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I've been composing electronic music out of San Francisco, CA for almost a decade. I have four albums available for free download (creative commons) on my website: www.generalfuzz.net. I mostly compose downtempo melodic instrumental electronica.

Welcome Pete, Sephiroth7240, and generalfuzz!

Stick around and don't forget to post somesamples of your work!

I'll check out your site generalfuzz :)

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EDIT: Woowhooooo!!!!!!!!! (100th post)

Hey, Everyone!

I'm John.

I'm a Singer/Songwriter that just realized that Music is what I want to do with my life.

I guess I'll explain where I have been and what has brought me to my current Music-enthralled state of mind (If you wish to skip this dictionary, find the "******" at the bottom to see the main reason I joined this forum):

I've been writing songs with lyrics since the fall of 2006 when I started attending Towson University for English (which then became Film and then became Psychology...). I had written some instrumental works in Music Technology classes I-III in High School, but I had never really felt that what I could, writing music, was anything special.

I had Piano lessons from about the time I was 13 to the time I was 16, but I had been writing music before I "knew" what I was doing. Somehow, I was more interested in writing my own music than learning the music of others (I was actually having my piano teacher help me write down some of the pieces I was coming up with in my head). My parents made me quite piano lessons. I always would play the piano almost every day, coming up with instrumental things. Basically, music has always been such a part of me, that it never occurred to me that it might be something really important, or something unique to me that not EVERYONE else could do... I always assumed everyone else could improvise songs like I could... until I went to college, haha.

I wrote my first song with lyrics "Masquerade Ball" in the fall of 2006, my Freshman year, which a lot of people in my dorm complex, Richmond Hall, seemed to like. I performed "Masquerade Ball" in the 2006 talent show at Towson University... but I completely forgot the lyrics before I performed it and I had to check my facebook account behind stage to see what the lyrics were... I never want that to happen again! March 7th of 2008 I performed at the Towson Moose Lodge. I played while the bands (The Company, Three Tree Experience, and Vespertine Movement) set up and then I had a little 20 min segment later that night. The next few weeks involved writing songs and then getting in contact with certain people who agreed to be in my band-of-sorts.

On April 25th of 2008 I had a concert at Richmond Hall entitled "ONCE" where I played half the show with just me and then second half with my band. It was a great time and I learned a lot from the experience. This summer I'm going to be learning how to better read music and getting ready to audition for the Jazz/Commercial Composition Major here at Towson University while experimenting with different sounds as I continue to catch up to everyone else in their musical knowledge because I lived under the largest rock known to man... meaning, if you mention a band that most everyone else knows, there's a 50% chance that I've never heard of them before. Oh well, life happens, and although you can't decide when to wake up to life, you've got to get out of bed when you do and realize that although practice may not make perfect, it does, indeed, make better.

So that's my story. I want my life to be involved with music in some shape or form, whether it is my own music career as a solo artist, or if I end up getting somewhere with my band, or writing film scores, making musicals, or even writing songs for other recording artists and bands. I would like to any and all of those things!

The first year at

You can hear some of my works on my myspace: MySpace.com - John Tencer - BALTIMORE, Maryland - Other - www.myspace.com/johntencer

The things there are a little rough, but hopefully this Summer I will be able to get some better recordings.

I'm also on Youtube: YouTube - JohnTencer's Channel

****** Then comes the main purpose for me joining this forum: One of the requirements for the Jazz/Commercial Music Composition at Towson University is assembling a portfolio of compositions. As of now, I have all of my old Midi files and a brain full of music, but nothing final. I can use all the help I can get, so if any of you could give me any constructive criticism on any pieces I upload here that would be more than appreciated!

P.S. If you read all of this you are beyond amazing!

Thanks everyone,

John

Yay I'm amazing!! Well, like you, I didn't discover how much music was a part of my life until college either. I wish you the best of luck in your band and songwriting, hope you stick around!

Vince

Hi everyone I'm Sergio, from Mexico but right now living in Stockholm and I have been studying guitar and violin (but I dropped out :() since I was young. I've been composing for a while but until now I have the opportunity to put in a lot of time to it. I have studied compositon with Miguel Almaguer.. he has done mostly chamber and film music here in Mexico, and in September I will start studying with someone who studied with Stockhausen. I'll be attending Darmstadt this summer.. anyone going?!?

I'm right now composing a set of six movements for piano to be played hopefully there.

If you wanna check the intro and one movement for my piece.. check out the myspace.

MySpace.com - Sergio Guillermo Serrano Rodr

Hello. My name is Antonio Martinez. I have been playing piano since 1999 and had played violin and done some singing as well. Since 2004, I have begun music writing, where I have some piano pieces and large orchestral ensembles.

If you are interested in playing any of my music, please see my music at sibeliusmusic.com for more details.

Hello, my name is Ben Hollins.

Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist/Ocarinist?

Well, i play the Ocarina.

I am 17 and compose in MIDI (Using Guitar Pro) because i cannot afford all the instruments i use.

NOTE: Guitar Pro is not just for guitar, it has all kinds of instruments.

I have recently started fiddleing with Fruity Loops, and like to make techno.

Well, i look forward to contributing to this site, see you all soon.

Tight. I too use Guitar Pro to compose. Do you have RSE, too?

Hello

Wow, cool. A guy from Iran. This may make for some heated discussions over in Off-Topic. :D Welcome!

Hello. I would like to study music composition. How should I begin?

I would start with the wiki article on music theory, for one. The cited sites are very good.

hello

I'm Hamid from Iran....i play piano and my favorite composers are Gyorgy Ligeti,Beethoven,Claude Debussy,Bach,Alireza Mashayekhi and Gustav Mahler..

I like some art rock bands too like Dream Theater and post rock bands like Sigur Ros and Godspeed You Black Emperor..i play electric guitar too

I would start with the wiki article on music theory, for one. The cited sites are very good.

Thank you. And once I've studied that?

Those sites have enough information and suggestions for further development that you shouldn't need any more for a very long time. But if you do.......um......go to school and get your B.M. in Music Composition.

Hello. I would like to study music composition. How should I begin?

Depends on what your background on music is.

Those sites have enough information and suggestions for further development that you shouldn't need any more for a very long time. But if you do.......um......go to school and get your B.M. in Music Composition.

Depends on what your background on music is.

Here's a link to another thread I started on this topic:

http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/advice-please-15039.html

I wrote a little on my background over there, which is where we should probably take this conversation. I'd really like to get as much input on this topic as possible. All of your help has been great!

Hello, I am new here.

you can hear a composition I made at zephyrwood.org/chris

THe opus numbers are only temporary until I put up a better form of organization (dates).

I've been lurking around here for awhile.

welcome people, comment on others works and they'll be sure to return the favor :)

Hi I'm Jonpaul Flowers from Southern California. I am 18 and a freshman in college for classical composition (figures right?). I've been playing guitar for a long time and just started playing piano (a year ago). I've been composing since I think I was sixteen.

Hi! I've been composing for several years now. I just wrote a march for my concert band to be played at my class graduation. I'm a senior in high school, live in New England, and I'm headed to OSU this fall.

Nice to meet all of you!

-Joseph

Hi, mi name is Johan Garzon. I'm 24. I'm Colombian. And... I don't speak english. My english is a disaster. But I'll try to speak in english.

I have this page MySpace.com - Gohan - CO - www.myspace.com/choins if you want look that.

And if you have a MySpace too.. Please add me.

I want to learn more about Compositon!

Bye!

Disfruto de su estilo.