Writing Music for The Africa Channel
I just finished writing a massive quantity of music destined for The Africa Channel, a cable channel which airs African English language television series, specials, documentaries, feature films, music, soaps, biographies, current business analysis, cultural and historical programs. Together with composers Jeff Aulich and Michael Elsner, I wrote and produced almost 400 pieces of music designed for underscore use. The styles varied widely, from folk, acoustic, and tribal to electro, dance, and pop, and all had to be done with an African flavor. This took extensive research into native African music and instruments to come up with musical ideas that could easily fit in to the character of the channel and the shows on the channel.
Here is a sampling of a few of the cues:
This is promising and a good first step, but there’s so much more to do. And many loopholes ahead.
Wow. A treasure trove of lost #MarvinGaye material, which poses some interesting legal questions:
So. I've got some news. Something new on my plate. And it involves @The_SCL. I'm really excited for this next chapter in the journey:
I applaud @NI_News for this open community update on their current product line and roadmap for the future. As someone who uses Kontakt on a daily basis, this is really exciting:
every time I listen to Scarlatti I kick myself for not listening to more Scarlatti
Curious to see where this ends up. Desert island selection, and you can only listen to one, and the other doesn’t exist:
