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Balancing hope and sadness, this track considers the journey towards a digital future, prompting us to reflect on the tangible nature of touch.

“As I enter the depths of darkness, the air becomes heavy and dense, filling my lungs with an enchanting, mysterious scent.

I cut this track a bit shorter than I would have liked.

By adding Tarot to my mindfulness routine, I noticed a significant shift in my mindset, becoming more receptive to different esoteric beliefs and traditions.

The decking greets me with a refreshing breeze as the security light illuminates the garden.

For this release, I attempted to blend some sampled jazz elements with synthetic plugins, as I continue my exploration of fusing analog with electronic.

I spent my birthday not only indulging in cake but also exploring the concept of merging biology with technology, inspired in part by watching The Creator (2023 film).

“As the sun sets, and darkness descends, an eerie stillness settles in the air.

This track came to life during my morning walk across the then flooded local nature reserve.

March is my birth month, so to kick it off in style, I produced something a little less ambient than usual.

This track started life as an ambient vibe, running over a field recording of some starlings that were hanging out in the tree outside my window.

I’ve wanted to write a Valentine’s track for a while now, but never had the time.

“Sat on a moss covered rock atop the mountainside, I smile at the inflorescence of the ancient Jade Plant, its thick stems rising from the ridge below.

This track has a real retro futuristic Blade Runner feel to it.

“Pushing past the dense thicket, I stepped into the eerie calm of the sacred grove.

“The cool arid air drifts over the undulating dunes, while silent hooves, guided by the celestial, peacefully sway over warm sand into emptiness.”

Wow, this was a hard track to mix!

This track came to life while I was noodling with the Gibson SG Junior last week.

I’m now 1 month into my creative break, and to be honest, it’s taken that long for me to disconnect from work.

I was going to name this melancholic track Hope.

This quirky track revolves around a Beaten Tube preset I discovered while playing with the Chromaphone plugin.

This track came together by accident (as most tracks do) while I was learning about displacement dissonance.

It wouldn’t be Halloween without us attempting the Concept2 Skeleton Crew Challenge!

With Halloween approaching, I thought I would brush up on my production skills (it’s been a while) and work on a new Halloween party track.

The noise from my computer fan is rising, and the sun casts a glare on my screen.

This track was inspired by many of those YouTubers that effortlessly turn their guitars into ambient landscapes.

I love this time of year.

Not entirely satisfied with Howler, I went back to the Moog to create something darker, something deeper.

I wanted to create a track for Halloween this year.

I started reading Tarot for myself earlier this year when I bought the Magical Living humble bundle.

I remember trying to see if I could produce something that would accompany a thriller or spy scene, but as with most tracks I produce, it got dragged into the wastebasket.

Lesson 2 applies to pretty much every aspect of life, but given the rate of change in the world of information technology, attaining relevant knowledge is often complicated by that old Perl motto TMTOWTDI, or “Tim Toady” - There’s more than one way to do…

I produced this during a red hot summer break from work, where I would go for a walk every day by the river and listen to chilled ambient tracks.

I know what you are thinking.

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Can you believe we are halfway through 2022 already?

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Automating the beats through the x and y map coordinates allows for both minor variations, and as you can hear halfway through, some pretty drastic ones too.

I had originally titled this “Last post of 2021” as I was hoping to publish it before Christmas, but as with many best-laid plans these days, Covid caused mine to go awry.

Stay fit to fight the virus.

It’s been a year since my last post, and while most days feel like groundhog day, I’m worrying less about the covid numbers these days and finding more time to read, write and pick up the guitar.

Well, 2020 is not quite going to plan….I guess we should make lemonade.

Time flies when you are having fun!

It’s been a good 4 years since I last attended SplunkLive!

After picking up a Japanese strat last year (a memento of my time at Nomura), I decide to sell my Classic ’70s Stratocaster in Olympic White to free up some space in the house.

So, my AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification expired a month ago, meaning I had 2 options if I wanted to keep the logo on my website and not get kicked out of the Linked-In group… Renew my AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

It’s been just over 2 years since I launched Ableton Live and hit some pads on the Push 2.

After quite a break from making music, I found myself experimenting with the Tascam recorder and some toy sounds during the holiday.