StevieB_dup1

Hehehe.... yeah... I pretty much mangled (or should I say massacred??) the hell out of Michael Oster's (awesome) samples. Still... I did manage to churn out a rather beautifully rendered ode to noise that should give your ears (and speakers) a pretty decent workout. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gif I'll be posting it for sure. I'm just in the process of "fine tuning" the mix before I upload it. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gif Cheers!! StevieB

Thank you very much for the kind words. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif Black Holes Are Black is quickly becoming a fan(?) favorite. I seem to get the most (positive) response from that tune, which is surprising to me, because I myself don't consider it my strongest piece. Go figure, eh!?! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gif Anywho.. thanks again!!! Cheers!! StevieB

Hi, I'm StevieB, a thirty-eight year old electronic music experimenter from Canada. I have been composing Electronic Music since 1989 when I bought my first music computer - an Atari 1040st - but I have been playing music for much longer than that. I first started playing keyboards in a Punk band in 1978. Since then I have been in various bands playing all different styles, from Rock to Country to New Wave... but mostly Rock. I have been a solo act since 1988 when I moved from the stage to the studio and started getting more involved in the composing and recording end of things. I've been running a project studio called - Alcove Studio - in my home for over tens years now. I've also been actively involved in the various music communities that are scattered around the net and have been using MP3.com as a host for my tunes for over two years. I used to have three other projects up at MP3c - a Trance project, an Remixes project, and a Classic Electronica project - but in light of recent changes to their (MP3c) business model, I have reduced my musical offerings to just one project now. The Tranceversions is still there, but no new material has been added for a long time. Right now the mainstay of my quiver is my very dark, very spacey, very ambient, very experimental (((stereofect))) project. The main focus of the (((stereofect))) project is the creation of soundscapes and sonic experiments through the manipulation of found sounds. I create deep space ambient works that act as backdrops or wallpaper. Some are created to add ambience to situations, some are created to act as musical interpretations of fact and fiction while others are created simply for the purpose of manipulating the listener. Some of the people who have influenced me the most are: Philip Corner, Henri Pousseur, Dick Raaijmakers, Iannis Xenakis, John Cage, Pierre Schaeffer (the father of musique concrète), Pierre Henry, and a host of other "tape music" pioneers from the 40s, 50s, and 60s have always blown me away. I also hold a lot of the modern electronic pioneers like, Tangerine Dream, Faust, Neu!, Brian Eno, Main, Autechre, FSOL, Clock DVA, Steve Reich, Klaus Schulze, Alan Parsons, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, Chick Corea and Can as influences as well. Of course I grew up listening to a lot of Detroit Radio, and so have groups like Supertramp, Led Zep, AC DC, Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Rush, Deep Purple, Blue Oyster Cult, Nazareth and of course the entire Motown catalog to blame for my youth being what it was. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gif I seriously love all kinds of music and continue to work with a lot of different people in the area where I live. I have even helped some of them put together "demos". Well... that should about cover it for now. Hope I haven't taken up too much of your valuable time. I look forward to meeting you all. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif Cheers!! StevieB

Wow!! Thanks Michael, for taking the time to visit my page and hear me out. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif I truely 'preciate it!! I really diggin' the work you did on your "Fluid" CD. *Very* cool!!! Anywho... Cheers!! StevieB

Hehehe... I really didn't expect to find so many MP3c peeps in here. Not sure what I truely expected, but I was surprised and delighted by the discovery!! My own versions of "anti-music" can be found at: www.mp3.com/stereofect The main focus of my (((stereofect))) project is the creation of soundscapes and sonic experiments through the manipulation of found sounds. I create deep space ambient works that act as backdrops or wallpaper. Some are created to add ambience to situations, some are created to act as musical interpretations of fact and fiction while others are created simply for the purpose of manipulating the listener. That usually does a pretty decent job of scaring people off... but occasionally someone will drop by (who isn't afraid) and often they actually enjoy the stuff enough to wanna come back again in the future. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gif Anywho... if you wanna check it out, by all means feel free. Cheers!! StevieB