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The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #178: Reworking An Old Track – “There Is Magic Inside” Take 2, Part 2

Episode #178: Reworking An Old Track – “There Is Magic Inside” Take 2, Part 2

https://archive.org/download/Podcast178_201901/Podcast%20178.mp3

This week, we’re continuing work on an old track from episode 115 that I never really finished that we returned to last week.  Entitled “There is Magic Inside,” it is supposed to be quiet yet hopeful, building in complexity as it progresses to reflect Aurora’s growing appreciation and understanding of magic in one of The Thirteenth Hour sequels.  Today, we add a synth lead. I ended up shelving the guitar part I had originally.

If you haven’t checked out “Arcade Days,” the song and video Jeff Finley, Brent Simon, and I have been working on the past year, click on the link below to do so!

You can find more pictures and preview clips of “Arcade Days” on IG as well as this podcast’s FB page.

Also check out this new track from Starfarer, who was on the show back in episode 143.  Stay tuned for an upcoming t-shirt contest!

Lastly, the podcast is now on Spotify!  Check it out.

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Between Two Worlds, the synth EP follow up to Long Ago Not So Far Away is now out for streaming on Bandcamp.  

The bonus track, called “Flight of the Cloudrider” has a 80s movie mashup music video (see if you can identify all the movies!) which is available on youtube.   This app was largely created with the iphone app Auxy.

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Stay tuned.  Follow along on Spotify!  There is also a growing extended Thirteenth Hour playlist on Spotify with a growing number of retro 80s songs.

Check it out!

As always, thanks for listening!

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The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #177: “Arcade Days” Release and Reworking An Old Track – “There Is Magic Inside” Take 2

Episode #177: “Arcade Days” Release and Reworking An Old Track – “There Is Magic Inside” Take 2

https://archive.org/download/Podcast177_201812/podcast%20177.mp3

Perhaps by the time you’re listening to this show, “Arcade Days,” the song and video Jeff Finley, Brent Simon, and I have been working on the past year will be out (it releases 1/1/19 at 12:30 AM).   Happy 2019!

Check out Jeff’s portfolio here.   See the links below for more of his work.  If you’d like one of his Starseed patches for your own, check out his etsy site.

You can find more pictures and preview clips of “Arcade Days” on IG as well as this podcast’s FB page.

I also started work on an old track from episode 115 that I never really finished.  I’ve always been meaning to get back to it since it never quite sounded right.  I did some retooling of it on Auxy as well as experimenting with a lead on the keyboard.  Stay tuned for more next week as well.

Also check out this new track from Starfarer, who was on the show back in episode 143.  Stay tuned for an upcoming t-shirt contest!

Lastly, the podcast is now on Spotify!  Check it out.

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Between Two Worlds, the synth EP follow up to Long Ago Not So Far Away is now out for streaming on Bandcamp.  

The bonus track, called “Flight of the Cloudrider” has a 80s movie mashup music video (see if you can identify all the movies!) which is available on youtube.   This app was largely created with the iphone app Auxy.

between 2 worlds EP cover 2

Stay tuned.  Follow along on Spotify!  There is also a growing extended Thirteenth Hour playlist on Spotify with a growing number of retro 80s songs.

Check it out!

As always, thanks for listening!

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The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #176: Jeff Finley Returns to Discuss the Making of “Arcade Days” – a Synth Tribute to 80s Video Games

Episode #176: Jeff Finley Returns to Discuss the Making of “Arcade Days” – a Synth Tribute to 80s Video Games

https://archive.org/download/Podcast176_201812/Podcast%20176.mp3

Way back in episode 101 and 102, writer and musician Jeff Finley came on the show, and today he returns to discuss a project we’ve been engaged in for the past year. It all started sometime after we last talked – when he, Brent Simon, and I decided to work on a music project together (see Episodes 109, 110, and 111 for Brent’s interviews on this show).  Brent had sent us a bunch of old unfinished tracks, and we eventually took ideas he had started and created a song inspired by a few of the demo tracks.  This podcast episode is mostly about that process, as well as the creation of the music video that accompanies the track.  Both will be released 1/1/19 on Jeff’s Starbound Renegade profile (see links below).  We also touch on a number of other topics besides music and the creative process, including the state of social media and finding oneself.

Check out Jeff’s portfolio here.   See the links below for more of his work.  If you’d like one of his Starseed patches for your own, check out his etsy site.

Here are some of the pictures making up the pixelart music video accompanying the song.  Making these pictures actually turned out to be a lot of fun!  I was influenced by a number of 80s films and cartoons, like The Last Starfighter, Voltron, and Robotech (more below in the credits section).

 

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You can find more pictures and preview clips on IG as well as this podcast’s FB page.

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Between Two Worlds, the synth EP follow up to Long Ago Not So Far Away is now out for streaming on Bandcamp.  

The bonus track, called “Flight of the Cloudrider” has a 80s movie mashup music video (see if you can identify all the movies!) which is available on youtube.   This app was largely created with the iphone app Auxy.

between 2 worlds EP cover 2

Stay tuned.  Follow along on Spotify!  There is also a growing extended Thirteenth Hour playlist on Spotify with a growing number of retro 80s songs.

Check it out!

As always, thanks for listening!

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Help Support The Thirteenth Hour!

In an effort to tell more people about the updated third edition of The Thirteenth Hour, I’ve been experimenting with different marketing tactics (very different from my previous strategy of putting it on the internets and then hoping for the best – shocker!  That doesn’t work very well, I’ve found).

One experiment I’m trying is via a “crowdspeaking” site called Thunderclap.  Basically you set up a profile, decide what you want to say, and decide when you want the message to go out.  It’s free.  The catch is that unless you drum up the required minimum social support, no message goes out.  So if 100 folks pledge their support by 1/13/16 (the date I set – the official launch date), a social media message goes out on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr letting people know about this new edition of the book.  If there are only 99 suporters, no message goes out.  This is my first time doing this, but if you’re looking to twin gun a message shotgun style, it may be worth a look.

So how to do become a supporter?  Click here:

https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/34718-thethirteenthhour-book-launch?locale=en

When you choose to support a campaign, Thunderclap will post a message on your Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr page to let people know about the release – Facebook is probably the easiest and most sustainable but you can use whichever one you want.  If you don’t like computers posting things on your social media platforms automatically, you easily can revoke Thunderclap’s permission after.

Every vote actually does make a difference.  Clicking on the link above and supporting the cause should take less than 30 seconds. Thanks in advance for your support!!

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The 3rd edition of The Thirteenth Hour will be officially launched on 1/13/16, on its one year anniversary.  Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks!

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