Crank up the speakers, and listen in…
This is the song that my sister Eileen and I wrote for Songs for the Cure – an indie fundraiser for cancer research. We recorded the piece at Private Ear Studios right here in Winnipeg. (behind the scenes)
Check out the rest of the music on the album, and if you like it – buy it! All the money goes to the American Cancer Society. 
My sister Eileen and I wrote a track for “Songs for the Cure” this year, and our very generous friends, James and Lisanne of BlinkWorks, were there to document the recording session…
Songs for the Cure is a caner fundraising initiative organized by Josh Whelchel. (the composer behind BoneSaw, and The Spirt Engine games) SftC is a compilation of new tracks from a wide variety of game-related composers. Last year’s CD felt like an explosion of untamed creativity.
This year’s disc is likely to be an even more varied compilation. For information about how to receive a copy of the CD, visit http://CancerDrive.org.
Big Thank You’s go out to James and Lisanne for taking time out of their busy schedule to help us promote the CD and to Neil Cameron of Private Ear for graciously donating time in his studio. (highly recommended!)
Happy Valentine’s Day.
Thanks to those who ordered the indie music cancer fundraiser CD. When all was said and done, the CD that featured music from indie game music composers like myself, Josh Whelchel and Kyle Gabler managed to raise over $5000 USD.
I received my CD in the mail a while ago, and its really awesome – even better than I expected. I love the diversity of styles on the CD and the pure, unadulterated creativity. For Aquaria fans, there is also two tracks that riff on the musical themes from that game. One of them mixes a number of indie and mainstream game themes into an epic piano medley. I believe Josh is planning to get the CD on the iTunes store, but I’m not sure when that’s going to happen.
I’ve decided to release the track that I wrote for this CD on IA for free. Its performed by the talented singer/songwriter Samantha Durrie Davis. (who I met via her posts on this very blog!)
The song was written after my last trip to GDC. My girlfriend came down to SF with us and helped us run our booth. It was a great trip, but when it was time to head home, my girlfriend realized that she had lost her passport.
She ended up having to take a bus to get back to Canada. The full story is here.
I wrote this song while I was waiting!
MP3 Download → I Wouldn’t Last a Day (Full) [2:33]
You can find the lyrics in the extended…
Recently I contributed some music to indie game music composer Josh Whelchel’s cancer fundraiser CD project. You can still donate and get a copy of the music, which includes work from other fine indie composers such as the illustrious Kyle Gabler. You can find all the info here.
Below you will find a preview of the track I did for the disc. It features the vocals of talented singer/songwriter and Aquaria fan, Samantha Durrie Davis! (who I would not have met if not for the comments section of this very website)
MP3 Download → I Wouldn’t Last a Day (Preview) [0:41]
Enjoy!
P.S. I’m down in Phoenix right now collaborating with my good friends at Flash Bang Studios on something pretty cool. You’ll find out what it is on Tuesday. (via the Wall Street Journal no less)
Fellow indie game music composer Josh Wechel is organizing a collaborative CD to raise money to fight cancer. Here’s a preview of a track I’m making for it.
This project combines two things I love: indies collaborating and a good cause. If you’re into indie game music and you hate cancer (if you love cancer, there might be something wrong with you) this is a donation that will make you feel all warm and tingly on the inside.
You can find all the information, including how to donate to receive the CD here: http://www.syntesis.org/relayforlife
