New Tune on MySpace

I've been working on this tune for weeks and weeks, interrupted by work and holidays and other get-in-the-way things. This weekend I managed to finish off the last two bars, arrange it in Reason and export it to mp3 format. For those of you who would like to listen to it, you can find it on my Gamma One-Six page on MySpace. The tune is called "Carmichael's Last Wish".

GamesCom 2009

As GamesCom is just a week and a half away I thought I would post.

This year I'm hoping to hook up with quite a few clients and friends, as well as help support and promote games I've been involved in.

Primarily, there'll be promotion for the Wii version of So Blonde, for which we recorded the English voices a few weeks ago. Hopefully, they'll be fully integrated into the latest version on show. Although I imagine that the DS version will also be on show, there are no voices in that version.

There are also a couple of other upcoming games with which I've been involved, but at the moment I don't know which I can talk about and how much I can tell. One of them is a new IP I created, so I'm looking forward to discussing that one. Let's hope I can do so at GamesCom.

As always, I enjoy meeting members of the gaming press and look forward to doing so again at this show. It's always a pleasure to discuss the work I do with genuinely interested parties.

My composer friend, Josh Winiberg should be attending this year. For those who don't know, Josh composed the music for Mr. Smoozles Goes Nutso, which went a long way towards giving the game the fun feel it has.

If anyone would like to meet up or arrange an interview, please don't hesitate to drop me a line.

Returning to the world...

It's now been a month since my mother passed away and I'd like to thank all those who have sent me their kind thoughts and sympathy. Knowing that there were people thinking of me during a very trying time has been extremely helpful and comforting. I feel like I'm returning to the world once more and the last week has seen me doing some work again. Prior to that I was worried that I was going to be permanently blocked, such was the way I felt when looking at documents in Word.

One of the things that helped a lot was working on some music. I've dabbled with compositional software on and off for years, but I recently bought a brilliant piece of software called Reason and this has transformed what I've been able to produce. One piece I developed in the last couple of weeks was a tribute to my mother called, "Relentless Force (for Mam)". In order for people to listen to the piece (should they wish to do so), I've created a music profile on MySpace called Gamma One-Six and I've put the piece on there along with a few other tunes. I hope you'll take the time to have a listen and let me know your thoughts.

Seeds and Bridges - concert series

For those interested in music that goes way beyond the bland nature of much of today's popular offerings, why not try out a series of concerts in my home town of Hull. More information about the Seeds and Bridges concerts can be found on their MySpace page. Some excellent tracks on the page, too, to act as a taster.

New band from Sweden - the Theory is Sound

http://www.myspace.com/ttisband

Check out this new band, the Theory is Sound. they have a very mature heavy sound which makes me think they've been around for years instead of having just put together their first demo songs. Take a listen, I'm sure you'll be impressed.