Sam Prock ~ Artist Spotlight

🆕 Sam Prock - Stream 🆕

2017 was FUN with you guys! Happy 2018! Appreciate all the support for originals, remixes and Silent Zen. Extra thanks to all I was blessed with collabs, I collabed with and to all I collabed with and you don’t know about :) 

https://soundcloud.com/samprock
https://soundcloud.com/art-of-nonsense
https://soundcloud.com/prockjet
https://soundcloud.com/silent-zen

Sam Prock ~ Originals, Collabs, Remixes

Small collection (... getting bigger :) of mobile and work-in-progress or improvs. The cover art made in my "mobile studio" on Maui, which was so cool it's hard to believe it was true :) 

Best inspiration with what you're playing today!

Musically yours! ~ S.P. ~ 
~ @samprock ~ @prockjet ~ @art-of-nonsense ~ @silentzen ~

Prockjets

Listen at comfort of YouTube: https://youtu.be/en2-zq2oFTY

Please enjoy and join this Open Collab anytime. Will be honored if you chime in! There is no timeline or deadline to join. No limits to the music style you reimagine it. Full set of Audio WAV stems, MIDI, and Korg Gadget project upon your request:
https://soundcloud.com/samprock/sets/sam-prock-time-speck-open-collab-invite-stems

Music and lyrics by Sam Prock. Narrated by Hank Beukema (@hankbeukema)

*****
THE JOYS OF WORK

The joys of work rejoice the king 
The time has given up on him
[king: ] - “Stay still, stay here!
… show me the way!
… to catch the moment!”
[time: ] - “Sit and pray …”
*****

Sam Prock, 2016

New Ambient arrangement more suitable for Spoken Word artists or as a backtrack for instrumentalists is here:
soundcloud.com/art-of-nonsense/sam-prock-time-speck-ambient

Grab the WAV stems and/or MIDI files and take the Speck anywhere it brings you. If it gets you moved, send me a link to your post, I will feature it collab playlist and other collections. Please include a link to this collab track in your post. TNX! 

Fantastic takes are coming from the great clouders and friends!

https://soundcloud.com/silent-zen-support/sets/time-speck-fest

soundcloud.com/hotos/sam-prock-hot-os-time-speck-feat-hank-beukema
soundcloud.com/fatalexc3pti0n/timespec-fatalexc3pti0n-remix
soundcloud.com/dacca/time-speck
soundcloud.com/ddojchin-gmail-com/to-catch-the-moment
soundcloud.com/anne-aude-bonnet-anne-aude-b/catch-the-moment-sam-prock-feat-hans-beukemahinkstep-i-awake-mixed-by-anne-aude
soundcloud.com/demelia-denton/time-speck-rejoice-the-king-sam-prockhank-beukema-feat-marco-turrini
soundcloud.com/midipunk/sam-prock-speck
soundcloud.com/fatpockets/sam-prock-x-fat-pockets-prime-suspeck-dub-hank-beukema
soundcloud.com/hearandlikeit/sam-prock-time-speck-by
soundcloud.com/dj_emajor/sam-prock-time-speck-dj-emajor
soundcloud.com/steph-sweet/sam-prock-time-speck-feat-hank-beukema-steph-sweet
soundcloud.com/augenmerk/sam-prock-hot-os-augenmerk-ft-hank-beukema-time-speck
soundcloud.com/jtcmposr/epic-speck-time-speck-sam-prock-open-collaboration
soundcloud.com/earth-connector/sam-prock-time-speck-mp3
soundcloud.com/bobp3/time-speck-sam-prock-and-bob-porri-featuring-hank-beukema-vocal-on-spoken-words
soundcloud.com/juxtamusic/sam-prock-juxta-kings-fools-time-speck-collab
soundcloud.com/officialbravei/sam-prock-time-speck-remix-bravei-1
soundcloud.com/teamanmix/sam-prock-time-speck-madness-tea-man-remix
soundcloud.com/dm-tribute-friends/sam-prock-time-speck-dm-tribute-feel-loved-remix-2017

Cover art is a fragment of one of the amazing Chris Pendergraft's drawings, blended in with Leonardo Da Vinci's perpetuum mobile machine. 

Released by Sam Prock, July 21, 2016.

Time Speck

Free Stems to Join

Time Speck (feat. Hank Beukema) ~ Open Collab Invite ~

See the new video: youtu.be/jDXeh4QGkPY

The Crystal Ripples SYNTH-phony is dedicated to Planet Earth survival awareness and to everyone making Ripples in the cold blob if ice humanity getting itself into. Thank you for warming up the Climate between Humans and saving Polar Ice-packs too.

