Flexstyle

Cheers guys! Yeah, I will definitely have physicals of this at MAGFest, so you can definitely grab a copy there as well!

I would just like to point out that the "genteel" melodic synths (not the brassy stabs that appear throughout the song) in that ending part were actually OA as well. The man is multi-talented!

You will see a collab from XPRTNovice and Flexstyle in here, continuing my now-yearly tradition of entering only during MAGFest month!

I'm just going to link to that last post whenever anyone asks me how to improve their mixes. Well said, Rozo!

I'm getting SERIOUS Jamiroquai vibes out of this one. Super delicious stuff here!

The news is that I currently have 11 full final tracks, and about another five promised to me this week. I'm hoping for 18 tracks total, and there were a total of 22 claimed, so hopefully I'll have everything in my back pocket by the time MAGFest hits. Album release date isn't set anywhere yet, as that's up to staff, but I should have everything ready for them by mid-Feb, counting artwork.

I just wanna pop in here and say that the Shure SM7B is a fantastic mic for voiceover purposes, especially since it tends to be MUUUUUCH better about rejecting background noise than any condenser mic, yet still has a great "deep" sound to it. I've used it to record in a noisy room with several computers going, etc., and couldn't tell that they were there at all when I listened again on headphones.

This is it, folks--this is the first artist album I've released officially since 2011. As you may know, I've been staying busy--released a remix album, an original soundtrack, and a collection of all my video game remixes in between now and then. Of course, I've been busy here on OCR as well, not to mention the fact that I completed my bachelor's degree in that time span. This album has several original songs, and also includes several remixes I've done for other artists over the past few years, and they've graciously given me permission to use these mixes on my album. These artists include Benjamin Briggs, Jamison Randall (TheGuitahHeroe), and more! I've also been given the opportunity to work with gifted visual artist Edward Dennis (Final Fantasy - Random Encounter visual artist), and he's done some truly fantastic artwork for the album. In order to showcase this fantastic package, I'm shelling out for high-quality CD digipacks, rather than the low-end generic jewel cases I've used for past albums. Additionally, I'm having the album design done by a friend of mine who's been in the music industry for decades, and the quality of this package will be the highest I've ever released. This all means that this is the most expensive album I've ever put together, but fear not--the CD will cost you, the listener, the same price as I've always charged for them in the past! Ten dollars gets you this gorgeous package, as well as digital downloads in any format you like from the Bandcamp page. It does, however, mean that I'm first releasing a preorder, hopefully in order to recoup a few of my costs. If you want to support but don't want to order the package and pay for shipping, do not fear! The digital album will be available as always, as well, and that will also ease my financial burden in putting together this labor of love! Even if you can't (or don't want to) buy this album, could you consider sharing the link below with your friends? I could use as many eyeballs on this project as I can possibly get, so even a Facebook post is incredibly appreciated! You can preorder this new album, Perfect Getaway, at https://flexstyle.bandcamp.com/album/perfect-getaway. Did I mention the release date is my birthday?

Search for Flexstyle and you'll find me.

Get on in here, yo! Welcome aboard!

Loudr.fm doesn't charge anything up front and distributes to all the major music outlets, including Google Play, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, etc. They also have their own site which allows a pay-what-you-want structure similar to Bandcamp.

Dude, you could probably sell that iMac for over twice that on Craigslist. Just FYI.

Any of my originals at http://flxstyl.com are fair game.

Hrm, this'll be interesting.... I don't really remember what goals I had in 2014, especially since I didn't post anything in last year's thread, but I did do some cool stuff. - I traveled more than in any other year. Got to go overseas, saw some states I'd never seen before here in the US, got to visit many friends. - I DJ'd at...let's see, 6 conventions, I think? - Didn't do anything more for official game OSTs, but did do a little work on a reality web show. - Finished all the songs for my new album. - Started a band. - Graduated and got my bachelor's degree! Here are some goals that I'd love to attain this year: - Play at least as many conventions as I did last year, but get paid to do so. - Get my band booked for at least one out-of-state show, and don't lose money on the venture. - Generally find a way to move my income stream less from working in the small-business IT support field and more towards the music field (recording, engineering, producing, DJing, etc.). Sounds doable, I think.

I, too, am a Twitch-friendly artist. https://flexstyle.bandcamp.com/ Terms: "You are welcome to use any and all music on this (Bandcamp) page as background music, provided you link back to it and promote me during your stream occasionally."

Just to clarify, I'm not taking anything new on at this point.

Thus far, I've gotten these things: - A nice, tidy sum of cash (much needed) - pajama pants - t-shirt - 3 packs of caramel Digestive Biscuits (UK friends will know what I'm talking about ) - carrying case for my Akai MPK49 - Barnes and Noble gift card, fairly large - a couple of coffee mugs (which I collect) - my little sisters got me a spatula and some measuring spoons, which was quite thoughtful of them as I'll be moving out and in need of such things soon - black licorice wheels - coupon for a nice dinner (with guest) at my sister's house. - Iguana Deuces golden habanero pepper hot sauce - Coffee Bean gift card - four giant volumes of sci-fi/fantasy short stories courtesy of Secret Santa, The Damned. All of which is very much appreciated, and makes me feel incredibly, unjustifiably loved by many, many people. :-D

It's true--I'll probably loan the books to him once I'm done, haha.

Absolutely!

Well? What'd ya get?

I have this awesome stuff from The Damned! Thanks a ton sir, I'm looking forward to reading all these novels. I think my posting here got delayed since there's another Michael Birch in the house (my dad, also a sci-fi and fantasy junkie) and anything addressed to plain ol' "Michael Birch" without my middle initial, and addressed from Amazon is assumed to be for him, and I live in a large family so it took 'em a while to figure this out. Nevertheless, this collection will undoubtedly be devoured even before MAGFest hits. For what it's worth, I at least opened the boxes in the correct order. THANK YOU!

screw you mate it's punk rock

How much do people want to buy what you're selling? More importantly, how much do they want to buy it from you?

I'll just go ahead and close this one out quickly. Solid arrangement, great combo of sounds. +1 on Larry's gripe with the piano, and +1 on Justin's gripe on the drums not being terribly well-mixed, but those are small items in the larger scheme. YES

Hoo boy. Where to begin on this one? Let's list a few issues: - first, the source is hard to listen to, with that panning all over the place. (not your fault, of course, but worth noting.) - like the source, the remix has almost no structure, nothing in the way of buildup, breakdown, ebb, flow, etc. - honestly, this sounds very much like a direct MIDI rip, with almost no variation on the original--just a different set of sounds. If you revisit this, you'll want to sit down and build a proper arrangement that has a beginning, an end, and discernible structure. You'll want to actually arrange the original to some degree, rather than just copying it note-for-note, and you'll probably want to upgrade your production approach a bit as well, since that whole "hard panning quickly" thing is hard to listen to. There's a lot more I could say, but I don't want to do all that typing. This should be enough to work on for now. If you want extra insight, the Workshop forums are always a great place to start! NO