Qwertyuiop by Oculex - Revision history

Jadesmond: words

2018-08-14T23:25:26Z

words

Vjmanzo at 22:17, 14 August 2018

2018-08-14T22:17:43Z

Jadesmond: Formatting

2018-08-14T20:54:41Z

Formatting

Jadesmond: More Writing

2018-08-14T20:51:59Z

More Writing

Jadesmond: Uploading Music Files and Categories

2018-08-14T20:20:47Z

Uploading Music Files and Categories

Jadesmond at 01:04, 12 August 2018

2018-08-12T01:04:12Z

Jadesmond at 01:03, 12 August 2018

2018-08-12T01:03:55Z

Jadesmond at 01:03, 12 August 2018

2018-08-12T01:03:37Z

Jadesmond: HU3900 Practicum Page for Oculex/Josh Desmond's qwertyuiop

2018-08-12T00:54:18Z

HU3900 Practicum Page for Oculex/Josh Desmond's qwertyuiop

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== '''qwertyuiop''' ==
[[File:qwertyuiop.jpg|1080px|right]]

For my music practicum, I wrote & produced a full length album under the name, "Oculex". In addition, I went through the process of uploading the music through online distributors like Spotify and iTunes via a service called CDBaby. The music is all electronic dance music. The music is mostly all themed around samples or vocoded lyrics. Incorporating lyrics into a track is always difficult, but vocals, especially in combination with humor, can help differentiate music from others'. Cape Town is a comedic song using samples about Toby from the Office. Dreams includes a sample from a popular viral video, "Have you ever had a dream like this?". The title of the album, "qwertyuiop", further reflects the memetic content of the album; satirical in nature, "qwertyuiop" will be the first album on Spotify with the title, and may thus attract listeners who are curious enough to type in the pattern of letters.

=Project Files & Links=
==General Resources==
*Songs
**[http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/link? insertLinksHere] 
**[http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/link insertLinksHere]
 
 
 

==Links==
Spotify:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oculex

 
 
 
[[Category:Featured]][[Category: Advisor:Manzo]][[Category:Interactive Systems]]

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-	For my music practicum, I wrote & produced a full length album under the name, "Oculex". The music is all electronic dance music, and is mostly themed around samples or vocoded lyrics. Incorporating lyrics into a track is always difficult, but vocals, especially in combination with humor, can help differentiate music from others'. Cape Town is a comedic song that uses samples about Toby from the Office. Dreams includes a sample from a popular viral video, "Have you ever had a dream like this?". [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RgN9ijwE4] The title of the album, "qwertyuiop", further reflects the memetic content of the album; satirical in nature, "qwertyuiop" will be the first album on Spotify with the title, and may thus attract listeners who are curious enough to type in the pattern of letters.
+	For my music practicum, I wrote & produced an album under the name, "Oculex". The music is all electronic dance music, and is mostly themed around samples or vocoded lyrics. Incorporating lyrics into a track is always difficult, but vocals, especially in combination with humor, can help differentiate music from others'. Cape Town is a comedic song that uses samples about Toby from the Office. Dreams includes a sample from a popular viral video, "Have you ever had a dream like this?". [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RgN9ijwE4] The title of the album, "qwertyuiop", further reflects the memetic content of the album; satirical in nature, "qwertyuiop" will be the first album on Spotify with the title, and may thus attract listeners who are curious enough to type in the pattern of letters.
 To upload music to online distributors like Spotify and iTunes I used a service called CDBaby. The biggest challenge of the album, though, was learning to think like a producer, and not just a composer. In order for an mp3 to compare in quality to professional tracks, it's necessary to devote time and attention to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music) "the mix"]. Throughout the term I spent a lot of time working with EQ's and different types of compression to make subtle but powerful improvements to the overall sound quality.

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-[[Category:Music_(popular,_contemporary,_non-classical)]][[Category: Advisor:Manzo]]
+[[Category:Music_(popular,_contemporary,_non-classical)]][[Category: Advisor:Manzo]][[Category:Featured]]

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 	For my music practicum, I wrote & produced a full length album under the name, "Oculex". The music is all electronic dance music, and is mostly themed around samples or vocoded lyrics. Incorporating lyrics into a track is always difficult, but vocals, especially in combination with humor, can help differentiate music from others'. Cape Town is a comedic song that uses samples about Toby from the Office. Dreams includes a sample from a popular viral video, "Have you ever had a dream like this?". [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RgN9ijwE4] The title of the album, "qwertyuiop", further reflects the memetic content of the album; satirical in nature, "qwertyuiop" will be the first album on Spotify with the title, and may thus attract listeners who are curious enough to type in the pattern of letters.
-To upload music to online distributors like Spotify and iTunes I used a service called CDBaby. The biggest challenge of the album was learning to think like a producer, and not just a composer. In order for an mp3 to compare in quality to professional tracks, it's necessary to devote time and attention to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music) "the mix"]. Throughout the term I spent a lot of time working with EQ's and different types of compression to make subtle but powerful improvements to the overall sound quality.
+To upload music to online distributors like Spotify and iTunes I used a service called CDBaby. The biggest challenge of the album, though, was learning to think like a producer, and not just a composer. In order for an mp3 to compare in quality to professional tracks, it's necessary to devote time and attention to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music) "the mix"]. Throughout the term I spent a lot of time working with EQ's and different types of compression to make subtle but powerful improvements to the overall sound quality.
 Links and files to the music are listed below. I hope you enjoy listening! Be sure to follow if you want to hear what's next.
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 =Project Files & Links=
 ==Song Files==
-* [[Media:Echoes_From_The_Future.wav|Echoes From The Future]]
+* [[Media:Echoes_From_The_Future.wav|Echoes From The Future]]: A dance track written in 9/8 time, featuring futuristic lyrics.
 A dance track written in 9/8 time, featuring futuristic lyrics.
-* [[Media:Dreams.wav|Dreams]]
+* [[Media:Dreams.wav|Dreams]]: A 128 BPM house pop-song.
 A 128 BPM house pop-song.
-* [[Media:This_Is_Who_I_Want_To_Be.wav|This Is Who I Want To Be]]
+* [[Media:This_Is_Who_I_Want_To_Be.wav|This Is Who I Want To Be]]: A lower BPM track with vocoded vocals.
 A lower BPM track with vocoded vocals.
-* [[Media:Cape_Town.wav|Cape Town]]
+* [[Media:Cape_Town.wav|Cape Town]]: A dance track featuring real guitar, Toby Flenderson, and a sarcastic overuse of vocal one-shot samples.
 A dance track featuring real guitar, Toby Flenderson, and a sarcastic overuse of vocal one-shot samples.
-* [[Media:Apollo.wav|Apollo]]
+* [[Media:Apollo.wav|Apollo]]: A drum and bass track using samples from NASA
 A drum and bass track using samples from NASA
-* [[Media:League_of_Draven_(Adoration).wav|League of Draven (Adoration)]]
+* [[Media:League_of_Draven_(Adoration).wav|League of Draven (Adoration)]]: A Draven song based around League of Legend's character [http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/Draven Draven]
 A Draven song based around League of Legend's character [http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/Draven Draven]
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 ==Links==
-Spotify:
+Spotify: Coming Soon
 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oculex