This is my contribution to Climate Change collab playlist on Silent Zen group:  soundcloud.com/silent-zen/sets/climate-change

Musically here... I just play what I feel and like, like many. Translating _it_ into the best sound I could do at the moment, hoping to let out some of grooves and vibes boiling my head constantly. Might be messy, bumpy, puzzling, but this is what it is. By design. Crystal Ripples continues my "Impressionism in Music" series. I love to induce and provoke, rather than impose. All for creative listening experience, so we collab, co-create.... Thank you.

Fender Stratocaster finger picking and (slightly) distorted basslines and twangs. Tones are using Line 6 hardware Pod XT. Post Line6 and IK Multimedia Amplitube.  Korg Synths, including Gadget tool Brussels, which solemnly soloing at 0:50. All synths sounds transitions achieved by playing physical knobs on my Arturia controller. All 37 lines of guitars, perc, synth total are assembled in Ableton Live 9 and mastered with IK Multimedia.

Released by Sam Prock Dec. 15, 2016

Crystal Ripples ~ Check YouTube!

Original mix. Intense sadness on uplifting S.P.irals... yeah... 
Happy Piano Day 2017! soundcloud.com/silent-zen-play/sets/silent-zen-elite-piano

Piano sound only. This will be one of a kind for me. Korg, Ableton Live 9 and IK Multimedia mastering (with hammering and atmos "mud" are intentional). I'm only consistent with in-consistency of my music, sorry about that :)   

3/4, 100bpm. I have made a sheet music PDF for it, also Guitar Pro GPX format, and midi - PM me if anything. 

Cover art is a fragment of S.P. cover for Van Gogh's Starry Night, my fav paining of all times. Acrylic on canvas, circa '00s.

Released 03-29-2017 by Sam Prock

Spirals

🌺 ⚡  "... Imagine waking up in a tent (you are at Coachella, Woodstock, Burning Man ...) Early morning. Festive & groovy day is ahead of you. Nature is waking-up, sun is rising. Late-night DJ is still playing bad ass bass groove .... Someone is taking a flute from hippie bag, with a Peace sign drawn with ball pens .... Someone is reaching for the guitar, trying to grind teeth of the Black Fender Strat for breakfast ... All become alive ... Full day is ahead of you. Full life is ahead of you... " ✌

☮ ~ Flower Power ~ We All Need Some <3 ~ The Hippies Were Right ~ ☮

To teleport to 60's even faster, when Robert Moog was inventing Model D, I played MiniMoog, Moog Modular (and other synths by Arturia and Korg). Played my blue Fender Strat to signify the times, when Jimi Hendrix was grinding his teeth over his black one. Pushing flowers to the guns with Electronic and Psychedelic Rock is still needed. Imagined all thru my prism of future Deep Disco and Indie Dance vibe. Drums and all prod done in Ableton Live, mastering with IK Multimedia tools. 

Cover art is my casual drawing in ArtRage with Apple Pen on iPad.

Don't do drugs - it is bad for you. Spread Love - it is good for everyone 1<3

Released by Sam Prock May 4, 2017

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Flower Power Released by Sam Prock and Silent Zen, 2019 ☮

SmartLink: https://ditto.fm/flower-power-sam-prock
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/flower-power/1489977054
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7i43flgf1eaacjnbMonTjp
Bandcamp: http://samprock.bandcamp.com/album/flower-power
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08286NQJ1
JunoDownload: https://www.junodownload.com/products/sam-prock-flower-power/4368313-02/
Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/artist/sam-prock/flower-power/AL67tvgJlZl7zVP
Google: https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Btopk4vd6vz4p7gbb7jzdvyu7zy
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/samprock/sets/flower-power
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/samprock

Musically yours! ~ S.P. ~
~ @samprock ~ @prockjet ~ @art-of-nonsense ~ @silentzen ~

Flower Power

iTunes or Anywhere

☮ Flower Power ☮

In childhood we were watching thru the stars with my school bud. Exiting atmosphere, riding deep and cold vacuum (and I don't mean a vacuum cleaner :) ... mentally expanding our presence to far outer-space. Until  rock comes up to your throat. Thinking, - How huge the whole thing is?

Stargaze is dedicated to great artist and friend Gary Miles, Anomon @gary-courtland-miles

Musically, keep pursue Impressionism in music. Might be to complex to some or too simple to others, not the point. Some shorter strokes or deep long waves. With all one intention - let you co-create while listen. 

