Competitions, Strategy, Portability & more…

This is just a small update. As you may know I am a graphic designer / communication designer as well as (now) a music producer. While the design side of things is purely commercial I noticed the data portability group got into a little hot water with their logo being too similar to that of Red Hat’s logo (apparently). When I saw they were holding a competition for a new logo i quickly whipped up an entry and I’ve just been informed it’s in the top 15!

You can see the top 15 here: http://dataportability.techcrunch.com/ (Mine is the first logo). It appears my logo is one of the more favoured logos which is excellent. If you are in a voting mood feel free to vote for my entry

Now on the other side of the coin – Music Production – I take it very seriously but at this stage I’m yet to have any official releases. I prefer to just remix what I like and pick up new techniques along the way. I made an entry into the Foals remix competition and now my remix is live. You can listen (stream & download) here:

http://www.last.fm/music/Foals/_/Electric+Bloom+(Blaze+Tripp+Remix)

The winner is based on the number of plays (scrobbles) to the last.fm system. If you arent registered to last.fm you really should. I personally think it is one of the best social networks around as it brings you closer to the people who like the same music you do. It works better than anything else I have seen anyway.

I dont normally enter competition so I find it funny that I’m in this spot now to try and promote these community based competitions. In any case it will be interesting to see the outcomes.

If you feel like sharing the love your votes will be appreciated very much

Where has the year gone? …and more about newer ventures such as Music Production & more…

 Are you looking for a good music production forum? Checkout MusicProductionTalk.com

Now onto the news… Well looky looky. A whole year (and then some) has gone and I haven’t even made time to post on this blog. A lot has been happening and although I am supposed to updated interesting things here I just haven’t had the time of the inclination (in the words of Jack Nickelson in A Few Good Men).

There have been a few interesting things happening here and there. For example:

• This blog exploded after i posted to the New Knight Rider Movie (2008) which is supposed to happen. There have been 228 legitimate comments on my blog entry alone and it’s caused a real stir amongst the Knight Rider community. I have never been a huge fan of Knight Rider, hell I’m not sure I’ve even seen a full episode but somehow you guys have bein going crazy over it all. A good example is the 65,000+ views on the flickr image of the new knight rider poster!
• I have been producing and djing a lot over the last 12 months. I even played one of the biggest festivals in Australia which was rather fun. Since I have found there is a gap in the market for a good generic Music Production Discussion Forum. Since, I have setup Music Production Talk – A studio production discussion forum. So if you have any music production or live dj/performance questions please dont hesitate to sign up and start posting!
• What else? I’m sure there’s a lot more but alas time constraints ensue and I must run!

Take it easy in 2008. I apologise for no posts in 2007 but lets make 2008 rock!

New Song: Da Funk

Here is up a song I have recently made available for download in mp3 format. This is in an electro housey style of track that has an element of progression. The synths are raw and tinny but that is the idea of the track. My favourite part would have to be the bells in the middle part, iIjust like the way it’s done. Please note it isnt properly mastered as I’m not very good at mastering but it should sound ok through a big system or headphones.

Please let me know what you think. Constructive criticism is welcome.

Artist: Blaze
Title: Da Funk
Genre: Electro / House / Club
Tempo: ~120bpm

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MP3: 192kbit/s, 11mb