My mind is a metronome, keeping a constant beat to my surroundings. Every step, every movement, is all the composition to make up the song of my life. I imagine a day that I can create something or help create something, which not only will I be proud of, but inspire an audience.
I have been making electronic music and producing for over three years now, and have been a musician for the majority of my life. From piano lessons, to being in orchestra, to playing in punk bands and spending long nights editing samples for my next dance track. Devotion is a profound dedication to a person or cause, and my cause is my love of music.
Music has always been one thing that has connected me to other individuals, and has been a binding force between many of my friends and loved ones. The first electronic production group i associated myself with was called "Beta Movement". This was the first electronic project i was in that was not just me. One could say our sound was very raw dance music, with hard intricate drum beats, and booming bass lines.
We released a few tracks on the internet for the public to view and the response was very good. Columbus had not heard a sound like ours before and it was evident that we gained some supporters very quickly. After more promotions, the owner of a local fashion Boutique, the milk bar found in downtown Columbus, requested a meeting with us. The conclusion of the meeting was that we were to perform in store at a monthly event called Gallery Hop, that is held in the short north district of Columbus. This event highlights art and performances from local artists from all over Ohio.
During our first public performance a local special events coordinator made a stop in the store and sat and listened to us for hours. After the performance he then asked too set up some dates for us to play at an actual venue. We played over fifteen shows as the production group "beta movement" using software, midi controllers, and analog equipment for a live performance. With each performance having up too three hundred attendees coming to support the new sound found in Columbus.
As we continued our production techniques and styles became stronger, but also grew apart. I had lost the inclination for the sound we all once loved and I craved something different. After a few discussions with the group it was decided that I was going to start my own solo project to perfect my own sound.
Many Beta Movement supporters were weary as too why we had split, or just left questions my motives. Some even criticized my decision and hung a stigma over my head. The fact that nobody wanted us to stop and to create something different just pushed me harder to work my best to surprise everyone, and to be even better than before.
I returned back to my bedroom alone and began to soak in knowledge of computer software and musical history for influence. Harnessing my love for older disco and funk I began to reinvent my sound and finally begin to please myself. After a few tracks and remixes had been produced, I went public again.
It took me three years to find my own sound within electronic music, and to teach myself through trial and error how to master techniques for production and composition. Even being put throw difficult situations and having odds against me, I stayed true to my heart and followed the sound I had inside my mind.
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