Nexeus Fatale

If you were only to listen to the introduction video on their website, it becomes quite clear that this band has a very different approach to their music and philosophy about music. We The Living is an independent, progressive, group that creates a very open and intimate discourse with their fan base and new listeners, all of which is reflected in their music. The mix of guitar, piano and melodic ballads while discussing life related topics really creates a very calming, comfortable and intimate listen.

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With the success that the guys over at Pure West Documentaries have been having with Second Skin at SXSW (I wish I was there!), it felt appropriate for me to talk about the music of the film.  While I haven’t seen the film yet, I felt to keep up with all of the excitement, I would indulge myself with the original motion picture soundtrack to Second Skin now available for download.   The composer, David Gregory Byrne, captures the essence of MMO’s with very epic tracks that feel as if it belongs in World of Warcraft, Everquest or any other MMORPG (for you WoW players this means grab a copy of the Soundtrack Add-In.)  Most of the tracks are less than a minute long but there are some pure gems such as Track 7 - "Back in the Game".  You may recognize it if you watch most of the Second Skin action of SXSW on YouTube.  Now that the world has seen it I can’t wait to see the film myself.  Congratulations hermanos!  Good work!

Its Valentine’s Day, a holiday (whether you participate or not) meant to display your love for the people you truly care about. With tonight’s event at Virtual CSI:NY looming it made me think of the perfect Valentine’s Day Songs. Songs that you can include as a mixed CD with your Valentine’s Day gift (a personally mixed CD makes a great gift guys!) Here are some of my suggestions: (more…)

I’m quite sure after posting this, I will receive a few comments about resources that I am completely unaware of. The music community in Second Life is very separated in my opinion. There is no one source (or sources) for a true list of what is going on within the music community in Second Life. One question that I always receive is what resources are there in Second life for music in Second Life, the answer is that there isn’t many and they are all spread about, some have not been recently updated. There are, however, some good resources, a list that I would like to add to as time goes on.

• Second Life’s Music Community’s Page – this is a brief overview of the music community as represented by Second Life. The page includes a del.icio.us and an abbreviated list of live music events.
• Second Life’s Music Showcase – this is a better and growing overview of the music community. It includes resident submitted music venues, a short “music blog”, and a list of “Music Headlines” on the site. This is a really good bird’s eye view of what is going on.
• Second Life Music Community Forum on myfastform.org – in response to the Linden Lab created mailing list, a few members of the music community started the Second Life Music Community Form. It’s a nice budding source for some of the on goings about music.

I would love to see more portals (I’m currently working on a music portal project). If you have a music portal, please contact me so I can add it to this list.

I like progressive artists like Moby. It is really hard to define his music and his album “Play” is one of the best, soulful albums made. Moby has a great website called Moby Gratis, where he is making some of his music available for “independent and non-profit filmmakers, film students, and anyone in need of free music for their independent, non-profit film, video, or short.” If you are going to use any of the music in a commercial film, he also allows it as well, but you must apply for an easy license where any money generated will be given to the human society! Very cool Moby! I’m sure there are plenty of Second Life Machinamists who would find this sort of program as a great tool!

Check out his website at http://www.mobygratis.com/film-music.html.