Biography

I am an entirely fictitious person. I don't exist outside iCompositions.

My author is a Has Been, trying to re-invent himself.
He used to work as a Performance Artist and Musician, and he had his own 8-track tape recording studio. A disabling illness made live work difficult for him. He became involved in a Multimedia business... but eventually he had to give this up, as well.

But he "really is" an academic. He has degrees in Science and Computer Graphics. Semi-retired, he has become a Sponsored Artist. He is setting up and running a studio for a resource centre for start-up movie makers. His task is the production of tutorials and helping movie makers with all post production tasks including editing and music. Through this little job, we have access to a Mac and all the Software we need. He also works on the production of Art and Architecture books.

He wants to make free music in his spare time: free to listen, free from all restrictions imposed by commercial considerations, free from audience expectations brought on by past activities. He loves making music for the sake of his love for music: it's intricacy, beauty and elegance, without any other agenda: "No Guru, No Message, No Teacher".
So he invented me. He passed all his skills and knowledge on to me, and allowed me to do as I please, as long as I didn't compromise his desire for privacy.

I started uploading the kind of music he makes on the job, different tracks, but still the same kind of work - quite successfully, got good reviews... but he wasn't happy. The boundaries between work and leisure activities began to blur, and he felt he was not getting any time off, really.

So, I uploaded some music which is entirely my own, very different from what he does on the job. Very unconventional, often experimental, always my own, without compromise... and you people responded beyond my expectations - suddenly I was doing "Weekly Top Ten" tracks.... unbelievable!

He is happy now. As long as I can keep my icompositions clearly separate from his job, and my identity separate from his own, he'll let me work away.
Let us hope I'll be here for a while to come...

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Blog rss

"Off" For A While - Difficulties... December 15, 2008
...with some people around me...
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I don't comment on Christmas Songs... December 4, 2008
Just in case those of you whose songs I usually comment on might wonder what's up...
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1 Year at iComp - Thank YOU! October 25, 2008
Yesterday, actually, was my first iCompositions anniversary.
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Settling back into iComp... September 18, 2008
...my second attempt!
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HUGE Industrial Music Session August 19, 2008
David Byrne plays BIG music
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Music rss

Title Genre Released Plays
Enceladus Encounter Other Oct 3, 2008 3519
Dream Cymbalism Collab Other Jun 29, 2008 1970
The Track Of Time (with new 1st movement) Other Jun 27, 2008 1226
Brixton Ceilidh Other Jun 13, 2008 1898
The Heartbeat Of The Ancient Forest Other Jun 1, 2008 1443
Cymbalism (posted for collaborations) Other May 26, 2008 1364
The Witch, The Cardinal, And The Demons Other May 22, 2008 1184
Mayo Revisited Collab Inspirational May 10, 2008 936
The Siren Of The Rhine Other May 9, 2008 2600
Obscure Variations On An Obvious Theme Collab Other May 3, 2008 1411
The King Of The Faeries (instrument audition) Inspirational Apr 16, 2008 1183
It Is Made Of Music Inspirational Apr 8, 2008 1031
Don't Break The Silence Other Apr 4, 2008 3384
The Dancefloor Comet Dance Apr 3, 2008 1061
Midnight Commuter Train Other Mar 26, 2008 1382
Strange Attractions Other Mar 19, 2008 1583
The Comet Inspirational Mar 13, 2008 1408
All Your Dub Are Belong To Us Dance Mar 8, 2008 2551
1956 Thunderbird (with drums and bass) Collab Jazz Feb 4, 2008 1298
Critical Mass: Shepard's Nocturne Other Jan 25, 2008 1392
4 To The Floor 4 Frankie Dance Jan 20, 2008 807
Critical Mass (WIP) Other Jan 15, 2008 829
The World's Best Known Song Alternative Jan 9, 2008 5543
The Track Of Time (finished) Other Jan 5, 2008 1182
Joseph And The Devils Inspirational Dec 31, 2007 988
Tsunami Other Dec 27, 2007 957
Solstice (Seasonal Greetings to All) Inspirational Dec 21, 2007 934
Second Helping (With Fruit And Nuts) Jazz Dec 19, 2007 958
Serial Bowl (for RAMZAR and Jasali) Jazz Dec 9, 2007 1015
Gnossienne No. 1 Inspirational Dec 8, 2007 994
Gnossienne No. 3 Classical Dec 7, 2007 1744
Pictures At A Bonestell Exhibition - complete Inspirational Dec 4, 2007 973
Carolan's Receipt For Drinking Dance Dec 1, 2007 804
Pacific Awakening Classical Nov 27, 2007 744
The King of The Faeries Inspirational Nov 25, 2007 992
The Pictures... Setups Nov 21, 2007 821
Lady Rose Dillon (by Carolan) Dance Nov 18, 2007 699
Air On A G-String Classical Nov 16, 2007 1451
Radio Goa Dance Nov 5, 2007 845
Blue Paint On Board, Framed Jazz Nov 3, 2007 846
Transmission Ska/Reggae/Dub Nov 2, 2007 1217
1ere Gymnopedie Classical Oct 31, 2007 790
The Track Of Time Classical Oct 30, 2007 770
Blue Paint On A Freeform Canvas Jazz Oct 30, 2007 912
Dreamdance Alternative Oct 29, 2007 760
It's Just Around The Corner Other Oct 28, 2007 784
Hewlett Dance Oct 26, 2007 633
Carolan's Farewell New Age Oct 25, 2007 1148

