Zack Hemsey - Waiting Between Worlds

"There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacing of the spheres." - Pythagoras. 

The implication of this quote of music's ability to encapsulate underlying patterns in the cosmos drew me into music. I am a neoclassical composure. I am a recent graduate of Master's program at the University of Cambridge, and will be continuing onto a PHD in the coming year. I have a background philosophy and communication theory. I came into music composition because of my realization that music is a special kind of communication tool that permits one to say or signify many things that can not be said with verbal language. I am a person with physical disabilities, that have prevented me from learning to play any instruments directly. Therefore, I compose electronically using virtual instrument libraries (from east west studios) in the qbase and studio one audio workstations - I use these programs to dictate, orchestrate, mix, and master my music. 

I am chiefly inspired by historical masters of the orchestral cannon, such as Vivaldi, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelson, Mahler, Rachmaninov, Debussy, and Barber. I am also inspired by modern orchestral composures such as John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Ramin Djawadi, and Max Richter. 

Though music is not my profession it is much more than a hobby. It is a means by which I aim to accomplish a different form of the objective I most aspire to as a scholar. Namely, to provoke useful thought and catalyze productive dialectics in the minds of those who consume my work.

I am me. I seriously have nothing else to write

Hey there, Traveler…

My crops… they've been ravaged! A blight of the soul, they say. The spirits of the land are weak, their rhythms fading. Only the most wicked, the most earth-shaking basslines can restore them.

I, the humble farmer (and surprisingly adept beatmaker), beseech thee! Gather 10 wicked bass rhythms – 10 potent spells of sonic energy – to help the spirits regrow my precious mycops.

Your reward? The satisfaction of saving a digital farm… and maybe some seriously funky tunes. So, grab your controller (or your MIDI keyboard!), and let's get this harvest started!

#SaveTheMycops #BasslineBlessings #DigitalFarming

I’ve always been a writer, I’ve loved writing stories my entire life. I started writing a graphic novel, Blood Of Sovereignty in 2016. I also love writing short stories in different universes such as the Warhammer 40k universe the Doom universe, GOT universe, The walking dead universe…You name it and I love writing characters and story lines within any universe that I admire and love to read about or play in (video games). 

I started writing music back in 2011, took a long break. Then in 2014 got back into writing music and learning how to make instrumentals and play certain instruments. Have had a long battle with addiction and an even longer battle with depression, severe depression. So I have never been as consistent as I’ve liked to be with making music. 

The last two years I’ve really honed in on my skills and mastering my sound and style (which is all over the place). I don’t classify myself as being apart of one genre of anything. I like all kinds of music and that’s what I make, I make sounds that I enjoy or feel like making. It ranges from folk to rock, metal, grunge, tribute music, cover songs, blues, house, pop, alternative rock. Being an artist is something that allows you to create whatever you’re feeling or wanting to create. Don’t box yourself in because that’s how you end up losing the spark you have for wanting to create.

Zack Hemsey - Waiting Between Worlds

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