All sounds Korg Gadget. Production and mastering Ableton Live. The Stargaze will become part of my future Electronic Impressions album along with these tracks so far:
https://soundcloud.com/samprock/crystal-ripples
https://soundcloud.com/samprock/endless-light
https://soundcloud.com/samprock/odyssey

Cover art is casual mobile drawing I did in iPad with ArtRage app and Apple pencil, 2017.

Released by Sam Prock July 14, 2017.

Stargaze

Grab few or all stems and have fun! Add, guitar, synths or vocals. Any genre welcome. Post on you acct and give a link to this stems pack, so other can join too :) 
https://soundcloud.com/samprock/sets/out-of-blue-open-collab-invite
I took this photo in the waves of Sugar Beach, Maui 2017. Cover available on my pixabay https://pixabay.com/en/wave-maui-beach-ocean-island-2818291/

Collab is the best value of SoundCloud! Cheers

The track is in 3/4, at 134bpm. All simplified and consists even 12 bar parts, with drums and bass/pads bits somewhat evolving. You can mix and match anything into a sequence you like, or follow this structure to play/sing along. If you like, send me your new stems, I can add to the stem pack, so others can use it too. Thank YOU!
Started this track out of the blue the other day, planning on playing some Blues, but it turned into this. Then I came across this waves photo I like... So the backtrack name is combination of all those things :) 

Musically yours,
Sam. 

https://soundcloud.com/samprock
https://soundcloud.com/silent-zen

Sam Prock - Out Of Blue (Open Collab Invite)

This track is dedicated to our cat Max 🐱  Real hunter, half stray/ferret cat, brave character. We did not buy or adopt him. Young fella adopted us, coming one time to stay for good. Cleaned two blocks around which is all his territory now. He lost left eye in his streets battles last year. Now looks around even when eats from his bowl. Cat's life ain't easy.... :)

All sound is 100% organic Korg Gadget app on iPad. Mixing and mastering Ableton Live 9. 133.3Bpm

If you like to play this tune over your YouTube cats videos, just ask me for permission. No royalty, so you can monetize it (after legally downloading track and contacting me)

Released Sam Prock, 10-27-2017

Scaredy Cat

SYNTH-phony in 30 sec with 50 hand-crafted synthesizer sound. Check the Extended Edit to :) 
soundcloud.com/prockjet/sam-prock-synthphony-intermission-thunder

2018: https://soundcloud.com/samprock/2018-adamaudio-soundtrack
2017: https://soundcloud.com/samprock/synthphony
2016: https://soundcloud.com/samprock/the-droplet-groove
2015: https://soundcloud.com/samprock/sam-prock-the-groove-surfer-original-mix

My yearly speaker dust-cleaner check-up :) Submission for Adam Audio 2017 comps.

Synthphony 2017 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VdukPRI4iZw
Droplet Groove 2016: soundcloud.com/samprock/the-droplet-groove
Groove Surfer: 2015: https://soundcloud.com/samprock/sam-prock-the-groove-surfer-original-mix

All tracks are 100% organic Korg synthesizers.  No ARPs - all manually played on iPad surface and XKey. Mastered in Ableton Live 9.

Soundtrack is made for this photo, which in my interpretation means collecting power from nature and compressing into one synthpony :) Cover art is my Moog Subsequent 37 CV, which is playing here

Released by Sam Prock, 11-21-2017

SYNTHphony ~ Please Check YouTube Too

Korg Gadget tune made with summery vibe and iPhoneX, while traveling thru Italy ☮

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Released by Sam Prock and Silent Zen Records, 29 November, 2018
https://ditto.fm/prockjets-singles-collection

Musically yours! ~ S.P. ~
~ @samprock ~ @prockjet ~ @art-of-nonsense ~ @silentzen ~

Prockjets (Singles Collection)

La Mer (Roma Edit)

In this track I was having a blast Analog Kick produced by Moog Subsequent 37 CV. I think there are fans of that kissing, deep tone you can find on numerous records from 80's and 90's, also established itself in PsyTrance and other Future genres nowadays. 

Un-mastered and under-produced, but I like to share it with exaggerated kick like I played. Will likely beef-up the music part and put in place deeper, trance-ier place in Prockgressive release soon. If you like to have an Analog Kick sample send me a PM, an/or Midi file, so I can run it by Moog (free). I can tune it to the project, as tunning Kick to the song key gives essential effect, that you cannot get by dropping a dull kick sample from any random library. 

