Tag: Bandcamp

I’ve Joined the Knee-dy Once Again

Posted on 2024-08-30 Written by D. Lee Jackson Leave a Comment

Let Knee Encircled I could have started off this post with a much larger and more gruesome photo post. Be glad that I did not. [shudder]

I had Exploratory Knee Surgery on this past Tuesday. It wasn’t much fun on its own, but with my wife there to keep me company (and some VERY, VERY strong post-op drugs), I had some fun. That, plus the fun of meeting nurses, doctors, and lab techs that I’d met from previous admissions, and we all had a good lime. I got to tell them about the works I have up on my MyScore account (also loacted at this link, but with score previews and full audio previews online), and I got to play one or two of the latest arrangements I’ve done since April (e.g., Bruckner’s 2nd, 1st Movement).

In any event, the surgery went well as far as I can tell, and the post-operative period is going about the same. I had a goodly about of bleeding into what I’m calling my “blood grenade” (it’s a vacuum pump that’s shaped like an American M26 grenade). I didn’t experience any swelling that I’m aware of this time, so that’s good. My next appointment is in 2 weeks, so we’ll see what happens then.

Now, to cease the medical droning (I know, I know), In addition to what’s been going on with Bruckner’s 2nd, 1st Movement, I’m working on his 2nd movement now, as well! I’m also looking for someone, ANYONE, who could bring me a working cover version of any of the songs on my Calibrations album, with the exceptions of Spicewood (track 12), and the two speech-only tracks in tracks 13 and 14. Only one track entry per true name or synonym, so don’t go off and fire me 20,000 tracks from 20,000 proxies. We *will* check you out.

With that said, have fun, and good luck! I hope you’ll enter. The entry deadline is September 30, 2024.

New Song – “Pavane” – On Bandcamp

Posted on 2023-04-09 Written by D. Lee Jackson Leave a Comment

Lee Jackson - "Pavane" Cover For the first time in nearly a year, I’ve got a brand new song finished and up on Bandcamp! The song, “Pavane,” is a slow, melancholy, electronic dance, although many have described it more as “spooky” than anything else. In any case, it’s been getting really good reviews, so I hope you’ll take the time to grab a copy for yourself at this Bandcamp link.

The version that’s on Bandcamp is actually the second revision of the song. I posted the first version up on SoundCloud as a test to get feedback. Like I said, I hadn’t written a new song in almost a year, mainly due to the number of illnesses and hospitalizations I’ve had to deal with, and I wanted to make sure my composition chops were in shape. Sure enough, I’d made a few errors that required a new mix and a remaster, which I got done along with the cover art just in time for April’s Bandcamp Friday post by Cherry Audio (they’d promised to include me in their social post and their Feature post for the week). The reason they included me was that I composed the song using nothing but Cherry Audio’s Mercury-6 synth – ten instances of it, mind you, but still. 🙂

(If you haven’t figured it out by now, I like Cherry Audio synths. And you should too.)

In any case, “Pavane” is still up for sale on Bandcamp, and I encourage you to buy a copy. Proceeds will go toward getting more music written. 🙂

An Audio Silver Lining

Posted on 2023-03-07 Written by D. Lee Jackson Leave a Comment

SoundCloud 300x300 Cloudmark For the first time in quite some while, things have started getting musically busy around here. Since my last entry, I’ve finally started taking advantage of my long-neglected user account over on SoundCloud and have been busy posting some of my albums and other music over there. Three albums are up, although one (Derivations) is missing an Album Commentary track (the free SoundCloud account I have limits how much you can post by total time, and I hit the limit before I could get all of Derivations’ tracks up.).

Here are the links to the albums that are on SoundCloud:

I’ve also posted a couple of single pieces of music, although one of them is technically one track with four pieces of music in it. More on that later. The first single is a piece I did in 2002 for “Duke Nukem Forever,” and it’s called the Lenoman Theme. The piece is an intro to an in-game late-night talk show. If you play it, try playing it on loop a few times. I think you’ll like the results.

The other track isn’t an album or game track at all. Instead, it’s something from my history – 1984, to be precise. Back in that summer, I was a member of a Drum and Bugle Corps out of Houston, Texas called the Nighthawks. During a rehearsal stop at Hixon High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the mallet percussion section (bells (me), xylophone, marimba, vibraphone) recorded our repertoire for that year’s show. We played four pieces: “The Sinfonians” by Clifton Williams, “From Mighty Oaks,” a drum feature called “Classical Drag” by Vincent Paredes, and music from the motion picture “Somewhere in Time.” I wrote the mallet parts for the first piece and co-wrote the mallet parts for the second piece. You’ll also hear a couple of voices on the recording: mine is the first voice you’ll hear (the other is our xylophone player, Steve McDonald, speaking for his own tape recorder).

I invite you to listen to all of the pieces I’ve put online. If I can ever scrape together the money for their “Next Pro” annual subscription, which comes with more storage time, I’ll upload more works. If you want to contribute to that cause, either buy some of my music from my Bandcamp page or make a donation via my Paypal.me page. I would greatly appreciate either one. Thank you!

“Lady Tygress’ Suite and Other Commissions” Album Released!

Posted on 2022-11-04 Written by D. Lee Jackson 1 Comment

Lady Tygress' Suite and Other Commissions cover art It’s out! My fourth album, “Lady Tygress’ Suite and Other Commissions,” has been released today. You’ll be able to find it in physical CD, downloadable digital, and streaming formats on all the usual outlets, which are linkable from my HearNow page.

For quick reference, here are some of the more popular links to sites where you’ll be able to find the album at this time. Not all of them may be up right off the bat, but they will be eventually. Here they are:

The album is available as both a physical CD and as a digital download on Amazon. It’s also available as a digital download on Bandcamp, but with several bonus items, such as liner notes, album art (by Kittyhawk!), and art that was released with several of the singles that are included on the album.

I may not be able to update this post with more details immediately, since I’ll be heading to the hospital at noon Central time for an operation to fix Carpal Tunnel and Cubital Tunnel Syndrome in my left hand and elbow. This will put my left hand out of commission for a couple of weeks (I think), so typing will be difficult at best. I’d really appreciate it if you’d show your support for me by buying a copy of my album! 🙂

Thank you for your support. Please check out my new album today, especially on Bandcamp, since as of midnight Pacific time, it’ll be Bandcamp Friday!