Biography
Music was like the feeling a kid gets on Christmas to me in my youth. My presents were discarded records from a local 50's rock radio station, thanks to my mom. She cleaned offices and asked if she could take the old records home that were headed for the dustbin. I swear I must have listened to "Rock Around The Clock" five-hundred times.
Junior high through high school I played violin and in the orchestra met a guy who played the cello and who was deep into music and electronics. His influences were all the 80's new wave music, Kraftwerk, and Yaz. I'd heard him called one of the few people talented enough to both "play AND build a synthesizer". We recorded music and made Super-8 movies that were demented masterpieces of low-budget film-making.
After my years of playing the violin and making it to 'second string', I decided to quit the violin and take up drums as a venue for my frustrations. I had a lot of fun, but I think my father had constant headaches.
About ten years ago, all I could afford was a drum machine and a Tascam four-track, so I referenced the music of Adam & The Ants for inspiration (heavy vocals and drums), but somehow I always ended up sounding ike the Beach Boys. Many tapes later, I bought a Roland synth to add to my growing list of equipment.
I've had the good fortune to play with a variety of strange and wonderful musicians... during art-school, I played drums and sang with a very interesting guy who was always drunk and totally into South African music, and I was one half of a minimalist punk/blues duo, another friend and I jointly invented a sub-genre of music we called "techno-Latino", and I also enjoyed having many philosophical discussions and recording sessions with a semi-famous surf guitarist.
Now, with my iMac, GarageBand, Soundtrack, iPad and iPod touch (and several synths and a 4-track stuck permanently in storage), I'm having fun exploring a universe of sound with all of the fine creative people here on iCompositions.
Music 
| Title |
Genre |
Released |
Plays |
| Fly Right (Record Company Suits Mix) |
Other |
May 14, 2013 |
75 |
| From On High The Mountain |
Other |
May 11, 2013 |
93 |
| Northern Lights |
Other |
May 9, 2013 |
91 |
| Solid State |
Other |
May 7, 2013 |
69 |
| Here's to You |
Other |
May 6, 2013 |
77 |
| Goodbye Moon |
Other |
Mar 24, 2013 |
104 |
| Badass |
Other |
Mar 24, 2013 |
77 |
| Heat |
Other |
Mar 23, 2013 |
114 |
| Conspiracy |
Other |
Mar 23, 2013 |
114 |
| Modular |
Other |
Jan 31, 2013 |
81 |
| Situation |
Other |
Jan 28, 2013 |
80 |
| Try Screaming |
Other |
Jan 27, 2013 |
85 |
| Invincible |
Other |
Jan 27, 2013 |
97 |
| Pacific Warriors |
Surf |
Jan 3, 2013 |
118 |
| Vessels |
Other |
Dec 29, 2012 |
97 |
| Ojai |
Other |
Dec 27, 2012 |
86 |
| Big Bad |
Other |
Dec 18, 2012 |
82 |
| 45 Revolutions Per Minute |
Other |
Dec 1, 2012 |
104 |
| Eight-Track Heart |
Country |
Nov 10, 2012 |
130 |
| Skandal |
Other |
Oct 27, 2012 |
119 |
| Look Don't Touch |
Other |
Oct 4, 2012 |
160 |
| Wrath |
Other |
Sep 30, 2012 |
115 |
| Keeping Time |
Other |
Sep 16, 2012 |
143 |
| Be Kind To Robots |
Other |
Aug 19, 2012 |
155 |
| Sharp |
Other |
Aug 2, 2012 |
207 |
| A Fistful of Euros (2012) |
Other |
Jul 10, 2012 |
223 |
| Teardown |
Other |
Jun 23, 2012 |
124 |
