Stemage

I have a collection of songs that I haven’t put in any single location, so I decided to remaster some stuff and upload to bandcamp – dating back to ’98. You can nab it here:
Stemage – MISC [old stuff]

New album is done! Just working out logistics – the kind you have to work out. Pieces and details coming shortly.

Big news soon! But for now, here’s a track that a few buddies and I put together for an incredibly talented artist we’ve worked with, Fox Dragon. He is a selfless and talented man that always does amazing things for birthdays. So, Viking Guitar, Norg, Chunkstyle, Danimal Cannon, and I teamed up and make him a prog souffle. It’s fun, and crazy.

I also picked up an acoustic guitar recently! I’ve never been a fan of the old one, so this had to happen. I’ve been playing it a bit too much and decided to cover one of my all time favorite sElf songs, Microchip Girl. Live from the country kitchen y’all:

sElf – Microchip Girl

Songs for the Cure ’11 is a collection of 3 albums from a huge list of amazing songwriters, arrangers, and performers. You can check all three albums out now, and all proceeds from purchases go to the American Cancer Society.

Included in the collection is a new song from me called “Alba”. You can check it out now. Hope you enjoy it! It’s something different.

Hey guys. I’m auctioning myself off and covering ANY song from ANY video game of your choice to raise money for Japan relief. I’m kinda excited! It’s alongside efforts from MAGFest.org. You can see the full list of auction items (including covers from other VG artists) here. LET’S DO THIS!

…and it’s tasty!! The song is inspired by Static X anyway, so he decided to hit it after a casual, slightly sarcastic mention by myself. MAN, he did the right thing.

Check out VikingGuitar’s album here!

On March 29th, Songs for the Cure ’11 will be released as three separate albums containing musicians from ALL OVER. This is the 4th compilation by the Indie Music Cancer Drive, an organization that pulls in performers and composers from across the world in order to raise money to fight cancer and give support to victims and their families. 100% of the profits to the American Cancer Society.

The album contains tracks from a list of songwriters and composers in all genres. I am lucky enough to score a spot on it. My new song - Alba - will be out exclusively on this release. Donate now to receive all three albums digitally for $10 and on CD for only $15 (also includes digital copy). SO BASICALLY, donate to charity and enjoy 3 records of music for free. How’s that?

The album includes music from Alexander Brandon, Danny Baranowsky (Super Meat Boy), Disasterpeace (Fez), Inverse Phase (Super Smash Land) Souleye (VVVVVV), Josh Whelchel (The Spirit Engine 2, GunGirl 2) and a million other brilliant people.

DONATE Y’ALL!!

Something new! It’s been a while since I posted Three Minutes. So here’s a quick one:

I hope you guys enjoy it! http://stemage.bandcamp.com

For anyone that has already downloaded the game, a patch just went live that adds ALL KINDS of tweaks, and also made some big adjustments to online play, so go grab it, and be sure to rate it! Alpha Squad is available now on Xbox Live Indie Games for a measly $3 (240 MS points). Skip a happy meal and buy it!

Below is the soundtrack trailer, and here is the game launch trailer. Only $3 on the XBL Indie Games Channel! Do it! (soundtrack comes out this weekend)

The last month of 2010 was a bit busy and uninspired for me, but looking back on 2010, it was a BIG YEAR. Here's a list of the things I was able to crank out. I need to figure out the best way to link to all this stuff on the projects page. For now, here are the musical accomplishments of 2010 in somewhat chronological order.

	The Challenger (song) || from "Songs for the Cure '10" I was proud to offer an original song on Josh Whelchel's yearly project, "Songs for the Cure". All proceeds from album sales go the American Cancer Society. The album covers many styles of music from artists all over the world. "The Challenger" was my contribution. http://music.cancerdrive.org/track/the-challenger
	Ninja Warriors (song) || from IWADON Hiroyuki Iwatsuki Tribute Album IWADON is a tribute by Game Music 4 All to game composer Hiroyuki Iwatsuki, who has been writing music for Natsume videogames for 20 years. I did a cover of the theme music from "Ninja Warriors" for the SNES. http://iwadon.bandcamp.com/track/ninja-warriors-intro
	Metroid Fusion - Sector 1 (song) || from Metroid Metal A cover of Sector 1 from Metroid Fusion with accompanying art by Foxx Dragon. http://www.metroidmetal.com/songs/sector-1/
	Expansion Pack (album) || from Metroid Metal Expansion Pack is an add-on to the Varia Suite album. It’s a 27 minute collection of 6 songs that the live band has been playing live since the release of Varia Suite (the first full band album). http://metroidmetal.bandcamp.com/album/expansion-pack
	Yes Mayhem (album) || from Dan Taylor's Yes Mayhem project The brainchild of Dan Taylor (long time bass player for Metroid Metal), this collab features original music with several members of Metroid Metal and MANY others including James Moats, Xoc, and Ryan8bit. I contributed guitar to most of the album. It's a great listen with wildly original material by Dan and friends. Check it out. http://www.yesmayhem.com/
	Metroid Prime - Tallon Overworld (song) || from Metroid Metal A cover of the Tallon Overworld Theme from Metroid Prime with accompanying art by Foxx Dragon. http://www.metroidmetal.com/songs/tallon-overworld/
	Radiant Escape Themesong (song) This is a looping themesong for the game Radiant Escape for Binary Sonata Studios. The song isn't up to listen at just yet, but I wanted to include it in the list of DONE DEALS. :)
	La Caccia / Zombi Theme (song) I'm a SUPER HUGE Goblin fan, and I've thought about covering something from Dawn of the Dead for a while. I'm back in swing with production on the album, so I decided to finish my Goblin cover as well. This isn't going to be on the album. It's just for fun. :) http://stemage.bandcamp.com/track/la-caccia-zombi-goblin-cover
	Guitar solo on VikingGuitar's new album VikingGuitar let me do a guitar solo on his Street Fighter track. I've always dreamed of playing "that" melody, so I can scratch that one off the list now. ;) The album RULES!! http://vikingguitar.bandcamp.com/track/street-fighter-sweep-the-leg-ft-stemage
	Alpha Squad Soundtrack (album) || from Alpha Squad - Xbox Live I scored this Xbox Live Indie game with a 45-minute soundtrack. The entire album will be available the weekend of MAGfest (Jan 13th) for $name-your-own-price. http://stemage.bandcamp.com/album/alpha-squad-soundtrack