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 4070
Dream Cymbalism Collab Other Jun 29, 2008 2165
The Track Of Time (with new 1st movement) Other Jun 27, 2008 1402
Brixton Ceilidh Other Jun 13, 2008 2059
The Heartbeat Of The Ancient Forest Other Jun 1, 2008 1550
Cymbalism (posted for collaborations) Other May 26, 2008 1493
The Witch, The Cardinal, And The Demons Other May 22, 2008 1307
Mayo Revisited Collab Inspirational May 10, 2008 1027
The Siren Of The Rhine Other May 9, 2008 2956
Obscure Variations On An Obvious Theme Collab Other May 3, 2008 1567
The King Of The Faeries (instrument audition) Inspirational Apr 16, 2008 1298
It Is Made Of Music Inspirational Apr 8, 2008 1147
Don't Break The Silence Other Apr 4, 2008 3637
The Dancefloor Comet Dance Apr 3, 2008 1175
Midnight Commuter Train Other Mar 26, 2008 1535
Strange Attractions Other Mar 19, 2008 1727
The Comet Inspirational Mar 13, 2008 1556
All Your Dub Are Belong To Us Dance Mar 8, 2008 3241
1956 Thunderbird (with drums and bass) Collab Jazz Feb 4, 2008 1451
Critical Mass: Shepard's Nocturne Other Jan 25, 2008 1528
4 To The Floor 4 Frankie Dance Jan 20, 2008 885
Critical Mass (WIP) Other Jan 15, 2008 908
The World's Best Known Song Alternative Jan 9, 2008 6667
The Track Of Time (finished) Other Jan 5, 2008 1431
Joseph And The Devils Inspirational Dec 31, 2007 1096
Tsunami Other Dec 27, 2007 1053
Solstice (Seasonal Greetings to All) Inspirational Dec 21, 2007 1019
Second Helping (With Fruit And Nuts) Jazz Dec 19, 2007 1067
Serial Bowl (for RAMZAR and Jasali) Jazz Dec 9, 2007 1219
Gnossienne No. 1 Inspirational Dec 8, 2007 1198
Gnossienne No. 3 Classical Dec 7, 2007 2040
Pictures At A Bonestell Exhibition - complete Inspirational Dec 4, 2007 1115
Carolan's Receipt For Drinking Dance Dec 1, 2007 909
Pacific Awakening Classical Nov 27, 2007 820
The King of The Faeries Inspirational Nov 25, 2007 1071
The Pictures... Setups Nov 21, 2007 911
Lady Rose Dillon (by Carolan) Dance Nov 18, 2007 823
Air On A G-String Classical Nov 16, 2007 1665
Radio Goa Dance Nov 5, 2007 952
Blue Paint On Board, Framed Jazz Nov 3, 2007 939
Transmission Ska/Reggae/Dub Nov 2, 2007 1303
1ere Gymnopedie Classical Oct 31, 2007 923
The Track Of Time Classical Oct 30, 2007 846
Blue Paint On A Freeform Canvas Jazz Oct 30, 2007 1037
Dreamdance Alternative Oct 29, 2007 848
It's Just Around The Corner Other Oct 28, 2007 903
Hewlett Dance Oct 26, 2007 700
Carolan's Farewell New Age Oct 25, 2007 1270

Collaborations

Favorites

Title Artist Genre Plays
The First Sunday In July aaront [+1] Jazz 1101
One day Narananda Classical 747
Muddy Water - first trial mix for CD, still needs Davids vocals BridgeCreek [+1] Blues 896
It's All Relative DanielLambert Electronica 714
There I Am (part one) RichardRinger Other 685
Here's Your War Naaji [+1] World 722
RnB Instrumental New Peroxide R&B 1180
Jai Shri Ganesh (feat Ramonaji) imadesentana [+1] Ska/Reggae/Dub 7337
They're Out There deputydoofy Electronica 647
giddy beat feel Lapskin Electronica 568
Dynamo Narananda Ambient 689
Mare Serenitatis cammiloo Ambient 740
Here For A While DanielLambert Electronica 714
Rain Dance Filmscorz Jazz 1223
Cast Away Keith_Medlin Alternative 761
Dark Death Lapskin Blues 614
A hard to die tear.... telo12 Inspirational 766
Interval Narananda Classical 713
Baby Come To Me morgan102 [+1] R&B 1672
Cool 2 icanzilb Electronica 672
The Magic Circle AMBRADUNA Inspirational 1097
Epic Marta Manuconde Classical 718
Earth Can Take It DanielLambert Electronica 691
King & Queen (w/ Lunatrick) MickD [+1] Rock 907
Waltz for the Orleans Ballroom v.II MidiOrleans Classical 1158
Awkward Love Naaji Funk 1672
Asian time Narananda World 696
Pigeon Ping Pong MichaelDaykin Dance 3675
Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra 1 - Andante Con Tenerezza soulima Classical 1193
Go-Faster Stripes Homebrand Dance 643
When the Jazz goes Funky AMBRADUNA Funk 655
THE RAINMAN dr_elvis01 Other 694
Darth Vader Meditates Too MMI Ambient 832
Symphony No.1, "Dawn", First Movement, Allegretto WilliamMartin Classical 542
Serenade III Narananda Classical 721
Acid Drops Diviner House 829
Ballad of a Hard Man pharmakeus [+1] Rock 1162
iComp Wide fatchance [+2] Rock 1757
Take 2 tobubuta [+1] Ambient 787
Cavern Lapskin Ambient 668
pretending pepper [+1] House 1617
Amidst the night Narananda Classical 698
simple v.01 adamcote Electronica 653
Paranoia!!! DanielLambert Electronica 915
Pour Françoise Narananda Classical 720
My First Thinger! chrstphre Electronica 560
Smooth Jazz LaFayette [+1] Jazz 1158
Ghost in the Shell The Girl Mix Lapskin Electronica 899
A Place Called Earth MiddleAgedWhiteGuy Ambient 993
I Know They're Here... grathy Other 593
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