American Pixels
* 3/2/2018 - Update! On March 2nd, 2018, American Pixels received the SAMMY Award for "Best Electronica" album by the Syracuse Area Music Awards. I'm blessed in that I was was able to use the experience to showcase the awesomeness of video game music—and the coolness of classical/electronic fusion—with not only my hometown, but also with a whole new audience. To learn more, visit:
About American Pixels
American Pixels is my opus. Started in 2011 and finally released in 2017, the album honors 14 American game composers by way of remix, features 9 guest soloists, and also serves as a sequel to the original American Album released in 2005. Who are the composers, you ask? This time around, the following musicians all get a tribute:
- Jeremy Soule
- Jimmy Hinson
- Tommy Tallarico
- Jake Kaufman
- Jason Graves
- Jared Emerson-Johnson
- George Alistair Sanger (The Fat Man)
- Gerard K. Marino
- Peter McConnell
- Ron Fish
- Dave Govett
- Jack Wall
- Garry Schyman
- Matt Uelmen
(Via various bonus tracks and such we also have nods to Alexander Brandon, Howard Drossin, and Aubrey Hodges, as part of the overall project mission.)
This project is something special to me. You may know, if you're familiar with my work, that there are a variety of things I often set out to do with a single remix. A single track could be nostalgic to me for personal reasons, at the same time pay a stylistic homage to an oldschool tracker, at the same time honor a composer's request, at the same time serve to tackle a particular genre fusion I've never done before, at the same time feature a performer who I've been wanting to work with for a long time... and so on.
With this album, I have a story like that for just about every single track. Virtuoso classical instrument performances fused with electronics, unique special requests from the composers, solos performed by guests ranging from old college buddies to local legends, and much more. Combine that with the Kickstarter angle, the associated pledges and rewards, the commissions and bonus tracks, and the scope of the project expands even further.
This is also the first album I've ever taken all the way with professional mixing and mastering services (provided by Subcat Studios in Syracuse, NY), official licensing of the material, CD duplication, and full-on distribution through Bandcamp, iTunes, Spotify, Deezer, and Amazon. It's a bucket-list thing for me, but it was also an opportunity to really challenge myself, and push to make the best music I've ever written. I'm very pleased with the end result, and I truly hope you enjoy it as well.
To go back in time and review the Kickstarter campaign for the endeavor, click here. I've also included the "special thanks" contributors list here. Otherwise, carry on and click below to listen, or click one of the options above to secure your copy!
Tracks from this Project
Project Press
