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 2514
Dream Cymbalism Collab Other Jun 29, 2008 1229
The Track Of Time (with new 1st movement) Other Jun 27, 2008 793
Brixton Ceilidh Other Jun 13, 2008 1419
The Heartbeat Of The Ancient Forest Other Jun 1, 2008 1040
Cymbalism (posted for collaborations) Other May 26, 2008 999
The Witch, The Cardinal, And The Demons Other May 22, 2008 878
Mayo Revisited Collab Inspirational May 10, 2008 663
The Siren Of The Rhine Other May 9, 2008 1373
Obscure Variations On An Obvious Theme Collab Other May 3, 2008 1035
The King Of The Faeries (instrument audition) Inspirational Apr 16, 2008 852
It Is Made Of Music Inspirational Apr 8, 2008 733
Don't Break The Silence Other Apr 4, 2008 1260
The Dancefloor Comet Dance Apr 3, 2008 747
Midnight Commuter Train Other Mar 26, 2008 929
Strange Attractions Other Mar 19, 2008 1091
The Comet Inspirational Mar 13, 2008 974
All Your Dub Are Belong To Us Dance Mar 8, 2008 1090
1956 Thunderbird (with drums and bass) Collab Jazz Feb 4, 2008 839
Critical Mass: Shepard's Nocturne Other Jan 25, 2008 889
4 To The Floor 4 Frankie Dance Jan 20, 2008 540
Critical Mass (WIP) Other Jan 15, 2008 558
The World's Best Known Song Alternative Jan 9, 2008 2515
The Track Of Time (finished) Other Jan 5, 2008 792
Joseph And The Devils Inspirational Dec 31, 2007 667
Tsunami Other Dec 27, 2007 630
Solstice (Seasonal Greetings to All) Inspirational Dec 21, 2007 510
Second Helping (With Fruit And Nuts) Jazz Dec 19, 2007 620
Serial Bowl (for RAMZAR and Jasali) Jazz Dec 9, 2007 621
Gnossienne No. 1 Inspirational Dec 8, 2007 646
Gnossienne No. 3 Classical Dec 7, 2007 1035
Pictures At A Bonestell Exhibition - complete Inspirational Dec 4, 2007 648
Carolan's Receipt For Drinking Dance Dec 1, 2007 531
Pacific Awakening Classical Nov 27, 2007 495
The King of The Faeries Inspirational Nov 25, 2007 617
The Pictures... Setups Nov 21, 2007 575
Lady Rose Dillon (by Carolan) Dance Nov 18, 2007 409
Air On A G-String Classical Nov 16, 2007 1027
Radio Goa Dance Nov 5, 2007 576
Blue Paint On Board, Framed Jazz Nov 3, 2007 568
Transmission Ska/Reggae/Dub Nov 2, 2007 919
1ere Gymnopedie Classical Oct 31, 2007 513
The Track Of Time Classical Oct 30, 2007 481
Blue Paint On A Freeform Canvas Jazz Oct 30, 2007 554
Dreamdance Alternative Oct 29, 2007 502
It's Just Around The Corner Other Oct 28, 2007 471
Hewlett Dance Oct 26, 2007 420
Carolan's Farewell New Age Oct 25, 2007 773

Collaborations

Favorites

Title Artist Genre Plays
The First Sunday In July aaront [+1] Jazz 609
One day Narananda Classical 291
Muddy Water - first trial mix for CD, still needs Davids vocals BridgeCreek [+1] Blues 453
It's All Relative DanielLambert Electronica 293
There I Am (part one) RichardRinger Other 301
Here's Your War Naaji [+1] World 356
RnB Instrumental New Peroxide R&B 650
Jai Shri Ganesh (feat Ramonaji) imadesentana [+1] Ska/Reggae/Dub 1276
They're Out There deputydoofy Electronica 256
giddy beat feel Lapskin Electronica 231
Dynamo Narananda Ambient 284
Mare Serenitatis cammiloo Ambient 324
Here For A While DanielLambert Electronica 283
Rain Dance Filmscorz Jazz 688
Cast Away neuumann Alternative 289
Dark Death Lapskin Blues 273
A hard to die tear.... telo12 Inspirational 335
Interval Narananda Classical 307
Baby Come To Me featuring RAVENS morgan102 [+1] R&B 757
Cool 2 icanzilb Electronica 318
The Magic Circle AMBRADUNA Inspirational 329
Epic Marta Manuconde Classical 346
Earth Can Take It DanielLambert Electronica 286
King & Queen (w/ Lunatrick) MickD [+1] Rock 478
Waltz for the Orleans Ballroom v.II MidiOrleans Classical 323
Awkward Love Naaji Funk 641
Asian time Narananda World 277
Pigeon Ping Pong MichaelDaykin Dance 773
Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra 1 - Andante Con Tenerezza soulima Classical 353
Go-Faster Stripes Homebrand Dance 272
When the Jazz goes Funky AMBRADUNA Funk 279
THE RAINMAN dr_elvis01 Other 314
Darth Vader Meditates Too MMI Ambient 416
Symphony No.1, "Dawn", First Movement, Allegretto WilliamMartin Classical 222
Serenade III Narananda Classical 300
Acid Drops Diviner House 361
Ballad of a Hard Man pharmakeus [+1] Rock 584
iComp Wide fatchance [+2] Rock 845
Take 2 tobubuta [+1] Ambient 304
Cavern Lapskin Ambient 295
pretending pepper [+1] House 468
Amidst the night Narananda Classical 273
simple v.01 adamcote Electronica 277
Paranoia!!! DanielLambert Electronica 470
Pour Françoise Narananda Classical 290
Frozen Duck Bass2x [+1] Jazz 489
My First Thinger! chrstphre Electronica 201
Smooth Jazz LaFayette [+1] Jazz 572
Ghost in the Shell The Girl Mix Lapskin Electronica 405
A Place Called Earth Storkaas Ambient 552
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