised me indulgently, saying, "it appears I have a budding composer on my hands"!  And thus began my Odyssey into the wonderful Vibrational world of Sound!:-) In-deed, I have been an ardent, attentive and appreciative acolyte of my Muse ever since. 

During the early 1970s I had the pleasure and honour of a three year friendship and Master Class with the then Octogenarian Composer Manoah Leide-Tedesco , one of Tone Poem giant Richard Strauss` favorite pupils and friend of Maurice Ravel and other 20th century composers such as Stravinsky (whose music he helped popularize). Since then, whether Improvising, listening, studying composition or devoting myself wholly to the visual arts for years at a time, I have been deeply aware that sharing my musical insights , teaching, and or mentoring young aficionados came with the territory!   I love it, although I am afraid that as my consciousness expands...that I know less and less each year! :-)  

The Tonal Oasis called SoundCloud is a fine and wondrous place in oh so many ways.  And with your support and appreciation, I de-Light to share my music with an ever widening audience. I call what i upload ' Sound-Seeds'.  Most of these 'bed tracks' call out to be fleshed out by passionate soloists who somehow Resonate with my Soundz and Ideas.  So please drop me a line, as i am most interested in letting them bear more fruit through collaboration, interpretation, re-mixing or use in other media.    

And on a personal Note, a Huge Thank-You to each and all who listen, inJoy, and Re-Post onwards what finds it's way thru me! :) Bless y'all.  It's my Joy to simply 'Let' the Creative Spirit find expression through this instrument of Body, Mind, and Heart!  I hope you will find some peace, joy, and rest, in at least some of my improvisations, compositions, or soundz. 

Insofar as playing, and composing  ... as you continue on in Your journey into  the infinite 'Cave of Wonders' we call Music, I wish you all the very best in all Your creative endeavours. 

So Be Kind to yourSelves and one another. Be Audacious, Ready to Play, and above all, share the Joy of being able to express whatever you're feeling. 

In-deed, may The Muse continue to 'Sing on and Play on' through each of us !   For this is one way this 'ol world is lifted up, and Changed for the better - note by note, and smile by smile .  

 Yes, may we simply Let our Creativity flow forth without concern for results.
                                   Peace

                                    Gary *+*

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::.Stay tuned.:: 
I have done collaborations with the following amazing talents:
⁂ Mat Ward/No Mates Ensemble :) https://soundcloud.com/no-mates-ensemble
⁂ MOO :) https://soundcloud.com/moo_music
⁂ Espen Skaar/DWA :) https://soundcloud.com/dreamingwhileawakemusic
⁂ Terry R. C./Tea R. sea :) https://soundcloud.com/tea_are_sea
⁂ J. L. T./ T.I.T.
💥*ℌ𝔢𝔯𝔢'𝔰 𝔱𝔬 𝔪𝔢𝔡𝔦𝔱𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔟𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔶𝔢𝔞𝔯 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔢𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔞𝔯 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔘𝔨𝔯𝔞𝔦𝔫𝔢...𝔐𝔞𝔶 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔢𝔳𝔦𝔩 𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔰 𝔟𝔢 𝔩𝔞𝔦𝔡 𝔱𝔬 𝔯𝔢𝔰𝔱, 𝔢𝔦𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯 𝔦𝔫 𝔯𝔢𝔰𝔦𝔤𝔫𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔬𝔣 𝔠𝔢𝔰𝔰𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔬𝔯 𝔦𝔫 𝔪𝔢𝔢𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔤𝔯𝔦𝔪 𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔭𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔣 𝔯𝔢𝔠𝔬𝔪𝔭𝔢𝔫𝔰𝔢.*⚖
You can find me here, too...
https://distrokid.com/videos/watch/mv-vU1Lc3w8Z
📌Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas 👉🏼🌹🌹🌹
⁂Cornix cornici oculos non effodiet 
W͓̽i͓̽s͓̽h͓̽i͓̽n͓̽g͓̽ ͓̽Y͓̽o͓̽u͓̽ ͓̽A͓̽l͓̽l͓̽ ͓̽T͓̽h͓̽e͓̽ ͓̽F͓̽r͓̽e͓̽s͓̽h͓̽ ͓̽S͓̽t͓̽a͓̽r͓̽t͓̽ ͓̽o͓̽f͓̽ ͓̽a͓̽ ͓̽N͓̽e͓̽w͓̽ ͓̽Y͓̽e͓̽a͓̽r͓̽ ͓̽t͓̽h͓̽a͓̽t͓̽ ͓̽l͓̽e͓̽a͓̽d͓̽s͓̽ ͓̽t͓̽o͓̽ ͓̽a͓̽l͓̽l͓̽ ͓̽t͓̽h͓̽o͓̽s͓̽e͓̽ ͓̽c͓̽o͓̽m͓̽f͓̽o͓̽r͓̽t͓̽s͓̽ ͓̽y͓̽o͓̽u͓̽'͓̽v͓̽e͓̽ ͓̽s͓̽o͓̽u͓̽g͓̽h͓̽t͓̽ ͓̽a͓̽f͓̽t͓̽e͓̽r͓̽!͓̽
𝕮𝖍𝖊𝖊𝖗𝖘 𝖙𝖔 𝖈𝖊𝖑𝖊𝖇𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖎𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖛𝖎𝖉𝖚𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖞! :-*
𝕃𝕖𝕥'𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕦𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥 & 𝕨𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕡𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕖𝕥, & 𝕟𝕠 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕣𝕖𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕦𝕤 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣!  𝕃𝕠𝕧𝕖 & 𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕒𝕝𝕝>>
I can now be found on the following>>
🕊️Twitter:) https://twitter.com/ElectroTrek
💖iHeart:) https://www.iheart.com/artist/electrotrek-35467144/
🌟Amazon:) https://music.amazon.com.au/albums/B09MN7CTM3
My state law prohibits the following job interview questions: 
prohibits employment practices that discriminate based on race, color, 
religion, sex, age (40 years and over), mental or physical disability, national origin, or genetic test results.  To do any of the following, constitutes employing discriminatory measures./'
Dear Fans, Followers & Friends...Thank you for the gift of your time & attention, & to those who cared to make it a pleasant stay for me while I was on the Cloud...I will now reserve my time for uploading my work. I will be checking in now &  then.  Best wishes...>>>

