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From about 1997-2003, I wrote electronic music.  I have never taken the time to put it online, but I have always wanted a sort of repository for my work.  Soundcloud seems like a good place for it.

When I decided to goof off in my high school guitar class, and started playing with my teacher's drum machine, I fell in love.  A few months later, when a friend lent me his Boss DR-5, it turned into lust.  I saved up my money to buy one for myself, and I took it everywhere.  While it taught me a lot about programming and song structure, I eventually felt that I was outgrowing it.  I got a computer, and a copy of Acid, and everything changed.  Anything I could dream up was now at my fingertips.  I would spend hours and hours, late into the night, tweaking sounds to make them just right.  Later, I added Fruityloops to my arsenal, and (in my opinion) got to be pretty good.

Around 2003, I moved into my own place, and something changed.  I didn't feel the desire to create anymore, and the muse started slipping away from me.  I worked on a few snippets and remixes, but eventually, I stopped writing altogether.  I miss it, for sure, but the desire, patience, and, well, time, to do the work just isn't there anymore.

So, here is the result of that period of my life.  Mainly, I wanted a place to point people to when I tell them I used to be a musician, rather than whipping out my iPod or waiting for them to come over to my house.  However, it would be interesting to hear what other people think about it as well.  

If anyone is interested in using my stuff for a commercial or personal project, let me know, as I am open to the idea.  Please don't just steal it though, as that is uncool.

Thanks for listening.

☁ https://cloudchord.net

All inquiries: cole@pivotal-agency.com  

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Cloudchord (Derek VanScoten) is a producer, guitarist, and genre bending specialist that is augmenting musical possibility into reality with his remarkable technical skills. His refreshing takes on atmospheric dance music have solidified his place in the world of psychedelic chill hop beats.
 
VanScoten was inspired by pivotal live experiences leading him into jazz and classical guitar studies, while digging through the fertile left-of-center instrumental hip-hop. Born out of this aesthetic convergence, Cloudchord has established himself in the burgeoning lo-fi chillhop scene with his own blissfully hypnotic sonic alchemy. He’s since racked up 100 million total streams and won an Emmy for scoring on the documentary In Football We Trust, all while building his reputation with engaging live performances and an overflowing catalog of tunes.

Recent Press:
"Austin-based Cloudchord has a knack for working his slick guitar playing into his songs and effortlessly puts this talent on full display" -This Song Is Sick

"Cloudchord has amazed with his atmospheric remixes of Big Gigantic, Savoy, Autograf, and more." -Run the Trap

When it comes to Cloudchord, you never know what's behind that play button. The US beat-maker & guitarist can swing you from an utter zen mode to the break-your-bones-dance-vibe with a snap of his fingers! - Stereofox

"Perfect for injecting some more energy into one’s day." -Dancing Astronaut

"CLOUDCHORD has developed a lightning-in-a-bottle sound as he precisely associates, and synthesizes separate genres with detailed production and skill."
-Beautiful Buzz

"The airy effervescent, spongy soft future pop is sublimely intoxicating.” -I Heart Moosiq

"What do you get when you combine elements of shoegaze, jazz, low-fi, glitch and indie? ‘Forever For Now’ by the Austin-based Cloudchord." -Indietronica

www.cloudchord.net
www.facebook.com/cloudchord
www.soundcloud.com/cloudchord
www.instagram.com/cloudchord
www.twitter.com/cloudchord

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Feel free to promote any of my tracks, or contact me about anything from collaborations to general questions about my music.
contact me @ cloudchordmusic@gmail.com

producer/vocalist
releases with:
https://soundcloud.com/business-casual
https://soundcloud.com/savonamusic
https://soundcloud.com/argofox

The Void Stares Back

Bookings: info@chillitriberecords.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lusid_music_uk/

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With one eyeliner-stained eye looking back over a black-clad shoulder, harkening to the dark electronic music of the past, yet seductively mixed with bleeding-edge production drawn from modern EDM, and other electronic genres.

 This project is an outlet for the ravaged, the lost and fucked-up souls.

Raw, visceral chronicles encased in a slick dichotomy of infectious Bass Music and Dark Pop/Electro, with even darker emotional themes. 

Embrace the delicious somber sonnets and electro-dirge of Adoration Destroyed... The forlorn, the obliterated...this one's for You.

Crushing your feelings with piano. For more synthy stuff, check out my other project, Exploding Sunset.

https://soundcloud.com/explodingsunset

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