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 [[File:qwertyuiop.png|300px|right]]
-	For my music practicum, I wrote & produced a full length album under the name, "Oculex". In addition, I went through the process of uploading the music through online distributors like Spotify and iTunes via a service called CDBaby. The music is all electronic dance music. The music is mostly all themed around samples or vocoded lyrics. Incorporating lyrics into a track is always difficult, but vocals, especially in combination with humor, can help differentiate music from others'. Cape Town is a comedic song using samples about Toby from the Office. Dreams includes a sample from a popular viral video, "Have you ever had a dream like this?". The title of the album, "qwertyuiop", further reflects the memetic content of the album; satirical in nature, "qwertyuiop" will be the first album on Spotify with the title, and may thus attract listeners who are curious enough to type in the pattern of letters.
+	For my music practicum, I wrote & produced a full length album under the name, "Oculex". The music is all electronic dance music, and is mostly themed around samples or vocoded lyrics. Incorporating lyrics into a track is always difficult, but vocals, especially in combination with humor, can help differentiate music from others'. Cape Town is a comedic song that uses samples about Toby from the Office. Dreams includes a sample from a popular viral video, "Have you ever had a dream like this?". [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RgN9ijwE4] The title of the album, "qwertyuiop", further reflects the memetic content of the album; satirical in nature, "qwertyuiop" will be the first album on Spotify with the title, and may thus attract listeners who are curious enough to type in the pattern of letters.
 =Project Files & Links=
 ==Song Files==
-[[Media:Echoes_From_The_Future.wav|Echoes From The Future]]
+* [[Media:Echoes_From_The_Future.wav|Echoes From The Future]]
+A dance track written in 9/8 time, featuring futuristic lyrics.
-[[Media:Dreams.wav|Dreams]]
+* [[Media:Dreams.wav|Dreams]]
+A 128 BPM house pop-song.
-[[Media:This_Is_Who_I_Want_To_Be.wav|This Is Who I Want To Be]]
+* [[Media:This_Is_Who_I_Want_To_Be.wav|This Is Who I Want To Be]]
+A lower BPM track with vocoded vocals.
-[[Media:Cape_Town.wav|Cape Town]]
+* [[Media:Cape_Town.wav|Cape Town]]
+A dance track featuring real guitar, Toby Flenderson, and a sarcastic overuse of vocal one-shot samples.
-[[Media:Apollo.wav|Apollo]]
+* [[Media:Apollo.wav|Apollo]]
+A drum and bass track using samples from NASA
-[[Media:League_of_Draven_(Adoration).wav|League of Draven (Adoration)]]
+* [[Media:League_of_Draven_(Adoration).wav|League of Draven (Adoration)]]
-<br>
+A Draven song based around League of Legend's character [http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/Draven Draven]
 <br>

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 =Project Files & Links=
-==General Resources==
+==Song Files==
-*Songs
+[[Media:Echoes_From_The_Future.wav|Echoes From The Future]]
-**[http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/link? insertLinksHere]<br>
-**[http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/link insertLinksHere]
+[[Media:Dreams.wav|Dreams]]
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 ==Links==
 Spotify:
 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oculex
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 <br>
 <br>
-[[Category:Featured]][[Category: Advisor:Manzo]][[Category:Interactive Systems]]
+[[Category:Music_(popular,_contemporary,_non-classical)]][[Category: Advisor:Manzo]]

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 == '''qwertyuiop''' ==
-[[File:qwertyuiop.png|400px|right]]
+[[File:qwertyuiop.png|300px|right]]
 	For my music practicum, I wrote & produced a full length album under the name, "Oculex". In addition, I went through the process of uploading the music through online distributors like Spotify and iTunes via a service called CDBaby. The music is all electronic dance music. The music is mostly all themed around samples or vocoded lyrics. Incorporating lyrics into a track is always difficult, but vocals, especially in combination with humor, can help differentiate music from others'. Cape Town is a comedic song using samples about Toby from the Office. Dreams includes a sample from a popular viral video, "Have you ever had a dream like this?". The title of the album, "qwertyuiop", further reflects the memetic content of the album; satirical in nature, "qwertyuiop" will be the first album on Spotify with the title, and may thus attract listeners who are curious enough to type in the pattern of letters.