Tune it, shape it, stretch, revert it. Push it, drop it, smash, compress it :) Was it the lyrics about Kick in one good Daft Punk song? hehe

The rest is done in Ableton same session. New Live 10 Wavetable synth and  Arturia SEM. Also felt like picking some Fender Strat strings, so it is not jealous all attention goes to Moog lately  :) 

~ Musically yours ~ S.P. ~ @samprock ~ @silentzen ~

Telekinesis (Kicking Moog)

If you feel drowned and need some undrowning, remember someone live a happy life on the edge. Just make the waters and colors around you pretty! 

Another Ableton Live improv from my wierdos collection. Also with Moog kick and new in 2018 Wavetable synth in Live version 10. I rarely (never?) play vox samples in my mixes. These ones come from Korg Gadget. Why? I am big fun of one of the best experimental, electronic and chillout band of all times - Art Of Noise. We heard a million TV commercials and bacltrack, without knowing the band name in 80's. This is my Art Of Noise mood :)

This happy Pineapple Turtle lives in sanctuary on Isla Mujeres, near Cancun, Mexico

Released by Sam Prock and Silent Zen, 2018

Musically yours! ~ S.P. ~
~@samprock ~ @prockjet ~ @art-of-nonsense ~ @silentzen ~

Undrowning (Pineapple Chilllout)

Having some fun vibing and droning on my Moog Subsequent 37 CV. Do you Choon? All mt Prock and Prockjet tracks are 50% split for playlisting:

https://choon.co/tracks/0cpfr1zgu9s/drone-moog-mode

Here is the full 12 minutes raw analog vibe twisting Moog filters in one shot. Let me know if want lossless file of it. You could grab any chop, tune a piece and mix to you mix (of course free).

https://choon.co/tracks/9mg2aroxsa/b-drone-moog-subsequent-37-cv

Did I say it is one note the whole thing? who needs more! :) 118BPM

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Released by Sam Prock and Silent Zen, 2018

Musically yours! ~ S.P. ~
~@samprock ~ @prockjet ~ @art-of-nonsense ~ @silentzen ~

Drone (Moog Mode)

“There is no island for your soul, there is only journey to it …“

Beat and synth played with Native Instruments iMashine2 4-track iPad app by taping on iPad surface. Plus my Yamaha bass and Fender Stratocaster for lead and licks. Recorded directly with Maschine MK3. The guitar effect if reversing guitar samples directly in Ableton, though I like jamn with reverse delay (like one can be found in Korg Gadget on iPad). The rest of prod and mastering is done in Ableton Live 10. Thanks for your support!   

The cover art is the portrait of a Big Green turtle who was chilling on a Island of Maui (Canon Rebel T4i, f/8, 1/400sec, ISO-100, 124mm. Lens Canon EF-S 18-135mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS USM).

Oh, yes... You probably noticed I am having much fun sharing improvisation, raw and work-in-progress jams on my @prockjet account lately. More will come. The base for this track was one of the Prockjets. That's the version of the track when it was just conceived on iPad iMaschine app:  

https://soundcloud.com/prockjet/island-maschine-sanctuary-edit

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Flower Power Released by Sam Prock and Silent Zen, 2019 ☮

SmartLink: https://ditto.fm/flower-power-sam-prock
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/flower-power/1489977054
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7i43flgf1eaacjnbMonTjp
Bandcamp: http://samprock.bandcamp.com/album/flower-power
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08286NQJ1
JunoDownload: https://www.junodownload.com/products/sam-prock-flower-power/4368313-02/
Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/artist/sam-prock/flower-power/AL67tvgJlZl7zVP
Google: https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Btopk4vd6vz4p7gbb7jzdvyu7zy
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/samprock/sets/flower-power
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/samprock

Musically yours! ~ S.P. ~
~ @samprock ~ @prockjet ~ @art-of-nonsense ~ @silentzen ~

Island

Prock marathon continue - fresh one session recording. This time done on Native Instruments :) 

All played by hands on luxurious silky Maschine MK3 pads. Used Komplete kits and sounds, plus NI Monark and Arturia Prophet V3. Arturia synths integrated as NKS tools and available as native instruments in the Maschine flow. It's phunn! :) 

Inspired by nostalgic memories of good reading Haggard’s books in childhood. REALLY loved the adventure stories and hint of mystery. “She” is one fav of them … 

So here is the sound track for reading :) BTW, the book is available free at Project Gutenberg, where I usually grab a book in “epub” format and drop to iPnone/iPad (or Kindle version, or read online): gutenberg.org/ebooks/3155

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Released by Sam Prock and Silent Zen, 2018

Musically yours! ~ S.P. ~

~ @samprock ~ @prockjet ~ @art-of-nonsense ~ @silentzen ~

She (History Begins)

☮ ~ Amber Alert ~ before we turn into a fossil ~ ☮

You are invited to submit YOUR own Planet Earth and Humanity dedicated music for the community playlist. All genres/styles, new or existing music. Send me a link to @samprock for inclusion by 2018/11/28. Playlist will be published on Silent Zen @silent-zen.