Collaborations

Favorites

Title Artist Genre Plays
The First Sunday In July aaront [+1] Jazz 983
One day Narananda Classical 623
Muddy Water - first trial mix for CD, still needs Davids vocals BridgeCreek [+1] Blues 737
It's All Relative DanielLambert Electronica 593
There I Am (part one) RichardRinger Other 608
Here's Your War Naaji [+1] World 625
RnB Instrumental New Peroxide R&B 1002
Jai Shri Ganesh (feat Ramonaji) imadesentana [+1] Ska/Reggae/Dub 5414
They're Out There deputydoofy Electronica 551
giddy beat feel Lapskin Electronica 481
Dynamo Narananda Ambient 588
Mare Serenitatis cammiloo Ambient 663
Here For A While DanielLambert Electronica 603
Rain Dance Filmscorz Jazz 1057
Cast Away neuumann Alternative 657
Dark Death Lapskin Blues 549
A hard to die tear.... telo12 Inspirational 640
Interval Narananda Classical 611
Baby Come To Me morgan102 [+1] R&B 1485
Cool 2 icanzilb Electronica 579
The Magic Circle AMBRADUNA Inspirational 957
Epic Marta Manuconde Classical 629
Earth Can Take It DanielLambert Electronica 598
King & Queen (w/ Lunatrick) MickD [+1] Rock 810
Waltz for the Orleans Ballroom v.II MidiOrleans Classical 925
Awkward Love Naaji Funk 1523
Asian time Narananda World 569
Pigeon Ping Pong MichaelDaykin Dance 2720
Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra 1 - Andante Con Tenerezza soulima Classical 1072
Go-Faster Stripes Homebrand Dance 552
When the Jazz goes Funky AMBRADUNA Funk 579
THE RAINMAN dr_elvis01 Other 608
Darth Vader Meditates Too MMI Ambient 710
Symphony No.1, "Dawn", First Movement, Allegretto WilliamMartin Classical 466
Serenade III Narananda Classical 612
Acid Drops Diviner House 717
Ballad of a Hard Man pharmakeus [+1] Rock 1012
iComp Wide fatchance [+2] Rock 1446
Take 2 tobubuta [+1] Ambient 696
Cavern Lapskin Ambient 595
pretending pepper [+1] House 1391
Amidst the night Narananda Classical 577
simple v.01 adamcote Electronica 566
Paranoia!!! DanielLambert Electronica 795
Pour Françoise Narananda Classical 595
My First Thinger! chrstphre Electronica 471
Smooth Jazz LaFayette [+1] Jazz 1047
Ghost in the Shell The Girl Mix Lapskin Electronica 813
A Place Called Earth Storkaas Ambient 877
I Know They're Here... grathy Other 518
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