| So Then (Revisited) |
Other |
May 20, 2012 |
167 |
| Sure Kid |
Rock |
Apr 15, 2012 |
185 |
| Night Vision (Firefight) |
Other |
Mar 10, 2012 |
248 |
| Spelunking |
Other |
Mar 10, 2012 |
207 |
| Lower |
Other |
Mar 8, 2012 |
200 |
| Break 'n' Down |
Other |
Mar 8, 2012 |
179 |
| Panic at Sea |
Other |
Mar 8, 2012 |
163 |
| North Shore LO |
Other |
Mar 4, 2012 |
187 |
| Ululator |
Other |
Mar 4, 2012 |
157 |
| Nouveau étrange |
Other |
Mar 4, 2012 |
167 |
| Love's Eternal Medicine |
Other |
Mar 3, 2012 |
136 |
Animalissimo (Sammydix Monstermix)  |
Other |
Mar 3, 2012 |
219 |
| The Love March |
Other |
Feb 19, 2012 |
180 |
| Animalissimo |
Other |
Feb 19, 2012 |
200 |
| To Whomever |
Other |
Feb 19, 2012 |
248 |
| Surf to Kill |
Surf |
Feb 19, 2012 |
209 |
| Tragic One |
Other |
Feb 4, 2012 |
219 |
| Disappear |
Other |
Feb 4, 2012 |
181 |
All's Fair [The Sammydix Mix]  |
Other |
Jan 12, 2012 |
266 |
| The Blind King |
Other |
Jan 1, 2012 |
194 |
| All's Fair |
Other |
Dec 31, 2011 |
201 |
| From The Beginning |
Other |
Dec 28, 2011 |
209 |
| Fly Right |
Other |
Dec 27, 2011 |
234 |
| Neverlast |
Other |
Nov 6, 2011 |
200 |
| All Fall Down |
Other |
Nov 6, 2011 |
188 |
| It Ain't Pretty |
Other |
Oct 13, 2011 |
197 |
| I Like |
Other |
Oct 10, 2011 |
265 |
| Another Piece of Me |
Other |
Oct 9, 2011 |
199 |
| Yeah, Right |
Rock |
Sep 19, 2011 |
306 |
| Washed Up On Your Shore |
Surf |
Sep 18, 2011 |
376 |
| Alive |
Other |
Sep 18, 2011 |
213 |
| Cold Slap |
Rock |
Sep 17, 2011 |
205 |
| Respect The Rhythm |
Other |
Sep 17, 2011 |
189 |
| Don't Take Me For A Fool, Fool |
Other |
Aug 22, 2011 |
238 |
| The Blue Rider |
Other |
Aug 21, 2011 |
188 |
| The Good Plan The Evil Plot |
Other |
Aug 21, 2011 |
217 |
| Happy To Be Here |
Other |
Aug 21, 2011 |
201 |
| Bang On |
Other |
Aug 21, 2011 |
216 |
| West by Mid-West |
Other |
Aug 11, 2011 |
245 |
| Bleak Country |
Other |
Aug 9, 2011 |
279 |
| Digging Your Own Grave |
Other |
Jul 24, 2011 |
226 |
| The Visitation |
Other |
Jul 7, 2011 |
264 |
| Le Chat Noir |
Other |
Jul 5, 2011 |
218 |
| Blonde Girls |
Other |
Jun 2, 2011 |
241 |
| Take Everything (Take 2) |
Other |
Jun 2, 2011 |
231 |
| Damn You |
Electronica |
May 30, 2011 |
243 |
Eyes to Face to Lips to Kiss  |
Other |
Apr 22, 2011 |
353 |
| Ya Herd (Follow Me) |
Other |
Apr 12, 2011 |
251 |
| Unlocked, Unloaded |
Rock |
Apr 2, 2011 |
282 |
| Fresh Blood |
Rock |
Apr 2, 2011 |
303 |
| RAT Beach |
Surf |
Apr 1, 2011 |
432 |
| Flash Mob Drive |
Rock |
Apr 1, 2011 |
462 |
| MMOB |
Other |
Mar 28, 2011 |
257 |
| The War Against Us |
Other |
Mar 14, 2011 |
276 |
| (I Am) Hi-End |
Other |
Mar 13, 2011 |
287 |
| Alien Half (Monstrous Mix) |
Other |
Jan 5, 2011 |
329 |
| Alien Half-Mirror Mix |
Other |
Jan 4, 2011 |
310 |
| Alien Half |
Other |
Dec 5, 2010 |
420 |
| Inside The Molehill |
Other |
Dec 5, 2010 |
372 |
| Neon Eyes |
Other |
Nov 30, 2010 |
419 |
| Ironic Attachments |
Other |
Aug 1, 2010 |
368 |
| A-Love (a mere sound sketch) |
Other |
Jul 1, 2010 |
346 |
| 2x Over |
Other |
Jul 1, 2010 |
367 |
| Gettin' Old Fast |
Other |
May 16, 2010 |
437 |
| Wild Woman |
Rock |
May 16, 2010 |
352 |
| Phantom Feelings |
Other |
May 16, 2010 |
399 |
| Pighead |
Other |
Sep 5, 2009 |
569 |
| Anarcho-Capitalists |
Other |
Aug 2, 2009 |
