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 2510
Dream Cymbalism Collab Other Jun 29, 2008 1227
The Track Of Time (with new 1st movement) Other Jun 27, 2008 791
Brixton Ceilidh Other Jun 13, 2008 1417
The Heartbeat Of The Ancient Forest Other Jun 1, 2008 1032
Cymbalism (posted for collaborations) Other May 26, 2008 996
The Witch, The Cardinal, And The Demons Other May 22, 2008 877
Mayo Revisited Collab Inspirational May 10, 2008 659
The Siren Of The Rhine Other May 9, 2008 1370
Obscure Variations On An Obvious Theme Collab Other May 3, 2008 1034
The King Of The Faeries (instrument audition) Inspirational Apr 16, 2008 852
It Is Made Of Music Inspirational Apr 8, 2008 731
Don't Break The Silence Other Apr 4, 2008 1255
The Dancefloor Comet Dance Apr 3, 2008 744
Midnight Commuter Train Other Mar 26, 2008 926
Strange Attractions Other Mar 19, 2008 1087
The Comet Inspirational Mar 13, 2008 973
All Your Dub Are Belong To Us Dance Mar 8, 2008 1090
1956 Thunderbird (with drums and bass) Collab Jazz Feb 4, 2008 837
Critical Mass: Shepard's Nocturne Other Jan 25, 2008 884
4 To The Floor 4 Frankie Dance Jan 20, 2008 537
Critical Mass (WIP) Other Jan 15, 2008 557
The World's Best Known Song Alternative Jan 9, 2008 2510
The Track Of Time (finished) Other Jan 5, 2008 787
Joseph And The Devils Inspirational Dec 31, 2007 667
Tsunami Other Dec 27, 2007 629
Solstice (Seasonal Greetings to All) Inspirational Dec 21, 2007 509
Second Helping (With Fruit And Nuts) Jazz Dec 19, 2007 618
Serial Bowl (for RAMZAR and Jasali) Jazz Dec 9, 2007 620
Gnossienne No. 1 Inspirational Dec 8, 2007 644
Gnossienne No. 3 Classical Dec 7, 2007 1033
Pictures At A Bonestell Exhibition - complete Inspirational Dec 4, 2007 646
Carolan's Receipt For Drinking Dance Dec 1, 2007 529
Pacific Awakening Classical Nov 27, 2007 493
The King of The Faeries Inspirational Nov 25, 2007 617
The Pictures... Setups Nov 21, 2007 574
Lady Rose Dillon (by Carolan) Dance Nov 18, 2007 408
Air On A G-String Classical Nov 16, 2007 1024
Radio Goa Dance Nov 5, 2007 574
Blue Paint On Board, Framed Jazz Nov 3, 2007 566
Transmission Ska/Reggae/Dub Nov 2, 2007 917
1ere Gymnopedie Classical Oct 31, 2007 512
The Track Of Time Classical Oct 30, 2007 480
Blue Paint On A Freeform Canvas Jazz Oct 30, 2007 551
Dreamdance Alternative Oct 29, 2007 500
It's Just Around The Corner Other Oct 28, 2007 471
Hewlett Dance Oct 26, 2007 419
Carolan's Farewell New Age Oct 25, 2007 769

Collaborations

Favorites

Title Artist Genre Plays
The First Sunday In July aaront [+1] Jazz 605
One day Narananda Classical 290
Muddy Water - first trial mix for CD, still needs Davids vocals BridgeCreek [+1] Blues 453
It's All Relative DanielLambert Electronica 292
There I Am (part one) RichardRinger Other 301
Here's Your War Naaji [+1] World 352
RnB Instrumental New Peroxide R&B 647
Jai Shri Ganesh (feat Ramonaji) imadesentana [+1] Ska/Reggae/Dub 1271
They're Out There deputydoofy Electronica 254
giddy beat feel Lapskin Electronica 229
Dynamo Narananda Ambient 283
Mare Serenitatis cammiloo Ambient 323
Here For A While DanielLambert Electronica 281
Rain Dance Filmscorz Jazz 687
Cast Away neuumann Alternative 287
Dark Death Lapskin Blues 273
A hard to die tear.... telo12 Inspirational 333
Interval Narananda Classical 305
Baby Come To Me featuring RAVENS morgan102 [+1] R&B 754
Cool 2 icanzilb Electronica 317
The Magic Circle AMBRADUNA Inspirational 326
Epic Marta Manuconde Classical 346
Earth Can Take It DanielLambert Electronica 284
King & Queen (w/ Lunatrick) MickD [+1] Rock 473
Waltz for the Orleans Ballroom v.II MidiOrleans Classical 323
Awkward Love Naaji Funk 639
Asian time Narananda World 277
Pigeon Ping Pong MichaelDaykin Dance 770
Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra 1 - Andante Con Tenerezza soulima Classical 352
Go-Faster Stripes Homebrand Dance 272
When the Jazz goes Funky AMBRADUNA Funk 279
THE RAINMAN dr_elvis01 Other 312
Darth Vader Meditates Too MMI Ambient 414
Symphony No.1, "Dawn", First Movement, Allegretto WilliamMartin Classical 221
Serenade III Narananda Classical 299
Acid Drops Diviner House 360
Ballad of a Hard Man pharmakeus [+1] Rock 582
iComp Wide fatchance [+2] Rock 841
Take 2 tobubuta [+1] Ambient 302
Cavern Lapskin Ambient 293
pretending pepper [+1] House 464
Amidst the night Narananda Classical 270
simple v.01 adamcote Electronica 275
Paranoia!!! DanielLambert Electronica 469
Pour Françoise Narananda Classical 289
Frozen Duck Bass2x [+1] Jazz 488
My First Thinger! chrstphre Electronica 199
Smooth Jazz LaFayette [+1] Jazz 570
Ghost in the Shell The Girl Mix Lapskin Electronica 404
A Place Called Earth Storkaas Ambient 549
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