Maremons

Was watching the Mortal Kombat 1 trailers and realized I had never learned this on guitar. #Guitaro #Motaro #MortalKombat1

Me: "Why does this riff have to be so fast?" Guthrie Govan: "Yes."

Dropping a follow-up single to my latest EP. You might recognize part of it from the Water Cycle Previews.

Well, here we are again. Another Between the Buried and Me Full Album Orchestration. This time, Parallax II: Future Sequence. I have ultimate respect for this band, and my life wouldn't be the same without their music. If Colors changed the way I thought of music forever, this album taught me about the nearly infinite possibilities available for modifying primary patterns to establish motivic integrity. I could really speak for hours about the ways that I see different sections popping up in a new harmonic or rhythmic context, and someday I might. For now, I will thank you for reading this far, and for listening to this juggernaut of a work. If you've just begun listening, buckle up. If you're in the midst of it, I hope you're enjoying it. If you've finished listening, I love you. Let me know what you think in the comments! Speak to me freely; I am listening. Please share with all your prog, metalhead, classical, and music enjoying friends. I don't get paid to do these, so each one is a labor of love. That said, I've begun the process of setting up a Patreon campaign. I'll pin it in the comments once everything is fully operational. Thanks again for all the support! Love y'all, -M

Teaser of the orchestration from Parallax II: Future Sequence. Finishing up "Melting City", "Silent Flight Parliament", and "Goodbye to Everything Reprise" Very excited to finally get this all put together.

This is first piece from the final set of piano pieces I composed while earning my degree. The theme for the set is "rocks in space" and the idea for this one is a rock that is traversing the moon before settling in a crater. I was heavily influenced by Igor Stravinsky and Alexander Scriabin. The entire piece is based on varying extrapolations of a German Augmented 6 chord. For this one, I use the two halves of the chord as an underlying accompaniment while embellishing a whole tone scale in the melody. The bass and drums were added much later.

New teaser for my next EP 'Ego Depth' which will be releasing in April. Currently in the process of getting everything mixed, mastered, and submitted to playlists. Really excited to show what I've been working on. I feel like I'm finally expressing myself exactly how I want, incorporating all my favorite influences and all. In a good place, whether any believes in it or not. Even better news, Parallax will be ready before that, so look out in early March for that. Love y'all, -M

I made this a few months after my uncle passed away. He was always sending messages encouraging me in my musical goals. Glad he's no longer in pain, but I wish he could be around to see some of the things I've created.

Some old behind-the-scenes time lapse footage of the process of transcribing "Astral Body" from 'Parallax II: Future Sequence' by Between the Buried and Me

This is the "Strong Force" of the Fundamental Forces set of pieces for piano, bass, and drums. The cluster chords at both beginning and the end are representative of the attractive forces between the protons and neutrons.

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