481 |
| Earth Strikes Back |
Other |
Jun 15, 2009 |
535 |
| A Fistful of Euros |
Other |
May 24, 2009 |
427 |
| Eternal été |
Other |
May 21, 2009 |
374 |
| Glas Tae |
Other |
May 19, 2009 |
438 |
| Come Música de Los Angeles |
Other |
May 18, 2009 |
423 |
| Tears for the Living |
Other |
May 9, 2009 |
381 |
| Oh, Reggae Reggae |
Ska/Reggae/Dub |
May 9, 2009 |
462 |
| Intensely Quiet |
Other |
Apr 18, 2009 |
580 |
| Light Emitting Fluids |
Other |
Mar 21, 2009 |
450 |
| Strange Stranger |
Other |
Mar 16, 2009 |
434 |
| Love, Remorse & The Gallows (aka The Story Of Our Children On Their March To Hell) |
Other |
Mar 15, 2009 |
417 |
| Hot Soul Stealers Turn On The Dream Drill |
Other |
Mar 14, 2009 |
577 |
| Black Gold |
Other |
Mar 1, 2009 |
441 |
| Dot Dot Dot |
Other |
Feb 28, 2009 |
401 |
| Pimple Pop |
Other |
Feb 28, 2009 |
436 |
| On a Bus to Nowhere |
Other |
Feb 14, 2009 |
419 |
| Clash |
Other |
Feb 10, 2009 |
545 |
| Hand Over Fist |
Other |
Feb 8, 2009 |
502 |
| Please Please Please (Hold On) |
Other |
Dec 21, 2008 |
646 |
| Vamipires Leeches Politicians |
Other |
Dec 21, 2008 |
660 |
| Boom Chick Boom |
Other |
Dec 14, 2008 |
631 |
| Body Mod |
Other |
Nov 30, 2008 |
530 |
| Day of the Lipids (The War Within Expands to Dr. Yang's Exoskeleton) |
Other |
Nov 29, 2008 |
537 |
| The Seams |
Other |
Oct 22, 2008 |
642 |
| Sugarneck |
Other |
Sep 22, 2008 |
610 |
| F to the G |
Other |
Sep 22, 2008 |
476 |
| Tiny Heart Attacks |
Other |
Sep 12, 2008 |
586 |
| Melt In Your Mouth |
Other |
Sep 8, 2008 |
691 |
| Wiseguy |
Other |
Aug 29, 2008 |
485 |
| Soul Transfer |
Other |
Aug 23, 2008 |
506 |
| Split the Diff |
Other |
Aug 22, 2008 |
464 |
| The Bad, The Good and The Beautiful |
Other |
Aug 21, 2008 |
463 |
| Sturm und Drang |
Other |
Aug 21, 2008 |
521 |
| Standards & Measures |
Other |
Aug 11, 2008 |
534 |
| Touchy-Feely |
Other |
Jun 23, 2008 |
741 |
| Wide Open Spaces |
Other |
May 31, 2008 |
706 |
| Sun's Burnin' Up |
Other |
Apr 13, 2008 |
775 |
| Cage |
Rock |
Mar 13, 2008 |
567 |
| Articulate |
Other |
Jan 27, 2008 |
594 |
| Santo Shaitan |
Latin |
Nov 25, 2007 |
709 |
| Bizazzy |
Other |
Nov 11, 2007 |
716 |
| Swamp Thang |
Other |
Nov 5, 2007 |
710 |
| Funktangle |
Funk |
Nov 4, 2007 |
762 |
Behind Sorrow (Neumuzik Mix)  |
Other |
Aug 30, 2007 |
2011 |
| Deep End Edit |
Other |
Jun 21, 2007 |
602 |
| back at the pad |
Other |
Jun 6, 2007 |
579 |
| Half-Truths and Heartache |
Other |
May 6, 2007 |
647 |
| Cuz I'm Dedicated |
Electronica |
Apr 9, 2007 |
659 |
| Sobering |
Other |
Apr 8, 2007 |
643 |
| Vulnerable |
Electronica |
Jan 28, 2007 |
975 |
All I Think About Is You (Again) - by borris  |
Rock |
Dec 24, 2006 |
987 |
| Fast Approach |
Rock |
Dec 10, 2006 |
892 |
| Riding |
Jazz |
Nov 30, 2006 |
769 |
The Queen Is Coming (Remix)  |
Folk |
Nov 16, 2006 |
1099 |
| Swing Low, Sweet Chariot |
Other |
Sep 25, 2006 |
1258 |
| Presto |
Electronica |
Sep 1, 2006 |
763 |
| Fangs |
Other |
Aug 22, 2006 |
789 |
Urban Fashion Customer-Slight Remix  |
Rock |
Jul 29, 2006 |
1238 |
Down The Path by Illuminator (Neumuzik Mix)  |
Alternative |
Jul 17, 2006 |
961 |
Baby of Mine Music Video  |
Music Videos |
Jul 16, 2006 |
1240 |
Baby of Mine (with solos) for Geechi by oldblueday-less noise  |
Folk |
Jul 15, 2006 |
