Happy to announce that my preset pack for the Alchemy synth by Camel Audio has been released! It's all inspired by field recordings I made in Iceland for our Outliers project/film. I tried to focus on really useable, musical sounds. Most in the slightly ambient, cinematic vein, but there's some pretty aggressive drums as well. I teamed up with Biomechanoid for half the pack (who is an avid Icelandic traveler btw). Hope you enjoy.
"1979" - Coming in June
Today is the perfect day to announce “1979,” my next project. At its core the project is about emotions and collective memories. It will come in many phases, and in the first I will be asking you to share your history. I, along with a team of people, have been working on this release for well over a year now. It’s the largest project I have done to date, and it’s been immensely fulfilling. I began collecting memories 35 years ago today. I can’t wait to share them with you, and see what you have to share in return...
Deru “1979" coming in June, 2014 (but we’ll be talking sooner).
Love,
Deru
Black Snow
The video for my Echo Society piece has been posted. Such fun to work with and be associated with these people... More to come.
Kung Fu Panda - To A Close...
After working on the TV show "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" for four years with Nickelodeon, Jeremy Zuckerman and I have handed in our last episode (number 80). It's been a great ride and I've leaned a lot... Now on to the future.
Black Beach
We've added the first vignette from our Outliers, Vol.1: Iceland film to Vimeo. Thanks for the "Staff Pick"!
Los Angeles Bike Rides
With my friend Ed
Outliers Vol. 1: Iceland - Trailer
It's amazing to me how often I listen back to a song and have no idea how I made it. The Outliers Teaser song is one of them, and I have virtually no recollection of making it. It's like a weird, enjoyable form of Deja Vu. That's one of the things I love about music: it's a constant re-discovery.
There's a free download link on Soundcloud here. Hopefully you like discovering (or re-discovering) it too.
Deru - Peanut Butter & Patience
From the album: "Say Goodbye To Useless" on Mush Records.