Our first Planet Earth collection by fabtastic SoundCloud fam artists:
https://soundcloud.com/silent-zen/sets/climate-change

I played this Amber track on my iPhone X. 100% Korg Gadget app, 128 BPM .... thinking of the subject and remembering how cool the vibe we all did with the collection. Cheers! 

Find Sam Prock at: 
~ @samprock ~ @prockjet ~ @art-of-nonsense ~ @silentzen ~

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Released by Sam Prock and Silent Zen, 2018

Musically yours! ~ S.P. ~

Crystal Ripples

☮  Amber (Community Playlist Collab Invite ~ Please Read) ☮

Light and breezy. 100% organic Korg Gadget on iPad surface. One session track. 104bpm

Have a bright day!

Choon: https://choon.co/tracks/3f0tlebj0e/breeze-morning-uplift

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Released by Sam Prock and Silent Zen, 2018

Musically yours! ~ S.P. ~
~ @samprock ~ @prockjet ~ @art-of-nonsense ~ @silentzen ~

Breeze (Morning Uplift)

This is the closing title for the Prock's - Prockjets (Singles Collection), released on Silen Zen label, 11/29/2018. We Are Different is a Bonus Track just because it is cool. Always wanted to have an album and have a bonus track like they used to do in Japan special edition CDs :) 

Choon: https://choon.co/tracks/0ki2sy_qe5a/we-are-different

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Released by Sam Prock and Silent Zen, 2018

Musically yours! ~ S.P. ~
~ @samprock ~ @prockjet ~ @art-of-nonsense ~ @silentzen ~

We Are Different (Bonus Track)

One of my own favorite track from Prockjets (Singles Collection), released on Silent Zen label today - 11/29/2018. Not rushing you to the stores, just sharing the excitement and major for Indie artists milestone. Having my own label and the first official 26 track release. All authentic, made on a spot, most on iPad, iPhone, Ableton and/or just playing guitars. 

On this Roses track my beloved Cordoba, Special KOA Edition nylon string guitar, meets Korg Gadget app electronic I played on iPad. No fuss, simple joy of music. Hope you like it too and having best inspiration with everything you play today. The rose is from San Jose, Sunny California.  Cheers!

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Released by Sam Prock and Silent Zen, 2018

Musically yours! ~ S.P. ~
~ @samprock ~ @prockjet ~ @art-of-nonsense ~ @silentzen ~

Roses (Blossom Take)

One more mind travel, history books reading friendly, mythology inspired journey. 100% made with Korg Gadget app on iPhone. In particular Korg rendition of ARP Odyssey, one of my favorite synth to play with lately. Mastered on Ableton Live 10. New track always free download. TNX!


iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/prockjets-singles-collection/1446100763
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3JisULGtFZ51L3lTf93vrZ
Bandcamp: https://samprock.bandcamp.com/album/prockjets-singles-collection?fbclid=IwAR0Wq2k76AEsNDelfc4VW6UYIQGIysZx4uY5Yqogd2R5FE7xsLqwqFyNVaQ
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Prockjets-Singles-Collection-Sam-Prock/dp/B07KXYWGYR
JunoDownload: https://www.junodownload.com/products/sam-prock-prockjets-singles-collection/3974000-02/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/samprock

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Released by Sam Prock and Silent Zen, 2019

Musically yours! ~ S.P. ~

~ @samprock ~ @prockjet ~ @art-of-nonsense ~ @silentzen ~

Odyssey

iPad and iPhone pocket projects ~ Keep it fun! 
Favorite apps:
DAW: Korg Gadget, Cubasis, Tabletop, NI Maschine 2, FL Studio
Synths: MiniMoog, Moog 15, Model D, Odessei, Mono/Poly, Kauldron
Guitar apps: Line 6 Pod, Bias, AmpliTube, Jamn
Photo & Art: ArtRage, Pixelmator, PhotoFox, uMake
App makers: Arturia, Moog, Korg, Retronyms, IK Multimedia, NI

Mobile attached hardware: 
Arturia KeyStep, Arturia Beatstep Pro, X-Key Air 25, M-Audio Axiom Pro. Connecting guitars and Moog thru IK Multimedia iRig Pro ... wonder if can make any use of my new Maschine Mk3 on mobile?

Drone (Moog Mode)

Prockjet (Sam Prock Mobile)