Chris Alpiar's Blog (11)

It looks like I will be moving to Atlanta and setting up shop for a few years. My fiancée Tina’s job is most likely moving us there around the beginning of next year, as late as spring '10. When I have all details I will be certain to let you know them so we can keep in touch. I am immediately concerned with looking for space for my studio in Atlanta. Do you have any connections there that I could ask about space for rent/barter? Either in a commercial studio, some rehearsal type space, or a wa… Continue

Well I had an interesting week writing some hiphop tracks for a local artist in Dayton - they wanted NWA/Public Enemy style tune. I made quite a few for em, not sure yet which ones are being used but this is my favorite one, the whole thing is built from my favorite symmetric diminished which made it fun for me Its 3rd in my player now, called "Groove Attitude", hope you enjoy it hehehe ;-) I need a glock and a blunt with this tune, maybe I could be NWA honorarium? Continue

Just added 4 things I have done recently, "Greek Cat Fight" and "Zin-ga-loh" I wrote for an avant garde theater group in Virginia/DC area. The Zin-ga-loh is actually me singing with pitch shift and chorus and whatnot so I sound like a group of African women haha, that was fun to do, the lyrics are all made up words that I wrote, funny funny! 'Greek Cat Fight' was named by Phil Kelly who heard it and said that it sounded like some greek women having a high strung knife fight lol - THANKS PHIL! T… Continue

It is my immense honor to introduce and unveil to you all a project that was conceived in early Spring of this year and is finally matured enough for an initial release: "The International Alliance of Composers"! You can learn all about the IAC and join with a free basic membership at http://www.iacomp.org The International Alliance of Composers is a non-profit organization, currently engaged in seeking 501c6 tax exempt status from the IRS to be a trade org… Continue

OK I got my first GS4 machine up and running in sexual 64 bits of hormonal rapture! This was an upgrade from my most recent GS3 machine which had some issues with the MB which I think suffered from a brown out and I think I left off some of the very very important felt washers that go underneath the copper/brass screws w/ copper/brass washers on the MB. So I think I let it get some shorts... So I ended up replacing the MB and the video card - anyhow here is my machine: OS: Windows XP Professio… Continue

It is obvious to all composers, songwriters and media property creators that the amazing revolution of technology in the last 13 years has left the music and film industries in dire straits. It is a very complex issue on many levels, most of which is beyond this article. But the heart of the matter is the massive loss of money by the entertainment industry created by the phenomenon of widespread and unchecked illegal copying and downloading that was bound to happen in the digital information age… Continue

Hey peoples, here is a more recent composition of mine "Flying - Closing Credits" and I am like 90% satisfied. But I need some fresh ears. Please listen and give me ideas of what is working and what isnt for you. My feelings are the triplet string lines get real mushy but after spending many hours adding in up and down strokes by hand and editing the velocities to where it sounds "ok" without the rest of the mix, I am having a hell of a time making it work with the rest. I know I know I write to… Continue

I sent this to the FMPRO list, but it is really a great speech that really hits directly to the key issues of our industry at this juncture in time. I hope you all read this and respond. Enjoy!

Paul McGuinness Keynote Speech January 28 at Midem, Cannes

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Hahah ok anyone who knows me knows my fierce opposition to loop based writing. Of course I am against it not for repition but because most of the time the loops are pre fabricated and written by someone else for a library and then most people use them as is and then consider themself a composer of equal worth to Stravinsky ouchers. Anyhow here is "some beats" I am playing with to be rapped over. I however played all the notes in each of the loops, they arent from fruity loops or garage band ;

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I was digging through old recordings and I found this recording I did engineered by Jay Militscher at Right Track in NYC in 95 with my quartet and I wanted to share it with you. The song is "Trane's Pain" and its 22 mins in its entirety so I made a short montage of nice moments within it, I hope you enjoy it. The band is me on tenor sax, Pete Rende on piano, Matt Pavolka on bass and Bob Meyer on drums. It wasnt our best recording of this song but some aspects I like lots :)

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can you tell? Haha I think I spent more time on this forum this week then behind my keyboard.... well maybe not but haha I am an internet addict, and Chris Merritt is my drug dealer this week :D Continue