Here is the start of what will be my song archive that will allow folks to listen to my music as I create it. Please understand that all of my music is made available using the Creative Commons 3 license (see footer) so you may listen to it and redistribute it but you cannot use it without notifying me and must give me credit for anything you use. That being said, enjoy:
- DJ6i – CanonBall: In this remix, I share one of my favorite Baroque compositions of all time, Pachelbel’s Canon. The music he made was so foundational to almost all modern music yet he was virtually unknown other than being friends with the prominent Bach family. Rumor has it that Canon was written for Johann Sebastian Bach’s wedding. Either way, I hope that this version will bring attention to this wonderful music. Although the song is loosely based off the public domain sheet music, I have made several modifications that I hope you will all enjoy!
- DJ6i – Roots (Unplugged): Okay, so any music created in a computer studio can’t technically be called “Unplugged” but after I had so much joy creating the original Roots, I felt it was only fitting to make another version that was composed out of instruments that you could actually play without any electronic influence. The end result is Roots Unplugged.
- DJ6i – Roots: I was born and raised in rural SE Oklahoma where my music options were usually limited to classic rock, country, southern rock, and popular music of the 90′s. As I have begun creating my own music, it was only a matter of time before those influences found their way into my music. Roots is based primarily on those influences as they have formed my life. If you like this version check out the acoustic version (above).
- DJ6i – Insomniac: My edgiest tune to date! I was inspired for this song one Friday night when I came back from a late night shopping run at about 12:30. I was a little sleepy but not fully sleepy so I just decided I would open up the studio and see what started happening. By the time I looked up next it was already 3:30AM. Suffice to say, I have spent many days of my life in a state of half awake daze and this song focuses on that sort of emotion.
- DJ6i – Carol of the Bells: One of my favorite Christmas Carols of all time, the Carol of the Bells by Mykola Leontovych is famous for its haunting mixture of half steps chords and swiftly moving vocal lines. I was really excited about this song when I heard the Trans Siberian Orchestra’s version many years ago (Carol of the Bells/Sarajevo 12/24) featuring Slash from Guns N Roses running the guitar line. I grabbed a public domain copy of the sheet music and that is what gave me this track. It is my first of perhaps a few carols for 2010.
- DJ6i – SpaceCase: My first Mac produced song, Space Case is unique because it initially began its life as an experiment in GarageBand to learn their “Loops” interface and I had let it sit for a while. Last night, I had been working on Logic using the drum machine and took a break. During that break, I happened to watch the YouTube clip of HAL 9000 being shut down at the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey”. I was somehow overcome with a desire to finish the song and make it a space age type of song. I hope you enjoy it but I will warn you that you need some low bass sensitivity in your headphones to really enjoy this one.
- DJ6i – AngelSpun:My newest creation! I am mesmerized by this song and so have all of the people who I have forced to listen to it (thank you friends!
 ). This takes a much lighter flavor and focuses on some wonderful chord progressions mixed with the heavenly sounds of the Fender Rhodes electric piano. Don’t blame me if you are humming this melody, it is meant to be hummed because it was stuck in my head for weeks until I finally gave it a place to be free and frolic on my sequencer. My sound is certainly becoming more polished with this one. Enjoy!
- DJ6i – DarkMind:My first full length creation! This song began its life as a simple request from a friend of mine at work. He heard one of my basic loops and said that he liked it but suggested I do something ‘creepy’ since Halloween was drawing near. I began to make the original lines of this song later that day and was happy with how it turned out but it sat rather unused while I learned how to better use my digital audio workstation (DAW). Once I learned some new tricks, however, the song really came to life. The more I wrote on this song, the creepier it got and near the very end it almost makes my skin crawl. But when music is that powerful then you know there is something to it. Almost all of my listeners thus far have said the song is great and creepy. However, please don’t excuse this as a ‘Halloween Novelty’ song. Actually, it chronicles the journey of all of us as we hear our minds trying to convince us to do things we know we should not do, the end result of following it… well.. the ending of the song says it all. I do hope you like it!
- DJ6i – Head Asplode: I am a fan of the web famous Strong Bad Emails and recall a particular one where Strong Bad is asked why his head doesn’t ‘asplode’ because of the circumstances. Later on, the Brothers Chaps, under their ‘Videlectrix’ Flash game company created a game called SBZone where you are trying to beat Strong Bad’s wireframe head and when you are killed, Strong Bad says “Your Head Asplode” (in an equally wireframe voice). I felt the name matched the song so there it is. I might make this a real song with it later but not right now.
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