One Late Night Game Music

Posted by on Mar 3, 2013 | 0 comments My name is Darrin Jackson, and as a music producer and a sound designer it is often necessary to compose music for video games. There are many games out, and a current hit game is “One Late Night”, by Black Curtain Studio.   Here is the spec music demo I composed for the game:   I took great care to compose the music in a horror style, to match the game. The first half of the song is...
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George Clinton fights theft of his intellectual property.

Posted by on Jun 27, 2012 | 1 comment George Clinton is 70’s years old.  Next to James Brown, his music is the most sampled in history. Yet he has to tour constantly to support his self, and his band. He even asked fans to donate money to help him build a small studio. The reason he has no money as that Bridgeport Music had total ownership of his music. The Intellectual Property at question here is the right to ownership of the...
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Podcast – Bootsy the Funkluminati

Posted by on Jun 25, 2012 | 1 comment This is a video podcast, covering Bootsy Collins and the legacy he has created with his Funk Music and his Space Bass Guitar. Narrated by Darrin “Nomad” Jackson, this pod cast gives an over view how Bootsy Collins has been involved in the evolution of the Funk from the 1960’s Funk, the 1970’s Funk, the 1980’s Funk, and the Millennium Funk and Hip Hop of today. The...
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Bootzilla – The King of Bass!

Posted by on Jun 24, 2012 | 0 comments When I say Funk, people think of George Clinton, and James Brown. But what does the James Brown Funk have in common with the George Clinton P-Funk? What both of these people have in common is William “Bootsy” Collins. Known for his charismatic style, Bootsy single handedly Put the Bass on top of the Funk, and become the world’s first superstar bass player. What is even more amazing is that when...
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Bands and Acoustic Music…are they a thing of the past?

Posted by on Jun 22, 2012 | 0 comments Today, there are billions of people across the world partying and having a good time listening to music. Whether it’s a Concert, DJ, iPod, or YouTube playlist, they are playing the latest pop hits, and the majority of this “hit” music is electronic based. This music is created with electronic sound modules; computer based “virtual instruments,” electric guitars, and has “processed” vocals. So is...
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Innovations – RZA the Sample Master

Posted by on Jun 18, 2012 | 2 comments In those big moments in life, you always remember what you where doing when it happened. That’s what happened when I first heard C.R.E.A.M by the WuTang Clan. I couldn’t believe my ears. That was one of the “tightest” tracks I ever heard. It was raw, it was hardcore, and it was different. The year was 1993, and I was living in a studio apartment on the East Side of Long Beach, Ca. When I bought...
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Kraftwerk and the Secret Break

Posted by on Jun 18, 2012 | 0 comments To the world, Kraftwerk was known as innovators of electronic music. They have several albums under their belt, and they have a unique and interesting stage show. But to me, and most of my Hip Hop peers, there are known for their “Breaks”. Before I knew who Kraftwerk was, or before I knew what they even looked like, I knew their breaks. When Hip Hop was born, it was more than music. It was a...
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Podcast – Marvin Gaye What’s Going On

Posted by on Jun 10, 2012 | 2 comments This is a video podcast, covering Marvin Gaye’s “Whats Going On Album.” Narrated by Darrin “Nomad” Jackson, he talks about the period leading up to this album. The podcast also features a personal expert about the period after this real ease, and its personal effect on his life.   Since it’s release, it has been covered by multiple artist, spanning...
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Thank You Marvin Gaye

Posted by on Jun 10, 2012 | 0 comments   Marvin Gaye was one of the most prominent musicians in my life. He was a guy that was groomed by Berry Gordy’s Motown Music Machine. Berry Gordy was a businessman. He was about money and success. He put all of his artist through his rigorous music factory. He controlled every aspect of their sound, from the song writing, the image, the stage performance, and the music production. He kept...
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The band that I never knew: The Velvet Underground

Posted by on Jun 10, 2012 | 1 comment The Velvet Underground (VU) is seen as one of the most influential bands of our time. But frankly, I never heard of them, and during the height of their career, the world did not ether. But that doesn’t mean that their voice was not heard. They spoke for the underground subcultures of America. The ones filled with rebellious youth, drugs, and sex. The VU represented the anti-establishment, and...
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Ohmstudio: A DAW with live online collaboration – Free Trial Period

Posted by on Jun 6, 2012 | 0 comments Ohmstudio is the new DAW on the block. What sets this one apart from the others is the fact that it offers online collaboration. This gives you the ability to work on projects in real time with other musicians at remote locations. For example, an online musician in Ohio can work on a project with another musician in California. The software will allows both of you to record and edit the same...
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The Beatles – Revolver

Posted by on Jun 1, 2012 | 0 comments Beatle-mania is a term used to describe “the intense fan frenzy directed toward The Beatles during the early years of their success” (“Wikipedia” 2012). America was in love with the image of 4 shaggy haired boys from England. To some, the Beatles are one of the most prolific bands of the 20th century. Their claims are backed up by the musical ingenuity found in the Beatles “Revolver”...
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The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds

Posted by on Jun 1, 2012 | 1 comment In the early 1960’s, the California Dream was with fun, sun, and pretty girls.  Surfboards and Fast Cars was a way of life that teenagers dreamed of, and the Beach Boys where the living image of that dream. Capitalizing off of this California dream, their new brand of “rock ‘n’ roll” captivated the hearts of the youth across the nation. Band member Brian Wilson, wrote their songs, and produced...
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Ohio Players – The Smell Behind The Funk

Posted by on Jun 1, 2012 | 4 comments Today for my Music Programming Composition class, I was analyzing a classic “Funk” song.  It is called the “Funky Worm” by the Ohio Players. What I found out surprised me. I grew up always feeling the funk, but whenI analyzed the song I saw Music Theory written all over it. The whole harmonic makeup of the song was basically notes based around the tonic chord for the key. The horn line, the...
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Preparation and Skill: The Key to recording a great vocal track

Posted by on Jun 1, 2012 | 1 comment In my experience, there are two things that make great vocals: preparation, and skill. The key to recording a great vocal track is simply to be prepared before the session even starts, and to have adequate knowledge of your craft to get the most out of the equipment you have. Great Vocals are a thing of the moment. The job of the engineer is to capture that moment as it happens, because it might...
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