1155 |
Head For The Shed Music Video  |
Music Videos |
Jun 28, 2006 |
1532 |
| Waxxx Music Video |
Music Videos |
Jun 17, 2006 |
939 |
Bee The One Music Video  |
Music Videos |
Jun 15, 2006 |
2262 |
| For Real |
Electronica |
May 28, 2006 |
889 |
| My Bad |
Rock |
May 6, 2006 |
943 |
| Back To The Front |
Rock |
Apr 19, 2006 |
958 |
The Best Song I Never Wrote  |
Rock |
Apr 18, 2006 |
1123 |
| Torn |
Other |
Apr 12, 2006 |
929 |
| Knockoff |
Other |
Feb 18, 2006 |
989 |
| Thick |
Rock |
Jan 16, 2006 |
1001 |
| A Close Shave |
Other |
Nov 20, 2005 |
1011 |
| The Dead Sea |
Other |
Oct 24, 2005 |
1185 |
| Petrified |
Other |
Oct 23, 2005 |
1121 |
| Orbiting Denver |
Other |
Oct 22, 2005 |
994 |
| Skin Games |
Other |
Oct 11, 2005 |
1187 |
| Go Girl |
Other |
Aug 21, 2005 |
1179 |
| Brass Knuckles and Goldtooth |
Other |
Aug 13, 2005 |
1033 |
| Sick Waves |
Other |
Aug 8, 2005 |
997 |
| Nightbirds |
Other |
Aug 6, 2005 |
1043 |
| Touch |
Other |
Jul 25, 2005 |
1026 |
| Deep Down Delta Blues |
Other |
Jul 24, 2005 |
979 |
| Sad Day |
Other |
Jul 8, 2005 |
1261 |
| Ain't Half Bad |
Other |
Jul 4, 2005 |
996 |
| Deep, Deep, Deep Undercover |
Other |
Jun 27, 2005 |
3539 |
| Ready Steady Bump |
Other |
Jun 19, 2005 |
1035 |
| Celestial |
Other |
Jun 19, 2005 |
941 |
| Louis Antoine de Bougainville |
Other |
Jun 19, 2005 |
1120 |
| Roman Candle Afterglow |
Electronica |
Jun 18, 2005 |
1165 |
| Destroy All Supermarkets |
Other |
Jun 11, 2005 |
1083 |
| Shamalamabang |
Other |
Jun 3, 2005 |
1008 |
| Lipsmacka |
Other |
May 28, 2005 |
997 |
| Tasty Pudding |
Other |
Apr 10, 2005 |
957 |
| Miss Badness |
Other |
Feb 27, 2005 |
1150 |
| Floor 13 |
Other |
Feb 16, 2005 |
1195 |
| Psychic Detective |
Other |
Feb 1, 2005 |
1199 |
| Scrape |
Other |
Jan 22, 2005 |
1172 |
| Counting Quarters |
Other |
Jan 11, 2005 |
2024 |
| Dead End Street |
Other |
Jan 1, 2005 |
1266 |
| Trash Trove |
Other |
Dec 2, 2004 |
1439 |
| Doctor M |
Other |
Nov 30, 2004 |
1245 |
| Mirror House |
Other |
Nov 7, 2004 |
1174 |
| Eastworld |
Other |
Oct 18, 2004 |
1157 |
| The Killers (the song, not the band) |
Other |
Oct 3, 2004 |
8362 |
| Descent |
Other |
Sep 21, 2004 |
1623 |
| We Gotta Keep Movin' |
Other |
Sep 18, 2004 |
1734 |
| Go-Go Zombie Distortion! |
Other |
Sep 13, 2004 |
1825 |
| Rockfish |
Other |
Sep 10, 2004 |
2193 |
| Wack Daddy |
Other |
Sep 9, 2004 |
1444 |
| The Ghost Effect |
Other |
Sep 7, 2004 |
2084 |
| Abandon Starship! redux |
Other |
Sep 6, 2004 |
1484 |
| Thinkbox (Mechatronic Mix) |
Other |
Aug 29, 2004 |
2079 |
| Inverter |
Other |
Aug 15, 2004 |
1380 |
| Salt |
Other |
Jul 25, 2004 |
1615 |
| In A Pig's Eye |
Other |
Jul 22, 2004 |
1547 |
| Phatnasty |
Other |
Jun 27, 2004 |
1519 |
| Venus Goes To Mars |
Other |
Jun 26, 2004 |
1334 |
| Grudge Match |
Other |
Jun 7, 2004 |
1286 |
| Disrepaired |
Other |
Jun 6, 2004 |
1267 |
| Bullet Train |
Other |
Jun 6, 2004 |
1766 |
| The Mind Feeds On Itself |
Other |
Jun 6, 2004 |
1435 |
| Unibody |
Other |
Jun 5, 2004 |
1292 |
| Shnazzy |
Other |
May 9, 2004 |
3577 |
| Night Tendrils |
Jazz |
May 2, 2004 |
1366 |
| Unfinished Business |
Other |
May 1, 2004 |
2204 |
| Yaknow |
Other |
Apr 29, 2004 |
1745 |
| Waxxx |
Other |
Apr 29, 2004 |
2661 |
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