Tonight I have received a notice that I have reached  my maximum amount of people I can follow on the Cloud as of 4/10/2021. /'
Hello dear people. :-) Welcome newcomers to my page! I wish you a good life!  |:   :|
LOVE RULES... YOU ALL DESERVE HUGS!  :-*  

Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones quote: 
"A painter got a canvas. A writer got a reams of empty papers.
A musician has silence."  
About love:  It is utter nonsense to leave the generalization that if you give love you get love in return. It is simply NOT true.. When I look at abused children who have been entrapped within the confines of circumstances, all the love in the world doesn't STOP the abuser from seeing things in a perspective that will harness his faults he fails to identify. 

Some experiments may fail, but if we never tried, then we would not be moved to join on a path of something better...Why should there be shame? Experience can bring evolutionary changes. (Food for thought:)

FYI: I have to admit I am not trying to find a particular genre niche in my musical endeavors...I'm just wanting to enjoy the expedition of the musical wheels! ;)

Intro:) I am an artist of varying fields... who doesn't feel like I can be crammed into one genre, I create where I feel the spirit of the moment takes me.../' I've done choir performances, even had an experience with TV group performance. Been on radio, different stations--won an award out of Chicago...Won group trophy for best in regional singing...Was asked to be a select member of 8 singers called "The Pantherettes" as a Freshman.

***You can contact me @sverde650@gmail.com...I will only consider collaboration content for my personal musician's email./'
Here is my social media page: https://myspace.com/sassyvtek
[***I currently am using Facebook off & on, not Twitter/']
However, to read a brief bio of me, click the following link:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/TeKKaT
Note to Fans/Followers>>
Hi everyone, hope you are feeling on the up & up! If you joined my page & found anything you liked, or I wasn't able to connect to send you a "Thank You" for something...PLEASE accept my verbal cyber hug aimed at you right now! I hope Karma comes back with positive vibes.
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Re-Update... YES...STILL.../'
I will be engaged in putting together releases.
So, meanwhile have a cup of cheer, & get cozy!
It is my futuristic intension to take my music into  
different sound fields, than the sort of styles you've become accustomed to by me, & I assure you the quality of sound (due to new equipment) will be improved--Just don't know what Father Time will permit...>>

A non-quotidian smidgen media tip matter about me:
~ Here's my brief summary:-) .::. The art of character acting in still frame can be like a sempiternal lively soubrette on a night stroll after the 'high' of visiting her lover>>>

**** (Drum roll)My panegyric portion of Extra Special Thanks 
for touching my life:-)

A former San Francisco 49er Offensive Lineman, Eric now composes and produces music in the epic, cinematic, and ambient genres. His compositions are, by design, ultra melodic and follow a hybrid orchestral style similar to film composers Hans Zimmer and James Horner, and epic cinematic artist Two Steps From Hell.

Eric lives in Austin, TX, with his wife Emily and their two young daughters, both aspiring musicians :) 

Thanks for listening everyone!  Such a wonderful community here on Soundcloud!

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