When I think of the effective merging of music video and motion graphics, the first video that comes to mind is Snog – The Human Germ. Excellent typography, composition and effects combine for a powerful visual experience. The elements and effects merge together perfectly without appearing over-processed or over-powering.
In the early 2000′s, I was part of the Tapegerm Audio Collective under the name Virus Factory. This is a great group of loop creators, musicians, sound sculptors, audio manipulators, etc… It was a great pleasure to be involved with these talented artists during my stay with the group. They are still around today and still producing a vast assortment of music. Here is a collection of three audio packs consisting of ALL the loops, sounds, samples, etc… that I submitted to the collective to use. They are now yours to download (just right-click, save-as).
For more information on the collective: http://www.tapegerm.com
Back in the mid-90s, I released a collection of CDs of loops, audio samples and sound bites from The Virus Factory. This was a sound-bank where I created a new weekly pack (or two) of downloadable assets for musicians, bands and artists. All royalty and commercial free. These have been offline for a while and I thought it would be appropriate to bring them back.
Right-Click / Save-As to download the individual packs.
Set 1: http://www.statica.com/media/audio/Set01-VF-001-010.zip
Set 2: http://www.statica.com/media/audio/Set02-VF-011-020.zip
Set 3: http://www.statica.com/media/audio/Set03-VF-021-030.zip
Set 4: http://www.statica.com/media/audio/Set04-VF-031-040.zip
Set 5: http://www.statica.com/media/audio/Set05-VF-041-050.zip
Set 6: http://www.statica.com/media/audio/Set06-VF-051-060.zip
Set 7: http://www.statica.com/media/audio/Set07-VF-061-070.zip
Set 8: http://www.statica.com/media/audio/Set08-VF-071-080.zip
Set 9: http://www.statica.com/media/audio/Set09-VF-081-090.zip
Set 10: http://www.statica.com/media/audio/Set10-VF-091-100.zip
Set 11: http://www.statica.com/media/audio/Set11-VF-101-110.zip
Set 12: http://www.statica.com/media/audio/Set12-VF-111-120.zip
Set 13: http://www.statica.com/media/audio/Set13-VF-121-132.zip
The second episode of Vinyl, Inc. podcast features another collection of rare and forgotten tracks from the 80′s. Expect some of the best college, alternative, underground, and b-sides from the decade of decadence!
vinylinc_episode02.mp3
Playlist
The Alarm – Sixty Eight Guns
The Fall – Victoria
Violent Femmes – Please Do Not Go
Julian Cope – Trampoline
The Church – Reptile
The Smiths – I Won’t Share You
Comsat Angels – Will You Stay Tonight
Payola$ – Jukebox
Oingo Boingo – Little Girls
Debbie Harry – Liar Liar
The Primitives – Way Behind Me
The Waitresses – It’s My Car
Ultravox – The Voice
Fad Gadget – Collapsing New People
The Neighborhoods – WUSA
Pianosaurus – Thriftshoppin’
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 2 (right-click and save-as)
I started working with Entercom Radio in 2008 and one of the first large projects I had the pleasure to be involved with was the 93X Fest. This is a video edit from that event. Sadly, this was the last 93X Fest and the station changed formats shortly thereafter. I miss the station, like many others in the city of Memphis… so let this be a reminder of what we once had.
This video showcases everything I love about the music industry – the live performance, the lights, the crowd and most importantly the music.
Includes live footage from: The Nina Makris Band, P.O.D., Saving Abel, Sevendust, Buck Cherry and Shinedown.
All video shot and edited by Jonas Stoltz, 2008. Copy it, upload it, share it, and let us never forget what real rock is.
If you would like to view or download the larger version of this video (190meg, .mov), right-click and save-as: http://www.statica.com/video/93xfest.mov – and PLEASE feel free to share it.
This is the first episode of the Vinyl, Inc. podcast featuring rare and forgotten tracks from the 80′s. These aren’t the popular songs you’d hear on the radio – these are the college, alternative, underground, and b-sides from many of your favorite artists.
vinylinc_episode01.mp3
Playlist
Mission of Burma – That’s When I Reach for My Revolver
Morrissey – Suedehead
The Replacements – Bastards of Young
Dinosaur Jr. – Freak Scene
Flesh for Lulu – Idol
The Damned – Shadow of Love
Guadracanal Diary – Pretty Is As Pretty Does
Let’s Active – Every Word Means No
Monochrome Set – Jacob’s Ladder
Modern English – Ink and Paper
The Specials – Little Bitch
Social Distortion – Prison Bound
Echo and the Bunnymen – The Killing Moon
Vatican Commandos – Hit Squad for God
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 1 (right-click and save-as)
I hereby declare that my son and I have created a new musical genre called SteamStep. This would be the merging of Steampunk with Dubstep. Just imagine musicians performing with steam powered instruments to produce that deep bass wobble.
So if you ever hear of anyone attempting to create this sound of music, let it be known that it was already imagined by a father-son team. Now I assume we need to record a few tracks… hmmm…. wobble wobble wobble…
Steampunk Guitar created by Jeff Ritzmann of Thunder Eagle Guitars
Noticed this earlier today and thought it was a great idea and wanted to share it. I’ve been making beats, sounds, samples, etc… for over two decades – so I think it may be time to submit some material to something like this!
The Stussy Make Beats Contest is about the fun of modern music making. Whether you’re a beat-maker, rapper, DJ or listener, this contest combines the creative aspect of making music with the fan’s point of view all tied together with some fresh tees and hats. The contest will be judged by Stussy, Low End Theory and Swedish synthesizer company, Teenage Engineering, who produced a new drum machine/synthesizer called the OP-1. In the music world today, it’s rare for a company to develop a piece of hardware, because most people use their computer to make beats. The OP-1 brings it back to the days of drum machines like the 808, when making beats meant banging them out on a machine. The Make Beats contest will start on 8/31/11 and invites the public to upload their own original tracks (made on any machine/computer) via the Stussy Make Beats Drop Box on Soundcloud. Send us your beats!!!
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.stussy.com/features/make-beats
