This song was a collaboration with my cousin T. Michael Pender.  He wrote the lyrics and I wrote the music.  As he put it, a true family affair!

Mean Ol' Sun

Nightmare in Blue

Nightmare In Blue

Immediate Distance

Deliberation

Early Ascent

A New Day

Angel's Wing

The Gathering

This piece was a sonic experiment, tuned to 432Hz. It's been said that music tuned to 432Hz (as opposed to music tuned to the standard 440Hz) is more natural and harmonious with nature. Where 440Hz tuning is said to seem more harsh and aggressive feeling. So, I tuned this song to 432Hz. Each separate instrument was tuned to 432Hz. All midi tracks were tuned at the synthesizer itself. In the case of patches with multiple layered voices, each voice, or layer of the patch, was tuned down 8 cents from it's original tuning. That way the intended harmony or dissonance of the layered voices to each other and to the universe remained intact. All analog recordings were tuned to 432Hz at the track level of my DAW.
Hope you enjoy it, and let me know what you think!

The Escape

Tempest

Thank you for listening.  Whether writing and recording bluesy rock tunes with @twelve-above, or composing psychedelic instrumentals at home, creating music has become my favorite pastime.  I write these tracks to continually work on improving my composing, playing, recording, mixing/mastering, and arranging skills.  Also because I love creating a piece of music from a blank slate, allowing it to take me where it wants to go, and discovering/creating new and interesting sounds along the way.  I like blues, jazz, rock, classical, and anything psychedelic that reminds me of Pink Floyd, David Bowie, the Twilight Zone, or old campy sci-fi movie sounds.

I would welcome the idea of collaborating on music or movie projects with other like-minded artists, just send me a message.

Any feedback on the music is greatly appreciated.

Deliberation Album is available at https://bandcamp.com, and all proceeds go to "Little Kids Rock". Learn more at http://littlekidsrock.org.

Favorite DAW: Studio One 3 Pro. 
Favorite Synths: Dune 2, Presence, Mai Tai, Tal Noisemaker.
Guitars used: Epiphone Les Paul Standard Pro, Fender American Standard Strat.
Keyboards/midi controllers: Alesis vi25, Casio Privia PX350 88 key digital piano.
Audio interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2.

Troy Pender

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